Spanish Practices

Day 68 and the miserable news that we stay in phase 1 for yet another week.  The peasants are revolting in Madrid and the leader of the far left Podemos Party - Pablo Iglesias has had to call in police reinforcement to protect his luxury mansion in an exclusive part of Madrid from the hoards complaining that they do not have enough to eat.     Find out more at:  https://www.thesecretspain.com Day 68 More Pain in Spain   Friday and the day dawned full of promise but by the time afternoon came, God had emptied his full steaming privy over Granada, here in Spain.   I woke to a message from the plumber, he had found the American product to fix the little drip, drip, leak in the pool room and would come at ten.   He arrived at exactly at ten, this in itself is worthy of a small round of applause.  His face was like thunder though and he stomped down the stairs.  I tried to make small talk with him about the new road.  He just scowled at me and barked “no entiendo” raising his left hand up as he went down the stair