28 Apr 2012 10:05 AM:

Hmm - difficult to find inland towns in Spain with no Brits these days! 

I used to live in Murcia years ago and a few towns worth checking out are Blanca which is situated on a river and surrounded by pine clad mountains. It is in a valley with several other small towns of note that are worth visiting.  

Fortuna is quite pretty as well. I've you like wine, try Jumilla which has lots of bodegas!! For beaches you can't beat Aguilas - it has thirty five of them, some quite small that you can have to yourself on a good day. 

I relocated to Andalucia three years ago and I prefer were I am now.  I live in Olvera which is a blanco and is just charming. The thing I like most is that this part of Spain really has that flamenco soul which I found missing in the Murcia/Valencia region. Apart from Olvera, other good towns to check out here are Algononales, Grazalema (great for walking, biking, birdwatching) and the unfortunately named Moron, which is a hotbed of flamenco!!

In my experience it is worth taking your time to find the right place and lets face it its great fun exploring! Good luck!

 

 

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21 Feb 2012 3:29 PM:

 No I must have missed that one @villamarre. I'll give it a try but I didn't get a sticker or any instructions.

 

Interesting though that from what you say, you still have a main trip, whereas ours was taken out. I have tried tripping individual trips when the supply has been off before, but that didn't work. I'll try turning them all off for ten seconds and see if that does it. 

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21 Feb 2012 1:30 PM:

 I've been making enquiries and I'm told the legislation that is applicable to smart meters in Spain was published in 2007, it is Royal Decree 1110 and defines, among other things, the functionality of smart meters. Article #7, clause #6, states the following,

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19 Feb 2012 4:41 PM:

 Yes the meter has LEDs and a moving message display. When the meters trips out the moving message displays instructs you to press the white button to restart it. Seems crazy to me. Now I have to get a screwdriver out to take the door of the meter box to press the white button!

My guess is that athough the company can now read the meter remotely and save money on meter men and can change tarrifs by computer, this will not result in any savings being passed on to the consumer ;-)

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17 Feb 2012 7:48 PM:

Lol - somehow I seriously doubt that a new provider would change the meter!!  

Makes me yearn all the more for solar!

 

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