Well,
we all knew Spain's justice system was unfit for purpose but who
predicted that the country's top judge would not only state this
publicly but also admit it was fit only for dealing with chicken
thieves and not politicians (apparently all of them) and businessmen
who commit complex crimes that Spain's investigational system is
ill-equipped to handle. To rub it in, the judge stressed what we all
know - There can't be a true democracy without a fully
functioning judicial system. It's either that, an effective
dictatorship of the rich or a revolution. The odds on the latter may
have just lengthened a tiny bit. The government, of course, will now
make nice noises, before retiring the judge. It's hard to imagine
them tackling the massive task of changing the investigational system
to an accusatorial one. Especially if they lose the power to
influence judicial decisions and to grant pardons at will. So maybe
we'll have a revolution after all.
Spanish law
imposes fines for driving offences which 'border the surreal'. I've
mentioned the one for turning your head more than 45 degrees. Another
is hanging a tiny catapult ('Chinese thrower' - tirachinos - by the
way) or a rosary from the rear-view mirror. I'd cite others but the
Diario de Pontevedra article appears to have disappeared from the
net.
Talking of
Ponters . . . The Local tells us Pontevedra Province (Cap. Pontevedra
City) is, like Bath, promoting its Roman spas. Which is a good idea.
Ironically, though, their foto is of the thermal pool in a very
un-Roman modern (and illegal) hotel. Which may or may not be there
next summer.
Did you know that
in 1499, many feared the world would end the following year. In the
event, the 1500 Bug was as effective as the Millennial Bug of 2000.
Obviously.
Yet another of
those nice Spanish verbal distinctions:-
Un ramero - A
young hawk hopping from branch to branch.
Una ramera - A
whore.
Finally . . .
I've been here 14 years and, until yesterday, I was the only person
who didn't know that the society beauty Isabel Preysler was famous
not only for her 3 husbands but also for falling unconscious after
orgasm. Someone - not me - has suggested this makes her a perfect
horizontal partner. No post-coital chat.
PS:
Beware of Wazzaroo on Facebook. It seems that, if you open one of
their videos sent by a friend and accept their conditions, they'll
send all sorts of videos over your name to your FB friends without your knowledge. And they'll
end up wondering about your tastes. And possibly avoiding you. Here's
one Spanish complaint about this.
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