this month 4/5 GREEN AROUND... barbecue time!
9 ANDREA BURNS... capital gains tax
11 LIVING THE LIFE... Expat experiences
DA-DA DING, DA-DING, DA DING, DA DING… …or whatever happened to the ‘Party Seven’?
our house, in other words someone else did all
It’s party season in Spain - or in other words, summer
the cooking, but as the evening had just got into full
– time for us all to enjoy the weather and welcome
swing, so did Sod’s law with all its might, and i
visitors and regulars back to our little patch of Spain.
realised i didn’t have enough booze or chicken wings,
However, be warned as at this time of year the cold
or jelly, just as the shops had shut their doors for the
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drinks flow a lot more freely…while the traffic doesn’t.
night. Then i got the light bulb going off in my head as
And, dear visitor, remember the vest salesman runs
I remembered the 24 hour shop down the road…and
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out of stock quickly, so get in there sharpish.
then on arrival, at its shuttered front door, I realised
Grey matter workout...
It’s the season where a ‘quiet’ drink on the terrace
that this is Spain – and the 24 hour shop shuts at
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with friends ends in a full-on session and ‘that’ bottle
eleven…
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17 NATURE... the isle of dogs
Urb news and events
is pulled out – the one with
Still…who’d have thought that
the unknown dead insect
after ten years in Spain I’d still
in it that is used as fuel
be distributing mags…? Some,
in most other countries.
(family and close friends
33 ANOTHER DAY IN SPAIN...
By the time you’ve had
mainly) thought that was my
a couple of glasses and
destiny in life – although I
37 LIVING WITH AN IDIOT...
devoured a few cold
think they believed I was more
a dog’s tale
drumsticks - the world
likely to be handing out the Big
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becomes a wonderful place
Issue than working on JD…
and everyone, including the
p.s.
host’s dog, is a ‘luvverly’
Does anyone know how to get
person – with a ‘heart
the banjo tune from the film
o’ gold’. But you know
‘Deliverance’ out of my head….
you’ve had a good time the
please…? I can’t help whistling
can’t sell?
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The right way of doing it...
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FUN FROM THE CAMPO...
Jokes, jokes and er...jokes
&
night before (particularly
it and people are starting to
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if you can’t remember) when you go to do your bit
point at me and laugh …again…parents can be so
brain workout
for the environment at the bottle bank the next
cruel, don’t you think…?
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morning and you’re there for fifteen minutes disposing
p.p.s We’ve put our ‘sound of the summer’ on the
of the empties. Somehow though it’s just not the
website, check it out for a great tune remember
same without a Party Seven is it? But another sign
2010 by....unless, of course, you’re not keen on the
of a (successful?) eventful evening the night before
Nolans…? (that’s a joke by the way).
is when you see someone you do recognise doing
Read on and enjoy… Dave
Is it in uranus?
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GREEN AROUND the GRILLS How to cook the perfect fish on the barbecue…and how to get bladdered doing it. By Dave Bull
So it’s that time of year when we’re scrambling around making last minute preparations for the beer fuelled, grilled meat decathlon that is also known as a barbecue. And as grilling something, until it is either crunchy or working its way through the grill to end up in the coals, is the ultimate display of all things a man can do…er…best , your grill should be a reflection of yourself – and excessively manly – see pic. That aside we get down to the serious business of cooking the superb fish that we’ve featured in our series of articles covering the Med’s most important fishing port- Santa Pola. Whose fleet, you may have noticed, was not allowed to leave the port for the whole of July…to give the fish a month off to do what they do, I guess. Anyway, when we barbecue fish, there is a general (well-founded in my case) fear that all the fish will end at the bottom of your barbecue as opposed to those well-presented pictures in any recipe book. What you really want to do is to have the whole piece still resembling a fish at the end of the process rather than one that could be road kill – if fish could walk…. So how does one get that delicious barbequed fish, just right? How do you prevent your fish from sticking to the grill and falling apart? Read on fellow barbecuers because below we’ve put together a simple recipe and guide to having a great barbecue this summer. You may also want to look your best at your next barbecue and next month we’ll be running an article on where best to buy that Hawaiian shirt…not So…back to cooking your fish and the problem of releasing the stubborn sea life once you’ve got it on the grill. Apparently according to local fish chef, Jorge Campillo, the main reason why food sticks to the barbecue grill and/or falls apart is that the grill is not hot enough when the food is placed on it. Jorge
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explained that in order to cook well we need to get the grill hot enough to not only produce the aromatic sizzling sound but also so it will stay hot during the whole cooking process. Secondly, you need to ensure that your grill is clean and not gunked up with last year’s remnants of a pork chop as that will also make the fish stick, and probably kill you… Keeping a clean grill will reduce the chances of your fish sticking…and impress the Mrs Fish normally do not take long to cook and us fellas (believe or not ladies…) tend to overcook it occasionally causing it to dry out and rather than the deliciously juicy flesh we have something akin to a fish scratching. To make sure that you don’t over cook your fish, preferably don’t use frozen fish, and when you come to cook it make sure it is at a cool temperature but not cold. Try not to use frozen fish at all if you can help it as fish loses its subtle texture and taste when frozen.
Fish Tossing… Tossing your fish is like cooking a good piece of steak, you toss it only once. The tendency is not only to toss more than once (we men tend to be tossing too much at times) but trying to lift it up to see whether it is cooked but this can be a recipe for disaster. The best way from avoiding this rather uncontrollable tendency is to use a timer and when it goes off – then start tossing… Fresh sardines from Santa Pola make are delicious barbecued and they can’t be compared to the canned variety. Plus, they do not take long to cook and following the Spanish tradition, there is no need to gut sardines, making this a very easy process. Barbecued sardines go well with white wine…or beer, cider, cocktails or white lightening – depending on your budget.Sardines (amount as needed)
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Sardines (amount as needed) Coarse sea salt Lemon to garnish Shallot and fresh herbs (optional) if making garnish described under "Tips" Salad with spicy dressing for accompaniment White wine for accompaniment 1 - Select small sardines. These tend to be tastier than the larger ones. 2 - Salt the sardines - ensure that each sardine has a generous covering of salt. 3 - Leave sardines under the salt for half an hour. 4 - Transfer sardines to the barbecue. 5 - Barbecue the sardines. Keep a constant eye on them - they must not burn (much?). 6 - Remove the sardines from the barbecue when the silver colour has turned to golden brown (about 2 - 3 minutes). Discard any burned sardinesunless that’s all of them…. 7 - Serve (and eat) immediately. Garnish with slices of lemon or shallots and herbs
Cooking tip.
A good rule of thumb for cooking fish is 10 minutes per inch thickness (should be measured by a woman as us blokes have a tendency to exaggerate…) The other trick is to always place the skin side face down first (if the skin is retained and this is the recommended way of cooking fish in a barbecue as it helps to hold the flesh together). It also adds the crispy texture to the fish. Every barbecue should have Mojitos, like every birthday party must have jelly so below we’ve given you a quick guide to making your very own Mojitos that can be delicious with or without rum in them, (but more effective
with…) these fizzy Cuban cocktails are made with fresh lime juice, club soda, and mint sprigs and there’s nothing better than to cool off with this fresh mint-flavoured speechimpeder.
MOJITOS
Makes 4 cups; 6 to 8 servings Ingredients 2 cups light rum 1 cup mint syrup 1 cup lime juice Ice cubes Fresh mint leaves, rinsed Preparation You need to be moving your hips around like a Cuban dancer while you do this, so as you sway like Shakira grab a jug (at least 2 litre) and combine rum, the mint syrup, and lime juice- adding about 2 cups of ice cubes - and pour into ice-filled glasses and garnish with mint leaves – then sit back, relax and enjoy….cos you won’t remember later. And how about some truly fresh veg? Why not add the perfect accompaniment to your barbecue with fresh local veg too. Our inland readers will know just how fresh that is but also our markets have a plentiful supply of good quality (and fresh) veg that isn’t wrapped in plastic. For fresh fruits and vegetables, the best places to shop are the markets (see this month’s feature on markets in
our region), produce stores, and the locally-grown produce available direct from farms. Not only does it tend to be fresher, it is also retains more nutrients. For example, spinach losses half of its nutrient content eight days after being harvested…just think what Popeye could have done if he didn’t get it from a can…?
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CAPITAL GAINS TAX If you are in the process of selling your house at the moment, this article will provide some useful information for you. The capital gains are taxed at 19% for nonresidents and residents alike. Before you grap your heart, be glad you did not sell a couple of years ago, because it was at 35% for nonresidents before! The only difference between residents and nonresidents here is the time frame in which this payment has to be made. Residents declare the said tax in their annual income tax declaration, in the year following the sale, whereas non-residents have a deadline of 4 months from the date of sale. It has to be understood that you will be taxed on the net profit made on the property. Expenses that will be taken into consideration are those directly related to the house but not the household and only official invoices will be accepted.
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Fiscal help...
The most important expenses will be those that you had at the time of purchasing and selling. At the time of purchasing you will have paid VAT, notary and land registry fees and the professional that undertook the conveyancing will have provided you with the invoices, most likely along with your copy of the deed. You will also have expenses at the time of selling, i.e. plusvalía (ground rates) and agent’s fees. Those will also be taken into consideration. If you had inherited the property, or your late partner’s share, the expenses related to the inheritance will also be deducted from the profit made.
Please bear in mind that along with the capital gains tax declaration the tax office requires proof of your wealth and income tax payments made as a non-resident. And finally, if you are entitled to a refund (from the taxes retained if you are a non-resident) please do not cancel your Spanish bank account. Refunds will be made only to a Spanish account held by the tax-payer. This is meant as a helpful guideline only. You will need to engage a professional for the CGT declaration and agents usually do not provide this service. For further help you’ll find my contact details next to this article.
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STAY HEALTHY – DON’T DUCK OUT
A recent survey informs us that many of the foreigners (especially the Brits) have taken to exercising, specifically walking, since they have made the move to Spain. You only have to look around the Urb’s and you’ll see them waddling around like pink Ducks with
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF ANY OLD KIND It’s all the fault of Jason, from Cannock. A ‘Drums’ reader who has a place in Gran Alacant, and had apparently read some of the rubbish I write, I caught him being chatted up by my wife in a moderately ‘fawlty’ hotel (they served us totally inedible battered swordfish) near Doncaster. It got me thinking about happenstance, and the ‘it’s a small world’ sort of meetings I’ve had in the eighteen years I’ve lived on the Costa Blanca. I’ve met, for instance, three people who went to my school, a guy who went birding with my Dad, and how about this for a coincidence? Some folk I got to know through a mutual interest in birds came to our house. Mel looked at our range of family photos, and said, ‘I know her.’ ‘But that’s my daughter,’ said I. It turned out he had worked with her ex-husband for some twenty years! Another birding friend turns out to be the son of someone I once went birding with, a million years ago – and I had never met the guy until he came to live in Oliva. I suppose it’s not that amazing that you meet people who share your interest and with whom you share aquaintances, especially in a tight-knit world such as birding, after all. But then, what aare the odds against someone you once played table-tennis against in the league, donkeys’ years ago, coming up to you and saying, ‘Don’t I know you?’ That has happened to me not once, but twice. (And I don’t think I’m a very distinctive-looking bloke!) You also meet moderately – or even very – famous people, who have settled here. I once met my schoolboy hero, Doncaster Rovers footballer Alick Jeffrey, who had, previously unbeknown to me, a pub in Benidorm. He’s now, sadly, no longer with us. I wrote insurance policies for a famous footballer, a famous soap opera star – so famous, in fact, that I’d never heard of him, and still don’t have a clue what programme he stars in! I also gave attention to guy who had the worst job in cricket – that of understudy to ever-present Yorkshire wicketkeeper Jimmy Binks.
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vests. Cheeks puffed out and a sweatband on their wrist they don’t often get much further than the first bar they come across and it is there they can ‘get out of this heat’ and rest up for a while….with a beer. The same happens on the return journey when possibly two more pints are sunk before Daffy waddles back down the hill and looks forward the cool air-conned house that was left on earlier in preparation for his return. And the fridge. For in the
fridge lie more beers, and possibly that half a cow that Daffy couldn’t quite find space for last night. It looks good – all these people getting out in the fresh air, leaving their old life back in the UK and thinking, for once about their health….or it could it be that most of them have lost their licence to drink-driving since their arrival…..or am I just being a git…?
The incredibly popular expat forums in Spain are a source or valuable info, advice and of course, gossip. JD editor Dave Bull spoke to Hans Hamers who setup one of the most popular forums on the Costa Blanca – The Gran Alacant Plaza used to work with the big mainframes of industrial businesses. Since end nineties I'm working for a local government in Holland as a system administrator and IT manager (technical). In 2015 the Dutch municipality will become the main portals for all federal government transactions. Except this time consuming job my interests are personal computing, listening to music, photography and all kind of spiritual matters, which I'm involved in since the early eighties. Of course my family is also very important. We have a daughter of 16 and two elder children with together four grandchildren. In the near future my wife and I will spend some more time in Gran Alacant. For us it is a perfect place to escape from the cold winters in Holland. The location, near the sea, Santa Pola, Alicante and Elche, is one of the reasons we choose Gran Alacant as a second home place. What’s the biggest problem with running a forum? So Hans, how did you come up with the idea for the forum, which as we know, is extremely popular in GA? It all started in 2002. My wife and I are living in Holland and we had bought a nice apartment in the Novamar urbanization. We used the website of TM, the construction company, to follow the building process, but we were curious about the developing of the whole Gran Alacant area. One day I was playing with some bulletin board software for a new webserver. In the end of the eighties I used to own one of the biggest Chat Bulletin Board Systems in Holland with 17 physical telephone lines (Pompeii BBS). So I thought, why not set up a forum website for new buyers in Gran Alacant? Was it difficult to set up? Not at all, but it took a few weeks before the first visitor arrived. I became very excited when two or three visitors came online simultaneously. What surprised me is that, after some time, the forum became more and more an English matter. I had never expected that, because the TM urbanizations are a mix of Spanish and European people, what made Gran Alacant special attractive to us. In February 2004 I changed the forum to a portal version which I had to replace in May 2006. The server with the old software was not capable anymore to handle the amount of visitors. Since then I'm using the professional vBulletin Software for the forum. Within a few weeks a major upgrade will take place again. Gran Alacant Plaza will be extended with articles again and blogs of users. I'm glad Jungle Drums is prepared to deliver news items for the new site. Together we can make a difference! Tell us a bit about yourself – Other jobs, interests? Why GA? I have been in the IT business all my working life. I
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Well, after a hard day’s work I don't always find the time to interfere with the forum matters. Top priority is to manage it technically, but sometimes I'm having difficulties to follow all the discussions on the board and answer all the mail within a reasonable time. Time is the biggest problem in my life I suppose... There are other forums around I see but you seem to stay out in front – why is that? Freedom of speech is very important to me. When Gran Alacant began to grow, the Plaza started to be a channel between the residents. Quarrels between real people became public. I had to ban some users and the dream world of the Plaza disappeared. Nowadays Gran Alacant Plaza is a real community channel for the people in Spain and England and discussions are not narrowed to the buses time table in GA but are also about Brown and Cameron. I'm following the needs of the users. A fight now and then is part of daily business, but I don't want to act as a police officer. Call it a Dutch approach, but I'm convinced in virtual world you cannot stop people in the real world. They will find other ways, forums (Torrevieja, Chicken Wings) and opportunities to express their opinion. And that is very valuable. I don't like hidden agendas and I like to hear what people are thinking. On the Plaza you can ignore a user you don't like. The Jungle Drums would like to thank Hans for his time – and for paying for the coffees! But also thank him for giving us, the residents of GA, a really useful source of info and advice with the forum. Hans Hamers and JD editor Dave Bull are proud to announce that they will be working closely in the future to bring the very best info, news, advice and fun to the good folks of GA! Watch these spaces!
To let or not to let ?
in a mess
A JD reader’s experience is a warning to others
and had been for some 3 years was in the front garden and was in tatters. There
had
not
been a mark on
Firstly, let’s get this straight, when I mention ‘mess’
Home owner in Spain? Yes. Economic downturn? Yes.
it when we left it.
it doesn’t mean I’m not going to go on about the
Can’t afford to come to Spain as often? Yes. Makes
The fans in the
Spanish legal system (which is in a mess) or the
sense to let the property out????NO NO NO NO.
lounge
Spanish bureaucracy (which is also a mess), or local
Why?????????
filthy,
politics (which is in the shit) but will I want to say
The story begins. Some seven or eight years ago we
dirt as were the voils
is what a bloody mess the place is. Litter, rubbish,
went on an Atlas inspection trip with our cousin. Many
and the windows. We couldn’t find our
dead cow you name it, it’s there somewhere on the
people dream of having a home abroad and we felt
toaster, iron, kettle, dishes and other ornaments and
side of a road near you... If you live in luxury, over-
that we may be able to actually live the dream. We
pots. We complained to the letting agent and she
looking the surf and the serfs, then you can stop
worked really hard to pay for it doing without holidays
came round with the itinerary and said she didn’t
reading now as this will not apply to you. If you own
and treats and saving every penny besides what we
know where they were but she’d remembered
the mountain you live on, you too can put this book
had already saved. We eventually managed to buy
that there was no toaster when she went through
down now and go and whip a slave or something. If
a house without getting a mortgage. We bought
the itinerary with the tenant when they first moved
you’re rich and lonely and possibly not long for this
off plan and waited for fifteen long months until
in. The next day we went out and bought an iron.
planet…call me, I’ll be your friend.
we finally got the keys to our beautiful property in
That night we went into the basement to bring up
Spain. It was a dream come true for us. The furniture
some of the things we had stored in the basement
The place is filthy, which is in direct contrast to the
packages offered by Atlas were very nice but lots of
and underneath our boxes were two other boxes
Spanish - who are fastidious about keeping a clean
people were going to have the same so we opted
that we’d not noticed that were not the same as our
house and still wash down the doorstep and pave-
to buy good quality furniture that was special to us
boxes. The tenants had boxed some of our things
ments outside of their town houses. But get them
and reflected our taste and personalities. We came
up so that they could use their own. This was fine
out of the front door and conveniently, for them, the
over five or six times a year, showed it off to our
but I was surprised that although the letting agent
whole world becomes their bin. Try driving behind
family and friends, in short we were so very proud of
had denied there was a toaster, the first thing we
one of them on a scooter and you’ll get a better
our achievement and fell in love with our house as
saw when we opened the first box was….yes you
idea of what I mean. I’ve had a whole (full) ashtray
it became our home. We used to feel really excited
guessed it A TOASTER. The next thing we noticed was
emptied out the window of a car in front of me and
at the prospect of coming ‘home’ every couple of
a burn mark in the sofa. When we challenged the
numerous Big bloody Mac boxes have clattered me
months. We loved our home and the area in which
letting agent about this she said that he tenants had
and the bike. Watch them with a packet of chewing
it was situated.
mentioned that to her the day after they moved in. If
gum, or a new pack of cigarettes; the wrapper goes
The credit crunch hit and our business at home was
this was the case I wonder why we weren’t informed.
on the floor the moment they leave the shop – and
not doing so well so we needed to invest more time
Nobody has ever smoked in our house. Towards the
that’s just the police. Seriously, they are as bad as
and effort into it. This meant that the house in Spain
end of the week we noticed that the remote for
anyone. The good thing is they will get people who
was left empty for long periods.
the air conditioning unit in the spare bedroom was
have been a bit naughty, and have been sentenced
We had a chance discussion with an acquaintance
missing as was the key for the security gates onto the
to do community service, to clear it up. The bad
who told us that she was a letting agent and could
balcony. We had to pay for the replacement remote
thing is that within twenty four hours the litter will
rent out our house on either short or long term lease.
and a new lock because the letting company had
start to build up again.
We were given lots of reassurance that she had done
given the tenants the whole bond back.
this many times and that she was quite successful.
The tenants had also put some kind of shelf up in
We decided to go with a 6 month lease to start
the kitchen drilling holes into the wall tiles. They had
with. This was arranged between her and a Spanish
removed the shelf and we were left with four large
couple who were lovely. We were sad at the fact
holes with bright red rawl plugs.
that we couldn’t go to the house for a while but felt
from the basement were in the spare bedroom and
lucky pie
were caked
in
LA M ARI
NA
Our bunk beds
as it had not been used for a while it was practical
the double bed from the spare room was in the
You may have seen it if you've dipped your fingers
to rent out.
basement. The expensive bedding on the double
in recently, and if not...well, here it is...Jungle
There were conditions in the contract that stated
bed had been washed with coloured washing and
Drums photographer Mark Welton had one of his
no changes were to be made in the house without
was grey and most of the bedding for the bunk beds
excellent photos chosen to go on the once lottery
expressed permission and that any breakages or
was missing, including the quilts.
damage other than wear and tear would be paid for
We needed all of the problems sorting and as we
out of the 500 euro bond. The only change we were
knew the letting agents husband was the local
consulted about and agreed to was for the tenants
handy man we asked him to sort them, thinking that
to put up a child safety gate.
the letting agent would pay to have the jobs done,
When the couple who were in the army were both
particularly as she had not done her job properly
posted to Germany we were given one months
in the first place. She should not have given back
notice to quit which was a lot less than we had
the bond especially since she reports that she went
agreed.
through the itinerary with the tenants as they left.
The letting agent gave them the 500 euro bond
Unfortunately she didn’t pay. The last few times we
back. Soon after the property was let again to an
have been to our house we have spent our time
English family who stayed for only one month. They
cleaning and rearranging furniture and trying to
said that the house was too small so we were very
make it feel like home again. It has cost us dearly, not
understanding and allowed once again for them to
only financially but emotionally too.
stay for a short time. When they left the letting agent
The only thing the letting agent did for her 50 euros a
asked would we like her to arrange for a cleaning
month was to let us down
firm to go in and clean the house throughout. She
Our words of warning are to be very careful if you are
pointed out that this would include windows, voils
letting your property and make sure that if you do
and fans. We agreed a 50 euro quote and the work
you hold onto the bond yourself until you are satisfied
went ahead.
that the tenants have looked after your property as
When we went back to the house for the first time our
you would yourself.
hearts sunk. The first thing that struck us was the table
Yours sadly
ticket on the 3rd ofJuly - which is sold nationwide. Good eh? Amazing what you can achieve with such a terrible accent
Coupon shot shows mid channel battle for first place.
The lottery ticket was issued to celebrate the annual Tabarca - Santa Pola swimming race which attracts swimmers from all over the world.....see next months Jungle Drums for coverage of this fantastic event.
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is applied. This is a state levied tax on second and subsequent transfers of a property, which amounts to the rate of 7% of the value declared in Title Deeds, and again must paid within a period of 30 working days. In both cases, new and resale properties, the mortgage for the purchase is then also subject to Stamp Duty Tax (AJD). This amount is represented by 1% of the mortgage liability. In case of a mortgage for the purchase of a new home which provides the primary residence, the rate would be reduced to 0.50% of the mortgage
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In the case of purchasing a new home, the buyer must
This is a council tax, levied annually on Real Estate
firstly pay directly to the Promoter-seller the amount of
Property, both rustic and urban, and is calculated by
applicable “Impuesto sobre el Valor Añadido” (IVA). From
applying a tax rate or percentage to the “catastral”
the 1st July 2010 the general rate will be 8% of the price
value of the property (the value of the property / land,
on the Title Deed, obligating the promoter-seller to pay
not the perceived selling value of the property), and the
the said amount the to “Hacienda Pública”. The buyer
minimum for this tax is set at 0.4% for urban property
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THE ISLES OF DOGS by Malcolm Palmer
No, nothing to do with the muddy shores
Partridges are Barbary ones.
of the Thames, at all. The Canaries
Raptors are few and far-between, but
derive their name from the fact that
Common Buzzard, Kestrel, and Barbary
early visitors found the islands home to
Falcon are to be found, and thre is
a great many dogs – if you know your
always a chance of an Egyptian Vulture.
Latin, canus is the reference. I thought
Plain Swifts make a (slight) change from
I’d devote this month’s nature column to
Common Swifts.
these Atlantic islands, so easily reached
A real prize is one of the two rare
from here, with their balmy, year-round
endemic pigeons, Laurel and Bolle’s
climate, cheap flights and great hotel
Pigeons, and there are Trumpeter Finches
deals.
and Rock Sparrows in some corners of
Some of my favourite destinations,
the island. In summer, one of the several
these, despite the lack of birds. Spend
sea-trips on offer should give you lots
a holiday without budging from Puerto
of big, handsome Cory’s Shearwaters,
de la Cruz, Tenerife, for instance, and
and always chance of something rarer,
you’ll see Spanish Sparrows, (taking the
like the piratical Bulwer’s Petrel. Oh, and
place of House Sparrow) the pestilential
don’t forget to visit the ‘Loroparque’ – I
Collared Dove, Blackbirds, Blackcaps,
hate zoos, but this is something else –
feral Rose-ringed Parakeets, and not
the Penguin house is remarkable, and
a lot else, unless you like domestic
you won’t regret the time spent there.
pigeons. But just travel a little (cheap
Then again you could visit a different
to rent a car there!) and go up into
island. Quiet, tranquil Lanzarote, with
the mountains, where you will find the
a great chance of the retiring Houbara
big, amazing Blue Chaffinch, together
Bustard and great little Cream-coloured
with the endemic Goldcrest, Canarian
Coursers, wild, deserted Fuerteventura
Chiffchaff, and local races of Common
has loads of Ravens, migrant waders,
Chaffinch and Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Ground Squirrels, miles of nothing at
Then, in open country, there will be the
all, and the challenge of finding the rare
nice little Berthelot’s Pipit, chances of
and threatened Fuerteventura Chat. All
the rather ‘northern-looking’ Great Grey
these possibilties and more make the
Shrike, and, lurking in a bush, probably
Canaries an attractive option when you’re
a Spectacled Warbler – year-round
considering your next holiday – and I’m
residents. Of course, Canaries are around
not being paid by their Tourist Board!
the agricultural areas, and the only
Perhaps I should be?
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Our Costa Blanca, as we know, is home to lots of immigrants, and you can also meet Brits and all manner of new residents in just about any part of Spain. But, even bigger travellers than the Brits, and arguably the most successful migrants of all, are the Chinese. OK, so there an awful lot of them, but they hole up just about anywhere. Hence, when your boat docks in an Arctic Norwegian port, just about the first thing you see is a Chinese restaurant. I saw one in a tiny village on the farflung Atlantic island of Fuerteventura, and I’ve run across them in countries as far apart as Gambia and Brazil, Turkey and Canada. Chinese restaurants, as with those of other nationalities, are subject to wide variation, from your average ‘Rat and Sick’ joints that serve up fantastically cheap plates of monosodium glutonate, and cobble together a menu for 6 euros, to quite high class restaurants where you can enjoy succulent roast duck and so forth. But the resourceful and incredibly hard-working Chinese are moving very successfully into a lot of other areas – anywhere, in fact, where they can make money with
long hours, family participation, and bit of ingenuity. In parts of Benidorm, it is now quite hard to find a shop that isn’t in Chinese hands, and in suburban San Vicente, where I live, I can think of nine, together with four restaurants – numbers only rivalled by the flourishing ‘Kebap’ joints. (Why ‘kebap’ when in England they write ‘kebab?’) And in Madrid, the Chinese are muscling into the Spanish bar trade, (just as they run chip-shops in Britain) offering beer, wine, and tapas, always at good prices. And, as with the girl who finds the right battery for my watch here, they all speak excellent Spanish, even if they rabbit away to each other in mandarin, confident that we won’t have a clue what they’re saying. Their defect is the confusion of ‘l’ and ‘r’ – extending, is seems, to the written word. I treasure a box my Christmas tree came in, where are emblazoned the words: ‘Albor de navida’ (Arbol de Navidad). But when it comes to integrating, and making a success of immigration, we could do to learn a thing or two from the Chinese.
IT’S BACK – THE BIKINI BASH 2010! Last year SOL Productions, the Costa Blanca’s premier regional TV program for the Ex-Pats celebrated our 5th anniversary with a Guinness World Record attempt. Creating the BIKINI BASH – for the most photographed women in Bikinis in one place! The current record is held by Russia who gathered together 1923 women to take part. In August 2009 an attempt to break that record was also held back in the UK in Southend, but, with just 43 women turning up, we thought we could do better and try and bring the record here to the Costas! Sol Productions held the Bikini Bash on September 20th 2009. We had 143 very brave ladies in bikinis, unfortunately the weather was not on our side, however, support was great, over 2000 turned up on the day to support the event! This year we are going to give it another go! With everyone’s support we are attempting to break the record this, SUNNY! Bikinis Crossed! 28th August! Ladies! IT’S BACK – The Bikini Bash 2010! This time with a Fantastic line up of Entertainment, we
have even got you Mr World and Mr Universe as well as the best singers to salsa dancers, and lots of Fun! Fun! Fun!………. Get ready for the Bikini Bash 2010! The biggest and best party this summer is coming to Campoamor beach, Orihuela Costa! So, Ladies get your bikinis at the ready!………..Gentlemen you are more than welcome to come and support us too!!! Businesses contact us and show your support – your chance to reach a huge audience with a sponsorship of the event. Singer’s get in touch!….. We need you to make the day go with a swing…… We will keep you posted, and give you the up to date information here in the magazine next month. Log on to www.solproductions.tv (Platforms to view the TV systems also available) FACE BOOK : SOL Productions TV Contact us to find out more gina@solproductions.tv Tel: 695 399 841 Tel: 966 761 050
NO SLEEPERS PLEASE… The GA Train got back on track last month and JD were invited along to meet up with the gang who are helping to put the fun back on the streets. Superbly decorated and brand new this Train/Tram/Thingy whatever you want to call it will be circumnavigating the area every day…for ever! Following months of work, and an awful lot of paper shuffling I bet, the Chuffing thing is now moving visitors and residents around GA – and a lot faster than before. Back is our favourite driver – Paco – who’ll you’ll hear (no doubt) before you see him – so come on folks join in the GA fun and hop aboard the best train anywhere along the coast! You’ll be steaming if you don’t…
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Torry Tigers roared the loudest ! ! Torry Tigers, a local 7 a side football team based on the outskirts of Torrevieja, had an action-packed match on Saturday the 19th of June, against a team that flew over from Ireland to play them. At full-time, it was 6-3 to the Torry Tigers. After the match, everyone, including spectaspecta tors, adjourned to a local bar for a couple of hours having a laugh and a bit of banter, ending up with the team from Ireland wanting to come back again to play the Tigers. The Torry Tigers, who you can see in the photo, have been playing 7 a side football in the Torrevieja area every week for just over 9 years, plus they play against visiting teams from the UK and they also organise social events for the players during the year. If anyone fancies keeping fit and having a game of football on top-quality astro-turf once a week, plus making new mates and you’re aged between 20-40, easy going and reliable, why not join them. It’s all English-speaking and new blokes are always assured of a friendly welcome. For more details, just call Dougie on 628 789 335.
WORLD CUP...Just like the war Ok…so the World cup Planner had what readers thought was a cock up on it (we did get a couple of emails: Michael – did you manage to get everything back in the pram af-
terwards…? ) however, in reality we knew that our
onion well need
munching cousins across the English channel may a hand (geddit?) so we gave them another game to
help them along. But, just like World War II the world cup in South Africa has seen the French surrender at the first sign of trouble, Italy nowhere and the Yanks leaving it till the last moment to get involved – meaning once again, it was England against Germany!
Hello again! Isn’t it nice now the weather seems to finally be improving? But how can we live our lives not being at the effect of the weather? I’m not being glib and suggest we can ignore all changes in our lives as if they were all ‘sunny days’. Last month I mentioned a bit about NLP and how effective it can be in developing the positive aspects of our lives, with relatively straight-forward techniques. So how about developing your skills to use an NLP technique called ‘reframing’? Reframing is changing the meaning of an experience or an event by putting another frame around it. It causes you to see things differently, giving a new interpretation, with the result that you arrive at a different conclusion or feeling. Have you ever changed the frame of a picture or photo and noticed it gives a different effect? It can highlight certain areas of the composition, make it appear brighter, more interesting. Well reframing how you speak about, or respond to a situation can alter the ‘picture’ too.
HEALTH CARE IN SPAIN
Spain has managed to avoid paying an estimated 2 billion € a year for the medical treatment of retired Europeans who live in the country. The Spanish Minister for Health, Trinidad Jiménez, has been successful in beating off a Swedish proposal, supported by the British, which suggested that health care be paid for by the country where the EU person has residence, despite the fact that many Britons had been paying into the budgets of the British Health Service. With so many retired Europeans resident in Spain, it was important for Jiménez to get her way at the meeting in Luxembourg, and establish the principle that each country covers the health costs of its own national or foreign residents. Under this arrangement Spain gets some 300 € for each foreign resident, which amounts to some 460 million € a year.
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How do you do this in practical terms? Well you can train yourself to explore different ways of thinking about the same set of events/ issues. Is having a cold a disastrous problem for your work schedule, or a chance for a rest, or something entirely different? Very often the words we use to describe the issue or situation can help to reframe. For example rather than something being awful it could be, interesting, instead of pain in the bum, it’s a challenge, something to get your teeth into! This takes practice. To some of you it maybe sounds unrealistic, like a sticking plaster, but if that’s how you think, that’s the result you will get. Stop yourself if you think like that and reframe……. “He could be right, maybe this is a chance
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to look at things in a new light a small step towards bigger things.” As well as noticing your own ‘frame’ around things, watch and listen to what other people do and say. Are there other ways you could think of the same events? It can have a really freeing effect, helping you to feel more in control of your response to the event or issue and over time you will feel that it doesn’t matter about the weather because you’re the one in control of your response. Now when it rains I think “Thank goodness, those flowers in the corner needed a damned good soak”! If you would like more information about this technique, as I appreciate this is just a snippet of how it works, please contact me nigel@coachonthecouch. co.uk and thanks to those who took the time last month. For those readers based in the UK, watch out for my next 1 day seminar in Birmingham in September – more details next month! Have a great month and enjoy the sunshine, cloud, rain, winds, what ever comes our way …………… Nigel
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the editor didn’t actually mean those markets.. When I was first asked to cobble together fifteen hundred and odd words about “the market” my immediate reaction was, “yeah no worries, my good mate Andy at the Bull and Dog pub in Aspe used to work in the City of London and what he doesn’t know about the markets isn’t worth knowing”. Then the penny dropped and you might well have heard the clang, the editor didn’t actually mean those markets! Slightly embarrassed but undeterred, it was a wee bit late to feign injury and pull out of the job, I gamely pressed on. What follows is a bit of a journey of discovery for yours truly, a chap who, back in dear old Blighty, used to become a tad frustrated, when, six hours after we first started shopping, the girlfriend goes back to the first store we visited to purchase those crucial shoes. Lads you must know what I’m on about!
(pronounced Thocko, it comes from the Arabic
contents of your open handbag or unguarded
translation for market), was my first experience,
back pocket. These things frequently happen and
five years ago, of the fervour that surrounds the
pickpockets rarely work alone.
outdoor market in Spain, and, to be honest, not a
Diminutive Russian lady Lillian, is a familiar sight
lot has changed in the meantime. The place is still
at Zoco market, tucked away in a corner, where
rammed with Sunday morning visitors, the majority
she has worked for the past six years, her and her
of whom probably come most weeks. No signs
colleagues are doing a roaring trade in breakfast
of a crisis here by the looks as envious local town
burgers, sausages, and, presumably the first beers
centre shopkeepers, who would love this kind of
of the day for patient husbands making good use
footfall, look on in frustration.
of the time while their wives go wild in the aisles.
It’s also the kind of place where, if you don’t arrive
Lillian is just one of numerous fast food outlets
early, you’ll need your passport because the car
scattered around the place, every one of which
park is the size of a small county, and, if you’re not
looked packed full of punters.
on the ball, it’s absolutely miles away. An amble
If you’re after a haircut or a handbag, shoes or
round Zoco won’t disappoint, it’s just like a huge
a shower curtain, carrots or condoms, you could
El Corte Inglés in the car park without the hassle of
do far worse than Zoco, it was clear to me why
messing about reading floor plans and using the
people love it, even the car parking was free, but
escalators. The prices are pretty agreeable too!
just watch your back.
Zoco really is the United Nations of Spanish outdoor
I felt far more threatened by the behaviour of the Spanish pensioners..
retail therapy, held once a week, always on a Sunday, you won’t need a hearing aid to pick out German, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian and British accents. Amongst the Brits alone I chalked up dialects from Geordie land, Manchester, the West
it’s just like a huge El Corte Inglés in the car park..
Midlands, London, Yorkshire, Liverpool and the West Country.
Heading back up north, and again on a Sunday
Because of its popularity, I would just add that
morning, a week later my next port of a call was
where unsuspecting Brits gather in large numbers,
to a very familiar place, or rather, just outside of it.
so too do the opportunist thieves. In such a throng
Had I not arrived at about mid-day, the outdoor
of people it’s easy to simply accept a strangers
market inaugurated in April this year, could well
Situated on the San Miguel to Ciudad Quesada
apology for bumping into you, and, while you turn
have been said to be in the shadows of the vast
road, the queue of cars as you approach from
right to make eye contact, an unseen accom-
Estadio Martinez Valero, home to Elche football
either direction is a bit of a give away, Zoco,
plice to your left has filled his or her boots with the
club. Instead, under a cloudless blue sky and
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relentless heat, I spent the hour and a bit of my visit
back of the head by one of seven or eight giant
tioned and high ceilinged pavilion where all kinds
seeking what little shade was available as the sun,
dried flat fish hanging from the top of one stall
of sights and smells assault the senses. Simultane-
directly overhead, did little to discourage bargain
when they were caught by a stiff gust of breeze,
ously! Spain is famous for a selection of delicious
hunters and the plain curious.
I attempted to snatch a few words with an adja-
sausages that put Walls to shame, but it’s the fish
The evening before my visit, the market ground
cent stall holder. Surly Alicantina Manuela Ortiz
counters where things get right interesting. Count
was choc-a-bloc with blue and white shirted
aged 47, told me she first started on the markets
the rings on slabs of tuna with the girth of small
Real-Sociedad fans from San Sebastián, in town for
as a thirteen year old schoolgirl helping her Dad.
tree trunks, swordfish, various unseeing eyes staring
their team’s final fixture of the Segunda ‘A’ season
With the passing of her father fifteen years ago,
back at me from iced trays, prawns that appear
against Elche. The next morning, and with no sign
she took over his stall selling leather goods and
prehistoric and all manner of bizarre looking things
of visiting football fans, I felt far more threatened
what looked to me like trinkets. Now, it’s her way of
I’ve never seen before that, years ago someone,
by the behaviour of the Spanish pensioners as they
life and four times a week she loads her van at the
somewhere must have thought “mmm bet that
went about the business of intimidating stall hold-
crack of dawn to head off to places as far apart
tastes nice” I swear they could have sold me a
ers with their bartering, (regatear), technique.
as Altea and Torrevieja to scratch a living.
piranha.
The local fifty, sixty and seventy year old shoppers appeared to run rings around their considerably younger stall holding suppliers, who, desperate for sales and much needed hard currency, were quickly beaten down as the resident geriatrics organised next weeks meals. I liked this market a lot, perhaps not the busiest
the kinds of things that would smell vile outside in the hot sun..
The final say goes to pensioner, Maria, 70 and her husband Emilio, 72. When asked why the Mercadillo and not Mercadona, the old man nods in silent agreement as she ventures, “it’s just part of our culture, what we do and how we always used to. Everything’s fresh and you can talk to your friends” Watching her just purchased steaks disappearing
which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but, for sure,
Unless you want it cooked on the spot, it’s virtually
beneath greaseproof paper at the hands of a deft
one of the most bustling and very, very Span-
impossible to purchase fresh meat or fish in a typi-
butcher, and, I was tempted to add, “yup, and
ish. Tucked away in the bowels of the stadiums
cal open air, street type market; fruit and veg yes.
no sign of an impatient queue and any of those
enormous curva norte is the hot and airless office
But stuff that, if what you’re after was yesterday
aggravating pings from a bar code scanner” her
of the market administrator, Jose Luis. As I sought
running around in a field or swimming away from a
words resonated.
to avoid his pungent tobacco smoke and with
net, then head for a Mercado de Abastos, which,
So simple but so true.
a strong coffee I didn’t really want, Jose Luis
loosely translated means the place of abundance
explained that the official hours of his market are
or supply. Most medium sized towns have one
7am until about 2pm and that almost invariably,
and it’s generally a covered, cooler market inside
a queue of insomniacs has already formed as the
which the stall holders are licenced to flog you all
traders go about the work of setting up their stalls
the kinds of things that would smell vile outside in
from about six in the morning.
the hot sun. Step inside the Plaza de Abastos in
Having failed to avoid being slapped across the
Santa Pola and it’s like entering a vast, air-condi-
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It’s always a bit unnerving, don’t you think - when
The next thing to happen was I dropped my car keys
you come out of the house and open the gate to
– no there wasn’t a drain – this was a little more awk-
find one stray dog on top of another with its tongue
ward than that because firstly they got stuck on the
pourhanging out of the side of its mouth and sweat pour
bottom of a blind man’s walking stick. I think he may
ing from its forehead. The one below (presumably
have been a little hard of hearing too as he wouldn’t
female) has a look of resigned indifference on her
stop when I asked, or even acknowledge I was there,
face and is checking her nails while Rex gives it all
so a little thought was needed. I got in front of him on
he’s got. This, I’ve found, is just another day in Spain
my knees and with locals looking on in horror I tried
because if you look around you it’s going on every every-
to grab them quickly form the stick as he banged it
where. I don’t mean randy Rex is trying to have his
along the road. That was when they fell…and went
way with everything from a Pekinese to a Brazilian,
between his shuffling feet. Now they bounced from
I mean that everywhere you look there is something
foot to foot as he made his way up the street and un-
‘different’ going on. Although sticking with the ca-
less I was going to take him out like a Prop forward- I
nine world a Yorkshire Terrier moonwalking along the
wasn’t going to get my keys. Luck, for once, was on
pavement was impressive until I realised it was trying
my side, however, as he went into a café and sat
to ‘cover’ it’s number2’s, which were about fifteen
down. Although bending down between his legs
feet away by now.
drew some serious looks…
on a trip to Santa Pola in the car, I’m stuck behind
Still a quiet evening out with a friend shouldn’t throw
a guy pushing a shopping trolley up a hill…with two
up too much excitement should it? I was off for dinner
dogs in it (not Rex, or his partner) and at the top a
in the campo with some friends. The only person go-
approstitute sits in her beach chair wearing a skirt ap
ing that I didn’t know was the German man who was
parently made from one single piece of duct tape
going to give me a lift, he was called Fred. Fred duly
and proves the theory that women are more dexter-
arrived, bang on time as you would expect, in a Su-
ous than us blokes by impressively eating ‘Pippas’,
zuki car that had possibly been previously owned by
chewing gum and smoking all at the same time.
Coco the Clown. The passenger door swung open on
In Santa Pola itself I follow a van that insists on hav-
left-handed bends, meaning I had to grab hold of a
JUST ANOTHER DAY IN SPAIN... Add to the mix the fact that she had a sausage dog called Lancelot...
ing right of way over something coming the wrong
laughing
way up the one way street towards him and
Fred
(who
hadn’t warned
he eventually forces them into a space bebe
me) to stop
tween two parked cars by continually edgedg
myself end-
ing closer and closer. The fact that the other
ing up with
‘vehicle’ was an elderly guy being pushed in a wheelchair by his equally elderly wife - because, as we all know, Spain’s pavements were built for unicycles – seems lost on the van driver who roars past… Choosing a parking space is a little tricky though…if I park in one of the diagonals alongside the road, there’s a (very) good chance I’ll come back to find
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the colour, and imprint, of someone else’s door on
a
my car. Whereas if I go for the street ‘parallel parkpark
face
ing’ option I could find both my bumpers on the
full of
floor when I return. I once came back to a couple
gravel.
changing their baby’s nappy on the bonnet of my
a
car, theirs was parked next to it… Anyway, I parked in
we
town and left the guy in front enough room to swing
and wait while Fred untangled
an oil tanker without using my car to bounce off,
radio aerial - a piece of wire laying across the top of
hopefully, and headed up the road.
the dashboard - from the steering wheel, which was
‘Tienes tobaco por favor?’ A man appeared next
also, apparently, hilarious.
to me, Spanish and reasonably dressed, and smiling
Still, we got there in one piece (can’t say that for the
politely. We just can’t get used to that can we? (The
car) and were met by our host. A host, it turned out,
Spanish see nothing wrong in scrounging a fag from
who couldn’t stop herself from laughing all the time
a foreigner) and so I smiled back and said that I was
or from dancing to every new song that came on
sorry but I had run out and was on my way to get
the stereo. Add to the mix the fact that she had a
some - to which he kindly offered to accompany me.
sausage dog called Lancelot (who was addicted to
He did, and waited outside until I came out and gave
lemons) and a Parrot that said ‘Puta!’ every time you
him not one, but two (he did ask nicely) cigarettes
walked past it and you have an average night (and
before he disappeared.
day) out in Spain…
And at
junchad
t i o n to
s t o p t h e make-shift
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Friends, animal lovers, and Americans…lend me your paws would
Anyone looking to adopt an abandoned dog or cat, or would like
you…and a mop. And if anyone has found a green flip-flop (size
more information on temporary fostering one, should visit the web
10) specifically in the Gran Alacant area – its mine. You see Woopy
site: www.petsinspain.info. The K9 Club will pay for everything when
the Labrador has become part of the family and lovely as she
someone fosters an abandoned pet until a permanent home is
is…she’s also a thief. So my first complaint to K9 animal charity,
found for them.
where we got her from, is that this puppy doesn’t do as it’s told… at all. When I say come – she goes, and when I tell her to sit…
Dave Bull says…
well, there’s something lost in translation there I think…but I always
Since I’ve adopted Woopy K9 have been superb with support, ad-
clear up. However, my second moan is that I ordered a complete
vice and an on-going interest in Woopy’s health and happiness. She
dog, and it appears Woopy (that’s her name by the way) isn’t.
remembers them all well and can’t wait to visit the vet these days,
Yes, she’s got all her limbs, eyes, fur and teeth – which is more
and they can’t believe what she is like after such a serious op. she’s
than I can say for my neighbour Pepe, but she only comes with
now vaccinated and got her passport (dual nationality of course,
one kidney. I know everyone will say it’s ok…she only needs one
so, in theory, she can play for either country when she grows up…)
– it doesn’t matter that the other one isn’t there. But it’s a bit like
and it was all done very easily (and cheaply) with the support and
having a remote control with the Channel 5 button missing –
help of the vets and K9 – a big thanks to Mark Lewis for his advice –
you’d never use it but it’s nice to know it’s there…
sometimes at midnight, get some sleep man! Thanks guys, and Woopy says thanks too…in a stick-your-bum-in-the-
This is Woopy’s story…
air-and-wag-your-tail kinda way…
Woopy was found by a German lady and her husband as they
words Dave Bull - photos Mark Welton - Woopy plays herself
were driving along a main road near to Dolores. She was wandering in and out of the traffic and in great danger of being hit by a vehicle. The German lady took her home and then called Mark Lewis of K9 and he went along with two members of their animal rescue crew to collect the puppy and they could see immediately that she had a problem as she was wet all down one side where she had been laying. They then noticed that a liquid was constantly dripping from her vulva. A visit to the vet clinic and subsequent x-ray revealed a problem with one of her kidneys, also, a tube that should have been connected from one of her kidneys to the bladder was actually by-passing the bladder and was connected directly to her urethra. This is why she was constantly leaking urine. Urgent surgery was necessary and the surgeon vet discovered that one of her kidneys was useless; it had a big hole through it. The other kidney was working correctly so after a telephone conversation we agreed to go ahead and remove the bad kidney and redirect the tube from the kidney to the bladder. This a very difficult and serious operation, it took two vets three hours in the operating theatre. If the other kidney had not been in good condition she would have been put to sleep. After a couple of days in the animal hospital to recover from the surgery she was sent to a K9 Club foster home for convalescing. However,
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A London bond trader parks his brand new Porsche in front of the office to show it off to his colleagues. As he’s getting out of the car, a lorry comes speeding along too close to the kerb and takes off the door before zooming off. More than a little distraught, the banker grabs his mobile and calls the police. Five minutes later, the police arrive. Before the policeman has a chance to ask any questions, the man starts screaming hysterically: ‘My Porsche, my beautiful silver Porsche is ruined. No matter how long it’s at the panel beaters it’ll simply never be the same again!’ After the man finally finishes his rant, the policeman shakes his head in disgust. ‘I can’t believe how materialistic you bloody bankers are,’ he says. ‘You lot are so focused on your possessions that you don’t notice anything else in your life.’ ‘How can you say such a thing at a time like this?’ sobs the Porsche owner. The policeman replies, ‘Didn’t you realise that your right arm was torn off when the truck hit you.’ The banker looks down in horror. ‘BLEEDING HELL!’ he screams........’Where’s my Rolex????....
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plaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine. 'House' for instance, is feminine: 'la casa.' 'Pencil,' however, is masculine: 'el lapiz.' A student asked, 'What gender is 'computer'?' Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether computer' should be a masculine or a feminine noun. Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation. The men's group decided that 'computer' should definitely be of the feminine gender ('la computadora'), because: 1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic; 2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else; 3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval; and 4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it. (THIS GETS BETTER!) The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be Masculine ('elcomputador'), because: 1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on; 2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves; 3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem; and 4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model. The women won. (again)
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Alpha-Cross 01 The first letter of each answer is written next to its clue in alphabetical order. One letter has already been entered. Can you find the words then fit them correctly into the grid?
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1. Extremely cold (5)
1. Chivalrous (7)
4. Out of fashion (5)
2. Guides (5)
8. Communication channel (7)
3. Distinguish (7)
9. Crowd scene actor (5)
4. Writing implement (6)
10. Part of a church (5)
5. Carapace (5)
11. Unlawful (7)
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18. Greek letter (5)
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'Holy Trinity'
'Respect'
The Holy Ghost, Jesus and God decide
Paddy and Sean were on the 8th green by the road at Ro-
to have a day off and play golf. Holy
manby golf club when a funeral cortege passed by as they
Ghost steps on the tee with his silver
were about to play. Paddy removed his cap bowed his head
driver, puts his silver ball on a silver tee and creams his drive 300yds. down the middle of the fairway. Jesus then gets on the tee with his golden driver, puts a gold ball on a gold tee and does the
The police
are called to
a house and find a woman holding a golf club and
and stood in reverence as the cortege passed by.
standing over a blugend
Sean remarked to Paddy as the procession passed, I didn’t
male on the floor, the police
know you were that religious Paddy??
ask is that your husband?
I’m not replied Paddy but I lived with her for 36 years so you
yes she says, then they ask
have to show a little respect, dont you.
is he dead? yes she replies, then they ask is that a 5
same as the Holy Ghost. God pulls his
iron you hit him with? yes
worn and battered old wooden driver
she replies, then they ask
from his bag, steps on the tee and puts
how many times did you
a dirty, cut and scored ball on a broken
hit him? she replies maybe
wooden tee. He takes a mighty heave
4,5,6,7,8 times she replies,
at the ball and slices it. Just then, an
oh bugger it put me down
Eagle was flying by and caught the
for a 6 she says
ball in it's beak and carried it towards the green, and dropped it 20 foot from
A man’s alarm goes off at 5.00am He casually whispers into his wife’s ear – “intercourse or golf course?” His wife does not flinch an inch when replying – “don’t forget your sweater.”
the pin, whereupon a Hedgehog then pushed it with it's nose into the hole. Jesus then turned to God and said "Aw c'mon Dad it's only a !&*%^$£ friendly game!!!
One day, a scotsman went playing golf. After standing a while on the green he asked the boy standing Someone died playing golf... Fred got home from his Sunday round of golf later than normal and very tired. "Bad day at the course?" his wife asked. "Everything was going fine," he said. "Then Harry had a heart attack and died on the 10th tee." "Oh, that's awful!"she said, to which Fred replied "You're not kidding. For the whole back nine it was hit the ball, drag Harry, hit the ball, drag Harry." Four men, well along in years, had played golf as a foursome every Sunday morning, until one of them passed away. The other three asked the club pro if he could find them a compatible gentleman to fill out the foursome again. "No problem," answered the pro. "But, you have to understand," one of the guys, named George, explained, "that Moe, who died, was like our eyes. We're all getting some cataracts, and have trouble seeing the ball. Moe's eyesight was perfect, and he was our spotter." The pro promised to see what he could do, and, when the others returned the following Sunday, he introduced them to a truly ancient looking gentleman, named Bert. "How old are you?" George asked. "I'm ninety-four," Bert responded. "Fabulous," said George. "But how's your eyesight?" At this, Bert blew up. "Don't insult my eyes," he yelled. "I may be old, but I've got 20-20 vision. I have eyes like an eagle. Don't insult me!" "Okay, okay," the others said. "Let's play golf." George was first on the tee, and he hit a long, low drive, that faded significantly after about 200 yards. He turned to Bert. "Did you see where it went?" he asked the ancient one. "Did I see where it went? I told you not to insult my eyesight. Of course, I saw where it went. I've got eyes like an eagle!" Bert yelled. "Okay, I'm sorry," said George. "Where did it go?" Bert dropped his head, and muttered, "Sorry,I forgot."
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LEAVING THE OFFICE EARLY Three girls all worked in the same office with the same female boss. Each day, they noticed the boss left work early. One day the girls decided that when the boss left, they would leave right behind her. After all, she never called or came back to work, so how would she know they went home early?? The brunette was thrilled to be home early. She did a little gardening, spent playtime with her son, and went to bed early. The redhead was elated to be able to get in a quick workout at the spa before meeting a dinner date. The blonde was happy to get home early and surprise her husband, but when she got to her bedroom, she heard a muffled noise from inside. Slowly and quietly, she cracked open the door and was mortified to see her husband in bed with her lady boss!! Gently, she closed the door and crept out of her house. The next day, at their coffee break, the brunette and redhead planned to leave early again, and they asked the blonde if she was going to go with them. “No way”, the blonde exclaimed. “I almost got caught yesterday.”
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time my husband came home drunk, I swished with sweet tea. I swished and swished, and he didn’t touch me!”
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“And you never bloody will if you don’t change
much keeping your mouth
your attitude.”
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JULY 2010 Comedy bunnies / hippopotami / cheetahs and whales are 6.7% better starred than the real thing this month, especially on Tuesday’s and Friday mornings. Approaching from the east is a better strategy for most of the month especially at day break on the 9th in any military maneuver in Iraq or Afghanistan. Favor going up stairs rather than going down them if at all possible for 70% of the time. Wearing sunglasses inside is set to provide a moment of poserintrospection this month, especially if you are also playing a piano or saxophone or guitar at the time. The mixture of your Taurus buff good looks and an ability to play an instrument make you irresistibly attractive to everyone once again this month.
Sunflower, peanut, but not walnut oils are your preferred frying oils this month especially when flipping the contents in the pan is required in any Jamie Oliver inspired cooking performance. Gemini drug dealers should hide their stash particularly securely on the 18th or 28th of the month.
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Bats, birds, bulls, and goats that need milking are all well starred, especially at weekends, as Pluto slowly gesticulates up and down. What you need right now is a period of blind faith and what looks like cherries, as Saturn and Neptune become aligned on your chart that is becoming increasingly difficult to read.
‘Oi, you’, ‘Excuse me, Sir, but are you...?’ and ‘What are you looking at friend?’ are the sort of spontaneous interjections you should expect from people you don’t know this month, in meetings on the street, in car parks, or in darkened alleyways. Your chart is particularly difficult to read this month, but seems to have something to do with some sort of winged Disney character?
Yawns, loud sighs and slurping your tongue with your lips and saying ‘num num’ are all perfectly starred this month. Singing, dancing and walking in the rain continue to be so-soly starred. You will be tempted to go against ages old advice and attempt to teach an old dog a new trick. Saturn will decide if you are successful or not. Greece is the last place on earth you should head towards in July.
Ultimatums, threats with a time limit, or just vanilla spiteful insults, are all well starred this month as Uranus is piqued. An ongoing gang feud, neighbor from hell argument or a contretemps with a shelf stacker in a supermarket, indicates that your need for a period of quiet reflection is needed again once the initial storm has passed. Cushions, a hot drink and a really stupidly loyal pet will probably do the trick unless the pet has been kidnapped again.
Now may be the time to learn how to do one of those backwards summersaults from a standing on your feet to standing on your feet position. Sounds unlike you? That’s because Jupiter has been stopping you even thinking about trying this cool exercise. Until now that is... Double kisses on the cheek greetings like Russians do are very badly starred this month. Use your discretion, and hope Saturn has your back in any subsequent shootouts.
A bird thrown head first at a window by the planet Saturn this month will set in train a miscellany of thoughts surrounding your own mortality which will ultimately lead to the discovery of the joys of poetry of the Dead Poets Society (carpe diem variety) or maybe just a really hairy picture of Robin Williams on Google... Truffles, trifles and trans fatty acids continue to be highly starred, especially in high class dress up to the 9’s parties, luncheons or power suppers.
Every single decision, no matter how seemingly trivial it may appear at the time this month, is potentially of pivotal import later on in the year, in the way small things sometimes make a big difference in a murder mystery television movie, particularly a Columbo. Beware butlers, magicians and anybody who befriends you out of the blue at the end of July just before the unmasking ceremony in the library.
Jupiter has devious plans to test your faith this month: Members of the scientific community are being encouraged to challenge your faith in the unerring accuracy of horoscopes. Never listen to anyone who claims we don’t know what we are saying, we spend years working out what the planets are talking about before we write these predictions. Ultimately it’s up to you to decide, but if the scientist intent on berating your horoscope faith doesn’t go away, ask about the Big Bang Theory...
Dangers of being afflicted with Foreign Accent Syndrome are set to increase 5% for Pisces in Europe this month: 10% chance of French accent, 6% German, 112% Spanish. Mild to medium slanders of people you barely know will come back to haunt you this month, especially if a friend talks behind your back, or you have a radio mic on. Sucking it up is all you can do, really.
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des walk Two blon ilding into a bu ink at ... you’d th them f o e n least o seen e v a h ld wou it.
What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh.
A man came round in hospital after a serious accident. He shouted, ‘Doctor, doc-
Phone answering machine message ... ‘If you want to buy marijuana, press the hash key.’
tor, I can’t feel my legs!’ The doctor replied, ‘I
I went to the butc the oth er day a her ’s nd I bet him 50 quid th at he couldn ’t reach th off the top she e meat lf. He said , ‘No, th e steak are too s high.’
know you can’t, I’ve cut your arms off.’
Our ice-cream man was found lying on the floor of his van covered with hundreds and thousands. Police say that he topped himself.
A man goes to the doctor, with a strawberry growing out of his head. The doctor says, ‘I’ll give you some cream to put on it.’
Two elephants walk off a cliff ... boom, boom!
‘Doc, I can’t stop singing The Green, Green Grass of Home.’ ‘That’s the Tom Jones syndrome.’ ‘Is it common?’
end My fri d in a e drown muesli. f o l rant bow g cur n o r t . As n i him pulled
I went to a seafoo d disco last we ek ... an d pulled a musc le.
A guy goes into the doctor’s. ‘Doc, I’ve got a cricket ball stuck up my bottom.’ ‘How’s that?’ ‘Don’t you start!’
So I was getting into my car, and this bloke says to me, ‘Can you give me a lift?’ I said, ‘Sure, you look great, the world’s your oyster, go for it.’
Apparently, 1 in 5 people in the world are Chinese. There are 5 people in my family, so it must be one of them. It’s not me so it’s either my Mum or my Dad, my older brother Colin or my younger brother HoCha-Chu. I think it’s Colin.
to the vet. ‘My dog’s cross-eyed, is there anything you can do for him?’ ‘Well,’ says the vet, ‘let’s have a look at him.’ So he picks the dog up and examines his eyes, then checks
‘It’s not unusual.’
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his teeth. Finally, he says, ‘I’m going to have to put him down.’ ‘What, because he’s crosseyed?’ ‘No, because he’s really heavy.’
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Hard Soduku
TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell ‘crocodile?’ GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L’ TEACHER: No, that’s wrong GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it. TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water? DONALD: H I J K L M N O. TEACHER: What are you talking about? DONALD: Yesterday you said it’s H to O.
Wordoku
TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn’t have ten years ago. WINNIE: Me! TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty? GLEN: Well, I’m a lot closer to the ground than you are.
Crossword 1
TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with ‘ I. ‘ MILLIE: I is... TEACHER: No, Millie..... Always say, ‘I am.’ MILLIE: All right... ‘I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.’ TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father’s cherry tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn’t punish him? LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand...
Crossword 2
TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating? SIMON: No sir, I don’t have to, my Mom is a good cook. TEACHER: Clyde , your composition on ‘My Dog’ is exactly the same as your brother’s. Did you copy his? CLYDE: No, sir. It’s the same dog. TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested? HAROLD: A teacher
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DIGINOVA Santa Pola Tel: 660 631 380 REFORMNOVA Gran Alacant Tel 96 541 4040
HOUSEHOLD SERVICES MOZISTOP All Areas Tel. 659 259 319
INSURANCE ALMARCHA INSURANCE La Marina Tel. 96 572 9747 GLOBELINK All Areas Tel. 96 626 5000 PERPETUO SOCORRO La Zenia Tel. 678 570 632 ROWLAND INSURANCE Santa Pola Tel 96 541 3076 SANTA LUCIA Gran Alacant Tel. 685 161 183
KENNELS JEAN & DAVE’S Hondon Tel. 660 969 529 LEZSONJA’S BOARDING KENNELS Sax, Tel 96 618 283
KITCHENS
REMOVALS MISTER VAN All Areas Tel. 697 775 588 TRUCK IT All Areas Tel. 96 644 1779
RESTAURANTS AGRA INDIAN RESTAURANT Guardamar Tel. 96 572 8457 COCOA’S Gran Alacant Tel. 96 669 8509 GRILL FLAVOUR Gran Alacant Tel. 96 669 9099 LOS LUNARES Gran Alacant Tel 96 669 5399 OUR PLAICE FISH & CHIPS La Marina Tel. 96 679 5418 SAFFRON Gran Alcant Tel. 96 669 8098 SUNSET BAR Gran Alacant Tel. 664 277 986 WISHING WELL Dolores Tel. 96 671 1653
SHOES SALVADOR ARTESANAO Elche Tel. 96 667 5441
SIGNS / SIGN WRITING
CARLTON KITCHENS All Areas Tel. 650 587 361
CORTES SIGNS Santa Pola Tel. 686 464 076
JLCA LAWYERS Gran Alacant Tel: 966 698 796
JLCA LAWYERS Gran Alacant Tel: 966 698 796 PELLICER HEREDIA Alicante/Hondon + Tel. 96548 0737
MORTGAGES
MOSQUITO NETS MOZISTOP All Areas Tel. 659 259 319
NATURE
MALCOLM PALMER Santa Pola Tel 96 608 2454
NURSING CARE IN THE COMMUNITY All areas Te. 96 597 5459
OPTICIANS CENTRAL OPTICA Gran Alacant Tel 966 698 802 GRAN PLAYA OPTICA Santa Pola Tel. 96 669 1208 SPECSAVERS Torrevieja Tel. 96 692 7249
OSTEOPATH ROSA MARTINEZ Gran Alacant Tel 616 779 034
PAINTERS / DECORATORS MAYO Gran Alacant Tel 665 063 228 REFORMNOVA Gran Alacant Tel 96 541 4040 CLINICA VETERINARIA Santa Pola Tel 96 669 2328
PETS LEZSONJA’S BOARDING KENNELS Sax Tel 96 618 2838 MOUNTAIN VIEW CAT HOTEL Hondon Tel. 96 667 7273
PHYSIOTHERAPY ROSA MARTINEZ Gran Alacant Tel 616 779 034
PLUMBERS DMF PLUMBING All Areas Tel. 96 679 9740 REFORMNOVA Gran Alacant Tel 96 541 4040
POSTAL EASYPOST All Areas Tel. 96 672 0959
PROPERTY RENTALS GRUPO ALICANTE All Areas Tel. 626 393 214 OPI RENTALS Gran Alacant Tel. 96 669 7438 La Marina Tel. 96 679 5422 INVEST SPAIN Elche Tel. 96 542 9396
SOLICITORS
SUNBLINDS TOLDOS PENALVER Santa Pola Tel. 96 543 2350
SUPERMARKETS AJ’s Hondon Nieves Tel. 96 548 0718 SWIMMING POOL (MAINTAINANCE)
GA POOLS Gran Alacant Tel 628 030 184 IMPERIAL POOLS La Marina Tel. 96 677 3079 PJ’s All Areas Tel 619 501 657 SWIMMING POOL (CONSTRUCTION)
REFORMNOVA Gran Alacant Tel 96 541 4040
TAX ADVICE ANDREA BURNS Gran Alacant Tel 96 669 7824 JLCA LAWYERS Gran Alacant Tel: 966 698 796
TOBACCO ESTANCO 7 Santa Pola Tel. 96 669 4716
TRANSLATORS ANDREA BURNS Gran Alacant Tel 96 669 7824 MITCH BULL Gran Alacant Tel. 638 608 422
TRANSPORT AIRPORT FLYER All Areas Tel. 618 834 774 TAXI Santa Pola Tel 609 959 408
TV DIGINOVA Santa Pola Tel 660 631 380 SIMULSAT Santa Pola Tel. 677 878 210
VETS CLINICA VETERINARIA Santa Pola Tel 96 669 8463
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Wednesday and Saturday
DISCO & kARAOKE
Live music EVERY FRIDAY with various local artists
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SPORTS
FOUR GIANT PLASMA SCREENS ALL MAJOR SPORT EVENTS including The World Cup Final on July 11th
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Different drinks promotions Complimentary Wi-Fi
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The pantry kitchen at Flannagan’s
welcomes you to: our incredible steak nights every Tuesday, starting July the 6th. Sirloin steak served with home made onion rings, grilled vegetables and chips
ONLY 9.95€
Alternatively, Fillet steak with all the same trimmings only 14.95€
Why not try our much talked about
A full three courses, with your choice of a combination of 5 starters, 5 main courses and 5 desserts all for only 12.95€ If that’s too much,
just the Main Course great value at 7.95€
or maybe you’d prefer something special from our A La Carte menu
ALL HOME MADE ON THE PREMISES And, for the early starters, our authentic
Irish breakfasts are served daily.
FLANNAGAN’S IRISH MUSIC MAR - PLAZA MAYOR - GRAN ALACANT
AVAILABLE FOR FUNCTIONS
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