British Expats - COSTA ESURI

Who's getting picky, you or I?:sneaky: I stand corrected, though. St. Carmen and the Virgin Mary are one and the same.:p
Re: link. I've tested it. It works fine.

betris

Jul 28th 2008 10:05 am

Re: COSTA ESURI - AYAMONTE

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Originally Posted by Carol&John (Post 6620681)

Who's getting picky, you or I?:sneaky: I stand corrected, though. St. Carmen and the Virgin Mary are one and the same.:p
Re: link. I've tested it. It works fine.

The link would not open for me either.

Reptonian

Jul 28th 2008 7:15 pm

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Originally Posted by Fortaleza (Post 6619966)

With the shed allegedly closing this week, I doubt Conforta will continue

Fort,

Explain please. Surely the administrators will not be closing the Shed down. That would be cutting off the nose despite the face.

Carol&John

Jul 28th 2008 7:55 pm

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Originally Posted by Fortaleza (Post 6620818)

All the types of "Nuestra SeÃ±ora del....", be it Carmen, Pilar, Angustias or whatever, are all images of the Virgin Mary. The Hermandades and Cofradias are the groups responsible for organising the specific celebrations, based around the saint that their church/parish or patron, (Carmen, Pilar, Angustias etc) which are all in honour of Our Lady, the Virgin Mary.

Thanks Fortaleza. My confusion arose from the saint name. (For instance, Saint Mary may refer to the Virgin Mary and to Mary Magdalen.) I should have considered jon's qualifying words , "the virgin (Virgin)". "Nuestra Senora del..." is clear enough.
Back on topic, apologies for straying...

And the video link does not work. Loading it from your own PC may well work, loading it from the link you put on here, for me at least, does not work

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Originally Posted by betris (Post 6620830)

The link would not open for me either.

Now, now, what have we here? It worked 3 times yesterday (honest!). Today I noticed that you have to wait first until the thread page downloads, then click on the link.
Or, perhaps you need to say a prayer to Saint Anthony (San Antonio - relevant to the thread I guess) to find it for you?;) "Dinae fash yersels!":rofl:
Regards,
Carol

Carol&John

Jul 28th 2008 8:04 pm

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Originally Posted by Reptonian (Post 6622116)

Fort,

Explain please. Surely the administrators will not be closing the Shed down. That would be cutting off the nose despite the face.

I agree, Reptonian. However, it's a case of waiting to see what happens.

My thoughts are the shed would make a good tourist information centre, for the time being anyhow.

EsuriJohn

Jul 28th 2008 8:13 pm

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Originally Posted by Reptonian (Post 6622116)

Fort,

Explain please. Surely the administrators will not be closing the Shed down. That would be cutting off the nose despite the face.

Hi Reptonian,

The shed is a very large operation, the bit you and I are familiar with upstairs is the smaller half in terms of numbers employed there are dozens downstairs engineers, QS, accountants and administrators.

I can see that the administrators when they are appointed in a month or two would want to slim numbers but they will need some of all the disciplines to sort out the future. MF need cash now so they will need all of the sales staff going full tilt to get cash in so maybe Conforta will be the immediate victims if it is not a successfull operation.

El Capitan

Jul 28th 2008 8:22 pm

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Originally Posted by John & Kath (Post 6619832)

Did you get the right wind (perhaps I should rephrase that) did you sail round and stay over in the marina or come down on the Harley?

Yes we sailed round and stayed in the marina, just next to the big music stage which pumped out music til 0315 Sunday morning. Wind was not the best as it was on the nose to get there and rolling surf to get back.

We would not have come down on a Harley anyway as we drive a Great British bike :thumbup:

Fortaleza

Jul 28th 2008 8:25 pm

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Originally Posted by Carol&John (Post 6622196)

Nope. Still don't work. Tried on two PCs. No matter, not interested anyway as I can't satnd those bloody fiestas.

By way of a prayer, San Isidoro of Seville would be a better bet as he is the patron saint of the internet. There is a wonderful statue of him outside the National Library in Recoletos in Madrid. He was Archbishop of Seville at the turn of the 7th Century and was a great scholar. He is considered the patron saint of students, knowledge and philosophy. With the dawn of the computer age, he is considered the patron of Computers and the Internet, because it is a "font of knowledge"

Fortaleza

Jul 28th 2008 8:27 pm

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Originally Posted by Reptonian (Post 6622116)

Fort,

Explain please. Surely the administrators will not be closing the Shed down. That would be cutting off the nose despite the face.

This is what I was told last week. Makes sense. If they are not going to staff it, then shut it down. Does not mean it can't reopen in future. Besides, after all the bad press, who is going to buy on there at the moment??

EsuriJohn

Jul 28th 2008 8:30 pm

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Originally Posted by Fortaleza (Post 6622279)

All those who have paid 30 40 50%. The sales staff are in constant touch trying to get people to complete. Pity this was not Fadesa policy 2-3 years ago when we were all thirsting for contact of any kind. Talk about bolting the door after.......

Carol&John

Jul 28th 2008 8:37 pm

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Originally Posted by El Capitan (Post 6622261)

...We would not have come down on a Harley anyway as we drive a Great British bike :thumbup:

Was there not a "big rally" for enthusiasts at Faro around the 17th July?

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Originally Posted by Fortaleza (Post 6622273)

Nope. Still don't work. Tried on two PCs. No matter, not interested anyway as I can't satnd those bloody fiestas.

By way of a prayer, San Isidoro of Seville would be a better bet...

Ta, like I said dinae fash yerself, Fortaleza.:) Sadly, when I have computer problems I tend to evoke another name altogether!

jackytoo

Jul 28th 2008 8:37 pm

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Just have a look at any fiesta, they are all the same format, seen one you have seen them all.

El Capitan

Jul 28th 2008 8:40 pm

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Originally Posted by Carol&John (Post 6622308)

Was there not a "big rally" for enthusiasts at Faro around the 17th July?

Yes, there was a big gathering of bikes, trikes and more. The highway heading East from Faro was packed with them just afterwards. An annual event I believe.

Carol&John

Jul 28th 2008 8:47 pm

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Perhaps the topic for a new thread:

http://www.elpais.com/articulo/econo...lpepieco_4/Tes

Here's a new one to chew over (Hope it opens!) Fortaleza, or anyone else in the know, may I ask if you could summarize the political situation? Only asking for it in a nutshell (:sneaky:) How long has the PSOE been in power in Ayamonte/Huelva/Andalucia?

Carol&John

Jul 28th 2008 8:50 pm

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Originally Posted by El Capitan (Post 6622326)

Yes, there was a big gathering of bikes, trikes and more. The highway heading East from Faro was packed with them just afterwards. An annual event I believe.

Hola El Capitan,
Where do you suppose they were heading? I thought it was a meet up in Faro (ie. several bikers heading westwards from Ayamonte)...oh well.

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