Posts by UK Man

Quote from serafina

Thanks for calling me young. Indeed, I was surprised that my doctor only asked for a basic blood exam. The result is two pages long.

Last year, he said I was slightly anemic and that he said it may be due because I don't eat meat. Actually I had a bife de chorizo the night before, I had resumed eating meat since we last met a few years ago.

Mine is alwas fine despite being a smoker and boozer with a poor diet. Whereas the missus blood always seems to be lacking in something and she doesn't have similar habits to me.

I don't think trigleceridos existed when I was young. If it did no one seemed to bother about it.

Yesterday was a lovely day and today looks like a repeat. Sunny and 16c the now with a forecast of being in the low 20's. Knocked my pan in yesterday so here's hoping the missus gives me the day off!!

Well I haven't a clue what trigleceridos are. I'm frightened to ask the missus as she's bound to tell me to stop eating/drinking something or other. Whenever I'm eating crisps I try not to make a noise or she'll say ''too much salt's bad for you''!!

The missus mentioned this avalanche but obviously didn't know the person who died was Scottish or she'd have said.

Quote from GlasgowJohn

These bloody silly taxes are becoming the norm everywhere.

I'd be rather miffed if like Splinter I had to cough up a tenner when checking into a hotel before being given the room key.

Quote from Rice

€10 per night, or per stay, Splinter ?

And is it per room or per person?

Quote from serafina

I am holding back as tomorrow I'd like to have my blood drawn. Time for a check-up!

Thought for a second you had a date with Dracula.

We usually get an annual blood test to check for various things. Despite my missus always going on about my unhealthy diet compared to hers my test results are always better. Hoping yours are okay too.

Well I'm having a bottle of Quilmes stout at the mo. The black certainly has more taste than the blue. A tad on the sweet side but it works for me when I'm in the mood.

Quote from GlasgowJohn

UK Man , Did you enjoy the 1872?

1792? I'm a Bourbon newbie so wasn't sure what to expect, but yes it was very nice.

Quote from GlasgowJohn

Cloudy here firts thing but the sun came out about half an hour ago.

10c at 08.00AM , a little higher now

Mostly sun here now but the wind's a bloody nuisance. The missus will no doubt be telling me before the day's out I need a haircut!!

Quote from Rice

It must have been the 1792 Bourbon speaking!

Now,now...I suggested it well before I knew about the 1792.

As the missus had to pick me up from the pipe club last night at the back of nine I suggested we go and eat pizza at Mamma Mia's on the way home....when she got over the shock she said what a great idea.

As always we had a four cheeses plus a beer for me and bottled water for the missus. Glad to report unlike other places the owner and chef has maintained the quality of his product over the years. His pizzas always have a thin base and crust cooked through perfectly to just the right crispness which we both like. The bill came to 18000 which was very reasonable I thought.

Diid anyone see the moon last night? It had a very bright star below it.

A cloudier morning with a stiff breeze blowing. Currently 10c.

Met up with the lads at the pipe/boozers club this evening. David the doc positively forced me to try his 1792 Bourbon.

A lovely sunny cool start to the day, got down to 1c at the back of seven this morning. Forecast's looking great for the rest of this week and into next week. Dry, mostly sunny with temperatures into the low 20's.

No mosquitos to report but out in the campo there were lots of butterlies about. Not so nice were the amount of flies about as well. I had a bloody wound on my hand which attracted them.

Guinness!! ♣

Quote from Bombonera

I’m starting to negative about this country aren’t I? I’ve been here too long

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I just lost a post. I said something about liking pickled veg with a picada and buying some in a pouch in the Chino. But it was more like veg in battery acid than merely pickled.

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I know the 'pickles' you mean. They not only look horrible they taste bloody awful too. Although I'm not a great fan of them the olives here do tend to be of good quality.