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Forum: Spain
Mar 1st 2023, 6:52 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 565
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: Differing information about keeping UK ISAs when moving to Spain permanently

You may well have hoops to jump through proving you are you despite the ISA manager posting statements to your Spanish address. Getting someone “official” annotating copies of various documents eg...
Forum: Spain
Jan 20th 2023, 6:05 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 468
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: Plastering

They use different materials and tools to say the UK.

Plasterboard work is similar.
Forum: Spain
Dec 29th 2022, 4:20 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,526
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: UK tv installers Valencia

what did you settle on?

We have 4g and it is a mixed bag. At certain times ( schools out, adverts in popular Spanish soaps ) we get buffering. Movistar, our supplier, cannot provide a fixed ip....
Forum: Spain
Dec 23rd 2022, 8:22 am
Replies: 24
Views: 1,663
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: Important Marmite news!

i think Mercadona are having a laugh. 1.75!

They have tubs of Heroes chocolates for 4.95 - very similar price to the UK . I suspect your average Spaniard has no idea what they are. We bought one...
Forum: Spain
Dec 1st 2022, 6:01 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 779
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: British run farms in Spain?

Andalucia. Olives, asparagus, fruit and veg. I would make sure you had a good supply of water. It is going to get hotter and drier.

Maybe a niche market like specialist veg and herbs for upmarket...
Forum: Spain
Nov 18th 2022, 4:42 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 1,857
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: Spanish driving licence renewal

Do you receive a letter prompting you to renew?

can you do it before your 70th to get five years instead of two, if indeed there is that difference? Maybe 2 years reflects existing medical...
Forum: Spain
Nov 16th 2022, 9:15 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 2,293
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: Made me laugh

Plate warmers in the microwave. They work a treat.
Forum: Spain
Nov 11th 2022, 1:00 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,067
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: beat the heat in El Campello

We live “ inland” and had a city break in wonderful Malaga city in the summer. Although it was cooler the humidity was horrible. We couldn’t wait to get back to the dry heat!
Forum: Spain
Oct 20th 2022, 9:16 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 561
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: Rewilding eastern Spain

Err. To see nature. I haven’t started any fires!

lovely area. Great project.

15 years ago very few people in our area had ever seen Hispanic Cabra. Hunting of them was banned and now they are...
Forum: Spain
Oct 2nd 2022, 11:49 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,320
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: 50 Pics To Prove That Spain....

Thanks. Some great photos there.
Forum: Spain
Sep 25th 2022, 12:04 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 474
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: Pontevedra leading the way....anybody live there?

We were there earlier this year. Nice city. Great effort to reduce pollution however the paper mill right on the outskirts is a blot on the city. A Franco legacy as are the millions of eucalyptus...
Forum: Spain
Sep 18th 2022, 7:48 am
Replies: 4
Views: 513
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: Chipboard sheets

If you are into wood products ( despite them not fairing well in this climate!) another place worth a visit is Capilla on the outskirts of Granada, near the Puleva milk factory. They do the usual...
Forum: Spain
Sep 16th 2022, 9:00 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 513
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: Chipboard sheets

Try Isidoro Rodriguez ( round the back of Mercadona - Loja) . If he hasn’t got it in the back, will order it and deliver. 609 556 742.

If you need plaster board and fixings, Fuente Santa...
Forum: Spain
Aug 28th 2022, 10:31 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 1,765
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: More Spanish farmers ditching Olives....

Ah but less youngsters coming through into work means less tax revenue so paying state pensions would be even harder.
Forum: Spain
Aug 28th 2022, 1:15 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 1,765
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: More Spanish farmers ditching Olives....

That is why I said industrial scale. Plenty of energy available from the sun
Forum: Spain
Aug 28th 2022, 11:48 am
Replies: 43
Views: 1,765
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: More Spanish farmers ditching Olives....

Methinks Spain needs a national water grid or industrial scale desalination plants. It is not going to get cooler.

I was reminiscing last night with the former owner of our farm. He bought it in...
Forum: Spain
Aug 16th 2022, 12:13 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 366
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: Need a Carpenter

I would use Isidoro Rodriguez ( rear of former Moreno builders yard ) in Loja. He doesn’t speak English . We have had timber from him for a fireplace and for a bathroom.

Don’t know of any expat...
Forum: Spain
Jul 20th 2022, 12:22 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,225
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: Buying spanish registered vehicle in UK

Might be cheaper to buy a cheap British reg car for a one way trip then legally scrap it in Spain.
Forum: Spain
Jun 26th 2022, 7:17 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 893
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: Buying in Montefrio help

I live about 30 mins drive away.

Montefrio is very picturesque. The approach at night from the Illora Road is spectacular with the churches and castle illuminated. An even more impressive view is...
Forum: Spain
Jun 4th 2022, 8:54 pm
Replies: 88
Views: 5,788
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: Problems at Manchester airport

That is an interesting article. I think it reflects what all businesses must be thinking.

we can all see inflation, fuel and energy costs rocketing and yet there are folk who think everything...
Forum: Spain
May 13th 2022, 3:35 pm
Replies: 96
Views: 3,695
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: UK expat living in Germany how many days can I stay in Spain

I stand corrected. Forgotten about the requirement to register at accommodation despite us driving in and out of Portugal this week. Most places only asked for one id card not one for each of the...
Forum: Spain
May 13th 2022, 12:19 pm
Replies: 96
Views: 3,695
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: UK expat living in Germany how many days can I stay in Spain

I agree with the technical side but as both countries and intermediate countries are in Schengen with no border controls how would they know if you drove as so many folk do? It would be different if...
Forum: Spain
Apr 22nd 2022, 7:45 pm
Replies: 75
Views: 5,512
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: Cost of Living

I have seen the size of the product here go down and the price stay the same. Smoke and mirrors like Poundland in the UK.

my favourite wine has gone up today 3.69 to 4.29. No doubt transport costs...
Forum: Spain
Apr 20th 2022, 6:51 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,110
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: Benidorm

In the seventies, I worked with an elderly woman whose family used to holiday on the Costa del Sol after the first world war. The family were butchers in Leicester’s Frog Island.

they flew to...
Forum: Spain
Apr 17th 2022, 9:59 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 996
Posted By olivefarmer

Re: 5G internet

Cheeky beggar. This thread reminds me of the forum question. How many people does it take to change a light bulb?

anyway, apart from these guys, does anyone have any info on the rollout please?
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