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cubsur ![]() Moderator Group ![]() ![]() Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 26714 |
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Albufeira Council has published useful lists of home delivery operations including supermarkets large and small, bakeries, takeaways and other possibly useful services. click on the pictures at the bottom using the arrows to move from one to the next. |
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Albufeira Resident
www.algarvebus.info public transport information for the Algarve |
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cubsur ![]() Moderator Group ![]() ![]() Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 26714 |
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Cards can now be used contactless for transactions up to €50 rather than the previous €20 limit. But keep an even closer eye on yours! Anyone who's ever worked in a bar knows how dirty and nasty money can be.
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Albufeira Resident
www.algarvebus.info public transport information for the Algarve |
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cubsur ![]() Moderator Group ![]() ![]() Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 26714 |
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The town council has pulled together all its relevant information under this page Although the headings are in Portuguese and English, the content is only in Portuguese. You can run it through an on-line translator easily enough, for example https://translate.google.pt/
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Albufeira Resident
www.algarvebus.info public transport information for the Algarve |
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Big Col ![]() Top Contributors ![]() ![]() Joined: 18/August/2011 Location: Newcastle Status: Offline Points: 1534 |
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They're doing something similar in the UK. From 1st April the contactless limit will be increased from £30 to £45. |
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Colin
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cubsur ![]() Moderator Group ![]() ![]() Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 26714 |
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I will throw these thoughts into the mixer. 1. The relative ease by which governments world wide have put much of their populations under virtual house arrest for a period of weeks. How might this mechanism be used in future and not just when people sneeze and cough? 2. How long will the populations and the economy put up with the restrictions? Education, sports, tourism and entertainment at a standstill. Much normal production also. As an infamous news headline of the past said 'not many dead.' 3. To what extent will people re-evaluate the trivial aspects of their lifestyles while they have time to think about things? Do we really need 150 different types of cover for mobile phones? I've been to Continente this morning. Absolutely no sign of shortages and several discount promotions available as per usual. Have a nice day.
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Albufeira Resident
www.algarvebus.info public transport information for the Algarve |
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Algarveaddick ![]() Top Contributors ![]() Joined: 27/December/2008 Location: Portugal Status: Offline Points: 5051 |
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On point 3, sadly in the UK the press will continue to spread the agenda set by their overlords, and just over half the population will continue to believe everything they say.
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Go away Duchatalet
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dbaxter ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 04/September/2016 Location: NI Status: Offline Points: 18 |
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Tom In answer I think that we are a living history lesson. Certainly in the longer term in this context the pressure created by Covid in a liberal western style democracy could have calamitous results. While the initial horror and fear created by situations such as in Italy and Spain may allow lockdown to be observed getting through the exit phase could be all together more difficult. With a indications of the epidemic coming under control I fear the control methods will be even more hard to enforce given that they will still be essential. BTW thanks for the pics you posted.
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Polo Marco ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 24/June/2016 Status: Offline Points: 13 |
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Algarveaddick, by "just over half the population" do you mean 52%?
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cubsur ![]() Moderator Group ![]() ![]() Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 26714 |
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The Spanish flu epidemic of 1918 and 1919 killed an estimated 50 million people around the world. OK so there weren't modern medicines and treatments etc, but that's an epidemic. On a positive note I received a text from Worten last night. Their electrical and computer goods stores stores have been granted 'essential' status and will be open, subject to the now customary rules about limited numbers, not handling goods except what you buy etc etc.
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Albufeira Resident
www.algarvebus.info public transport information for the Algarve |
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Richardk ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 29/July/2008 Status: Offline Points: 760 |
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Just seen reports of hoards of Lisbonese/ Northern Portuguese heading to their holiday homes on the Algarve. The virus is far worse in their home areas so no doubt will bring the virus with them What about isolation ? Watch our infection rates go up I hope the GNR send them back until this is over
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Lobo ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 21/March/2020 Location: Algarve Status: Offline Points: 11 |
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indeed the Police is doing their best to stop them https://www.publico.pt/2020/03/28/sociedade/noticia/coronavirus-ja-matou-25-mil-pessoas-contagiou-600-mil-mundo-1909924
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Jayjan ![]() Top Contributors ![]() ![]() Joined: 21/November/2006 Status: Offline Points: 7400 |
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Just seen a post on facebook about queues of traffic from Lisboa and northern Portuguese travelling to the south for their Easter holidays, Police stopping them all and asking questions . How irresponsible can they be when we have a crisis on. Grrrrr.
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Polli the dancing cat strikes again.
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Richardk ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 29/July/2008 Status: Offline Points: 760 |
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I understand from friend at a complex in Albufeira plenty of northern Portuguese have already arrived for Easter . Great - they will no doubt be out spreading their germs. Selfish arrogant a---s . |
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Jock ![]() Top Contributors ![]() ![]() Joined: 07/November/2011 Location: Auld Reekie Status: Offline Points: 1331 |
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Here's an interesting example - https://www.portugalresident.com/couple-travel-by-bus-from-lisbon-to-portimao-while-awaiting-coronavirus-test-results/ I still don't know how to make links clickable (or clinks lickable for that matter). Copy and paste into your browser. As was said of Lunchtime O'Booze "New technology baffles pissed old hack."
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It is no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase 'As pretty as an Airport' appear. Douglas Adams
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cubsur ![]() Moderator Group ![]() ![]() Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 26714 |
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Jock and others, wait one for a visual guide to the short process to make a link clickable. Will upload asap, my picture host site is currently 'under maintenance'. |
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