Expats under attack
Feb 27th 2008, 7:43 am
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Re: Expats under attack
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These programs do scare people off - the thing is the sensational stuff is always on Peak Time and these program makers would be better covering the 'no-go' areas of the UK where knife/gun/burglary crime is rife... they could make at least a hundred programs very cheaply.
Of course the nice fluffy progs about the sun, sea and sangria are always shown daytime/obscure free-view channels and not 'good-enough' for peak, probably don;t command the advertising revenue....
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you obviously have missed the other programmes in the tonight series..the spain one was one of many of different things in different places / countries
2. channel 4 =8 pm location location and location
2. BBC 2 -place in the sun 8pm
the repeats of these programmes are on sky and weird channels but the newish programmes are on the 4 main channels at prime time..
also my frustration is these programmes seem to have been done in 2000 and 2001 so prices are very low...it gives the impression you can get a 4 bedroom villa for £100.00 - if they are still this price well i certainly havent seen any..
carole
These programs do scare people off - the thing is the sensational stuff is always on Peak Time and these program makers would be better covering the 'no-go' areas of the UK where knife/gun/burglary crime is rife... they could make at least a hundred programs very cheaply.
Of course the nice fluffy progs about the sun, sea and sangria are always shown daytime/obscure free-view channels and not 'good-enough' for peak, probably don;t command the advertising revenue....
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you obviously have missed the other programmes in the tonight series..the spain one was one of many of different things in different places / countries
2. channel 4 =8 pm location location and location
2. BBC 2 -place in the sun 8pm
the repeats of these programmes are on sky and weird channels but the newish programmes are on the 4 main channels at prime time..
also my frustration is these programmes seem to have been done in 2000 and 2001 so prices are very low...it gives the impression you can get a 4 bedroom villa for £100.00 - if they are still this price well i certainly havent seen any..
carole
Feb 27th 2008, 8:21 am
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Re: Expats under attack
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Do you mean that you haven't found the place for €88000 with I think Parador Properties??
Do let me know if you find it 'cause I certainly can't
These programs do scare people off - the thing is the sensational stuff is always on Peak Time and these program makers would be better covering the 'no-go' areas of the UK where knife/gun/burglary crime is rife... they could make at least a hundred programs very cheaply.
Of course the nice fluffy progs about the sun, sea and sangria are always shown daytime/obscure free-view channels and not 'good-enough' for peak, probably don;t command the advertising revenue....
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you obviously have missed the other programmes in the tonight series..the spain one was one of many of different things in different places / countries
2. channel 4 =8 pm location location and location
2. BBC 2 -place in the sun 8pm
the repeats of these programmes are on sky and weird channels but the newish programmes are on the 4 main channels at prime time..
also my frustration is these programmes seem to have been done in 2000 and 2001 so prices are very low...it gives the impression you can get a 4 bedroom villa for £100.00 - if they are still this price well i certainly havent seen any..carole
Of course the nice fluffy progs about the sun, sea and sangria are always shown daytime/obscure free-view channels and not 'good-enough' for peak, probably don;t command the advertising revenue....
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you obviously have missed the other programmes in the tonight series..the spain one was one of many of different things in different places / countries
2. channel 4 =8 pm location location and location
2. BBC 2 -place in the sun 8pm
the repeats of these programmes are on sky and weird channels but the newish programmes are on the 4 main channels at prime time..
also my frustration is these programmes seem to have been done in 2000 and 2001 so prices are very low...it gives the impression you can get a 4 bedroom villa for £100.00 - if they are still this price well i certainly havent seen any..carole
Do you mean that you haven't found the place for €88000 with I think Parador Properties??
Do let me know if you find it 'cause I certainly can't
Feb 27th 2008, 9:55 am
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Re: Expats under attack
I can't understand the person who said that he had just gone upstairs leaving his house unlocked, and seemed surprised he had been burgled. I would NEVER do that, Spain or the UK, and the only place I've been burgled (touch wood) is in the UK, 3 times within 9 months. House so isolated that the insurance firm said a burglular alarm was'nt needed because it would take the police too long to get there. I eventually got one purely for my own peace of mind, so that I would at least have some awareness before I walked into the house.
Feb 27th 2008, 10:39 am
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Well if you choose live in the Torrevieja area, which has the highest crime rate in Spain (per capita), it's not surprising you feel like that. Where I live I feel very comfortable and have felt any necessity to lock a door in the 7 years I've been here, let alone carry a remote panic alarm.
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Feb 27th 2008, 11:15 am
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Feb 27th 2008, 11:37 am
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Beginning to think user name is very apt
Feb 27th 2008, 1:16 pm
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Feb 27th 2008, 1:26 pm
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Feb 27th 2008, 3:25 pm
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Re: Expats under attack
also my frustration is these programmes seem to have been done in 2000 and 2001 so prices are very low...it gives the impression you can get a 4 bedroom villa for £100.00 - if they are still this price well i certainly havent seen any..
carole[/QUOTE]
The last lot of a Place in the Sun shown in UK were filmed in 2003/2004. They too give an entirely wrong idea of prices. If only - is our cry when we watch
carole[/QUOTE]
The last lot of a Place in the Sun shown in UK were filmed in 2003/2004. They too give an entirely wrong idea of prices. If only - is our cry when we watch