Great that the BBC and other channels are going to provide programmes via internet isn’t it? Shame that accessing these sites from Tenerife will get you diddly-squat unless you do so via a proxy to disguise your location. Is there an alternative way to get BBC, ITV and US programming for FREE? Uhm, yes actually.

If you have access to the internet and if you are reading this that is a pretty safe bet, then you can access many programmes via streaming sites like surfthechannel.com. Pick whichever tv programme or movie you fancy and start it loading, then go and make your self a cuppa to give it time to load fully.

You may also sign up to sites like tvfreeload.com or forumw.org. These provide you with links to files held elsewhere. You will need membership at Rapidshare or Megaupload (RS works better IMO) in order to download these files and Winrar to unzip them and stitch them back together.

Stock up on fresh produce, fruit and veggies today and make sure if you are on any meds or have young kids that you have the basics on hand for them – like Romilar (dry tickly cough), Mucosan (loose cough) Dalcy (fever). The ructions caused by the truckers strike are likely to create shortages of produce on Tenerife and is also playing havoc with the islands exports.

The fishermen too are finding things very hard. Why bring in fresh fish when what they sell does not cover the cost of taking out the boat?