XTreme Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 It's the Perfect Storm! Due to Covid we're restricted to staying within the town perimeters, but we're just about out of our Brit food.....inc tea bags! However, the Brit supermarkets are all in Albox, Almeria. And I think you're all familiar with my bi-monthly visits by now!To make things more tricky, I suspect home confinement is heading our way soon.......with Xmas approaching!So after carefully studying the regulations it appears as if we can leave the town area, and the province, if it's work related! And what do you know? I have a client in Albox! So I rang him today, told him the score, and he's giving me an alibi in case I get a pull.So tomorrow, it's keep business papers and laptop in the car, along with tax returns to prove the existence of the business. And the destination will be Albox!Fingers crossed I don't get to experience......https://media.giphy.com/media/xuXc3kD8AeVaw/giphy.gif' alt='GIPHY>'>If I don't make it back I nominate [mention]Six30[/mention] to take over the MOTY and TOTY polling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerontious Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) if they ask any questions just laugh diabolically.act diabolically too. in fact laugh and act diabolically.. your chief weapons are fear, surprise and ruthless efficiency. Edited November 10, 2020 by Gerontious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 You may need to take your own comfy chair with you.... I'm guessing that a pull from the plod on the return journey would be harder to explain....unless you can successfully explain that you always go out with 20000 tea bags stashed in the car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerontious Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 offer them a panad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 and a couple of tea bags for a brew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 2010.......and a DR650 returning from Albox with 2200 tea bags in the box! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 So @XTreme is going some where called Albolox to do some Tea Bagging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 So @XTreme is going some where called Albolox to do some Tea Bagging Never thought I'd ever see the day where I could be potentially breaking the law by going to buy tea bags!And let's be fair......I've seen a lot of days!https://media.giphy.com/media/GrUhLU9q3nyRG/giphy.gif' alt='GIPHY>'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 So @XTreme is going some where called Albolox to do some Tea Bagging They must have sheep there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Civil guardia will burn your papers, steal your laptop and have you for the broken lights that were fine when you left, then they will go home and laugh at your teabags.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 So @XTreme is going some where called Albolox to do some Tea Bagging They must have sheep there I think you should leave the incisive one-liners to me and [mention]Six30[/mention] Stu.You Northern types have never been noted for witty repartee.https://media.giphy.com/media/l1J9HZMI8IpXXVY5i/giphy.gif' alt='GIPHY>'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 Civil guardia will burn your papers, steal your laptop and have you for the broken lights that were fine when you left, then they will go home and laugh at your teabags.... It's Guardia Civil you bellend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Only because Spanish is backwards. Civil guardia will burn your papers, steal your laptop and have you for the broken lights that were fine when you left, then they will go home and laugh at your teabags.... It's Guardia Civil you bellend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 So @XTreme is going some where called Albolox to do some Tea Bagging They must have sheep there I think you should leave the incisive one-liners to me and @Six30 Stu.You Northern types have never been noted for witty repartee.<GIPHY height="270" id="l1J9HZMI8IpXXVY5i" type="gif" width="480"><a href=https://media.giphy.com/media/l1J9HZMI8IpXXVY5i/giphy.gif' alt='GIPHY>'> But you liked it so it must have been funny!!! Mind you're used to entertaining sheep and gammons so you won't have much practice at being funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 Only because Spanish is backwards. No......English is backwards! Spanish is a Romance language emanating directly from Latin.Whereas English is a hybrid language with some Romance language similarities and the rest of it coming from various Northern European influences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 They must have sheep there I think you should leave the incisive one-liners to me and @Six30 Stu.You Northern types have never been noted for witty repartee.https://media.giphy.com/media/l1J9HZMI8IpXXVY5i/giphy.gif' alt='GIPHY>'> But you liked it so it must have been funny!!! Mind you're used to entertaining sheep and gammons so you won't have much practice at being funny I've had a gutful of Gammons over the last 5 years Stu! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Aren’t all supermarkets full of the same stuff now anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Aren’t all supermarkets full of the same stuff now anyway? Apparently not, you have to go undercover and plan a military operation to go get tea bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Aren’t all supermarkets full of the same stuff now anyway? Apparently not, you have to go undercover and plan a military operation to go get tea bags. If anything’s worth going stealth mode for its tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rennie Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 drink coffee! or even better drink cider! I've had some good Spanish cider and some pretty poor Spanish cider,trouble is I can never remember which one is which Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 Aren’t all supermarkets full of the same stuff now anyway? These are British supermarkets......not Spanish ones! We need to get all the stuff for over the period at Brit shops.We can get turkey in town......but everything else you can think of that you have at Xmas isn't available.Also, curry isn't a big thing here......so no hope of anything like that either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 But surely the interior of a Spanish dungeon is perfect territory for the truly committed dark motorcyclist. All that damp and gloom, it's just like home.On a more salient point whilst I can ride for work I'm carrying a full printed copy of the 2020 No. 1200 PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND The Health Protection ( Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No.4) Regulations 2020 with me. I'd just love to see the copper's face when I hand it over for their perusal and enlightenment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Aren’t all supermarkets full of the same stuff now anyway? These are British supermarkets......not Spanish ones! We need to get all the stuff for over the period at Brit shops.We can get turkey in town......but everything else you can think of that you have at Xmas isn't available.Also, curry isn't a big thing here......so no hope of anything like that either.I'm sure you will be fine for poinsettia and sugary sweets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learningtofly Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 As a complete aside, my ex and her brother co-owned a nice little apartment in Aguadulce (the family home from a time when they lived there with their parents), and consequently I got to know Almeria quite well. It's a nice part of Spain, and many a night we'd go out for a few drinks and just feast ourselves on the free tapas that came with them. I doubt that would happen now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 As a complete aside, my ex and her brother co-owned a nice little apartment in Aguadulce (the family home from a time when they lived there with their parents), and consequently I got to know Almeria quite well. It's a nice part of Spain, and many a night we'd go out for a few drinks and just feast ourselves on the free tapas that came with them. I doubt that would happen now. Bars can open till 6......but I think a full lockdown is going to happen soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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