I don't understand the Spanish government .
There is youth unemployment in Spain .
Housing is expensive .
Why do they need half a million unskilled workers ? 

I will wake up my old messenger pigeon and put a note and a compass on his ankle,  see if he can find him while he's out looking for Vlad. 

I was hoping for a get-together at the Jockey's on Valentine's night. 

What sensible ladies are in here
If we were nearer I'd buy you a beer

Quote from: Scrumpy on Today at 10:47:48 AMWaiting for the plumber..
Phoned them yesterday.. They are coming today between 8-1..
I have a water mark on my living room ceiling... bathroom above..
It looks old.. I have only just noticed it.. I seldom look up and it only shows in a certain light.

Hmm,  don't sound good Scrumps.    Let's hope its nothing too expensive ey.
As you mentioned on another thread,  its the bloomin'  call-out charge that can put the price up alot too.

I think the tone of voice is what I notice, too.
A loud, or piercing voice would soon get on my wick whether it had an accent or not.

Thank you very much for the kind comments. 
I just love my animals, and always have since childhood.

Quote from: Scrumpy on Today at 10:36:00 AMAhhh!  Fixable for ten years..

Firms would compensate that by charging more to repair..
Most things are only worth fixing if one can fix it themselves..
Call out prices are ridiculous.. and that is just for starters..

I agree with that.    I too,  wish I had a friendly neighbour that could mend things, Scrumps.

Just over the last few months I had to have a new heating element in my cooker,  a new kitchen light,  then a few weeks after that the other kitchen light went,  and to finish it up,  an outside light over the back garden packed up.
That's without the boiler service, car service, MOT,  and veterinary bills.

I'm too old to sell my body,    so am considering maybe a sugar daddy.  

Quote from: klondike on Today at 10:09:28 AMThose wanting to buy won't have a deposit for years. Apparently staying home with mummy and daddy til 30 odd isn't that unusual.

That is what I'd have thought too.

A huge  housing complex was built about 3 or 4 miles from me, I think it was 2,500 new homes.  
There is a dispute going on because when they built these they put in one small junior school,  nothing else.
Apparently the builders were supposed to have included a community centre, doctors, shops etc  but not until they had sold something like 2,000 homes first, then they would add these facilities.  
Now they want to extend the building to 3000 homes first,  but existing buyers are fuming because they still haven't got any facilities at all.  I read that some are even moving out again.   
Sounds to me like the builders are only after more dosh, without fullfilling their planning agreement first.
  Of course the buyers need facilities - I bet the builders have!

Now I have been told another 2,000 homes are going to be built on the edge of a village less than 2 miles from  me.
That will be 5,000 new homes around here alone.    I don't believe for a minute there are 5,000 homeless people in one small area,  and anyway,  most of the 'homeless'  people who beg outside shops round here,  don't look like they have enough for a bowl of soup, let alone buy a property.
So I would still like to know why this sudden surge of huge housing estates going up.

You are a gentle soul Mups...

Only if you can understand what you are talking about..