@Matthias Lanuschny Does all thi mean I have to buy an elevator. I prefer the stairs🤪

About a year ago, a lady asked the followers of this forum for information regarding the safety of life in Portugal. She was concerned as a single person that it might be a problem. We pretty much all know what the answer is. But based on Antonio’s reports to us, I pointed out that based on what I know, the main crimes in Portugal appear to be “crimes of passion” ( there have been a lot lately, maybe it’s the heat) Street crime mainly pickpockets by foreign gangs in the two main tourist spots. And finally, the intervention of the GNR, PJ, Navy and The Spanish equivalents on the drug trafficking. I can’t believe the number of interventions each year in the Guadiana River, the only issue with that is a lot must be getting past the police forces to keep risking it. And I’ll say this again, theirs corruption almost everywhere. But Portugal seams good at policing themselves. There are lots of examples in Antonio’s missives of this. The Police here are I think exemplary. When our visitors finally found a parking spot near the cafe up at the castle in Tomar, they struggled trying to pay. They expected a credit card meter, but it was coin only. They asked the two policemen keeping an eye on cars, if it would be alright if they went into the cafe to get change. One of them reached in his pocket and gave the €1 needed. They came out to pay back and they’d gone. Try that in Lisbon😂

@António Ferreira another “ crime of passion” or a crazy man. Only time will tell!

Good to know I’m not getting any older! I would have heard it here first🤪

@Carl Munson Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Sigh!