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Disorganised shambles *
The good news is that G managed to get her seconf vacccine yesterday. The bad news is the abso-bloody-lutely unbelievable shambles that...
JS-Mijas
Jun 12, 2021


On a roll
Today was a good day for the household, as G was given her first jab. I have mentioned before how the obfuscacion had made it impossible...
JS-Mijas
May 21, 2021


Vuelta!
Today the highlight of the year transpired within 20 seconds of our door (and lasted about as long) - yes, the main cycle race went past....
JS-Mijas
May 18, 2021


Digitally Uncertified
Well, after all that hassle, I now have a Digital Certificate - of a sort. I went into the Town Hall for my appointment - actually I was...
Guiri
May 14, 2021


Stormy weather
Yesterday was absolutely beautiful, with temperatures in the mid-20s and so nice that we even had the first BBQ of the year. Later as we...
JS-Mijas
May 9, 2021


Digital Identity #1
Here in Spain, they have adopted a thing called a "digital certificate" which is stored on your computer and can be used to endorse...
Guiri
May 8, 2021


Una Locura
I managed to get to my dentists yesterday. I had asked him to let me know when he had been vaccinated and he called me to say he had been...
JS-Mijas
May 7, 2021


It gets crazier
The obfuscation in relation to the covid jabs has pretty much peaked with the latest I have heard. Someone I know, who is a resident but...
Guiri
Apr 22, 2021


Box ticked
Amazingly, I have today had my first jab for coronavirus. Stunned of Stockport just isn´t in it. I had a phone call on Friday telling me...
JS-Mijas
Apr 12, 2021
Just a joke?
Strange things happening down here at the moment, with foreign-plated cars about and obvious tourists ( = holding little maps) appearing...
Guiri
Apr 1, 2021
Something stirs
Talking to a pal this morning and Ta-Da! - now we actually know someone who has had the "jab" in spain based on age. A couple that lives...
Guiri
Mar 28, 2021


mega-shambles + ++
A couple of noteworthy things today on the jab front. No, there is absolutely zero sign of anything happening to improve their target of...
Guiri
Mar 2, 2021


how long?
G was looking at an article in the local rag wherein they were saying the vaccine campaign in spain will probably roll on for a year....
Guiri
Feb 25, 2021


ofuscación +
Well, they do actually have a word for it. The spanish "plan" for the roll-out of the vaccine has now been leaked out a bit - I hesitate...
Guiri
Feb 12, 2021
Consequences
I had to laugh when I saw an article today wherein "civil servants" (or whatever they call them in spain) were complaining about the...
JS-Mijas
Feb 4, 2021


Tittle-tattle
Last week, I was talking on the ´phone to a friend in the US who was in Oman with us in the nineties. She was saying how having been...
JS-Mijas
Jan 23, 2021


Genuine Statistics
With the covid cases apparently increasing exponentially, the various levels of government are finally trying to get to grips with the...
JS-Mijas
Jan 19, 2021


Batten down the Hatches! ++
We have something other than covid to think about this week, and, as is typical for us Brits, it is the weather. Actually, not typically...
JS-Mijas
Jan 6, 2021
Government Yes - Doctor No
This is an extract from a post I put up early in the pandemic: One result that all the governments seem to be in agreement upon is the...
Guiri
Dec 25, 2020


Pool Trap
All systems go today as we are in Phase 3. Yippee. I went out in the car to undertakes some tasks, but failed abysmally as both people I...
JS-Mijas
Dec 11, 2020
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