carvoeiro

hi
not anymore - i live on the Alentejo coast now
They introduced parking meters for the summer season a couple of years ago so its sometimes possible to park

nice town - but much nicer beaches a few miles away

enjoy your visit

Knoxy_UK

One of the things I love most about PT is the lack of parking meters. Cool Hand Luke had the right idea on how to deal with them.

GeniB

I thought it denoted the original no of members of the EU

Knoxy_UK

Ok, name the original 12....

RichardHenshall

Accrington, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Derby County, Everton, Notts County, Preston North End, Stoke, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Oh. Did you mean of the EU?

carvoeiro

the nearest paid parking to where i live is 40 minutes away - as is the nearest yellow line - and its there for a good reason
but in the town with paid parking in the centre theres 10 times as much free parking just a few minutes away

When i drive to Evora 1 hour 40 minutes - i dont pass through a single town with any restricted parking on the whole journey

Knoxy_UK

Perfect answer, Pmsl

Red Eric

Is it because 12 is a sublime number and the only other of those would necessitate a much bigger flag?

Or maybe something to do with the Labours of Hercules?

Red Eric

Yes!

We get some here that can go on for days, on and off. Also some very violent to the point where if I hear one on the way, I disconnect the phone and TV aerial from their sockets, having lost one of each in spectacular fashion to surges resulting from lightning strikes in the past. We've had quite a number of loud bangs close by during thunderstorms and we frequently lose power for indeterminate periods. And we often get sheet and forked lightning simultaneously, which is quite a sight.

Rosemary

Now that sounds like perfect electrical storms to me, I love them.

So are you near to the coast or inland, open land or top of a mountain.

The best electrical storm that I have ever experienced was in East Sussex but one in Ibiza came a close second so I anticipated there being good ones where I live but as I said I think that the mountain protects my town.

Rosemary

Knoxy_UK

Replying to why is there 12 stars on the EU flag

Ummmm, rather than make the flag larger, could they not make the stars smaller (or does this define the way the EU thinks)

[hands in pockets Carv, it wasn't a Brexit joke]

Red Eric

They could, I suppose .......

I'm not sure what size it would need to be to accomodate the extra stars and have them still visible to the naked eye, though.

Plus people would find it much more difficult to ask "Why are there 60865556702383789896703717342431696226578307733518 85970528324860512791691264 stars on the EU flag?"

That's bureaucracy in action for you - people don't like it but sometimes there's a good reason

Red Eric

Nestling in the hills about 40km from the Atlantic coast. We do get some spectacular and occasionally rather frightening weather here!

Rosemary

I always used to think that the stars represented the members of the union but the real reason for the 12 stars has surprised me.

https://newrepublic.com/article/1196...hing-do-europe

Rosemary

EMR

Best place to Park is above the town near Algar seco and take the new cliff top walkway into the centre.
Easy walking and spectacular views.
The locals do go out if their way to inform visitors when they park in the wrong place but all too often get ignored.
Resulting in a clamp and fine for the offender.