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Forum: Spain
Mar 12th 2024, 8:05 am
Replies: 38
Views: 4,681
Posted By rspltd

Re: Water restrictions starting.

I hope that was a sarcastic comment.

Because it wont make a jot of difference. Tourists will be unaffected even though the hotels are the biggest wasters
I thought the biggest wasters of water...
Forum: Spain
Feb 29th 2024, 6:39 am
Replies: 4
Views: 471
Posted By rspltd

Re: The world’s most tree-friendly city

I think it would be fairer to say ‘a’ tree city rather than ‘ the’ tree city although it is an excellent achievement. Just to put
some context, 21 U.K. cities also received the title and 5 London...
Forum: Spain
Feb 23rd 2024, 7:21 am
Replies: 74
Views: 6,248
Posted By rspltd

Re: GIBRALTAR 2024

The whole report is littered with could’s, might’s, maybe’s and possibles. Just a computer model entering the world of fantasy.
Forum: Spain
Feb 20th 2024, 6:38 am
Replies: 30
Views: 1,416
Posted By rspltd

Re: Completing the Tasa 790/052 from the UK for a Visa

I don’t know the process but I would be staggered if you didn’t’ have to make another appointment . It wouldn’t be Spain otherwise would it?
Forum: Spain
Feb 18th 2024, 6:40 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,589
Posted By rspltd

Re: Spanish boarder issues with Gibraltar

Good headline but not strictly accurate. The right still exists albeit with different strings attached.
Forum: Spain
Feb 17th 2024, 7:45 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,589
Posted By rspltd

Re: Spanish boarder issues with Gibraltar

I assume you’re referring to that rather ridiculous so called survey which has UAE wit the allegedly highest status and the U.K. ahead of such giants as Canada, Australia, USA and Japan. Oh and...
Forum: Spain
Jan 29th 2024, 7:23 am
Replies: 37
Views: 2,626
Posted By rspltd

Re: Spain tops list of cheapest countries to live

One of the problems in this posting is that the ‘researchers’ ( more like Google searchers) have little first hand knowledge of the things they report about. In a similar way a lot of people who...
Forum: Spain
Dec 26th 2023, 9:23 am
Replies: 145
Views: 11,048
Posted By rspltd

Re: Can Spain convince Brussels

What? Are you saying that people lobby for things in which they don’t have an interest? This is Spain after all!
Forum: Spain
Dec 22nd 2023, 8:01 am
Replies: 24
Views: 1,785
Posted By rspltd

Re: Regarding UK pensioners falling into the UK tax trap

I think that’s what I said. Not sure what the problem is or where the trap is. Tax is a progressive system. If you get more you pay more - but you are still getting more!,
Forum: Spain
Dec 21st 2023, 6:46 am
Replies: 24
Views: 1,785
Posted By rspltd

Re: Regarding UK pensioners falling into the UK tax trap

Unfortunately doesn’t work when you are in the next tax band but then you get relief on charitable donations.
Forum: Spain
Dec 20th 2023, 8:02 am
Replies: 2,235
Views: 261,801
Posted By rspltd

Re: Gibraltar 2

In an attempt to maintain some degree of consistency , the EU gets itself into knots trying. Just one look at the existing land borders with the EU shows how complex and varied they are. ...
Forum: Spain
Oct 29th 2023, 8:11 am
Replies: 78
Views: 5,414
Posted By rspltd

Re: Economic Migrants

“For years we have always heard that that the population in Spain is declining, but these figures were only based on current births, deaths and migration.
Might be different in the very rural parts...
Forum: Spain
Oct 27th 2023, 7:32 am
Replies: 78
Views: 5,414
Posted By rspltd

Re: Economic Migrants

Had it been realised that the basis of the ‘facts’ were from the Daily Mail, I suspect this debate would have been seventy truncated.
Forum: Spain
Oct 26th 2023, 12:31 pm
Replies: 78
Views: 5,414
Posted By rspltd

Re: Economic Migrants

“If the UK were in Schengen then EU countries such as France would be equired to return them from whence they came.” If this were so, why has France which is in Schengen, not returned them back to...
Forum: Spain
Oct 26th 2023, 8:30 am
Replies: 78
Views: 5,414
Posted By rspltd

Re: Economic Migrants

An interesting posting but one which attempts to compare apples and pears. The information provided refers to the amount of applications received by several EU countries, and incidentally , for...
Forum: Spain
Jun 30th 2023, 6:57 am
Replies: 2,235
Views: 261,801
Posted By rspltd

Re: Gibraltar 2

There is an enormous irony about Spain posturing about Gibraltar which was legitimately part of the U.K. since 1713 and it’s enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla
Forum: Spain
Jun 24th 2023, 7:25 am
Replies: 18
Views: 990
Posted By rspltd

Re: BP medication and private healthcare

It is interesting that some insurers (particularly those that cover travel) seem to be becoming a bit more pragmatic with their policies. It used to be the case that High blood pressure had to be a...
Forum: Spain
Jun 17th 2023, 7:06 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,289
Posted By rspltd

Re: Ayamonte- Getting rid of furniture

In my area I found leaving them by the nearest bin was a solution. They just disappeared!
Forum: Spain
Jun 2nd 2023, 7:39 am
Replies: 193
Views: 11,046
Posted By rspltd

Re: Pedro Sánchez announces General Election for Sunday 23 July

I think I prefer the British system where at least you ‘know’ the person you are voting for albeit they were chosen by a panel of few people. At least there is the opportunity to not vote for someone...
Forum: Spain
May 24th 2023, 7:05 am
Forum: Spain
Mar 8th 2023, 7:38 am
Replies: 1
Views: 542
Posted By rspltd

Re: Fourteen course dinner with 45 bottles of wine at Carcares

There is a difference between something being ‘worth’ an amount and what would be charged for it.
Forum: Spain
Feb 5th 2023, 6:57 am
Replies: 48
Views: 5,296
Posted By rspltd

Re: Uk bank cheque

Cheques are still the best way to send money to the younger generation - particularly if they are unsigned. It seems the only way to get an acknowledgement that they were sent. Did you know you...
Forum: Spain
Dec 2nd 2022, 7:54 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,116
Posted By rspltd

Re: British run farms in Spain?

A M Fresh group runs farms in Murcia region and has a partnership relationship with Tescos..
Forum: Spain
Sep 4th 2022, 7:17 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,182
Posted By rspltd

Re: Tax Issue in Spain

I think you need to seek legal advice from someone who knows and understands how the system works. It’s all very well Googling and finding obscure often contradictory advice on the Internet but the...
Forum: Spain
Aug 23rd 2022, 7:05 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,381
Posted By rspltd

Re: How sad are these people?

Strange as it seems some people don’t want a sunbed near a pool but are happy to have one elsewhere.
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