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Offline John H

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Where's the bull gone?
« on: March 24, 2016, 07:49. »
Not you Dave

The Osborne Bull that was sited on the 332 just south of Santa Pola has gone.

I'm 100% positive it was here when we were last out at the back end of last year.

In my world these have always been a great symbol of Spain and I love seeing them

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Offline bertdove

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« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2016, 09:38. »
Its predecessor on the same site was stolen for scrap a few years ago.  Maybe this one has suffered the same fate.  Shame.

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« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2016, 10:02. »
Apparantly it blew down with the strong winds some time ago and then it dissapeared, I thought it would be mended and then make a comeback, but no, it hasn't been seen since, such a shame.
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Offline John H

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« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2016, 10:09. »
A real shame.
These things are as Spanish as sangria and paella
A Spanish neighbour told me years ago that folklore said that if you conceived a son under the bulls "apparatus" said son would grow up to be a strong and powerful man
I hope it gets replaced

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Offline mike and judith

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« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2016, 17:33. »
Think it will be replaced John.  I believe these adverts are protected as part of the national history
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Offline gaveteran

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« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2016, 21:32. »
Yes I heard they were protected. Like a lot of people (I hope!) - I spent years not knowing they were adverts at all haha.
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Offline Tony Gillam

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« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2016, 07:58. »
If you look carefully, you can see the one over towards Monte Cid from The "roundabout". Those that are optically challenged might need a cheap pair of binoculars from the market.
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Offline Mark Etheridge

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« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2016, 10:47. »
If you buy a cheap pair of market binoculars, if you weren't optically challenged before you certainly will be after using them!

The pair I got as an emergency backup to my birding binoculars gave me one hell of a headache... >:(
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