Hola funky media listeners, it's Michelle Essex once again, reporting in from the Costa Del Sol. And there's been a few things happening this week. I gotta say one thing. It's very, very hot here folks, you wouldn't believe it. It is about 36 degrees at this moment. And we are absolutely dripping here. Now, this brings me into I'm having a bit of a rant today, I've got to say, because we got news over the weekend, that if you were coming to Spain on holiday, upon return from your holiday in Spain, you would then have to quarantine for 14 days. Now, I'm sorry, but I find that absolutely ridiculous. I don't know what they're telling you on news. Well, I do know what they're telling you on the news, actually. Please stop watching the news. That's what I'm going to say because they are not reporting things as they are. I heard last time Night on a major news channel that because of the problems in mainland Spain, this is why you're having to quarantine. Let me tell you, the only problems that are going on in mainland Spain are up in the north in Aragon. Places like Zaragozza,  Lleida, they had put them back into phase two. And Barcelona, they're having some problems as far as Benidorm, places like that the Costa del Sol where I am, there are no problems at all. We have very, very low virus numbers. Our numbers are much lower than the UK. So why they are getting you to quarantine. I have absolutely no idea but hey, What I don't get is. Last week they say to you, right, you'll have to wear face masks as of next Friday. They didn't bring that in over 24 hours. But the quarantine suddenly caught everybody right off guard. I know And people that are out here at the moment that are having a lovely holiday. They've now been forced to fly back to the UK. And when you save up all year for a holiday, that does seem a bit, you know a bit. Well, it's upsetting, isn't it? I mean, Take for instance where I am on the Costa del Sol. There is a beautiful town down the road to me called La Cala de Mijas. Now the La Cala de Mijas used to be a beautiful fishing village. Now it is a lovely seaside town with some of the most fantastic restaurants I've got to say that you will go to the food is absolutely phenomenal. The beach is beautiful. They are not overcrowded, which is another point I want to make last night on a social platform.

 

I saw photographs of supposedly beaches here in the Costa del Sol, those were actually stock photos that the Daily Mail put out last year so None of that is true. I am telling you what's going on here. I live here. The beaches are manageable and everybody's keeping their distance.

 

People are wearing masks. If you go to a restaurant, as I said to you last week, you only have to wear the mask when you get to your table. Once you're eating and drinking, you don't have to wear the mask. You get up to go to the bathroom, you pop the mask on, and you pop back to your table. Everyone's adhering to it everybody sanitising my god, the alcohol that we're going through here in this house, but now on our hands alone is just unbelievable. So sorry to start my podcast off this week with a rant.

 

But I thought it was just a bit unfair that they were giving you one side but they're not actually giving you the true story of what is happening here on the Costa del Sol and we don't have the Magaluf problem either. They've closed the whole strip down in Magaluf in Majorca because of the drunken louts, I dont want to point fingers, but unfortunately we do get them. But there has been no behaviour like that here reported at all. And everything here, as I said, clean, friendly. I really, really hope that you guys can get out for a holiday. Now, the next thing is I told you last week I was having a meeting with a certain channel that did a reality show that I did last year. And I met them on Friday, I met the Casting Director and I met the the Seriies Producer. And we had a wonderful chat. And it looks like I will be back on the programme this year. I cannot tell you much more than that. What they told me is obviously at the moment confidential, I'm not sure how they're going to get around the whole mask thing though after talking to them. I mean, it could end up being a load of all Brits well you thought I was going to say something else didnt you ? , No, I was gonna say Brits, Brits looking like DicK Turpin in glasses and face coverings. Maybe they'll call it bargain loving Brits in masks. Who knows, I know that they're trying to stay away from that particular subject. So we will see how it all comes out. And I'll let you know you guys know how things go with that. The other trial and tribulation I've had this week is I had to get used to Varifocal lenses, and Varifocal glasses. And that's been a bit of a bit of a dichotomy for me because I didn't realise that coming down the stairs. Don't look down. You know, when you look down in Varifocals, the ground suddenly starts weaving up and down, you think now this is not a good idea. I'm just going to look straight ahead. So I picked up my Varifocal glasses and I popped him Varifocal lenses. And it's taken me a few days to get used to it. But I am getting there. Originally I had some close up distance great far away distance great Man, I could see a bus coming from two miles away now. It was just the things in the middle were a little bit hazy, but we're past that point. We've moved on and all is going well with the Varifocal lenses. Now of course, I can't leave you this week without something lighthearted. So as you know, I like to scroll through news stories. And I came across this story in India. That did make me giggle a bit, even though I'm sure the poor chap wasn't giggling at the time, but it seems that doctors removed a two foot phone charger from the inside of a man's bladder. Yeah, that's what I said. a two foot phone charger. Now, this 30 year old guy goes to the doctor complaining of stomach pains, no doubt. And the doc thinks he has swalloed and, they take x rays and the doc thinks that he swallowed it. Apparently the man has a history of accidental ingestion. I don't know how you get a history of accidental ingestion. I must admit the only thing I've ingested has been edible I cant say I've ever taken up you know, eating  headphones or phone chargers, or I don't see the nourishment, or any of the goodness in them. So, anyway, this guy has a habit of or a history of accidental ingestion. So the gave him laxatives for two days to relieve the pain before they operated, and then they discovered the lead in his gastro in I can never say Gastrointer ....No, No, you know the one in his gastro tract,  five medics perform this forty five minute surgery. And then they said they're not sure about his mental health. I don't think I'd be too sure about his mental health either if he was eating phone charges to be fair. Anyway spent the night in hospital three days, spending the night and the days in hospital. And he's fully recovered, I'm glad to say and god knows what he'll eat next. Who knows? I could be bringing you that story next week. But until then, have a fabulous week, stay safe.

 

don't rule out Spain.

 

Hasta Luego from the Costa Del Sol.

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