Desperate people

Police Officers from Elche stopped two men who were trying to steal 100kgms of electrical cable from a depot near the A7 motorway.

Now I know that copper fetches a decent price but jut imagine having to strip the insulation of a whole drum of cable. It's a hard way to make a few bob.

However, it is a damn sight better than inflicting misery upon house owners by breaking in. As people become more security conscious and install extra locks and bars across doors, the robbers become more desperate. The cost of the damage the thieves cause then outweighs the value of the goods they steal. For us it's a no win situation.

Talking of desperate situations; there is still no resolution to the problem subscribers to the microwave systems are having receiving Sky programs. One resident told me that he visited the premises of one of the microwave companies in Quesada last week and asked how long could they guarantee providing coverage of Sky sports. The assistant said that they didn't have an answer to that question and told him to leave the shop.

Those who had their systems installed just before the shut down must feel mightily peeved. Promises of extra freeview channels won't appease people who paid good money to watch their favourite sports.

My feeling is that BskyB will not breach their agreement with Canal and allow reception of Sky programs here in Spain. Even if they did; they certainly won't condone the re-transmission of their services via microwave.