An Ugly Development in the Plaza Baja

An Ugly Development in the Plaza Baja

 

I'm not having much success with these photos. This morning we had the first thick mist. Autumn is here and the temperature has dropped to a comfortable 27 degrees. I boiled a kettle of water from the spring on La Canca for a wash, shave and a cup of tea. Then I took two containers down to the fountain on the square to get some water before the crowds gathered. Surprising how you adapt to inconveniences like no water supply. Juannie's mother was filling a container. 'The water's on again' she told me.I hadn't even bothered to check. The water is very 'turbia' (muddy) and not really fit to drink but for once the marginalised population of the Plaza Baja were first in the queue.
They are still looking for the 60 year old man who was swept down the river on Friday. ( the rescue services, not the water queue)
700 houses have been either destroyed or damaged. 1000 (un millar) people have been affected and the cost so far has been estimated at 3 million euros, and that's only premises which were insured. 150 cars were destroyed or damaged.
Our Sopas Perotas Day has been cancelled for next Sunday, which is a shame and seems to serve no purpose at all.
A new bar is due to open in the Plaza Baja tomorrow. It's an old bar. It was previously 'Oscar's' which was opened by an English resident with a view to attracting the ex pat  'bistro' crowd. It didn't.
Now it's called 'Bar Ankar Feo' and will be run by a Perote called Antonio. His nickname is el Feo (the ugly one) and Ankar or Askar or A 'ca is Andaluz for at the place or house of. So, the bar is 'Ugly's Bar' which is a great name I think. Of course, Manolo who runs the bar opposite may have been 'tomando el pelo' (pulling my plonker).  We'll see.

02/10/2012