It's now August 2026 and my PUAM has finally been set up and all I need to do is go to the nominated bank (you don't get to choose) and fill in the blanks. Also, the first payment will be backdated to when the process was officially started, which is several months back.
I'll be treating my lovely wife to a meal out, methinks!
Many of our Argentine friends didn't like Papa Francisco. I always liked him very much (did not like HIS predecessor) and appreciated him for identifying with the ordinary worker.
But I was viewing him dispassionately as an outsider, as Argentines probably couldn't. And I was surprised that he never traveled to Argentina. I'm guessing Pope Leo is trying to make up for that.
It's no secret that he was a closet Kuka.
Guests complain about mosquitoes as if it's your fault???
Enter Basil Fawlty...
Indeed, I find it visually relaxing and calming. I like the clean design with the warmth of the wood and the fire. Very good job! Did you simply replace the old furniture or did you redesign the space?
Did you use AI? I was kind of pleased when I asked AI to suggest a design for my terrace, and that it was quite similar to what we already have.
That space had been taken up by this huge, black 1.8m sideboard (?) for a number of years, but we managed to move it into another room.
It was bloody heavy, so we used this handy trolley to move it around.
I have a VTV appointment for the bike at 4.30pm so I hope it's cleared by then!
The new TV stand arrived last night and we love it. It's top quality craftmanship, weighs a ton and is nice to look at. The design is good too, meaning that most of the cables are hidden and the sound bar is hiding in the space below.
Is that a door or a window serafina ? We have sliding mozzie screens on all our windows because they came as standard, especially with the new double glazing.
A very lively thunderstorm overhead right now!
I have a VTV for the motorcycle at 1615 tomorrow, so I'll be taking my wetsuit! It's supposed to be pissing down at that time, but you know how these forecasts have been lately.
Well that's fine, not that I give a toss. But why did his predecessor who was Argentine anyway, insult his own country by never visiting? He went to Brazil first and then ignored Argentina.
FIFA is as crooked as the Kukas.
It's the mutt's nuts!
A few details to finish including changing the mirror on Thursday and the light over the sink. We can't use it until tomorrow for the sealant to cure.
It wasn't cheap, but it is quality from Cristal Box, Martinez.
Facundo Moyano, the union man and son of Hugo Moyano, the most powerful union man in Argentina is in police custody on suspicion of gender violence against a well known influencer, Candela Arizaga who was also seen walking around L:oibertador semi naked and covered in blood, if I'm not mistaken. Both are said to have been drugged up to the eyeballs, so who knows what happened there. Weird and I hope the woman isn't badly hurt.
TN doesn't mess around with the videos. It shows you everything, so no BBC warnings here.
Joan Rivers was outrageous. Shame there aren't many like her any more.
The clivias are flowering nicely.
Can't? Then don't! 😜
I thought all daffodils were yellow anyway.
I cycle around the Paseo Costero a couple of times a week when I'm not heading to San Fernando and to be honest, it's quite ugly, especially the Illia Amphitheatre which is full of graffiti. Too much concrete for me and Parque de los Niños in Nuñez is much nicer and cleaner.
Parque de los Niños:
In all the years of living here, water leaks and floods have always been the main problem for us, through the roof or elsewhere. Same for the MIL's ground floor flat, but last night was something else. She called at 6pm to say there was water all over the place, so we dashed over to find it was coming up the bathroom drain hole, that little grate you find in all bathrooms. Eventually it stopped coming up and allowed us to rake water into it for a couple of hours. We were now a team of five and managed to dry it out as best we could. The flat has only just been redecorated and has new wooden parquet floors. Clearly the MIL couldn't sleep there last night so SIL took her to her house, very distraught.
This morning the problem has returned but much worse and plumbers and AYSA (water co) involved because there is clearly a blockage, so I'll probably go back to help out.
