Joan Cox

I had some errands to run yesterday and knew I wanted to have dinner at the Chinese restaurant again, so left probably too early. I always forget, most shops and restaurants close from 3-6 pm. I had to go to EDP, which is my electric provider. They wanted me to give them the readings, but inside my unit I did not have anything that looked like a reading. She said the meter is on the outside of my building. Still need to locate that.

Soccer (football) in Portugal is a BIG DEAL!   There were parties all over the city last night when they played Congo. Did not know they played in Houston! When they got the goal, you could hear yelling all over (and I had my windows closed). I don't know the rules (or anything about soccer) and did not know they could end with a tie. It took a while to figure out who was red and who was blue. LOL   Also, do they have quarters, periods, or just two 45-minute periods?

Every day here in Quarteira, Portugal, I see or understand something NEW. Since many of you haven't been to Portugal, I would like to share the differences I have found. Going to my bank when I first got here, they had my Colorado address. I tried to change it, but you cannot until you have a lease to prove where you live, and you have to go to the Finance Department to get it changed. I went this week, and NOPE, you need the residency card FIRST.