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Forum: Portugal
Jun 26th 2019, 2:25 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,216
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Re: Sourcing UPVC in Portugal

Mestre Raposa - http://www.mestreraposa.com - Quatro Estradas, Loulé - re-did our entire house replacing original aluminium framed single-glazed windows and patio doors. Not cheap but good German...
Forum: Portugal
Aug 10th 2018, 2:16 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 873
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Talking Re: PT draconian tax system.

Just reminds me of this old YouTube video which - although Spanish - does kind of encapsulate the issue here in Portugal as well . . .
Still makes me chuckle :lol:
Forum: Portugal
Jul 27th 2018, 3:19 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 3,345
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Re: Faro Airport Parking

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On two occasions I have booked the long-stay P3 online and prepaid, only to find that it's full when I get there. So no reserved spaces.
So I go into the short-term P1 right in front of the...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 10th 2018, 5:31 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,105
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Re: Courier service for small parcel from UK to Portugal

Have used them on several occasions and no problems.
However, they have recently moved their PT warehouse so communications may well have been "interrupted".
Suggest you try again . . ....
Forum: Portugal
Feb 23rd 2018, 1:03 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 1,915
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Re: Techy Question

Hi Mike / Richard

At the moment I have my main 4G modem-router in the downstairs study (for wired connection to iMac) with a wireless bridge on the outside terrace, another in the lounge for...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 22nd 2018, 6:14 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 1,915
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Re: Techy Question

Hi Mitzi2012 - have been looking at the AirTies products with interest (thanks to your posts :thumbup:) - not in the specific context of the OP but for better wireless performance for my own TV /...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 3rd 2018, 12:06 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 9,745
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Re: Meo Wifi internet advice needed

I've been on the NOS 4G 20MB service for some years now. I'm currently getting 3-4 bars signal strength and 19MB download speed on my Huawei B593 router (which I bought separately via eBay, along...
Forum: Portugal
Dec 13th 2017, 10:04 am
Replies: 5
Views: 578
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Re: Abandoned Street Animals

Yep - costs vary tremendously by vet and area. The common variable is the size/weight/sex of the animal since these have a direct bearing on the amount of medication and work involved.

One of...
Forum: Portugal
Dec 13th 2017, 8:50 am
Replies: 5
Views: 578
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Exclamation Animal Sterilisation Programmes

I've been working in this area for some years both at GAWT (http://www.gawt.org/) in Goa and now here in Portugal, where we have recently started StreetLife ...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 5th 2017, 1:03 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 22,743
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Exclamation Re: Portuguese Car Insurance

Tsk! Tsk! Not sure what you were trying to achieve with that comment.

I think you'll find that Medal was an AFPOP Alliance Partner long before Henrique took up an "official" position and I don't...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 1st 2017, 7:47 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 22,743
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Re: Portuguese Car Insurance

Now that we're back on topic :rofl: can I suggest that you try Medal (http://www.medal.pt/novosite/index.php/en/) who are brokers in Portimao. If you're an AFPOP member (and if not, why not) then...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 1st 2017, 7:37 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 601
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Re: Annual travel insurance

We've been with IBEX for a while and they seem to offer good cover at competitive prices. Link here (http://http://www.ibexinsure.com/travel-insurance/travel-insurance-benefits).

No connection -...
Forum: Portugal
Aug 3rd 2017, 10:14 am
Replies: 3
Views: 787
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Re: Cleaning a cisterna?

Looks like I'm the only one with this problem. 😳
Or maybe everyone's on holiday.
Forum: Portugal
Jul 31st 2017, 12:56 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 787
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Question Cleaning a cisterna?

My cisterna (fed from borehole) has accumulated sludge/sediment on the bottom and I've spotted a couple of floating roots through the access hatch, so it's time for a clean.

I'm too old/large/lazy...
Forum: Portugal
May 27th 2017, 10:30 am
Replies: 7
Views: 2,442
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Cool Re: Anyone using a distiller to make borehole water drinkable?

There seems to be some confusion in this area, and I don't profess any knowledge other than what I've read / watched on the net.

An often-quoted metric for RO systems is that they typically...
Forum: Portugal
May 26th 2017, 10:07 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,442
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Re: Anyone using a distiller to make borehole water drinkable?

We care because our water table can only just keep up with demand. We have a hotel less than 1km from us tapping the same source and watering their lawns etc. as well as supplying guest needs. ...
Forum: Portugal
May 26th 2017, 5:48 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,442
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Question Anyone using a distiller to make borehole water drinkable?

Our place only has borehole water, pumped through a simple sediment filter and then a Kinetico water softener for the house.

After some initial investigations into filters, reverse-osmosis units...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 22nd 2017, 10:20 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 574
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Re: Anyone want some yucca cuttings?

PM sent with contact details
Forum: Portugal
Feb 20th 2017, 7:02 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 574
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Re: Anyone want some yucca cuttings?

Sent you PM with contact details.
Forum: Portugal
Feb 18th 2017, 6:47 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 574
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Thumbs up Anyone want some yucca cuttings?

Just had to prune some of our (many) yuccas so I have loads of "cuttings" which just need to be trimmed and plonked in half-decent soil to take.

Anyone want some - free (yes - as in grátis)?
...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 10th 2017, 10:11 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 940
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Re: Laying laminate / vinyl tiles over Santa Catarina tiles

I think this is the normal stuff you put down as an "underlay" but it only deals with irregularities up to about 1mm. Santa Catarina tiles are more irregular than this according to my normal tiling...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 10th 2017, 8:13 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 940
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Re: Laying laminate / vinyl tiles over Santa Catarina tiles

You're not wrong there - our daughter has laminate in her UK house and their dog skids everywhere, plus its quite noisy when he walks over it. Apparently vinyl tiles are quieter and can be obtained...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 10th 2017, 8:07 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 940
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Re: Laying laminate / vinyl tiles over Santa Catarina tiles

Yep - no problems there
Forum: Portugal
Feb 10th 2017, 6:17 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 940
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Question Laying laminate / vinyl tiles over Santa Catarina tiles

At the risk of upsetting the "traditional" brigade - we've grown a little tired of Santa Catarina tiles all through the house and outside so want to change to a "distressed / washed oak plank" look...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 2nd 2016, 8:37 am
Replies: 30
Views: 3,094
Posted By scrubbedexpat008

Re: Vodafone plug in gadget

My solution was simply to buy a second router from fleabay or OLX (can't remember which), hard-wire it to my main Huawei B593-22s router and put SmartDNS on it.

So I now have my "regular" wi-fi...
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