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by Hoser
Mon Mar 28, 2022 3:16 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Covid 19
Replies: 0
Views: 2230

Covid 19

I would like to share the latest on Covid19. I have 6 friends who on Thursday went to Silves for lunch at an outdoor location. They had not seen each other for a few weeks and this was going to be their last visit together before flying home. Everything was fabulous including the meal and weather. F...
by Hoser
Tue Oct 20, 2020 3:25 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: The great covid-19 con trick !!
Replies: 4
Views: 3385

Re: The great covid-19 con trick !!

No replies...could it be everyone who believes in your post is dying from the virus. No one profits from Covid 19.
by Hoser
Tue Dec 30, 2014 12:57 am
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Where to get dry firewood?
Replies: 15
Views: 10885

Re: Where to get dry firewood?

Do you think I can burn a tonne of firewood in two months? It' s got to be two cold months which I hope will not be this coming new year.
by Hoser
Sat Dec 27, 2014 9:24 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Where to get dry firewood?
Replies: 15
Views: 10885

Where to get dry firewood?

We have the luxury of an operating fireplace this time. As we would like to supplement the central heating (dreaming) is there dry firewood available in the area for a reasonable price?
by Hoser
Sat Dec 27, 2014 9:16 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: price of gasoline & Happys
Replies: 13
Views: 8318

Re: price of gasoline & Happys

Can't meet you dennisg at Happy's on the 20th as we fly out late on the 20th. It is an overnight flight to Heathrow then we transfer to Gatwick and arrive in Faro later in the afternoon. Better half says it is too rushed to go to Happys that evening. Have to enjoy his place when we have recovered fr...
by Hoser
Wed Dec 24, 2014 5:08 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: price of gasoline & Happys
Replies: 13
Views: 8318

price of gasoline & Happys

Thanks PTBUXTON for the reply. Nice to know Happy's will be open end of January. With so many places closed we will have to make a determination where to go to eat. Can you be more detailed in your gasoline prices. As I will only be flying through Heathrow and being Canadian, I am interested in comp...
by Hoser
Tue Dec 23, 2014 11:49 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: price of gasoline & Happys
Replies: 13
Views: 8318

price of gasoline & Happys

Will be coming down end of January. Wondering what is the price of gasoline in your area. Also noticed in the write up about Christmas decorations no mention of Happy's being open this time of the year. Is that correct and if so when will he reopen? Thanks and all have a Merry Christmas.
by Hoser
Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:55 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: January 2011 Visit for 8 weeks - help & advice please
Replies: 21
Views: 10465

Re: January 2011 Visit for 8 weeks - help & advice please

Yes, it does get chilly in January and February in the Algarve. Even us Canadians find it cold at night. However, during the day it is fabulous when the sun is shining. Usually us Canadians (mostly retirees) start arriving in the middle of January and stay till the end of March. If you are bored, go...
by Hoser
Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:46 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Very bad attitude at Elle and Ellas
Replies: 91
Views: 35848

Re: Very bad attitude at Elle and Ellas

To James Faro: In reference to your previous remarks: "One evening a rather stunning middle-class lady was waiting for a taxi" I live in Canada and as we do not have different classes of ladies here, can you tell me what I should be looking for in Portugal to be able to spot a "middle-class lady" ? ...
by Hoser
Wed Jul 14, 2010 2:54 am
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: cheap Car rental-for french speaking ..
Replies: 2
Views: 2314

Re: cheap Car rental-for french speaking ..

There is a small box on the right side of the page (about a quarter down from the top) where you can choose your language. English is there too. Either U.K. or U.S.
by Hoser
Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:49 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Money transfers from Canada to Portugal
Replies: 10
Views: 5352

Re: Money transfers from Canada to Portugal

Quite a few years ago I on the advice of a Portuguese travel agency in Ottawa obtained an international money order from RBC. I mailed it to the owner of the rental unit about a month before leaving for Portugal. To my surprise a month after we had been in Carvoiero, our unit owner (resident of Port...
by Hoser
Sat Dec 05, 2009 12:51 am
Forum: Monte Dourado
Topic: Screen Saver
Replies: 3
Views: 6707

Re: Screen Saver

You can do this very easily for both background and screen saver. For screensaver: go to the Control Panel, then click on Display, then choose Screen saver, click onto Settings, click Browse and find the picture you want to use as a screensaver. That's it. I like using the random screensaver of all ...
by Hoser
Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:13 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Mobile dongles (again!)
Replies: 19
Views: 8329

Re: Mobile dongles (again!)

Try this site to unlock your dongle: http://www.dc-unlocker.com/. After reading many forums, it appears the whole world including the U.K. unlocks their dongles in addition to their cell phones (you call them mobiles on the Island). I bought a TMN dongle this year and unlocked it using DC-Unlocker. ...
by Hoser
Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:51 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Question to Canadian Cavoeiro Fans re cell phones
Replies: 7
Views: 3771

Re: Question to Canadian Cavoeiro Fans re cell phones

Forgot one item. If you are looking at buying a phone in Portugal, phone-ix sells unlocked phones. They have different phones at different prices. Checkout their web site. They have it shown there. They usually include the sim card and 10 euros of time. If you just buy the sim card it is 10 euros wi...