What have you done today thread?

[Yorick]

I've finally managed to get on the Govt sponsored language course.
It's been a real battle.

There's a big dedicated language school and a 30 week course is only 75€

But no bugger there speaks English. Been several times and each time I need something else but no-one can help me.
Had to fill in 4 different forms and make 2 payments.

The website to even register for the course was designed by a 10 year old.

It's their country, their rules and I'm a guest.
But you'd imagine that when they've spent so much money to run the course and the building, they'd employ a couple of folk to help the customers, who obviously don't speak much Spanish.

But hey ho. I'm booked in

[ChrisW]

But hey ho. I'm booked in

¡Felicidades! Disfrutalo

[Yorick]

But hey ho. I'm booked in

¡Felicidades! Disfrutalo

Muchas gracias

[Pirahna]

I've finally managed to get on the Govt sponsored language course.
It's been a real battle.

There's a big dedicated language school and a 30 week course is only 75€

Mine starts again next Monday, €25 for the year, trips out are extra.

[Taipan]

I've finally managed to get on the Govt sponsored language course.
It's been a real battle.

There's a big dedicated language school and a 30 week course is only 75€

But no bugger there speaks English. Been several times and each time I need something else but no-one can help me.
Had to fill in 4 different forms and make 2 payments.

The website to even register for the course was designed by a 10 year old.

It's their country, their rules and I'm a guest.
But you'd imagine that when they've spent so much money to run the course and the building, they'd employ a couple of folk to help the customers, who obviously don't speak much Spanish.

But hey ho. I'm booked in

Mi aerodeslizador está lleno de anguilas!

[Noggin]

But hey ho. I'm booked in

Mine starts again next Monday, €25 for the year, trips out are extra.

Little tip for both of you - book in to do a training course of at least three months that is unexpectedly technical and written (as opposed to practical) - you'll be fluent in no time!!

[Noggin]

Think my boss is trying ti kill me! Got a message on Friday - can you pick me up at GVA on Monday, flight gets in at 19:30

Well no - I'm in Chambery until 20:50 then it's an hour and a half minimum to get to GVA.

FFS - he said, Ok, I'll wait!!

Not the end of the world, but after a week of getting up at 5am to get to school for 8am, I have two late starts/late finishes this week yesterday and today, so start at 13:30 and finish at 20:50. So, still woke up before 7am yesterday, school for that afternoon evening, drive to GVA, home by half past midnight. Then up to get ready, ending up leaving early for school as there'd been a big accident on the main road and I wasn't sure if I'd need to divert!

By the end of today I could barely speak any language

Am currently in an hotel down the road as I need to be back by 8am tomorrow and figured that 5 hours (max) of sleep probably wouldn't be enough! (At least this hotel as aircon! It's rather lovely in comparison to the F1 version - and not much difference in price!!

[Sadlonelygit]

I've finally managed to get on the Govt sponsored language course.
It's been a real battle.

What's to learn
Dos cerveza
Dos mas

Simples

[Yorick]

I've finally managed to get on the Govt sponsored language course.
It's been a real battle.

What's to learn
Dos cerveza
Dos mas

Simples

First day..

Una Jarra.
Y, agua para my perro

[ZRX61]

Last week a couple of gals I know mentioned being "allergic" to mosquito bites.

Thought that was a bit odd, never heard of such a thing.

This week I get bitten by mosquitos on the arm, each bite swelled up about 1/2in across a 2in circle. WTF?

So I look up "mosquito bite allergic reaction" & discover it's actually a thing... usually bites swell up just like what happened to me. It's called "Skeeter syndrome"

[ZRX61]

Put the heating on!

96deg here today...

[the_priest]

Car booked in for tomorrow for a new window regulator. Dropped down this morning and jammed. At least the mechanic could haul it back up and I can use the car today. Off to take a service now and carry on with the Bible Study series. Meetings this afternoon and then hopefully a quieter evening.

[gremlin]

At least the mechanic could haul it back up and I can use the car today.

Truly, it is risen.

[DefTrap]

Turned cold here so boooked some holiday and off to the Algarvay on Saturday. More cervesas over here Pedro old chum!

[Mr Moofo]

Last week a couple of gals I know mentioned being "allergic" to mosquito bites.

Thought that was a bit odd, never heard of such a thing.

This week I get bitten by mosquitos on the arm, each bite swelled up about 1/2in across a 2in circle. WTF?

So I look up "mosquito bite allergic reaction" & discover it's actually a thing... usually bites swell up just like what happened to me. It's called "Skeeter syndrome"

Bloody Democrats - they will stop at nothing !

[Taipan]

Riding home the heavens opened so abruptly with hailstones I thought someone had thrown stuff at me! It fecking smarted a bit too, as I was doing c80mph. Had to drop down to 40 and was soaked by the time i got into the BP garage and somewhat pointlessly put my over trousers on!

I was shivering by the time I got home, but I had cleverly put the heating on whilst i was in the garage. My wife walked in whilst I was standing in my soaked jeans and said OMG, get your clothes off and lets get something hot into you!

[KungFooBob]

Had a curry. Washed it down with an 80E bottle of Ruinart.

[Pirahna]

Had a curry. Washed it down with an 80E bottle of Ruinart.

I hope the curry was from somewhere decent. I've just eaten BBQ'd ribs with rice and my own ratatouille washed down with some red from the local Bodega.

[KungFooBob]

I'm in Fronch, this was my fourth curry in five days and my 3rd bottle of fizz.

The Fronch are getting better at curry, ten years ago you were lucky to find one and when you did it was shit.

I'm in Amiens and had a choice of half a dozen within a kilometer.

It wasn't the best curry I've ever had, but was nice enough.

[Skub]

My wife walked in whilst I was standing in my soaked jeans and said OMG, get your clothes off and lets get something hot into you!

I hate it when the wimminz steal our best lines.