Fame at lastFebruary was an inter-esting month for me, if only for the fact that a woman in my local bar (who was here on holiday for two weeks) managed to fall off of the same bar stool virtually every night – but full marks for perseverance I say, and good on her for helping the Spanish economy along a little, especially whoever it is who makes Sangria in (breakable) bottles. Still, I got recognised by her, ‘you’re that bloke wot wrote that book!’ she mentioned a helped her up, once more.

either that or I’m becom-

ing even more of a wimp

because I’m thinking of

claiming for the winter fuel

payment – it’s been freez-

ing! Well…not actually freez-

ing, but near enough for a

country that boasted tem-

peratures over 40 degrees

just six short months ago.

It would help if the houses

here had a little more insula-

tion than a solid concrete

wall that manages somehow

to suck every drop of heat

from the room the instant

I turn off the gas heater.

If you could see our pho-

tographer, Mark Welton at

home in the evenings you’d

be forgiven for thinking that

he’s turned into one of those

lonesome nutters that wears

all their clothes and possibly

has a few rooms filled with

old newspapers for some

reason. If I see him in town

with a TV in a shopping

trolley and a dog I’ll know

he’s finally flipped his lid I

guess…

A packed mag as ever with

info about getting your car

an ITV, an interview with a

couple of the busiest expat

lawyers on the Costa more

fiscal stuff from the lovely

Andrea Burns and (not

forgetting) a cracking joke

or two – we seem to have

picked on nuns this month…

although the one about

Renault creating the perfect

car for women is possibly

fatal for whoever sent it in

(any complaints I’ll happily

give up the senders name

ladies).

Enjoy the magazine in the

warm if you can but if you

are still cold – I’ve found the

ideal remedy, hit the bars.

You’ll be warm, welcome and

by the time you leave (as in

my case) you won’t be both-

ered by the temperature,

although I’m not sure if it

was the alcohol or not but I

swore I saw two penguins on

the way home…either that or

they were very short nuns…

Spare a thought for those

less fortunate than your-

selves (that’ll be you guys

living and reading this in the

UK…sorry) but we know that

this month things are going

to warm up a fair bit and

about six short weeks we’ll

be colour matching our flip-

flops with our leg-warmers

(or is that just me) but soon

we’ll have forgotten the cold

of the winter and be saying

‘innit hot?’ great…innit..?

Spain is getting colder each win-ter, definitely…

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If there is one thing that fills me with dread, as it did when we lived in the UK, it is the yearly pilgrimage to spend a full day at a shopping-centre which shall not be named.Let’s just say that this particular Scandinavian

store is generally situated on the outskirts of

most major cities throughout Europe, and has

a corporate colour scheme similar to an ‘Oirish’

airline that employs similar business ethics:

Showing a total disregard and lack of respect for

your customers.

The last time the dreaded excursion was forced

upon we must have circumvented the car park

at least a dozen times before abandoning the

car about a mile away to walk to the store. On

actually reaching the front entrance we had to

queue to get in. Honestly, there was a team of

Blue and Yellow clad bouncers on the door that

looked about as butch as Graham Norton at a

Mardi Gras, telling people that the store was full

and that they were enforcing a ‘one in, one out’

policy !

Honestly, I’m there with a pocket full of cash

(despite ‘El Creesis’) and they are doing all they

can to discourage me from getting through the

door.

Fortunately / Unfortunately (depending how you

look at it) We live about 3 hours away, so the

last thing I want to do is go away and try again

another day, so we stuck it out.

30 mins later we were given the enormous

honour of being allowed into the store

to spend our hard earned

cash there,

but our daughter was feeling the effects of

boredom after being forced to queue up like a

refugee waiting for a cupful of rice.

So the first thing we did was check her into the

play gym thing to let her blow off a bit of steam

whilst we wandered around the store to look for

these things that we apparently needed.

Now if there are five things that hack me off

about this store it is these:

1.) Which Nazi decided that I had to follow a

certain route around the store like a mouse in a

maze? Which Fascist decided to put choke points

on every corner where I would be encouraged to

pick up a catalogue and a 2” long blunt pencil,

whilst trying to squeeze past Grannies with

weirdly shaped shopping trolleys?

2.) What is this fascination with rugs, lamps,

Candles, Pot Pourri and cushions? - Maybe it’s a

woman thing, but have you ever heard a (Het-

erosexual) man ever declare that ‘There isn’t

enough cushions in here’, or ask ‘Shall I light

another candle?’... ?

3.) Shoddily made doesn’t do the description of

most of their furniture justice. Unless you only

intend whatever it is that you bought to last 2

years at most, you will be disappointed. Every

time the wind blows the compressed fibreboard

swells and splits or the screws rattle loose in

their holes. I’d prefer to pay a few extra quid

and buy some proper furniture that I didn’t have

to make myself from the contents of a Christmas

cracker.

Either way, I Know Everything’s Awful (... that

Grammar School education wasn’t

wasted...)

4.) Honestly,

what is it about

the names? I

get the idea that

they are trying to

be ‘European’ and

all that, but calling

something as mun-

dane as a Bookshelf

‘Spunk’, or a coffee

table ‘Ploppy’ doesn’t

really sell it to me.

5.) The ‘marketplace’ :

even as a hardened cynic

I get suckered into buying crap that I don’t want

or need : Light bulbs, Batteries, Tea-Lights,

Cutlery, Interesting Kitchen Utensils.... all which

I would never have thought about buying else-

where and if, for no other reasons, than because

I have an empty basket.

But the thing that really pushed me over the

edge were the jobsworths manning the highly

dangerous and demanding position of watching

over the play-gym.

On palming your offspring off on the unsus-

pecting attendant you are normally given a 45

minute ticket in exchange for 1 Euro. Quite rea-

sonable. However, the store is laid out in such

a fashion that it is impossible to get all the way

round and pay for your goods in time to collect

your child at the agreed time.

So being the generous soul that I am, I volun-

teered to forego ‘the Marketplace’ and spend

the 15 mins following the yellow line zig-zagging

back through the store against the tide of people

walking in the opposite direction, to collect my

daughter.

I got to the desk and pointed to my daughter,

but as my other half had actually signed the

indemnity form, the jobsworth would not let my

daughter leave – despite that she was cling-

ing to my leg asking me to buy her a Swedish

hot dog. I showed Sr Jobsworth my driving

licence and passport, proving how my name and

address matched that of both my OH and my

daughter. Still they would not let her leave in my

possession.

So I tried to call the OH on her mobile but, for

the love of sweet baby Jesus, the store is so

vast that it is impossible to get a signal so far

inside and away from the real world!

So I had to spend another 15 mins walking back

along the yellow zig-zaggy line to find the Mrs

deep in contemplation in a major pot-pourri de-

cision, to tell her that she had to go all the way

back to collect our daughter. Which naturally, I

got the blame for.

So finally we got to the checkout, to pay for

the vast array of goods that we had travelled 2

hours to get to, 30 mins queuing to get to see,

30 mins with childcare issues, only to be told

that there was an estimated wait of 30 mins at

the Cash desks due to the volume of shoppers

compared to the shortage of cashiers. (Shortage

of Cashiers? – With a 23% rate of Unemploy-

ment in Spain?)

I can’t for the life in me think why we only make

it a once in a year event.

Mr GrumpyShopping in the shop that

shall remain nameless

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If there is one thing that fills me with dread, as it did when we lived in the UK, it is the yearly pilgrimage to spend a full day at a shopping-centre which shall not be named.Let’s just say that this particular Scandinavian

store is generally situated on the outskirts of

most major cities throughout Europe, and has

a corporate colour scheme similar to an ‘Oirish’

airline that employs similar business ethics:

Showing a total disregard and lack of respect for

your customers.

The last time the dreaded excursion was forced

upon we must have circumvented the car park

at least a dozen times before abandoning the

car about a mile away to walk to the store. On

actually reaching the front entrance we had to

queue to get in. Honestly, there was a team of

Blue and Yellow clad bouncers on the door that

looked about as butch as Graham Norton at a

Mardi Gras, telling people that the store was full

and that they were enforcing a ‘one in, one out’

policy !

Honestly, I’m there with a pocket full of cash

(despite ‘El Creesis’) and they are doing all they

can to discourage me from getting through the

door.

Fortunately / Unfortunately (depending how you

look at it) We live about 3 hours away, so the

last thing I want to do is go away and try again

another day, so we stuck it out.

30 mins later we were given the enormous

honour of being allowed into the store

to spend our hard earned

cash there,

but our daughter was feeling the effects of

boredom after being forced to queue up like a

refugee waiting for a cupful of rice.

So the first thing we did was check her into the

play gym thing to let her blow off a bit of steam

whilst we wandered around the store to look for

these things that we apparently needed.

Now if there are five things that hack me off

about this store it is these:

1.) Which Nazi decided that I had to follow a

certain route around the store like a mouse in a

maze? Which Fascist decided to put choke points

on every corner where I would be encouraged to

pick up a catalogue and a 2” long blunt pencil,

whilst trying to squeeze past Grannies with

weirdly shaped shopping trolleys?

2.) What is this fascination with rugs, lamps,

Candles, Pot Pourri and cushions? - Maybe it’s a

woman thing, but have you ever heard a (Het-

erosexual) man ever declare that ‘There isn’t

enough cushions in here’, or ask ‘Shall I light

another candle?’... ?

3.) Shoddily made doesn’t do the description of

most of their furniture justice. Unless you only

intend whatever it is that you bought to last 2

years at most, you will be disappointed. Every

time the wind blows the compressed fibreboard

swells and splits or the screws rattle loose in

their holes. I’d prefer to pay a few extra quid

and buy some proper furniture that I didn’t have

to make myself from the contents of a Christmas

cracker.

Either way, I Know Everything’s Awful (... that

Grammar School education wasn’t

wasted...)

4.) Honestly,

what is it about

the names? I

get the idea that

they are trying to

be ‘European’ and

all that, but calling

something as mun-

dane as a Bookshelf

‘Spunk’, or a coffee

table ‘Ploppy’ doesn’t

really sell it to me.

5.) The ‘marketplace’ :

even as a hardened cynic

I get suckered into buying crap that I don’t want

or need : Light bulbs, Batteries, Tea-Lights,

Cutlery, Interesting Kitchen Utensils.... all which

I would never have thought about buying else-

where and if, for no other reasons, than because

I have an empty basket.

But the thing that really pushed me over the

edge were the jobsworths manning the highly

dangerous and demanding position of watching

over the play-gym.

On palming your offspring off on the unsus-

pecting attendant you are normally given a 45

minute ticket in exchange for 1 Euro. Quite rea-

sonable. However, the store is laid out in such

a fashion that it is impossible to get all the way

round and pay for your goods in time to collect

your child at the agreed time.

So being the generous soul that I am, I volun-

teered to forego ‘the Marketplace’ and spend

the 15 mins following the yellow line zig-zagging

back through the store against the tide of people

walking in the opposite direction, to collect my

daughter.

I got to the desk and pointed to my daughter,

but as my other half had actually signed the

indemnity form, the jobsworth would not let my

daughter leave – despite that she was cling-

ing to my leg asking me to buy her a Swedish

hot dog. I showed Sr Jobsworth my driving

licence and passport, proving how my name and

address matched that of both my OH and my

daughter. Still they would not let her leave in my

possession.

So I tried to call the OH on her mobile but, for

the love of sweet baby Jesus, the store is so

vast that it is impossible to get a signal so far

inside and away from the real world!

So I had to spend another 15 mins walking back

along the yellow zig-zaggy line to find the Mrs

deep in contemplation in a major pot-pourri de-

cision, to tell her that she had to go all the way

back to collect our daughter. Which naturally, I

got the blame for.

So finally we got to the checkout, to pay for

the vast array of goods that we had travelled 2

hours to get to, 30 mins queuing to get to see,

30 mins with childcare issues, only to be told

that there was an estimated wait of 30 mins at

the Cash desks due to the volume of shoppers

compared to the shortage of cashiers. (Shortage

of Cashiers? – With a 23% rate of Unemploy-

ment in Spain?)

I can’t for the life in me think why we only make

it a once in a year event.

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Mr GrumpyShopping in the shop that

shall remain nameless

to spend our hard earned

cash there,

to make myself from the contents of a Christmas

cracker.

Either way, I Know Everything’s Awful (... that

Grammar School education wasn’t

wasted...)

4.) Honestly,

what is it about

the names? I

get the idea that

they are trying to

be ‘European’ and

all that, but calling

something as mun

dane as a Bookshelf

‘Spunk’, or a coffee

table ‘Ploppy’ doesn’t

really sell it to me.

5.) The ‘marketplace’ :

even as a hardened cynic

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Tuesday – Open from 1pm

Bingo starts 1.30pm

Steak Night from 7pm

Wednesday – Open from 1.30pm

Spanish class starts 2pm

Thursday – Open from 4pm

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Disco with DJ Tony Hall from 10pm

Saturday – Open from

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Sunday – Open from

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Spanish tax authorities are ex-

ercising a tighter control over

outstanding tax debts to fill the

till and it seems no fish is too

small to fry. It might be a pru-

dent move to straighten up a

few issues that have not been

handled altogether correctly

before it is brought to one’s at-

tention by the dreaded authority

itself.

The correct taxes that have to

be paid when one is a resident

or a non-resident and what to do

when this status is changed or

reversed is often a little unclear

to the average house owner.

This uncertainty may become

cause for a few bothersome

moments if they had been han-

dled incorrectly and are subse-

quently pointed out in a formal,

incomprehensive letter courtesy

of the “Administración de Haci-

enda”, usually mentioning a fine

and, if gone unattended, a sei-

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Here is the clear distinction:

RESIDENTS:

• Aresidentisanyonehold-

ing a valid resident certificate or

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• The bank is correctly in-

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resident

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tax

• Due in May/June for the

previous tax year

NON-RESIDENTS: • A non-resident is anyone

holding only an N.I.E. number.

• The bank is correctly in-

formed about your status as a

non-resident

• Annual non-resident’s

wealth +income tax

• DuebetweenJan/Decfor

the previous tax year

When a change from one status

to the other occurs you simply

make sure that you also change

to the correct taxes.

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IT’S A ST PATRICK’S PARTY WEEKEND AT TIMES SQUARE!

LET’S ALL PARTY LIKE A PADDY!

Monday – Bar &Restaurant closed

Tuesday – Open from 1pm

Bingo starts 1.30pm

Steak Night from 7pm

Wednesday – Open from 1.30pm

Spanish class starts 2pm

Thursday – Open from 4pm

Friday – Open from 4pm

Disco with DJ Tony Hall from 10pm

Saturday – Open from

1pm – Live Sports on big screens

Sunday – Open from

1pm for Sunday lunch

Irish Pub & Restaurant

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(all day from 1pm till 9pm)Seafood Chowder

Irish MeatloafSmoked Salmon Salad

Irish Lamb StewSteak & Guinness Pie

Boiled Bacon & Cabbage

Apple Tart & CreamBailey’s CheesecakeIrish Whiskey Trifle

Three Courses 12.50€

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SEA KLEAR products for pools and hot tubs now

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Selection of golf accesories in

store

SouthamptonIt turns out the two spent a year at Southampton

Institute of international law and while there they

worked to pay their way, and possibly sample the

British hostelries now and again...? Plus having

spent a good deal of the work hours dealing with

Brits (in English) I guess it’s no surprise that the

two of them speak English so well. Also a spell

in supermarket ASDA gave them some pocket

money to help see them through their studies.

Having studied law together at Alicante univer-

sity, Pedro who is now 35 and Ignacio (34) went

their separate ways for a little while - working

at opposite ends of the Costa Blanca - before

finally teaming up and forming Pellicer Heredia

Solicitors and using their understanding of Brit-

ish people to build a firm of three offices with a

fourth opening in Ciudad Quesada

very soon.

FamilyBoth family men, Pedro lives with his wife and

two year old son, Pablo, and enjoys sailing and

playing chess in his spare time (although I didn’t

get chance to ask, but I don’t think he does both

at the same time…). Ignacio likes to go places

in his spare time (literally) as he prefers to be ei-

ther walking, either with or without his adopted

dog –the very cute Mary - or cycling, and spend-

ing time with his wife and new born son, Arturo,

who

is six weeks old. (I’d guess sleeping could

be added to that list too -now the little one is

here…).

They’ve both been bitten by the golf bug recently

too, although with young families and a busy

law practice on the go they’ll probably have a

reasonable excuse if their handicaps don’t start

dropping. They also want (when they have more

time) to get involved in more sports – I don’t

know where they get the energy; I’m getting tired

writing this…

The guys are fully qualified and, as I said before,

their clients benefit from them having worked

in England, and being qualified barrister’s they

can represent clients at any level including in the

Spanish high courts (let’s hope it doesn’t come

to that!).

I know from experience that they’ll talk to you

about the possible final cost of things rather than

surprise you with a final bill with a figure that

pos

sibly has too many zeros…

The other thing to mention is because you’re an

All Abroad reader; they let you take advantage of

them and are offering a free first consultation - on

a no obligation basis.

British ConsulateAs I said at the top of this article I met Ignacio

in the building that houses the British Consul

(which if you haven’t been is in Plaza Calvo Sote-

lo, near to Cortes Ingles in the centre of Alicante)

and their offices are there too and thankfully on

the first floor!

With the constantly changing residency, health,

property, and taxation laws (sometimes because

of those wonderful people at the EU…) and leg-

islation in general, it is often confusing for us

expats to understand, however, because of their

experience, I found the partners manage to see

things from my point of view, which, trust me, is

really handy. I don’t know how many times I’ve

sat in front of a lawyer thinking I understood

when in reality I was miles off…

Anyway, to finish up Ignacio and Pedro can visit

you at home if that makes things easier, and for

those unable to travel they are prepared to try

to meet the clients on a local basis. I’ve always

found it easier and quicker to contact them and

explain my problem and they always find a way

of fitting me in. so if you need some help under-

standing the Spanish law or just have a ques-

tion, give the guys a call and see for yourself how

simple, and friendly they’ve made things – even

their staff speaks perfect English!

Dave Bull shares a coffee with two of Alicante’s busiest solicitors and finds out a bit more about how our some of our Spanish hosts live and work.

I’ve had a few experiences here in Spain with lawyers (any of you that have

read my book will know what I mean…) but since I bumped into a friendly

Spaniard, who speaks (and jokes) with an accent similar to mine, (possibly

a worse sense of humour though..) at the British consulate in Alicante I’ve

changed my mind after discovering, (these guys friendliest solicitors I’ve

ever met) that legal things can be made simple and dealt with efficiently

(useful for people like me).

Since that day I’ve dealt with Ignacio and his partner Pedro (who speaks

English just as well as Ignacio) a lot and found that because they’ve spent so

much time in the UK understanding the legal system it’s made dealing with

all the Spanish paperwork that much easier to understand, and therefore

carry out.

So I decided (over yet another coffee with the gents) to find out a bit more

about them and their lives, and how come the two friends of 17 years (they

met in 1995) speak like me…? Words DAVE BULL photography MARK WELTON

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SouthamptonIt turns out the two spent a year at Southampton

Institute of international law and while there they

worked to pay their way, and possibly sample the

British hostelries now and again...? Plus having

spent a good deal of the work hours dealing with

Brits (in English) I guess it’s no surprise that the

two of them speak English so well. Also a spell

in supermarket ASDA gave them some pocket

money to help see them through their studies.

Having studied law together at Alicante univer-

sity, Pedro who is now 35 and Ignacio (34) went

their separate ways for a little while - working

at opposite ends of the Costa Blanca - before

finally teaming up and forming Pellicer Heredia

Solicitors and using their understanding of Brit-

ish people to build a firm of three offices with a

fourth opening in Ciudad Quesada

very soon.

FamilyBoth family men, Pedro lives with his wife and

two year old son, Pablo, and enjoys sailing and

playing chess in his spare time (although I didn’t

get chance to ask, but I don’t think he does both

at the same time…). Ignacio likes to go places

in his spare time (literally) as he prefers to be ei-

ther walking, either with or without his adopted

dog –the very cute Mary - or cycling, and spend-

ing time with his wife and new born son, Arturo,

who

is six weeks old. (I’d guess sleeping could

be added to that list too -now the little one is

here…).

They’ve both been bitten by the golf bug recently

too, although with young families and a busy

law practice on the go they’ll probably have a

reasonable excuse if their handicaps don’t start

dropping. They also want (when they have more

time) to get involved in more sports – I don’t

know where they get the energy; I’m getting tired

writing this…

The guys are fully qualified and, as I said before,

their clients benefit from them having worked

in England, and being qualified barrister’s they

can represent clients at any level including in the

Spanish high courts (let’s hope it doesn’t come

to that!).

I know from experience that they’ll talk to you

about the possible final cost of things rather than

surprise you with a final bill with a figure that

pos

sibly has too many zeros…

The other thing to mention is because you’re an

All Abroad reader; they let you take advantage of

them and are offering a free first consultation - on

a no obligation basis.

British ConsulateAs I said at the top of this article I met Ignacio

in the building that houses the British Consul

(which if you haven’t been is in Plaza Calvo Sote-

lo, near to Cortes Ingles in the centre of Alicante)

and their offices are there too and thankfully on

the first floor!

With the constantly changing residency, health,

property, and taxation laws (sometimes because

of those wonderful people at the EU…) and leg-

islation in general, it is often confusing for us

expats to understand, however, because of their

experience, I found the partners manage to see

things from my point of view, which, trust me, is

really handy. I don’t know how many times I’ve

sat in front of a lawyer thinking I understood

when in reality I was miles off…

Anyway, to finish up Ignacio and Pedro can visit

you at home if that makes things easier, and for

those unable to travel they are prepared to try

to meet the clients on a local basis. I’ve always

found it easier and quicker to contact them and

explain my problem and they always find a way

of fitting me in. so if you need some help under-

standing the Spanish law or just have a ques-

tion, give the guys a call and see for yourself how

simple, and friendly they’ve made things – even

their staff speaks perfect English!

Dave Bull shares a coffee with two of Alicante’s busiest solicitors and finds out a bit more about how our some of our Spanish hosts live and work.

I’ve had a few experiences here in Spain with lawyers (any of you that have

read my book will know what I mean…) but since I bumped into a friendly

Spaniard, who speaks (and jokes) with an accent similar to mine, (possibly

a worse sense of humour though..) at the British consulate in Alicante I’ve

changed my mind after discovering, (these guys friendliest solicitors I’ve

ever met) that legal things can be made simple and dealt with efficiently

(useful for people like me).

Since that day I’ve dealt with Ignacio and his partner Pedro (who speaks

English just as well as Ignacio) a lot and found that because they’ve spent so

much time in the UK understanding the legal system it’s made dealing with

all the Spanish paperwork that much easier to understand, and therefore

carry out.

So I decided (over yet another coffee with the gents) to find out a bit more

about them and their lives, and how come the two friends of 17 years (they

met in 1995) speak like me…? Words DAVE BULL photography MARK WELTON

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We decided on a Sunday roast for our lunch and headed along to Times Square in the Plaza Mayor in Gran Alacant to see whether it came up to this Dark Horse’s standards.

Times Square (an Irish Bar & Restaurant) sits quietly in the corner of the Plaza Mayor (which is above the SuperValu supermarket) and we were offered the choice of dining inside or outside – in the sun – I’m sure you can guess which option we took given the beautiful weather on Sunday.We were initially welcomed by our jovial waiter (Tony) who got us settled and made us feel comfortable until we were ready to order. I chose the pork from the choice of meats available (pork, beef, lamb or chicken) while my partner chose the beef and we both agreed on the chicken Dijon’s as our starters. The fi rst thing we noticed was the presentation of the starter was amazing! Take a look at the photo (which can’t do it justice really) as it almost looked too good to eat! Immediately I thought, ‘how am I going to eat all this AND a full lunch?’ but we’ll come to that.

The starters were nicely cooked and served by our waitress who made sure we were happy before disappearing to service the many other pa-trons who had had the same idea as us for Sunday lunch. The starters were as delicious as they had looked and complimented well with salad and sauces that brought the full fl avour from our food – my partner commented immediately that there was someone in the kitchen whom really knew what they were doing! That was why we’d come here to test them out as we’d heard such things before and are always ready to see just how good some restaurants are – and of course as good as they claim to be.Having checked that we were ready for our main course (I always prefer it when a waitress asks rather than dishes up the food while I’m still wait-ing for the fi rst course to settle down) it was promptly delivered – and as I said earlier, I again questioned where on earth I was going to fi t it all! We had full plates of meat with huge (and delicious) homemade Yorkshire puddings, plus four different types of vegetables and stuffi ng –which I feel is a must on a roast. The meat was properly cooked and the vegetables very slightly crisp (as they should be) with plenty of taste and not, as we have experienced an awful lot in Spain, over-cooked to a mush. Topped by homemade (and proper) gravy the meal was plentiful (to say the least) but more impor-tantly for me, it was cooked and presented perfectly. Our waitress made sure that we had everything we needed before leaving us (although she was there in an instant if we needed her - such a change to some other places I could mention too!) and the chef (restaurant owner Gavin) even came out to make sure we were happy with his meal - which is what any good chef should do. We talked (and he was happy to) about the meal and how he had prepared it and we were impressed not only by his knowledge of cooking but at his attention to detail and how important it was to him that the customer is left satisfi ed (and full!) after one of his meals.

I couldn’t fi nd room for the wonderful cheesecake on offer for dessert but my partner managed to fi nish his (just) and a simple smack of his lips and a rub of his belly told me all I needed to know about whether he had enjoyed it or not.

As I said at the start of this review, we don’t know the owners or anyone connected to Times Square but were told of its reputation for fi ne food, and fi ne portions can now be added to that. We do this for the love of it and enjoy putting restaurants to the test. We paid for our meal and the fi rst that anyone will know that we’ve been there will be this review in All Abroad Magazine (who have kindly offered to print our reviews) so we hope he like it as much as we enjoyed the food. Look out as we may sneak back for the Steak Night next week!

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I know about the Spanish ITV : What it is and why I need one etc... However, my Spanish is not what you may call fantas-tic, and neither am I particularly familiar with the mechanical working of a motor vehicle.I have read a number of guides on the sub-ject of the Spanish ITV, but to be honest with, I didn’t want to know the theory of what was tested – I am neither a qualified mechanic, or likely to employed by the Ministry of Traf-fic – I just wanted to get the correct piece of paper in my hand that confirmed that my Car was road legal. In short, I wanted a practical guide.I scoured the net and could not find any up to date or particularly informative experiences of getting an ITV done, so decided to have a bash at doing it myself.Making the appointmentMost larger Towns have an ITV station. If you don’t where the nearest one to you is you can either call 902 108 368 or visit www.circuitv.comThere is no requirement to make an appoint-ment – you can just turn up an wait and take your chances – but this is not always guaran-teed. (Tip : Make an appointment as early as possible in the morning to ensure you are not kept waiting with by an delays or ITV’s that have been ‘slipped in’ due to them not having an appointment).On calling the number to make an appoint-ment the automated service (in Spanish) gives an option of what services were avail-able: Option 1 was to “Hacer una Cita” (Make an appointment) and on selecting this, I was directed to an operator.I was asked which dates and times I would like to chose for my test, together with the “Matriculatcion” (Registration number), which he entered into a computer and confirmed that it was both correct, and that I was the named owner, and then asked for my phone

number as a confirmation. (Tip : If you give a mobile number a confirmation of your ap-pointment is sent by text to you.)On arrivalPark up, and go to the office, taking with you your “Permiso de Circulación” (log Book) and previous ITV Slip - These should be original copies and not photocopies. The desk staff will then check these details on the computer, confirm that you have not changed address or phone number since your previous ITV, and take the fee for the test - 50.95.On payment your paperwork will be handed back to you together with an A4 slip for the testing mechanic to tick off the things tested and record any results. You will also be di-rected to which ‘lane’ to drive into.(Tip : Take cash – the swipe machine was broken when I turned up, fortunate-ly I had just enough cash on me.)Taking the testQueue up in the appropriate lane – my ap-pointment was early in the morning so there was queue.You should not get out of your vehicle during the test, but wind the window down so you can hand him the paperwork and follow his instructions.The instructions are pretty basic and reason-ably obvious, so almost everyone should be able to get by with a basic understanding of Spanish.The are 3 ‘areas’ to the lane that you are in and the mechanic will tell you when to move from one to the other :1) He will test all of the lights, indicators, brake lights, fog lights and reverse lights and then check your exhaust for emissions. He will then pop your bonnet and have a look at god-know’s-what.2) You will be directed to drive forward onto the rolling road (back wheels and front wheels separately) and use the “Frenos” (Brakes) and “Freno de mano” (Handbrake)

as directed.3) You will be directed to drive over the ‘Pit’, where he will check your exhaust, the shock absorbers, and your tyres together with the integrity of the bodywork under your car.Once this has been you will be handed your test and be asked to pull out of the test lane : Park your car and take your paperwork back into the office, where your new ITV certificate will be printed and you will be issued with a new sticker to affix to the top of the inside, passenger side of the windscreen (as proof of ITV test in any Guardia inspections).FailureI was fortunate in my car passing the test so can’t give first hand info on the failure pro-cess, but understand that upon failure, a re-port is issued which details the defects, which can then be taken to your local garage for the appropriate repairs. If a re-test is taken in the same day the re-test charge is often waived, but if it is taken at anytime up to the 10 days limit allowed by law the charges can vary considerably depending upon what the defect was – up to a maximum of the full fee.However...Anyone wishing to use my ‘experience’ as a guide should know that this is based upon a Spanish Registered LHD road vehicle – testing criteria is totally different for Mopeds to Cars; Commercial to Private and from Petrol to Diesel vehicles – as do the prices charged for their tests and the frequency of test required.Any ITV test done on a UK registered vehicle is considered as nothing more than a ‘vol-untary safety inspection’ by Spanish law and therefore anyone undertaking one should be aware that this in no way replaces the UK’s MOT test and as such could invalidate an insurance policy.Lastly, I am pretty sure that procedures can and will vary between test stations and so this should be considered for guideline pur-poses only.

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I know about the Spanish ITV : What it is and why I need one etc... However, my Spanish is not what you may call fantas-tic, and neither am I particularly familiar with the mechanical working of a motor vehicle.I have read a number of guides on the sub-ject of the Spanish ITV, but to be honest with, I didn’t want to know the theory of what was tested – I am neither a qualified mechanic, or likely to employed by the Ministry of Traf-fic – I just wanted to get the correct piece of paper in my hand that confirmed that my Car was road legal. In short, I wanted a practical guide.I scoured the net and could not find any up to date or particularly informative experiences of getting an ITV done, so decided to have a bash at doing it myself.Making the appointmentMost larger Towns have an ITV station. If you don’t where the nearest one to you is you can either call 902 108 368 or visit www.circuitv.comThere is no requirement to make an appoint-ment – you can just turn up an wait and take your chances – but this is not always guaran-teed. (Tip : Make an appointment as early as possible in the morning to ensure you are not kept waiting with by an delays or ITV’s that have been ‘slipped in’ due to them not having an appointment).On calling the number to make an appoint-ment the automated service (in Spanish) gives an option of what services were avail-able: Option 1 was to “Hacer una Cita” (Make an appointment) and on selecting this, I was directed to an operator.I was asked which dates and times I would like to chose for my test, together with the “Matriculatcion” (Registration number), which he entered into a computer and confirmed that it was both correct, and that I was the named owner, and then asked for my phone

number as a confirmation. (Tip : If you give a mobile number a confirmation of your ap-pointment is sent by text to you.)On arrivalPark up, and go to the office, taking with you your “Permiso de Circulación” (log Book) and previous ITV Slip - These should be original copies and not photocopies. The desk staff will then check these details on the computer, confirm that you have not changed address or phone number since your previous ITV, and take the fee for the test - 50.95.On payment your paperwork will be handed back to you together with an A4 slip for the testing mechanic to tick off the things tested and record any results. You will also be di-rected to which ‘lane’ to drive into.(Tip : Take cash – the swipe machine was broken when I turned up, fortunate-ly I had just enough cash on me.)Taking the testQueue up in the appropriate lane – my ap-pointment was early in the morning so there was queue.You should not get out of your vehicle during the test, but wind the window down so you can hand him the paperwork and follow his instructions.The instructions are pretty basic and reason-ably obvious, so almost everyone should be able to get by with a basic understanding of Spanish.The are 3 ‘areas’ to the lane that you are in and the mechanic will tell you when to move from one to the other :1) He will test all of the lights, indicators, brake lights, fog lights and reverse lights and then check your exhaust for emissions. He will then pop your bonnet and have a look at god-know’s-what.2) You will be directed to drive forward onto the rolling road (back wheels and front wheels separately) and use the “Frenos” (Brakes) and “Freno de mano” (Handbrake)

as directed.3) You will be directed to drive over the ‘Pit’, where he will check your exhaust, the shock absorbers, and your tyres together with the integrity of the bodywork under your car.Once this has been you will be handed your test and be asked to pull out of the test lane : Park your car and take your paperwork back into the office, where your new ITV certificate will be printed and you will be issued with a new sticker to affix to the top of the inside, passenger side of the windscreen (as proof of ITV test in any Guardia inspections).FailureI was fortunate in my car passing the test so can’t give first hand info on the failure pro-cess, but understand that upon failure, a re-port is issued which details the defects, which can then be taken to your local garage for the appropriate repairs. If a re-test is taken in the same day the re-test charge is often waived, but if it is taken at anytime up to the 10 days limit allowed by law the charges can vary considerably depending upon what the defect was – up to a maximum of the full fee.However...Anyone wishing to use my ‘experience’ as a guide should know that this is based upon a Spanish Registered LHD road vehicle – testing criteria is totally different for Mopeds to Cars; Commercial to Private and from Petrol to Diesel vehicles – as do the prices charged for their tests and the frequency of test required.Any ITV test done on a UK registered vehicle is considered as nothing more than a ‘vol-untary safety inspection’ by Spanish law and therefore anyone undertaking one should be aware that this in no way replaces the UK’s MOT test and as such could invalidate an insurance policy.Lastly, I am pretty sure that procedures can and will vary between test stations and so this should be considered for guideline pur-poses only.

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All arty Aries, who still write with a feather quill, are at significant risk of running out of ink more than twice this month, ensure stocks of ink are replenished immediately because this month there is a lot of artfully inscribed penmanship ahead.

OH STOP IT! You are only pretending to be fed-up with the positive comments about your chiselled physique, handsome features, money making acumen and home-building skills. This month your critics will be hampered by a plot hatched by Jupiter and Mars in November last year.

Rabbits are well starred, especially on the 14th with Jupiter keen to impress on you the value of their kind licky grins - feed them well on this date and they will explain to you a money making venture the animal kingdom has been trying to communicate to human kind for the last 5 years.

The huge risk you took last month may be about to pay dividends, or it may not be. Jupiter is undecided. Mars is keen to pay out. Saturn is keen you should fail in your venture. Let the planets fight it out - enjoy long lay-ins and take all economic news as a joke at which you should laugh heartily and at length.

What could be a brick, or possibly the word ‘frick’ are set to pepper this month with meaning - the charts are a bit ambiguous after the 2nd.

Libra is the only star sign with the word bra hidden in the name. This is about to become a serious problem for all non-cross dressing Libra men out there. Man boobs are about to become a particular concern, and perhaps the invention of a man boob bra could tip you over the edge. For women Librans, it’s a ‘ho hum’ month

Caravaggio, pizza, and chips are all well starred this month, especially in Rome, Italy, and Venice, Nebraska. Avoid the fish in Florence, Italy/California/Mexico, until the 18th when Saturn is set to hide the croutons out of reach.

Sunglasses should be worn sparingly after dark on the 7th as they will look especially pretentious at that time, or possibly even give the comical impression that you have forgotten you have them on.

You are about to discover a mint that will change your life. Trouble is you won’t be able to stop talking about it. Is the mint the life changing thing, or is it the boring of others about it? Only you and Saturn can square the circle on this riddle this month.

A dongle, a woggle, or possibly even a muggle are all perfectly starred for any recreational activity, but beware anyone who comes to your door wearing or selling any of these things.

A coincidence, or maybe just a strange incidence, is set to restrain joy for much of the month. Garlic, silver bullets and red painted star-like diagrams on the floor will add a new dimension to your housekeeping endeavours.

A small old gray haired lady on a bicycle is dinging her bell at you as she approaches slowly from behind. She is approaching on a sidewalk, or path, and either you move or she will plough into you in slow motion.

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Processor - the heart of your PC, this is the engine that powers your computer and processes all the instructions it is given, therefore you want it to be as fast as pos-sible.

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One couple’s experience when invest-ing in a franchise in Spain turned into an expensive nightmare….

I met up with a couple of old friends this month, we were

colleagues when we met initially – we were doing business

with each other - and who have now become good friends,

and oh boy have they had an interesting time so far in

Spain, to put it mildly. In fact you may know them or even

used their services or you may have seen their vans on our

roads, because John and Maria Oliver, who have both been

in Spain seven years, run the highly successful postal serv-

ice Easypost that many expats use as an economical (and

secure) way of sending mail.

The business is thriving (even in the current climate,) and John

and Maria looked relaxed as we chatted on a sunny and warm

Santa Pola seafront in February looking out at the Mediterranean,

but it hasn’t all been calm seas for the couple as they’ve been bat-

tling recently with an ex-colleague from whom they bought their

original franchise. Maria, who is originally from Portugal, wanted

to warn potential buyers of franchises in Spain to be careful as

they had learnt the lesson the hard (and expensive) way and dis-

covered after investing tens of thousands that they didn’t actually

own anything at all.

Meeting

It all began five years ago when the couple met; John was work-

ing for another mail courier service at the time and would peri-

odically call in to Maria’s office where she ran her legal and fiscal

advice company.

The couple soon fell in love and were offered (what they thought

at the time) a great opportunity to run their own business by buy-

ing a franchise of the one that John was working for. Putting all

their trust in John’s boss they signed a contract and parted with

25,000€. For that they got the ‘franchise’ for the Elche area, five

agents and the support of the franchiser. With things seemingly

going well they bought the ‘rights’ to the Murcia area for another

15,000€. Things were looking good and they believed things

would only get better in time as they gained more experience.

All was going fine and when 18 months later they were offered the

franchise for the whole of the Alicante region for 200,000€ they

seriously had to consider the offer and after checking the accounts

thoroughly they felt the offer was too good an opportunity to miss

and began talks to take over the region.

Although they didn’t have all the money to invest it was agreed

that they would hand over their life-savings and pay the rest in

instalments, and so they did. A short while later John’s old boss

decided he was going back to the UK, leaving John and Maria to

run things completely. The couple were still paying instalments

of between three to five thousand euros periodically and had so

far handed over 77,000€ but after John saw a programme about

franchises in Spain the alarm bells began to ring.

Feeling very worried by what they’d seen on the TV programme

they took all of their paperwork for the franchise to a lawyer who

broke the news to them that, under Spanish law, they’d actually

bought nothing.

Not wanting to continue working in the same vein (or paying for

something that they would never actually own) John and Maria

decided to start afresh, change the name of the business and

carry on, even though they had parted with over one hundred

thousand euros by that point.

Future

It’s been 18 months now and John and Maria certainly look like

they can sit back and reflect on their experience a little more

relaxed these days; Easypost is growing faster than ever and

Maria told me that they have plans to expand their services in the

coming year (they already cover Spain from Benidorm to Malaga).

With almost 150 agents to service within that area the couple

are certainly kept busy but, although they still battle with their

ex-colleague, they asked to pass on their experience of buying

a franchise in Spain as (and as a lot of us has discovered) it not

always as straight forward as you think in foreign countries such a

Spain.

Their battle in the Spanish courts continues against the

people they have spent their life savings with and the cou-

ple told me, they were determined to see justice done.

John and Maria asked me if they could also use this oppor-

tunity to thank all of their Mail Points who have remained

loyal and very supportive throughout, what has been, a

tormenting time for them but one they’ve learnt an awful

lot from.

BUYING A BUSINESS IN SPAIN?Make sure you get what you’re paying for.

21

One couple’s experience when invest-ing in a franchise in Spain turned into an expensive nightmare….

I met up with a couple of old friends this month, we were

colleagues when we met initially – we were doing business

with each other - and who have now become good friends,

and oh boy have they had an interesting time so far in

Spain, to put it mildly. In fact you may know them or even

used their services or you may have seen their vans on our

roads, because John and Maria Oliver, who have both been

in Spain seven years, run the highly successful postal serv-

ice Easypost that many expats use as an economical (and

secure) way of sending mail.

The business is thriving (even in the current climate,) and John

and Maria looked relaxed as we chatted on a sunny and warm

Santa Pola seafront in February looking out at the Mediterranean,

but it hasn’t all been calm seas for the couple as they’ve been bat-

tling recently with an ex-colleague from whom they bought their

original franchise. Maria, who is originally from Portugal, wanted

to warn potential buyers of franchises in Spain to be careful as

they had learnt the lesson the hard (and expensive) way and dis-

covered after investing tens of thousands that they didn’t actually

own anything at all.

Meeting

It all began five years ago when the couple met; John was work-

ing for another mail courier service at the time and would peri-

odically call in to Maria’s office where she ran her legal and fiscal

advice company.

The couple soon fell in love and were offered (what they thought

at the time) a great opportunity to run their own business by buy-

ing a franchise of the one that John was working for. Putting all

their trust in John’s boss they signed a contract and parted with

25,000€. For that they got the ‘franchise’ for the Elche area, five

agents and the support of the franchiser. With things seemingly

going well they bought the ‘rights’ to the Murcia area for another

15,000€. Things were looking good and they believed things

would only get better in time as they gained more experience.

All was going fine and when 18 months later they were offered the

franchise for the whole of the Alicante region for 200,000€ they

seriously had to consider the offer and after checking the accounts

thoroughly they felt the offer was too good an opportunity to miss

and began talks to take over the region.

Although they didn’t have all the money to invest it was agreed

that they would hand over their life-savings and pay the rest in

instalments, and so they did. A short while later John’s old boss

decided he was going back to the UK, leaving John and Maria to

run things completely. The couple were still paying instalments

of between three to five thousand euros periodically and had so

far handed over 77,000€ but after John saw a programme about

franchises in Spain the alarm bells began to ring.

Feeling very worried by what they’d seen on the TV programme

they took all of their paperwork for the franchise to a lawyer who

broke the news to them that, under Spanish law, they’d actually

bought nothing.

Not wanting to continue working in the same vein (or paying for

something that they would never actually own) John and Maria

decided to start afresh, change the name of the business and

carry on, even though they had parted with over one hundred

thousand euros by that point.

Future

It’s been 18 months now and John and Maria certainly look like

they can sit back and reflect on their experience a little more

relaxed these days; Easypost is growing faster than ever and

Maria told me that they have plans to expand their services in the

coming year (they already cover Spain from Benidorm to Malaga).

With almost 150 agents to service within that area the couple

are certainly kept busy but, although they still battle with their

ex-colleague, they asked to pass on their experience of buying

a franchise in Spain as (and as a lot of us has discovered) it not

always as straight forward as you think in foreign countries such a

Spain.

Their battle in the Spanish courts continues against the

people they have spent their life savings with and the cou-

ple told me, they were determined to see justice done.

John and Maria asked me if they could also use this oppor-

tunity to thank all of their Mail Points who have remained

loyal and very supportive throughout, what has been, a

tormenting time for them but one they’ve learnt an awful

lot from.

BUYING A BUSINESS IN SPAIN?Make sure you get what you’re paying for.

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By Dave Bull‘I still love meeting clients

in the office or at the airport who are coming to Spain ei-ther to enjoy their holiday’s

or to start their business trip on the Costa Blanca…’

Mike Haynes.

MIKE & HEIDISixteen years

in Spain…so far, so good!

photography MARK WELTON

EXPAT LIVES

the personal touch and no hidden surprises. But enough about the company, I wanted Mike and Heidi to tell me more about their own story of life in Spain, and as a young family. I went down to his office in Torreta II, Torrevieja to have a chat, and a coffee of course…

FamilyHaving started the interview by insulting them both (I assumed they were ‘Brum-mies’ but in fact they’re from Wolverhampton…) not the greatest start, I was soon forgiven and Mike and Heidi began telling me how the expat experience in Spain has been for them.The couple have been to-gether for 22 years and have a football-mad son (and dad Mike) Charlie who is now playing for Torrevieja. Mike told me, ‘we all love Spain and the way of life here and even though work does tend to take up the vast majority of the time we still manage to get out to enjoy some time as a family either on our push-bikes or to the cinema, the beach, walking by the sea, socialis-ing or watching Charlie play football.’ Having spent sixteen years working in the rent a car business on the Costa Blanca Mike and Heidi have seen some changes in that time but living the ‘different’ way of life as an expat in Spain has made them fall in love with the place, and with young Charlie being born here they have no plans on going back to chilly Wolver-hampton…or anywhere else for that matter.

The businessAlthough they have staff

helping them run the busi-ness, the couple still get involved in all the day to day running of the business and provide that personal touch which has seen them do so well (and meet many new friends) over the years as they’ve welcomed new arrivals to Spain.They still run the company as their loyal customers have always wanted by of-fering good old-fashioned service., Coys Rent-a-Car still pride themselves on of-fering that service; all nec-essary paperwork is done before the client arrives, so no queuing - which is nice when you’ve just arrived - or alternatively clients who live close to Torrevieja can take advantage of the free home pick up service and have a representative collect them and bring them to the office. Mike said, ‘we have been through the boom time and now we are fighting through the economic crisis we all find ourselves in. One thing that will not change is our attitude to customer satisfaction and that is what makes us stand out. If a customer is quoted a price, that is what they will pay´For friendly service and car hire that you can rely on, give Mike at Coys Rent-A-Car a call on 966 702 816/ 629 362 764. Or for those online, log onto their user-friendly website www.coysrent-a-car.com which displays all of the informa-tion you need including the cost of hiring and booking of vehicles.

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Know what I mean...?

SPANISH LIVES AirportStanding at Alicante airport when I first started work in Spain (12 years ago now) I’d be chatting away to Mike and Heidi who’d also be holding a board in front of them with a car rental client’s name on it. They were fun days and a lot has changed at Alicante airport since then (especially the coffee).For example, I’m now writ-ing this while my friends have continued running Coys Rent-a-Car and have developed it into one of the most popular independent car hire companies around. Why? Giving good old fash-ioned service I’d say. We’ve written on these pages before about the ’extras’ we find ourselves paying when going with the ‘bargain offer’ on some of the big companies websites but Coys is still run in the way it’s customers have enjoyed for 16 years; with

By Dave Bull‘I still love meeting clients

in the office or at the airport who are coming to Spain ei-ther to enjoy their holiday’s

or to start their business trip on the Costa Blanca…’

Mike Haynes.

MIKE & HEIDISixteen years

in Spain…so far, so good!

photography MARK WELTON

EXPAT LIVES

the personal touch and no hidden surprises. But enough about the company, I wanted Mike and Heidi to tell me more about their own story of life in Spain, and as a young family. I went down to his office in Torreta II, Torrevieja to have a chat, and a coffee of course…

FamilyHaving started the interview by insulting them both (I assumed they were ‘Brum-mies’ but in fact they’re from Wolverhampton…) not the greatest start, I was soon forgiven and Mike and Heidi began telling me how the expat experience in Spain has been for them.The couple have been to-gether for 22 years and have a football-mad son (and dad Mike) Charlie who is now playing for Torrevieja. Mike told me, ‘we all love Spain and the way of life here and even though work does tend to take up the vast majority of the time we still manage to get out to enjoy some time as a family either on our push-bikes or to the cinema, the beach, walking by the sea, socialis-ing or watching Charlie play football.’ Having spent sixteen years working in the rent a car business on the Costa Blanca Mike and Heidi have seen some changes in that time but living the ‘different’ way of life as an expat in Spain has made them fall in love with the place, and with young Charlie being born here they have no plans on going back to chilly Wolver-hampton…or anywhere else for that matter.

The businessAlthough they have staff

helping them run the busi-ness, the couple still get involved in all the day to day running of the business and provide that personal touch which has seen them do so well (and meet many new friends) over the years as they’ve welcomed new arrivals to Spain.They still run the company as their loyal customers have always wanted by of-fering good old-fashioned service., Coys Rent-a-Car still pride themselves on of-fering that service; all nec-essary paperwork is done before the client arrives, so no queuing - which is nice when you’ve just arrived - or alternatively clients who live close to Torrevieja can take advantage of the free home pick up service and have a representative collect them and bring them to the office. Mike said, ‘we have been through the boom time and now we are fighting through the economic crisis we all find ourselves in. One thing that will not change is our attitude to customer satisfaction and that is what makes us stand out. If a customer is quoted a price, that is what they will pay´For friendly service and car hire that you can rely on, give Mike at Coys Rent-A-Car a call on 966 702 816/ 629 362 764. Or for those online, log onto their user-friendly website www.coysrent-a-car.com which displays all of the informa-tion you need including the cost of hiring and booking of vehicles.

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Word riddleRiddles - Answers below

Neighbors This is another example of Einstein’s riddles. It is said that this quiz was made up by the famous physicist and according to him 98% will not solve it. There is a row of five different color houses. Each house is occupied by a man of different nationality. Each man has a different pet, prefers a different drink, and smokes different brand of cigarettes. 1.The Brit lives in the Red house.2.The Swede keeps dogs as pets.3.The Dane drinks tea.4.The Green house is next to the White house, on the left.5.The owner of the Green house drinks coffee.6.The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.7.The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill.8.The man living in the centre house drinks milk.9.The Norwegian lives in the first house.10.The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.11.The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.12.The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.13.The German smokes Prince.14.The Norwegian lives next to the Blue house.15.The man who smokes Blends has a neighbour who drinks water. Who has fish at home? Are you one of the 2%? Cannibals and Missionaries Three missionaries and three cannibals want to get to the other side of a river. There is a small boat, which can fit only two. To prevent a tragedy, there can never be more cannibals than missionaries together.Family Parents with two children - a son and a daughter - came to a wide river. There was no bridge there. The only way to get to the other side was to ask a fisherman if he could lend them his boat. However, the boat could carry only one adult or two chil-dren. How does the family get to the other side and return the boat to the fisherman?

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BirthdayThe day before yesterday I was 25 and the next year I will be 28. This is true only one day in a year. What day is my birthday?

He was born on December 31st and spoke about it on January 1st.

BrickOne brick is one kilo-gram and half a brick heavy. What is the weight of one brick?

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Word riddleRiddles - Answers below

Neighbors This is another example of Einstein’s riddles. It is said that this quiz was made up by the famous physicist and according to him 98% will not solve it. There is a row of five different color houses. Each house is occupied by a man of different nationality. Each man has a different pet, prefers a different drink, and smokes different brand of cigarettes. 1.The Brit lives in the Red house.2.The Swede keeps dogs as pets.3.The Dane drinks tea.4.The Green house is next to the White house, on the left.5.The owner of the Green house drinks coffee.6.The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.7.The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill.8.The man living in the centre house drinks milk.9.The Norwegian lives in the first house.10.The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.11.The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.12.The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.13.The German smokes Prince.14.The Norwegian lives next to the Blue house.15.The man who smokes Blends has a neighbour who drinks water. Who has fish at home? Are you one of the 2%? Cannibals and Missionaries Three missionaries and three cannibals want to get to the other side of a river. There is a small boat, which can fit only two. To prevent a tragedy, there can never be more cannibals than missionaries together.Family Parents with two children - a son and a daughter - came to a wide river. There was no bridge there. The only way to get to the other side was to ask a fisherman if he could lend them his boat. However, the boat could carry only one adult or two chil-dren. How does the family get to the other side and return the boat to the fisherman?

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Down1. Chart (3)2. Inert gas (5)3. Dissimilar (7)4. Reverberated (6)5. Photos (5)6. Attain (7)7. Public declaration (9)10. Decorated food (9)13. Imprecise (7)15. Abridge (7)16. Captured (6)18. Secret agents (5)20. Invalidate (5)23. Conclusion (3)

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Answers: The German had the fish 1 cannibal and 1 missionary there, missionary back. 2 cannibals there, 1 cannibal back. 2 missionaries there, 1 missionary and 1 can-nibal back. 2 missionaries there, 1 cannibal back. This one cannibal takes the remaining cannibals to the other side. First go the children. Son comes back, and father goes on the other side to his daughter. Then daughter goes back to pick her brother up and they both go to the other side to the father. Son comes back to give the boat to mother who goes to the other side (to fa-ther and daughter). Daughter jumps in and goes to her brother so they can both return to their parents. Daughter gets off and son gives the boat back on the first side of the river to the fisherman, who goes on the other side. There the daughter jumps in and goes to her brother to take him back to parents where she (where the whole family meets at last) returns the boat to the fisherman. The boat crossed the river 13 times.

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Across1 Entrust (7)5. Small thin biscuit (5)8. Dissonance (5)9. Projecting upper floor (7)10. The sheltered side (7)12. Unvarnished (5)13. Scheme (6)15. Become visible (6)18. Flowed back (5)19. Athlete (7)21. Hinged window blind (7)22. Slight push (5)23. Two or more con-testing groups (5)24. Striking (7)

Down1 Tapers (7)2. Inexperienced (5)3. Frozen water (3)4. Personify (6)5. Decorative cover-ing (9)6. Photographic film (7)7. Synthetic silklike fabric (5)11. Short accounts of incidents (9)14. Quashed (7)16. Private place with peace and quiet (7)17. Marine mammal (6)18. Alleviates (5)20. Emblem (5)22. Nothing (3)

BirthdayThe day before yesterday I was 25 and the next year I will be 28. This is true only one day in a year. What day is my birthday?

He was born on December 31st and spoke about it on January 1st.

BrickOne brick is one kilo-gram and half a brick heavy. What is the weight of one brick?

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10 years ago Bob Hope died

5 years ago Johnny Cash died

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A worrying thought for 2012 !

10 years ago Bob Hope died

5 years ago Johnny Cash died

A couple of months ago Steve Jobs died

A few weeks ago Jimmy Saville died

Now we have no Hope, no Cash, no Jobs

and nobody left to Fix It

Let’s hope nothing happens to Ed Balls!

EURO GOING DOWN... FORD TO ACQUIRE RENAULT

Ford has announced plans to acquire French automaker Re-nault andengineering teams have already

joined forces to create the per-fect small car for women.

Mixing the Renault ‘Clio’ and the

Ford ‘Taurus’ they have de-signed the ‘Clitaurus’. It comes in pink and the average male car

thief won’t be able to find it - let

alone turn it on - even if some-one tells him where it is and how to do it.

Rumour has it though, that it leaks transmission fluid once a month and can be a real bitch to

start in the morning! Some have

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appear to have curb appeal and

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‘aving a laugh... laugh... laugh... laugh... laugh... laugh...

The value of a Catholic education ...and a pencil. Little Susie was not the best student in Catholic School . Usually she slept through the class.One day her teacher, a Nun, called on her while she was sleeping.‘Tell me Susie, who created the universe?’When Susie didn’t stir, little Johnny who was her friend sitting behindher, took his pencil and jabbed her in the rear.‘God Almighty!’ shouted Susie.The Nun said, ‘Very good’ and continued teaching her class..A little later the Nun asked Susie, ‘Who is our Lord and Saviour?’But Susie didn’t stir from her slumber. Once again, Johnny came to herrescue and stuck her in the butt.‘Jesus Christ!!!’ shouted Susie.And the Nun once again said, ‘Very good,’ and Susie fell back asleep.The Nun asked her a third question...’What did Eve say to Adam after shehad her twenty-third child?’Again, Johnny came to the rescue. This time Susie jumped up and shouted,‘If you stick that damn thing in me one more time, I’ll break it in half!’The nun fainted.

A SOLDIER RAN UP TO A NUN...

Out of breath he asked, ‘Please, may I hide under your skirt. I’ll explain later.’

The nun agreed. A moment later two Military Police ran up and asked, Sister, have you seen a soldier?’

The nun replied, ‘He went that way.’

After the MP’s ran off, the soldier Crawled out from under her skirt and said, ‘I can’t thank you enough Sister You see, I don’t want to go to Iraq .’

The nun said, ‘I understand completely.’

The soldier added, ‘I hope I’m not rude, but you have a great pair of legs!’

The nun replied, ‘If you had looked a little higher, you would have seen a great pair of balls...I don’t want to go to Iraq either !!

A middle-aged Jewish guy is out to dinner with his wife to celebrate her 40th birthday.He says, “So what would you like, Julie? A Jag-uar? A sable coat? A diamond necklace?”She says, “Bernie, I want a divorce.”He says, “I wasn’t planning on spending that much.”

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Centrally heated houses with large indiviudual runs.

Love and care will be lavished during your cat’s stay

My 29 years of experience in animal and veterinary care will give you peace of mind.

STILL ONLY €6.00 per day

MOUNTAIN VIEW CAT HOTEL

Hondon de las Nieves/Frailes

www.petsinspain.info

We have had another busy month at Barney’s, with many puppies being found in need of our help. Unfortunately last month I published the old web site address, sorry for my mistake. I hope it didn’t cause too much inconvenience. This month we are holding our first auction in conjunction with the STRAY CATS association from Barinas / Hondon. The auction will take place at El Fogon, Hondon de los Frailes on Friday 30th March. Viewing will start from 6pm, auction starts at 7pm. It is anticipated there will be over 200 quality lots. Please give us your support. We will be staging our annual sponsored walk on Sunday 29th April, walking 20kms to raise money for dogs such as these below who are all in need of loving homes.

www.petsinspain.info

Registered association no. CV-01-045701-A

Dog rescue

ADVERTISE IN

from just 5€per month

Tel. 606 540 408ask@allabroad.es

While Ago Means We Have Hundreds Of Square Metres Spare. Ideal Storage For Wife’s Shoes Or The Odd Boeing Or Two...

SPORTPicton 4.5 Sportboat With Trailer, Needs Fairing And Engine.650E O.N.O. La Marina Tel: 666029666

*Fibre Glass Dinghy 3 Man Fits Ib Riif Racj 4Hp Engine Or Oars €380 Tel. 693525799

Set 12 Wood Carving Chisels €15 Tel. 693525799

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Airport For Sale.Someone’s Bright Idea To Expand A Little

Yamaha 1600 V Twin Wildstar Only Done 8,000M As New €5,000 Tel. 693525799

Piaggo Nrg, 50Cc, Water Cooled Special Scooter, 1,400Kms From New, Black/White, Itv 2 Years, Tax Paid, Excellent Condition €695.00 Tel. 650 788851

Suzuki Intruder 125 V-Twin 900Kms, 2005, Mint Condition, Metalic Blue, Extras €1795.00 Tel. 650 788851

Piaggo 50Cc Scooter 1985, First Twist & Go Electric Start, Re-Vamped-Resray, New Tyres, Yellow, Excellent Condition €350.00Tel. 650 788851

Benista 430T Sportif 4/5 Berth Touring Caravan, Only Done 200Kms, Brand New Awning, For More Info Please Call €3,995.00Tel. 650 788851

Mercedes 308 Lorry, Ideal For Storage, Horsebox, Hay Or Going Back To Uk €500.00 Tel. 650 788851Peugeot 307Hd 2.O Estate2004 One Owner Since New V.G.C. Diesel Elc Windows Sunroof Stereo6,150€ O.N.O Tel. 606 540 408

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Landrover Freelander 1.8I 5 Door A/C Electrics Alloys 3295€Tel. 634 377 276

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Breaking Opel Corsa 1.2 Most Parts Avail Tel: 633193156

GENERALFor Sale Top Off The Line Home Cinema SystemRel 350 Subwoofer Price New 1000 PoundsYamaha Amp Rxv2600 Price New 900 PoundsKef Iq 800 Ds Speakers X2 Price New 750 Pounds2 X Kef Iq 5 Speakers X2 Price New 1000 Pounds 1 X Kef Iq Centre Speaker Price New 300 Pounds Mint Condition Cost Almost 4000 Pounds New2000€ Ono For Sale As I Wish To Upgrade Tel. 603142786

Two unique space saving Divan beds Solid wood ends sprung bases with matress in virtually new condition this is a true bargain for only 300 Euros location Fortuna Town Mobile 633193156.

Mobility Scooter Shop Rider in Excellent working condition New batteries 600 Euros loca-tion Fortuna Town >. Mobile 633193156.

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