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People are funny aren’t they? I don’t mean you or me, I mean everyone else... we’re normal, right? We’ve all said it or thought it at some time but in reality (and I’m only talking about anything moral and legally correct here) what is normal? And if we we’re all the same, well...it’d be a bit dull now wouldn’t’ it? That’s enough questions for now I think but what raised the thought was a comment from a listener to my breakfast show on Real Radio this month. You see he didn’t like one of the songs I played (Radiohead – Creep, the clean version too!) and therefore wrote off the rest of the show as not to his taste, even though he hadn’t heard it. Another who declared that. “All English language stations are the same...” when I asked him if he’d heard my show he confessed he hadn’t... It’s a matter of pleasing most of the people, most of the time and that’s what

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we try to do. It’s the same here at the magazine, and if people were all the same and ‘normal’ then it’d be the easiest job in the world as well as the best job in the world! You’ll see why in this month’s edition because I get, as the boss, to go and do the recipe page The Vestry every month now (take a look – it’s delicious) and also spend days walking the beautiful sierra and mountains we have in this area, and then come home and write about it, in a cafe, with croissants and pretty waitresses...ok I’ll shut up about that for now.

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What to do with your Dave Bull

property in Spain? If you decide to let your property out

year round income, but, if you and your fami-

you will need to take a number of

ly have no interest in golf, is it really the best

are

things into consideration including

choice for you?

far more people

the type of letting you want to attract,

2. Don’t get caught up in worrying about what

Consider that

also

there

looking for a holiday or long-term

namely holiday or long-term? The merit of long term, versus holiday rental is a subject worth consideration but for the mo-

so if you have a

ment I will concentrate on the property itself.

nice but unspec-

Like any business venture, you need to know

tacular

property

you may want to

your market and if you have a more upmarket property then it stands to reason that you should be looking to furnish it to an appropri-

aim at a broad-

ate standard to attract clients that can afford a

er possible client

higher rent.

group.

However, by going for the high

Competition plenty

end clientele you will be in a niche

you

market so you may have to be pa-

may well have to spend some time

tient when it comes to attracting enquiries and getting the place rented out.

make it an attrac-

looking for a holiday or long-term so if you have

that

stands

Lastly, and very importantly,

a nice but unspectacular property you may want to aim at a broader possible client group.

out

from the crowd! be

Competition is plenty so you may well have to spend some time on the property to make it an attractive proposition that stands out from the crowd!

sure to have con-

Lastly, and very importantly, be sure to have

tents

contents insurance and that your cover allows

and

insurance that

your

you to let your property out without invalidating the policy.

cover allows you to let your property out without invalidating policy.

the

day using it in the meantime. 3. Go with what feels right for you - don’t have your head turned by promises of emerging areas. Buying a Property in Spain Mainly for Profit 1. You don’t always have to ignore your own feelings and tastes - advice from your others is

Like any business venture, you need to know your market

Consider also that there are far more people

proposition

ing to have many years of great times on holi-

useful but what feels right for you is probably

on the property to tive

the property will be worth in future; you’re go-

Buying a Holiday Home Mostly for your Own Use 1. Always give priority to your own needs rath-

right for others too. 2. Give more consideration to the capital growth prospects of the property over rental income - capital growth will be much more important to your

overall profit in the medium and long term. 3. Don’t forget, renting your home to holidaymakers may give you a good return but it won’t necessarily be the important factor if you choose to sell the property. Somewhere between buying for yourself and renting the property out: 1. Make sure you get the balance right between buying for profit and making the right choice of holiday home for you 2. Never compromise on the location of the property in Spain - it’s you that’s going to get those all-important holidays. 3. Give some consideration to things like the length of season, ease of access from where you and target market live, and so on.

er than what’s perceived to be the best option for rental income. For example, a 2 bed 2 bath apartment on the golf course may be great for

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Where should you buy?

Dave Bull

For lots of people thinking about mov-

Along the coast you can get pretty much anything

ing to Spain the decision is whether to

you want, somewhere – there’s often more choice

buy that tumble-down farmhouse and

too. However, inland you’ll find things often harder

spend some time and effort working on

(or further away) to get hold of but the ‘locals’ will

it amongst the olive trees or hit the coast

soon get to know you and with a bit of luck (and a

and relax?

few practised words in Spanish) you’ll be part of the community.

We’ve been asked many times by people thinking of making the move to Spain. ‘Where is it better to live

Nowadays with Spain’s superb modern roads you can

in the country, or on the coast? But it really depends

pretty much get anywhere in a reasonable amount

on what you are looking for in Spain.

of time (we rarely get traffic jams here – inland or on the coast) and the routes either from or to the

The coast offers cooler temperatures in the summer

Campo to the beach and back, or into major towns

and of course the beaches and larger expat com-

and cities are straight-forward and swift these days,

munities that have established themselves close

if you want them to be. Access is also good now to

to the Mediterranean. For

all the airports; well worth

the new arrival it’s always

considering what you real-

tempting to head where

ly want out of Spain, cam-

the majority of your coun-

po or coast? Plenty of fel-

trymen are. The language

low expats or just a few?

for one is less of an obsta-

Easy access to shops, bars

cle along the coast as many

and services, or a bit of a

businesses employ English

drive? Peace & tranquilli-

speakers (mostly but oth-

ty & a little isolation or in

er languages are spoken

town where there´s more

along too) and are set up

going on?

to cater for the expat. Whatever you decide it’s worth some serious thought Inland it can be a different story and a little more

before you spend too much money but our recom-

challenging for some. The richness of Spanish villag-

mendation to anyone not sure would be to head for

es, sun-baked in history and tradition is emphasised

the coast and get into the ‘life’ first and then visit

in small inland towns and here you more often will

the campo once you’ve settled to see if that could

find a more traditional Spain than that of the coast.

be the future for you. Many have chosen that option

While the seaside restaurants and café bars have

and found that getting to know Spain (the easier

adapted and evolved over the years to cater for the

way) by living along the coast before heading in-

huge influx of foreigners during the year, but espe-

land and enjoying the rural side of Spain after a few

cially in summer, the ‘Campo’ is still very much the

years. Whatever you decide you’ll be made to feel

Spain of anywhere between twenty and sixty years

welcome wherever you end up and by spluttering

ago. That that is not a criticism either.

along in broken Spanish for a while will earn you a bucketful of lot from the native.

Along the coast you can get pretty much anything you want, somewhere – there’s often more choice too. However, inland you’ll find things often harder (or further away) to get hold of but the ‘locals’ will soon get to know you and with a bit of luck (and a few practised words in Spanish) you’ll be part of the community.

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Coming soon is Real Radio’s third anniversary and what better way to celebrate than to bring the fastest growing radio station on the Costa Blanca to new listeners. Gran Alacant has now tuned in following the successful erection it experienced last month (who said Carry On was dead..?) and since then locals have been tuning to the liveliest and most interactive station in Spain; joining in and chatting to presenters via Facebook and Twitter. This means the presenters can play just what you want and receive and acknowledge your request (or just say ‘hello!’) immediately! Try for yourself and see what a fun, and it must be said, half mad bunch these guys are. But first here’s a little about them all... A Girl Called Soo Mondays & Tuesdays 11.00-2.00pm Hi, I´m…Á girl called Soo´ and I’ve been working for REAL RADIO now for about the last 10 months. It was Lorna Michelle that introduced me to it in the first place, god never would have thought about it, to be honest when I first went up to see them it scared the pants off me cause the Sheriff just gave me the mic and told the listeners that I was going to take over whilst he went for a walk……OMG I nearly had kittens hahaha. Well the first week was terrifying but after realising that all I was doing was talking to REAL people out there and that I was in fact just that, a REAL person, no one special, just me, who makes mistakes, messes up and forgets things just like everyone (after all I am blonde & Essex ha-ha) and after getting text & Facebook good luck messages and requests I seemed to settle in and really enjoy and go with the flow of it. Now I love my show, playing all my fav´s from the 60´s up to date and I play lve songs or Motown which everyone can chillax too. Of course it wouldn’t be the same without my dog George that accompanies me to the Stu-

dio, so tune in and listen to me, keep it REAL…….you know it makes sense x Sheriff Tues-Fri 2.00-5.00pm & Sat 10.00-1.00pm I love the pressure of life in the fast lane I made a very important decision in 2011 and joined the Coastrider Newspaper as the Marketing Director, and it has proved to be the correct decision as well as Marketing the newspaper I have many other daily tasks that keep me occupied and always important a great working relationship with the entire Coastrider Team Real Radio International why?? I have said it before a gap was available the music and type of shows available were and to a certain extent still are not directed to a general audience, most stations have a small audience per presenter. I wanted to provide a platform for people who had a passion for music and fancied a go at being a radio presenter it has taken me three years to get that mix together, I feel this has now been achieved we have a great team no Divas just good fun loving people with personalities. And with an audience of 14,000 plus via FM and our websites daily I guess we doing ok. Our advertising costs are the lowest on the Costa Blanca with the largest audience including German, Scandinavian we even have listeners in China, USA, Canada and as you know Australia What do you like the most about Real Radio International? Knowing a lot of the regular listeners not only by name but actually having met many Dave Bull Weekdays 8.00-11.00am Dave has been living and working in Spain since 2000 and has integrated into the Spanish life; learning the language and the culture. Now a full-time writer he lives with his son, Mitch and two dogs on the Costa Blanca penning his experiences and ob-

servations on living life as an expat in Spain and on his travels through Europe. Always from his own ‘different’ perspective, he publishes one of the most successful magazines on the Costa Blanca and has been the Editor of two regional expat newspapers. His first book It just is… was published in 2011 and recounts his life in Spain as a typical expat and he has now taken those experiences to the air waves with Real Radio, Dave Said: “I was offered the chance to do the Breakfast Show and being a morning person I jumped at the opportunity, and I love it! The interaction with listeners is great fun – they can be so cruel to me! – and getting the chance to start peoples’ days with some great music and a bit of banter is my kinda job!” Carole Jarvis As a true Scouser I love to talk, so when this opportunity came along with Real Radio International I grabbed it with both hands, bit like when I see a set of wheels I quite fancy, anyway there I was before I knew it sat in the studio with a funny looking Scotsman next to me saying “go on, all you need to do is talk!” well like a red rag to a bull I went for it and now the poor Scotsman cant shut me up!!!!!! When I was a kid, yes I have grown up now although still a kid at heart, we used to have the radio on every morning, Radio City and Radio Merseyside, they had brilliant presenters, as my mum used to say “salt of the earth” they made ya feel at home, real people talking to real people...little did I know then that I would get the chance to talk to real people on Real Radio International. From Liverpool to the Costa Blanca, I am the chica with a voice bigger than an oil tanker, well at least am honest!!!! Talking of which, what better way to have a Scouser in your home without having to chain everything down…….with Real Radio International you can do just that.

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cle not to create Dear Cathy,fear but to create awareSince moving Spain myand husband has deness. Knowledge is to the key, ignorance cided that he is going to enjoy HIS retirement is not bliss, it around kills. do This message is to the and sit nothing (apart from drink play sleep and break wind) and people I beer, love, togolf, humanity. when I ask for help all I get is the response that he has worked all his life and now is his angry with him can as I have So whattime canto rest. you I’m do?so Firstly you fill worked all my life and looked forward to my your kitchen sink up with water, then add retirement in Spain too but it has turned into nightmare. Do you thinkvinegar, I should upthrow sticks one cup afull of apple cider and go back to England where I can enjoy in all your andalone vegetables and myfruits retirement and leave him to leave his beer drinking pals until the money runs out? them for ten minutes to soak, and then And do you think it would be the wrong rinse with cold and to drain. thing to dowater if I kicked himleave in the privates just before getting the plane? This removes moston pesticides. Research Debbie. Torrevieja and find the best detox, use natural prod-

Have you heard of Geoengineering? Have you looked up at the sky lately? Many cloud formations are formed out of the white lines you see in the sky, they are not innocent contrails left by aeroplanes; they are chemtrails “chemical trails”. Aircraft are flying over the world today, dumping toxins to gain control of the weather. Take a look for yourselves; look up Geoengineering on the internet. This spraying of toxic chemicals is causing low immunities and ill health among us. In defence, the government are claiming that they are controlling global warming. Unfortunately we live in a world where most of the population are blinded by the media, and hypnotized by the TV; it’s called dumbing down humanity! You might say what rubbish; the government are spraying toxins to gain control of the weather? Do they not breathe the same air too? They are spraying heavy metals and toxins; they too are taking a detox that will eliminate these harmful toxins. They do not eat the same food as you; most foods and cleaning products bought in supermarkets today worldwide are loaded with toxins, pesticides, aspartame and more evils. If you buy organic fruit and vegetables, they too have fewer nutrients because the soils in most parts of the world are depleted of nutrients too. The world is changing and it is vital that we change too; to take care of our health today, it is most important to do a little research and see how you can obtain maximum health for yourselves and your families.

Dear Debbie, ucts to clean yourselves and your homes, You poor poor girl, what was this man like you will be amazed much when you livedat in how england? if hehealthier was the same without then you should haveall seen this comyou will feel inhaling those toxing. But perhaps he wasn’t and all of this ins. And iswith rightto eating habits, a bigthe surprise you? i suggest youexertalk to him (when he is sober) and share your cise, and supplements, you will be feeling feelings and the hopes you had for a shared and looking a lot healthier, and definitely a retirement. i also think we should have a little chat lot happier too!so contact me through the magazine email and put ‘Cathy’ in the subject line and they will pass your contact details on to me. Beare strong andfeeling remember it’s your life enSo, if you not your normal Debbie! ergetic self, might ask yourself why, Kisses,you Cathy and then look up at the sky! If you have Dear any Cathy,questions or need advice My wife doesn’t I’m writing this but I re this article you canknow email me, Simone. really need a quick word and some advice on At simmac@live.co.uk how to put her straight. You see we came to Spain to retire a few years ago and since then all she has done is complain! I’ve worked To be a healthier you hard all my happier life (I knowyou she in had2014, a full time job too, but it was sitting down all day) and must be in the know & ACT on the know! think I’ve earned a rest but all she does is complain that I haven’t helped her clear up or walk the dog or something. I’ve offered to get a cleaner in to help her but she just went mad!? And the last thing I want to do after a Pleased to meet All Abroaders!!! day’s golf isyou to come home and have to do the washing up or something but she can’t see it. I’m sure a few wise words from you would make her see the light Cathy? in anticipation, Derek. & Torrevieja. Change Thanks Your Thoughts You’ll Change your Life! Dear Derek,Get your copy of The Get INSPIRED! Call me. Now. Gift…if only you knew! Cathy. At www.thegiftifonlyyouknew.com Email Simone at simmac@live.co.uk

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When I asked a couple of customers just what they thought of a wonderful little (not really) shop, tucked away behind the Citroen garage in Benijofar that sells such a variety of what can only be described as interesting and good quality used furniture and curiosities, they offered a range of adjectives ranging from fascinating to mysterious and pretty much everything else in between. You see Cathy´s Curiosity Shop in Benijofar really is just that. Take a wander around and you´ll be met by the imposing figure of Cathy who will welcome you as warmly as she does everyone and everyone who shops here is now her friend – just pay the shop and visit and I will bet you now that you come back as with a new friend in Cathy. Inside this Tardis of a place lay all sorts of treasures, art deco. Classical, traditional. Italian made, retro or just the down-right daft and funny! Cathy´s shop is just as much a place for selling as it is for meeting and Cathy encourages all her clients to come back and see her, or others who are under the same orders, and enjoy a coffee and a natter amongst some fine furnishings and trinkets.

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by Dave Bull that far… Snakes inhabit this land and, again, they are shy.

and the silence, is worth the walk so far, but around the

And, quite possibly, deaf, as I’ve almost trod on a few that

next corner – the view gets even better as Santa Pola town

have decided to bask on a sunny footpath. But don’t worry,

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Ahead our destination, the Torre del Pep awaits and as we descend towards it we take in a view that encompasses

However, if you head to the lighthouse and then off to the

Santa Pola del Este to Mar Menor, and all the bits in be-

right of it where the cliff drops away sharply – and where

tween making the hiker forget that he’s just walked bloody

Woopy stood wagging her tail and precariously jumping

miles.

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time of year; clouds with sun-rays bursting through them,

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diving into the chilly med’ which sparkles invitingly, oh..

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and a suicidal Labrador bouncing on a cliff top. Tabarca,

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natural, and permanent, friend and defender. A fine walk and a fine destination to arrive in and reflect, It’s here that the pine trees disappear and the rambler

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The friendly family business Dave Bull spent some time with Lee from Jose Ñoño Construction this month to find out a little bit more about this well known and popular company based in Benijofar.

So what is JOSE ÑOÑO CONSTRUCTION? It is a family business specializing in the construction industry, whether construction of houses, structures, alterations, additions, pools, projects and we’re backed by over 25 years experience in the industry, always offering the best possible quality, service, and an exclusive dedication to every job we do, JOSE ÑOÑO state that the priority is always on the satisfaction of our customers. So you’re very busy at the moment Lee, and always seem to be, what do you put that down to? Thanks to the extensive experience accumulated in performing all types of works we are (and plan to stay) one of the leading companies in our field and we have a gifted technical professional with desire to excel so that each project is a new goal for us, and we achieve the best results for our clients and, just as importantly, work that we will be proud of for a long time to come.

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• BUILDING • PAINTING • PLUMBING • ELECTRICS • TILING same respect to • our clients homes as we would to those of our family then along with our quality of service we can be satisfied • theCONSTRUCCIÓN that we are doing very best for customers. • PINTURA This is our best advertising, since most of our customers are FONTANERÍA recommended by• others for whom we have worked on a project, small or large. Since we have experienced staff and state of the • ELECTRICIDAD art equipment, and of course resources, we are able to adapt to • andAZULEJOS any size of project direct our staff to where they are needed most. This means we can cut down on the inconvenience of having builders in your home and complete a very good standard of work, because we have the skilled tradesmen and sufficient manpower. All Abroad’s own Pam King has recently had work done by the team at Jose Ñoño and went as far as to say, “I would very gladly recommend them after they renovated my bathroom in December

Take, for example, the house we renovated in Benijofar using

and finished with plenty o0f time for Christmas too! But the most

original materials from when the house was originally construct-

important thing for me was that while I was in the house I was in-

ed around one hundred years ago. We always respect the envi-

formed and kept up to date about progress and they worked very

ronment in which we are working and try to use products and

cleanly, clearing up everything at the end of the day and leaving

materials that will blend in and enhance the surroundings or even

my house almost back to normal each day. They even fixed my

the original materials if they can be cleaned and restored to their

wonky garden tap which I had been meaning to sort out for ages

once impressive best. Another example of this is the tiles you can

– and didn’t charge me by the way! I’d be more than happy to

see in image 3 which we managed to carefully remove and then

have a chat with anyone considering using them and I can also

clean them up to be able to go back where they belonged on the

recommend the lovely Lee in the office in Benijofar who will deal

buildings eaves.

with clients in English if needs be.”

I’ve seen several people come into the office while we’ve

Can you sum up just why your business is successful?

been talking and they were all sent by your clients, does that happen a lot? One of the most important outcomes of providing quality services

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Traditional in every way and we are giving customers what they really want.

is the satisfaction of our customers which, over the last twenty

You can ask for information and free estimates and Jose Ñoño

five years or so, has been our main goal. We treat the needs of

will offer a survey of your project and talk to you about what best

our clients as if they were our own and believe that if we show the

suits your needs; both financially and structurally!

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Funny!!!!!

The Top 50 one-liners of all time!

1. I met a Dutch girl with inflatable

9. I have come up with a plan so cun-

yesterday

shoes last week, phoned her up to ar-

ning you could stick a tail on it and

and he

range a date but unfortunately she’d

call it a weasel - Rowan Atkinson

didn’t wave

popped her clogs - Peter Kay

back... So 10. You know, somebody actually

she will

2. Police arrested two kids yester-

complimented me on my driving

have a new

day, one was drinking battery acid,

today. They left a little note on the

album coming out tomorrow. - Will

the other was eating fireworks. They

windscreen. It said: ‘Parking Fine.’ So

Ferrell

charged one and let the other one off

that was nice - Tim Vine

- Tommy Cooper

19. I hate when new parents ask who 11. 20 years ago we had Johnny Cash,

the baby looks like. It was born 15

3. Apparently, one in five people in

Bob Hope and Steve Jobs. Now we

minutes ago, it looks like a potato -

the world are Chinese. And there are

have no Cash, no Hope and no Jobs.

Will Ferrell

five people in my family, so it must be

Please don’t let Kevin Bacon die - Bill

one of them. It’s either my mum or

Murray

my dad. Or my older brother, Colin.

20. Money doesn’t buy happiness? Well it does buy a jet ski. Have you

Or my younger brother, Ho-Chan-Chu.

12. Why do men get married? So they

ever seen a sad person on a jet ski?

But I think it’s Colin - Tommy Cooper

don’t have to hold-in their stomachs

Yeah, I thought so - Unknown Origin

any more - Unknown Origin 4. I went to a restaurant that serves

21. I’ve lived in Manchester since

‘breakfast at any time’. So I ordered

13. Where there’s a will, there’s a

my 20’s and I’ve only been in three

French Toast during the Renaissance

relative - Ricky Gervais

fights. Not a bad average - John

- Peter Kay

Bishop 14. Just because nobody complains

5. ‘Being an England supporter is like

doesn’t mean all parachutes are per-

22. I found a Justin Bieber concert

being the over-optimistic parents

fect - Benny Hill

ticket nailed to a tree, so I took it.

of the fat kid on sports day’ - John Bishop

You never know when you might need 15. Two aerials meet on a roof - fall in

a nail - Unknown Origin

love - get married. The ceremony was 6. We are in the stickiest situation

rubbish, but the reception was bril-

since sticky the stick insect got stuck

liant - Tommy Cooper

on a sticky bun - Rowan Atkinson

23. My friend keeps telling me I’m in the closet. I just say it’s Narnia business - Will Ferrell

16. I had a ploughman’s lunch the 7. I can hear music coming out of my

other day. He wasn’t very happy -

24. I know that to be a true fact be-

printer. I think the paper’s jammin’

Tommy Cooper

cause I read it in Heat magazine - Bill

again - Unknown Origin

Bailey 17. To the man on crutches, dressed

8. I believe in equality. Equality for

in camouflage, who stole my wallet ...

25. Bob Geldof...no wonder he’s such

everybody. No matter how stupid

you can hide but you can’t run - Mil-

an expert on famine, he has been din-

they are or how superior I am to them

ton Jones

ing out on I Don’t Like Mondays for

- Steve Martin

thirty years - Russell Brand 18. Taylor Swift waved at a boy

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‘Well hop into the kitchen and get me

and white, black and white? A pen-

a cheese sandwich’ - Tommy Cooper

guin rolling down a hill - Unknown 39. What do you call a sleepwalking

Origin

nun? A roamin’ Catholic - Unknown 27. Are there any medium rappers?

Origin

They’re always big or lil - Unknown 40. I bought one of those anti-bully-

Origin

ing wristbands when they first came 28. I like to play chess with bald men

out. I say ‘bought’ - I actually stole

in the park, although it’s hard to find

it off a short, fat ginger kid - Jack

32 of them - Emo Phillips

Whitehall

29. I saw a fat person wearing a

41. Vegetarians, if you love animals

sweatshirt with ‘Guess’ on it. I said

so much then why do you keep eat-

‘Thyroid problem?’ - Peter Kay

ing all their food? - Unknown Origin

30. My wife and I both made a list

42. How do you know when you’re

of five people we could sleep with.

too drunk to drive? When you swerve

She read hers out and there were

to miss a tree then realize it was

no surprises...1 George Clooney...2

your air freshener - Kevin Hart

Brad Pitt etc...I thought ‘I’ve got the better deal here’...1 Your sister - Mi-

43. If your body is 90 per cent water

chael McIntyre

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the time? Why can’t you just have 31. I’m a post-modern vegetarian: I

some crisps? - Russell Brand

eat meat - ironically - Bill Bailey 32. So I said to a Scotsman ‘did you

44. You know who really gives kids a

have terrible spots as a kid?’ He said

bad name? Posh and Becks - Stewart

‘ac ne’ - Unknown Origin

Francis

33. I went to buy some camouflage

45. A market researcher said ‘can I

trousers the other day but I couldn’t

ask you 10 questions’, I said ‘go on’,

find any - Tommy Cooper

she said ‘question number one, have you ever had a blackout?’ I said ‘no’,

34. Last night, me and my girlfriend

she went...and finally, question num-

watched three DVDs back to back.

ber 10’ - Lee Mack

Luckily, I was the one facing the telly 46. You know, I have Google+,

- Tim Vine

Facebook, Twitter, Skype accounts. 35. My mother told me, you don’t

Man: and do you have life? OMG, No!

have to put anything in your mouth

Could you send me a link? - Unknown

you don’t want to. Then she made me

Origin

eat broccoli, which felt like double standards - Sarah Millican

47. Last week my mother-in-law fell into a wishing well, can’t believe it

36. I picked up a hitchhiker. You got-

actually worked - Unknown Origin

ta when you hit them - Emo Phillips 48. Dyslexic man walks into a bra 37. I hate when I’m on the treadmill

Unknown Origin

and my hand accidentally hits the stop button and I have to get off and

49. The pollen count, now that’s a

eat a bacon grilled cheese sandwich -

difficult job. Especially if you’ve got

Unknown Origin

hay fever - Milton Jones

38. I went into a French restaurant

50. I was raised as an only child,

and asked the waiter, ‘Have you got

which really annoyed my sister - Will

frog’s legs?’ He said, ‘Yes,’ so I said,

Marsh

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BRANCHING OUT IN SPAIN ‘Live life. Love life. Seize the day!’ says Paddy.

Paddy Weston, chief of Palm Farm and longtime Spain lover explains just why being in the land of sunshine has been so good for him.

were being switched over to North Sea Gas. A large recruitment drive was launched for conversion fitters and the wages were exceptional. The idea of big money and travelling to new locations every week was too much

Interview by Dave Bull

to resist, so I bid farewell to the City and exchanged

Following a classical education at Wimbledon College,

my suit for overalls.

under the guidance of Jesuit priests, I was released into the wide, wide world at the age of 18, with a

After a risible 3 weeks of training, I was given a tool

handful of “O” and “A” level certificates.

box and told to go forth and convert the good people

Most of my pals locked onto the university/teachers

of South West London. All too soon, the conversion

training college system of progressing and are now

programme ended and we were made redundant. That

doctors, teachers, accountants, etc. I, on the other

was the last time that I was ever handed a wage pack-

hand, cultivate Palm trees in Spain!

et and the year was 1970.

I tried working in the City of London and was fortu-

Now married to Merrial and with a family to support,

nate enough to share an office with a much older guy

I embarked on a career which filled the next 30 years

who was nearing retirement age. He had been sitting

of my life. I had always had a keen interest in antique

at the same desk, in the same room, week in, week out

furniture and now I travelled all over England to buy

for close on 50 years. I learned a great deal from that

items for restoration and sale, finishing up with a

experience and every day that I spend in my shorts

prime unit at the very popular Merton Abbey Mills craft

and sandals under the Spanish sun is dedicated to his

market in Wimbledon, a high street shop and a large

memory.

warehouse which was open to the public.

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In 1998, Merrial and I planned an early retirement.

“Palm Farm” goes from strength to strength, oper-

We had bought a small house on La Marina Urban-

ating in an area between Alicante and Murcia air-

isation in 1986 and we loved visiting it whenever

ports and for a good few kilometres inland.

possible. We found it harder and harder to leave after each stay, so we set about making a permanent

The main thing is that we still love the life in Spain.

move to Spain. Our 2 daughters and their families

Just to sit on the terrace early in the morning,

decided to join us, so we found a large estate in

feeling the warmth of the early rays of the sun and

Dolores, just inland from our holiday home, which

anticipating the joy of the day ahead acts as a phys-

had plenty of space to accommodate the whole tribe.

ical and mental tonic. In the summer, we repeat this

It took 2 or 3 years to sell the business and various

sense of wellbeing at the other end of the day when

properties, so we moved out in 2001.

we sit out by the pool until the early hours, relaxing over a drink or two and reliving the memories of the

We noticed that due to the ideal soil and growing

day.

conditions, there were many Palm tree plantations in the area, but nobody was ever around to sell them.

Despite the minor difficulties we encountered with

There was a gap in the market, so we purchased a

the Spanish bureaucratic system, we still find Spain

1,100 strong plantation on a prominent corner and

an easy country to live in. We enjoy great personal

advertised the trees for sale with amazing results,

freedom and would pass on the following advice to

thus creating “Palm Farm”.

any newcomers: Keep it simple! When choosing a house to live in, find one that suits your needs al-

At that time, the building boom was in full swing

most perfectly.

and new houses, which needed new gardens, were springing up everywhere. I suddenly had a fabulous

When you buy a car, buy a Spanish registered one,

new business, out in the plantation every day, tend-

with all the papers in order. Don’t buy an English

ing the Palm trees and preparing them for sale and

registered, right hand drive car from a bloke down

delivery. It was like skiing, where you finish the day on a high, ready for a night of aprèsski. In Spain, too, there is plenty of time for after-work high jinks, so for quite a while I enjoyed an enviable life, spending my days under the wonderful Spanish

‘It’s been 41 years since I had a proper job!’

the pub and use registered companies wherever possible. Local professional organisations will generally have a properly registered company to suit most ex-pats. Live life. Love life. Seize the day. He invites you to view his website:

sun and my evenings eating, drinking and

www.palmfarm.es where you will find an

dancing....

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riddles 1. He starts and ends 2 common English words. One painful in love, One painful in everyday matter. Do you know what 2 letters must he be? 2. My author’s uncertain yet my title’s the same, I contain random text yet order’s my aim. Read me one day and see my pages are totally bare. Try again another day and the words will be there. I’m not a book of magic although it may sound, I can predict the future, and inside, your life can be found. Move my eye, I become involved in lactic extraction. But that’s just a clue , a minor distraction. What am I? 3. Until I am measured, I am not known. Yet how you miss me, When I have flown. What am I? 4. My host thinks I’m an irritation, a bother, a pain. But he can’t evict me, so I stay, remain. Then one day I’m taken and ranked among my peers. Can you guess just what I am? Then you might call me dear

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1. Actor’s desire 5. Norse literature 9. Comical 14. Help a hood 15. One of three primary colors 16. Unnatural 17. Hats off to a piscatorial venture 19. Wholesaler’s units, perhaps 20. One in Berlin 21. Scented 23. Hats off to Kirk’s portrayer 28. Burden 29. Vicar of Christ 30. Capital of ancient Chinese empire 34. Time of the 75th meridian, abbrev. 35. Altar area 36. Out of fashion 37. Hats off to a famous family feud 41. Handy 42. Pace 43. Sandwich shop order 44. Give for a while 45. Decants 47. Make like a trucker 48. Hats off to the selfish one’s question 50. Clover 54. Betrayer 55. It has bands on bands 56. Hats off to Moorehead City’s locale 62. Limber 63. Renée Fleming’s solo 64. British board game 65. Cadence 66. Adjacent 67. Put away

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1. Lufwaffe’s adversary 2. Part of Japanese dress 3. Bandleader Brown 4. Barrymore and Merman 5. Booze for shooters 6. Sailor’s affirmative 7. Needlefish 8. Whoever 9. Stage setting 10. Bring up 11. About 12. In __ of 13. Inferior 18. Year during Emperor Trajan’s reign 22. __ Spiegel 23. Wretched 24. Provoke 25. Carrot pigment supposedly beneficial to the eyes 26. Tableland 27. WW II British firearm 30. Vigilant US defense force 31. Line on a map 32. Bedlam, e.g. 33. Snuggle 35. Fruit drink 36. Int. rate 38. Honorary deg. 39. Iranian language 40. Abuse 45. Pressure unit 46. The Tinman’s first aid kit? 47. The best ones are right on the beach 48. Romancer 49. Adipose 50. Streetcar 51. It’s all the __ 52. Use a blue pencil 53. Fix a nail 57. “__ You Experienced”, Hendrix album 58. Snaps 59. Groove 60. Fuss 61. Babe’s mom

Across

1. Port 5. Interval 9. Hooded creature 14. The Segway has one 15. Tower town 16. Use 17. Swedish ___ 19. Anvil Chorus composer 20. Backseat feature, maybe 21. Kitchen worker’s headgear 23. Whistle blower? 24. Island, beverage, and computer language 25. Creed 28. Astray 33. Sound of 9 Across 36. Mythological ferryman 38. Buck ender 39. Irish ___ 41. English ___ 43. Leeds’ river 44. Tennis player, Roscoe 46. ___ Moines 47. Team’s luck bringer 49. Part of a stair 51. ___ Linda, CA 53. Planted 57. Go gaga over, in Great Britain 61. Type of reaction 63. Israeli desert 64. Swiss ___ 66. Russian ballet great, Diaghilev 67. Fossil fuel 68. The 24th and 31st 69. Lock 70. Turkish title 71. Hideouts

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1. Buddhist priests 2. Wield 3. Sweetheart, symbolically 4. Foursome 5. Things with springs 6. Medieval combat 7. Immigrant’s course 8. Ottoman ruler 9. Russian ___ 10. Done 11. Animal house? 12. Do dressage 13. Dismounted 18. Treat with contempt 22. Park and 5th 24. Preserve, in a way 26. Certain urban areas 27. Yucatan settler 29. Ump 30. Anti-perspirant brand 31. What the fourth little piggy got 32. Chuck 33. Took a dip 34. Sunni counterpart 35. Titles of knighthood 37. Dodge model, once 40. Word on a wine bottle 42. Mural 45. Org. for Heston 48. Spanish ___ 50. Oats, often 52. Pilgrim’s destination 54. Make a mat 55. Consumed 56. Prepare game 57. Tech. coll. 58. Tractor company symbol 59. Grimm character 60. Endurance, slangily 61. Big boat builder 62. Westwood campus 65. Be greedy

1.Heartache and Headache. 2.A diary. 3. Time!. 4. A pearl. SOLUTIONS:

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