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The Costa's Drought Ended Four Months Ago. Nobody Told You What That Means.

Aug 14, 2026

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6 min read

The Costa's Drought Ended Four Months Ago. Nobody Told You What That Means.

Reservoirs at 85%, restrictions gone since April, and a ledger of what got built.

Andrew Lawrence

Utilities

In May, We Told You to Check Your Town's Water. We Sent You to the Wrong Number.

Aug 13, 2026

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5 min read

In May, We Told You to Check Your Town's Water. We Sent You to the Wrong Number.

Nitrate belongs to your pipe network, not your postcode. Most Costa taps read near zero.

Andrew Lawrence

Costs

In December, We Priced Your Free Cita in Hours. The Police Have Since Priced It in Euros.

Aug 12, 2026

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4 min read

In December, We Priced Your Free Cita in Hours. The Police Have Since Priced It in Euros.

Five operations, €15 to €400 a slot, now counterfeits. Plus the numbers we got wrong.

Andrew Lawrence

Costs

In December, We Told You a Facebook Recommendation Cost a Couple €2,000. The Real Number Was Buried in Your Replies.

Aug 11, 2026

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4 min read

In December, We Told You a Facebook Recommendation Cost a Couple €2,000. The Real Number Was Buried in Your Replies.

The vanishing builder is rare. The quiet overcharge isn't. And paper now wins in court.

Andrew Lawrence

Deadlines

In March, We Told You to Fix One Phone Number. Spain Delivered Its Half. August Checks Yours.

Aug 10, 2026

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5 min read

In March, We Told You to Fix One Phone Number. Spain Delivered Its Half. August Checks Yours.

The virtual health card audit: what shipped, what didn't, and the 15-minute fix.

Andrew Lawrence

Costs

We Undersold Our April Solar Advice. The Cheapest Electricity in Spain Now Arrives at Three in the Afternoon.

Aug 7, 2026

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3 min read

We Undersold Our April Solar Advice. The Cheapest Electricity in Spain Now Arrives at Three in the Afternoon.

Friday's optimism audit: what your balcony can catch, and the 2026-only 20% deduction.

Andrew Lawrence

Archive

Dive into a collection of past posts and rediscover timeless content.

The Costa's Drought Ended Four Months Ago. Nobody Told You What That Means.

In May, We Told You to Check Your Town's Water. We Sent You to the Wrong Number.

In December, We Priced Your Free Cita in Hours. The Police Have Since Priced It in Euros.

In December, We Told You a Facebook Recommendation Cost a Couple €2,000. The Real Number Was Buried in Your Replies.

In March, We Told You to Fix One Phone Number. Spain Delivered Its Half. August Checks Yours.

We Undersold Our April Solar Advice. The Cheapest Electricity in Spain Now Arrives at Three in the Afternoon.

Waypoint Sur