Eddie's Blog July 16th 2012
Eddie here, how’s it going?
Hi there everybody, I hear that there was a bit of a ruckus with poor old Ed last week, and to give him a bit of time off I have been asked to step in. I’m Eddie, Ed’s long lost brother!
It’s been a long weekend and, to the best of my knowledge, one of the hottest we have had so far. The one thing I did notice this weekend though, the La Linea fair started, which means, Cavalcade on Saturday, Domingo Rociero on Sunday and another week ahead of drinks, casetas, rides and spending Euros.
Or Does it?
A vast number of social media groups in Gibraltar have been pushing the boycotting of the fair this year, due to the Spanish behaviour, incursions into our waters, massively exaggerated frontier queues and, without wanting to sound like I am throwing my toys out of my pram, they won the Euro!
So has everyone been boycotting the fair? Well by the looks of Facebook this morning I would have to say, “it doesn’t look that way”. The number of pictures I have seen with photos from Domingo Rociero, small cups, tinto verrano and rather drunk looking faces everywhere. It gives me the indication that not everyone feels that boycotting the fair is worth missing out on some fun for, no matter what the Spanish have done.
I personally like the fair, but then again, I have a large number of Spanish friends who have never and would never speak badly about Gibraltar. Why would they want to? They understand that we are closely inter-linked. They have businesses in Gibraltar or work with people from Gibraltar, and they realise that we need each other to prosper. It’s a pity politics and politicians don’t work in the same way.
So whether you want to go to the fair for the little donuts covered in chocolate, for a baked potato with everything, for an octopus leg from the bbq, a jarra of rebujito, to win a prize, go on a roller coaster or even just to have a wander round, enjoy!
You don’t have to boycott it; after all you probably won’t boycott Mercadona, your “holiday home” in Alcaidesa or even your favourite tapas bar will you…
Eddie
