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Forum: Spain
Dec 12th 2009, 1:32 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,975
Posted By sjrw

Re: Google Web Page Translator

They are all getting better now.
I use a combination of Google and Reverso, with elmundo.es sometimes. Then add a bit of my own knowledge of grammar and a check up on occasional words it comes out...
Forum: Spain
Dec 10th 2009, 3:11 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 4,101
Posted By sjrw

Angry Re: SPAINISH MORGAGE RATES BEING DROPPED

Ours is IRPH + 1
Never knew what it meant until we started reading into it.
Seems like we were stuffed as well. Those on EURIBOR are having a good time at the moment. We have just had a letter...
Forum: Spain
Nov 27th 2009, 9:57 pm
Replies: 171
Views: 11,618
Posted By sjrw

Re: A sad and sorry story - the highs and lows of living in Spain

Seconded.
Remember PC is an English thing, not Spanish. It's little wonder so many brits want to escape.
I feel very sorry for the neighbour. Do Spanish firms give guarantees and insurances?
Forum: Spain
Sep 29th 2009, 10:09 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,002
Posted By sjrw

Re: Car Tax - Please help.

Well it looks like we have to pay, then.
Yet another example of a Spanish system that makes you pay for something you don't have.

Thanks for the replies - it's clarified it considerably -...
Forum: Spain
Sep 29th 2009, 9:34 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,002
Posted By sjrw

Re: Car Tax - Please help.

If the tax comes in one year chunks, then how can we have taxed it to may?
How can the dealership say they have given us six months of tax?
Forum: Spain
Sep 29th 2009, 8:58 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,002
Posted By sjrw

Re: Car Tax - Please help.

We didn't get any sense out of them. They said that it's the norm. They paid for the tax on our new car so as far as they are concerned...

The demands come from a government department. We have...
Forum: Spain
Sep 29th 2009, 8:31 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,002
Posted By sjrw

Car Tax - Please help.

We sold our car in March this year. Part exd it for a newer one.
Since then we have been getting requests for us to pay the car tax on it.
We had paid the tax due up until May before we sold it....
Forum: Spain
May 1st 2009, 11:26 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 5,114
Posted By sjrw

Re: anyone with orange mobile in spain?

We use orange here near Antequera, but it's rubbish reception with many missed calls. Movistar is usually better reception when it works, but here it goes off occasionally. The best deal on phones...
Forum: Spain
May 1st 2009, 10:57 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,181
Posted By sjrw

Re: HELP: Anyone know a good English Speaking legal advisor

Thanks all. Some good advice there, which is why I asked the question on this particular forum and not any others. I will pass on the replies to my friend.
Forum: Spain
Apr 29th 2009, 9:15 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,181
Posted By sjrw

Re: HELP: Anyone know a good English Speaking legal advisor

Evidently, no-one knows or knows of a good legal advisor.
I find this very hard to beleive.
Forum: Spain
Apr 28th 2009, 10:21 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,181
Posted By sjrw

HELP: Anyone know a good English Speaking legal advisor

A friend has paid all the business start-up costs for a two-way business. The conditions were that when grants were received the money would be paid back in full or in the event of no grant money...
Forum: Spain
Sep 21st 2008, 11:37 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,245
Posted By sjrw

Question Re: I give classes of spanish for free

Sorry this reply is so late Jose, but I have only just read your thread. I live not too far away and am really interested in the Spanish lessons. How do I get in touch?
Forum: Spain
Jun 1st 2008, 1:32 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 796
Posted By sjrw

Re: beware agents andalucia

Well the credit crunch in UK is getting rid of a few of them.

We could do with an honest system where people advertise their own property; cutting out the leeches who take exorbitant amounts of...
Forum: Spain
Jan 18th 2008, 7:49 am
Replies: 4
Views: 912
Posted By sjrw

Re: new life in the sun

Not too difficult, but you need to pay out a lot on a monthly basis before you actually start earning anything. The spanish authorities like their pound of flesh. Obviously made much easier when you...
Forum: Spain
Jan 17th 2008, 4:25 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 2,923
Posted By sjrw

Re: Hiring a Van to travel to Spain with Pets?

Not sure if you've done it yet, as I haven't had time to go through the whole thread, but we used Coton Car & Van Hire from Tamworth. LWB transit got all we needed into it and we had it for the week...
Forum: Spain
Jan 17th 2008, 4:15 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 912
Posted By sjrw

Re: new life in the sun

Carpenter? Is that one of those people who work with dead trees? I can't remember the last time I saw woodwork in the building trade. Oh yes it was when I was in England. Now if you are a concrete...
Forum: Spain
Jan 11th 2008, 5:26 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,144
Posted By sjrw

Re: Ex-Pat Map

Nice user friendly interface.
Got all the way through and even picked a picture and did a comment, then...


Bad Gateway

Grrr:curse::curse:

[edit]
just tried again.
Forum: Spain
Jan 11th 2008, 5:01 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 880
Posted By sjrw

Re: Plastering beads??

:thumbsup:
Thanks for the replies folks, I'll see if I can get some. Estepa's just up the road, so that sounds a good bet.
:thumbsup:
Forum: Spain
Jan 11th 2008, 12:01 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 880
Posted By sjrw

Plastering beads??

Help needed.
An easy one for some kind person.
I need some ali plaster beads - not much - about 2m
What do I need to ask for??:confused:
I have tried the dictionary, the free beer, the local...
Forum: Spain
Jan 10th 2008, 8:34 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 5,340
Posted By sjrw

Re: Telefonica ADSL line speeds

We use the local wifi access from alfonso up the road.
Regularly get 3 meg plus, so when you're used to half a meg in birmingham on BT ADSL then its $$%&**!! fast.
BTW the reason we had the wifi...
Forum: Spain
Dec 13th 2007, 6:55 am
Replies: 61
Views: 4,233
Posted By sjrw

Re: Stolen Yorkie from Sierra de Yeguas

Its not really hijacking
we are just so pleased to have her back, although she is a little bewildered at the moment - Wendy always called her the dumb blonde (but no offence meant to clever or...
Forum: Spain
Dec 12th 2007, 2:10 pm
Replies: 61
Views: 4,233
Posted By sjrw

Re: Stolen Yorkie from Sierra de Yeguas

Poppy's Back

They brought her back and she has obviously been looked after and loved. The girl cried as she handed back our Poppy. Who knows, she may be bilingual now.

We want to thank everbody...
Forum: Spain
Nov 13th 2007, 9:33 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,136
Posted By sjrw

Re: Colmenar

There are quite a few out towards Antequera and the surrounding towns/villages. We are in Sierra de Yeguas where there are enough to be more secure, but not so many as to warrant passport control at...
Forum: Spain
Nov 13th 2007, 8:39 am
Replies: 1
Views: 542
Posted By sjrw

Re: Respite for Carers

Sorry about that - I thought that you meant a respite for the carers, rather than a respite home for the "cared for". We offer the carer a respite break when their charges already have somewhere to...
Forum: Spain
Nov 9th 2007, 7:22 am
Replies: 44
Views: 5,908
Posted By sjrw

Re: Robbed in Spain

You couldn't say that in UK with impunity.
At best, this is stereotyping - at worst, racism. Right or wrong.
We get it in UK as well. Everyone blames the immigrants, usually from Eastern Europe...
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