Tag Archives: Trece

Crash, bang, wallop

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Paul

If I ignore multiple unattended incidents with a white Fiat Panda in and around Teruel in 1989 (another story), then today saw me lose my unblemished Spanish driving record. I’ll come to that in later. The Landy made it up … Continue reading →

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The Spanish way of working

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Paul

There is a mis-impression amongst the English that the Spaniards work ethos is enshrined in a ‘mañana’ (tomorrow) attitude, where hard work is avoided in favour of long coffee breaks, even longer lunches, and an afternoon siesta. The Spanish work … Continue reading →

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The university of Neil

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Paul

Yesterday I learned to be a mechanic under the excellent tutelage of Neil, an ex-pat building his own house on the Asturias/Galicia border, who also happens to be an very good amateur mechanic and who responded to my ‘distress’ e-mail … Continue reading →

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Two motorbikes and a funeral

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Paul

Rather than spend the entire morning stood around watching Facundo and his men continue their speedy renovation of our barn, on saturday I opted to start work on one of the many wars I’d planned for my own personal battle … Continue reading →

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Spoke too soon

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Paul

It looks like I might have been a little too ‘cocky’ about how well the Landy was running. On the way back from the house today there was a distinct lack of power and after I stopped in Pontenova on … Continue reading →

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