The
Spanish have hit their hapless Eurovision points-communicator with
all the vicious wit at their disposal. And that's quite a lot. As
with Ana Botella and her nice-cup-of-coffee address, I'm not sure the poor woman deserves it. One commentator has suggested the abuse reflects
the anger and shame felt by Spaniards at the portrayal that they're
bad at English. Which may well be true.
The
other country that was bad at English at Eurovision was, of
course, France. But this was deliberate. I almost admire them for it.
I don't think it contributed to their song getting very few points.
The
UK party predicted to gain the most mosts in the EU elections is
UKIP. In other words, the party whose main (only?) policy is exit from the EU
is going to have the most MPs on the EU gravy train. This is
naturally confusing for the Spanish, who have got it into their heads
that UKIP is a racist party. At a time when the papers are full of
reports - admittedly towards the rear - of bananas being thrown at
black football players in Spain, this may be comforting
Maybe
it's the very wet winter we had but the snails seem abundant this
spring. I've found them squidging up walls and the basement window
but today I found 6 inside a rat trap. Having found their way into
the cage they couldn't - any more than the rats - find their way out.
But perhaps the oddest location is the garage ceiling. Imagine how
long it took it to get up there. For no apparent reason.
There
were warnings years ago but now it's happening - Thanks to the
massive costs (and over-costs!) of the AVE high-speed train, there's
too little cash available to maintain the ordinary network. The fear
now is of closures. Or, worse, accidents. The state operator, RENFE,
admits that the track in the worst condition is the one linking Ferrol here in Galicia, with Bilbao. So, I'll be avoiding that.
Finally
. . . Another public service announcement: A friend told me a couple
of days ago you can stop your bathroom mirror misting up when you
shower by covering it with shaving soap and then wiping it off. I can
assure you it works. There are other soaps available. But I don't know whether
they're as effective.
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