Who's Where

Hi All

For my own benefit I filled in a plan of Los Olivas with the names of buyers who are using this site.  It has helped me to work out which neighbours are where.  I hope that I haven't missed anyone out! 

In case it may be useful to anyone else, I have uploaded it to the photos.  Only trouble is that it is not very large or clear in this format.  If anyone would like a clearer copy of this "Who's Where" plan I can send it direct to you by email in pdf or jpeg.  Hopefully we will be able to fill in more blanks as time goes on. 

Terry 19b

Hi Terry,

That's a good idea - but I'm not so sure about the numbering, we are in 2A (not 3A) and our apartment is where you have put 17 i.e. the numbering, we believe, starts from bottom left - unless we have been misled and are in fact buying a different property from the one we viewed !

Where did you get the numbering scheme from ?

Dave

Hi all

The plan is a good idea, so we can see where everyone is, but Dave is right about the numbering on that side of Los Olivos.

We go out next Sunday for a week, so will be able to keep the personal reports up on progress & will be taking lots of photo's to share.

Linda & Rob

Oops!  Back to the drawing board then.  I must have the map upside down or something.  Tried to go by advice I was given on numbering but must have misunderstood it a bit....... 

I did find it quite time consuming to trawl through all the past messages to find peoples apartment numbers.  As a newbe to this site I would have found it useful for people to identify their apartment number in each post.  Perhaps we could all start doing that?

I think it would also be interesting to find out where people come from, what ages they are, what their interests/skills are, etc.  Anyone game?  I'll start it off in a new thread......

Terry 19b

Hi All,

If you stand facing Los Olivos with the mountains in the background the numbering starts from the right at no.1 and runs towards the sea to no.18. These apartments face towards the lake and the park.

Maura and Dave 17A

Hello All

We have a black & white drawing of the site plan showing the numbering and orientation of the site.

We were given it at the BMS offices in June 05.

They seem to have numbered the site in an odd manner. This may have something to do with street numbering rather than the layout of the site.

If you refer to Terrys plan, which may I say seems to be the most logical.

To arrive at the correct numbering, then you will  need to reverse the No's 1 to 18 and No's 39 & 40 

The plan we have is of poor quality, needing a magnifying glass to see the numbering.

I will try to scan it and upload it but this may not be possible.

Hope this is of some help.

P.S. Thanks for all the photos the site looks great

David & Sandra 22A

Hi All

Second time lucky?  Having looked at Davids plan I have adjusted the numbering on my own one and reposted it to photos.

Cheers

Terry 19b

Hello everybody my name is Janice and I am in 19b with Terry.  After much technical difficulty and with very much thanks to Justin I have got my account going!  Not much to say just yet as am busy catching up with the previous messages.  A small bit about myself.  As Terry told you I live in Ireland, I have been here since the late eighties.  I work as a Europena project manager which means I manage projects funded by the European Commission usually looking at how various bodies can make an impact on poverty and social exclusion.  I am tking Spanish classes at my local college and hope to be able to at lease string two sentances togeher soon.!Janice 19b

Hi All

I have just updated our Street Plan and posted it in "Photos".  Hope that it is readable.  We are now over quarter the way to knowing each other with names for 21 out of the 80 apartments.  Still, hopefully, we will all be able to say hello in person before too long (fingers crossed) and get to meet our other 59 neighbours as well.

Cheers....Terry 19b

Hi to all Los Olivos, residents. My name is Don and i am buying No19A, this purchase started in March 2004 and like you, i have been following the progress,

I am fortunate to have friends that have lived in the area for 25years, so banks and solicitors were not a problem, I would like to thank all the people that have shared the info and photos.

Information from BMS is slow and not to informative but i have not been expecting to take possession untill late April/May. This is based on gut feel and the lack of information being given.

All the best

Don

Hi again. 

I have posted another Street Plan with the updated info of John & Pam changing from 11b to 13b; of the mystery man who will be the neighbour of Haydn & Judy at 14b; and of Don at 19a who will have the pleasure (?*!) of Janice & me residing below him. 

It will be so nice when we have eventually managed to fill in all the blanks and can post our full complement on our own Los Olivos website.  Not long now....

Terry 19b

Hi Ali & Ken

Simple really, when we went to Spain at half term last Oct the retaining wall for the pool had just been built. At the back of 11b the wall was at the highest point and rather than looking out over a very attractive pool area we were facing a fairly imposing bolder wall. We asked to be moved which was not without its problems and the best appartment to choose from was 13b where the wall is supposed to be a metre or so lower. Knowing our luck we will now no doubt be overlooking the toilet block !!.Never mind the recent pictures look great, we are going to have a look weekend of 2 to 5 Feb so will take some up to date photos for everyone to see.

Who says buying off plan is without its perils.

John & Pam

13B

I have posted an update to the street plan.

Terry 19b

Updated 18:20on 27/04/07 by Dave, 2A

Thanks Dave, that is much clearer.  I have never quite worked out how to import docs to here or I would have done it in a different format myself.  Thing is MY copy looks fine on MY pc then I post it to photos and it all goes small and wuzzy.  Such is life.  At least you have come to our rescue and made it readable now.  Here are some names that you didn't manage to decifer...

10a Drew      

Thanks Dave, that is much clearer.  I have never quite worked out how to import docs to here or I would have done it in a different format myself.  Thing is, MY copy looks fine on MY pc, then I post it to photos and it all goes small and fuzzy.  Such is life.  At least you have come to our rescue and made it readable now.  Here are some names that you didn't manage to decifer...

5a  Dave & Loraine     5b  Jackie & Malc     10a   Drew      30a  Natalie & David / Sue & Colin

32b   Paul & Ann / Gerald & Elaine      35a  Jos & Danny

I make that 29 names out of a possible 80.   Can't wait to meet everyone, including the other 51.

Terry 19b

All,
I have updated the grid of who's where - just 3 posts down from here....

Dave, 2A