Hello folks

Just signed up on this forum to gain some insights and may be contribute some useful info down the road.
We'll be moving to Ampolla in April and look forward to enjoy our new digs and the Costa Dorada weather.

We just got our NIE #'s via email from the Consulate in Zurich, it was an easy, painless process..filled out the application, paid some money(like 30 some bucks a piece) and 3 weeks later..voila.
I enjoy motorcycling, cooking and am planning to start brewing my own beer once I'm settled in Ampolla. For now I am just having fun buying beer brewing equipment and gadgets that allows me to prep batches of 50 liters at the time.
Looking forward to meet some of the characters  ::) on here in real life encounters.

If this post is in the wrong section I'm sure the forum gods are going to move it to the appropriate subtopic.

Until then
Alfred 8-)

Welcome aboard Alfred.  The weather should be warming up by April.  Don't know if there are any other folk from Switzerland on here (not that I know of).  Well done with the NIE's.  Sounds like it was easier than getting them here.
The brewing sounds interesting !!
Just shout if you want any help or opinions (which will be varied)  ;)

Welcome aboard Señor Brewnut.  Like the NIE application,beats queuing for hours in one of our local Police station offices!

50 litres of real ale should help you make friends Alfred.  Welcome to the Forum.

Michael wrote on Dec 11^th, 2012 at 11:49am:

50 litres of real ale should help you make friends Alfred.  Welcome to the Forum.

I hear ya...
and I am sure the circle of friends will expand easily ;D; not that making a friend just because of ample beer supply is necessarily a good thing...after all for real friendship other criteria should prevail. ;)

Bigyin wrote on Dec 11^th, 2012 at 12:35am:

Welcome aboard Alfred.  The weather should be warming up by April.  Don't know if there are any other folk from Switzerland on here (not that I know of).  Well done with the NIE's.  Sounds like it was easier than getting them here. The brewing sounds interesting !! Just shout if you want any help or opinions (which will be varied)  ;)

Thanks for the warm welcome!
There's a bunch of Swiss living in Ampolla; assume they're not to be found on this forum because of the language barrier. It's a distinct advantage to possess English skills good enough to understand some of the quirky expressions and word play of native English speaking folks no matter where they come from. ;)

Bang on matey boy  ;D

brewnut wrote on Dec 11^th, 2012 at 12:18pm:

Michael wrote on Dec 11th, 2012 at 11:49am: 50 litres of real ale should help you make friends Alfred.  Welcome to the Forum. not that making a friend just because of ample beer supply is necessarily a good thing...

Oh believe me,it is.....

Alfred I am a very experienced beer taster  ;D

I should have warned you Brewnut that there's a few nutters on here, no names no pack drill, (another one to get your English skills around).  :D
Perhaps you'll be another ?  :)

cactus jack wrote on Dec 11^th, 2012 at 6:40pm:

Alfred I am a very experienced beer taster  ;D

4€ a pint will do...nutjobs will pay slightly more... ;)

Bigyin wrote on Dec 11^th, 2012 at 6:40pm:

I should have warned you Brewnut that there's a few nutters on here, no names no pack drill, (another one to get your English skills around).  :D Perhaps you'll be another ?  :)

good one ...only old timers from WW1 will know this expression and google is your friend to figure it out ;D

WW2 actually.

Hi Brewnut and welcome,
                                 One of my neighbours in the Coll D'lalba is Swiss and from Zurich but has very little English, both speak fluent German, Spanish, Catalan and Italian though.

Hey Briand

Thanks for the welcome message.
Hopefully I get to know the Swiss you mentioned; I am from Zurich as well albeit my Catalan, Spanish and Italian are almost non existent...German is good and French still ok ;)