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OLD HACK IN THE SUN – Benny Davis with the ramblings of an 80-something expat in Spain

TIME to place my trusty quill pen alongside the nicotine-stained green eye shield and lay them to rest in my grandad’s old roll-top bureau. Probably worth a fortune on TV’s Bargain Hunt,

10 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Benny Reaper Version Two

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The 80-something ramblings of a British expat in Spain

I have danced with the Grim Reaper many times during my life and have always remained one step ahead. He is still waiting for the last waltz. My first brush with the

4 Sep, 2021 @ 14:15

Benny Davis Television Torture Amended

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The ramblings of an 80-something British expat in Spain

AFTER the first couple of years of spicy married life, we decided we needed something else to occupy some of our free time, so we rented a DER black and white television,

30 Aug, 2021 @ 20:55

Benny Davis and aliens

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The 80-something ramblings of a British expat in Spain

EVER since I read the Erich von Daniken book, ‘Was God an Astronaut?’, I have always wondered if aliens really existed, and the recent US government report on UFO activity reinforced my

7 Aug, 2021 @ 14:15

Benny Final Crop

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the ramblings of an 80-something expat in Spain

AFTER my column, ‘Spurious Seers’, was published last month, several readers jokingly suggested I get in line to become the next horoscope seer. Of course, no one could replace the fascinating predictions

24 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Bond Swirl With Benny Final Complete Touch Up

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-somthing ramblings of an expat in Spain

AGEING is simply an attitude of mind. Think young and you will inherit the flame of eternal youth. Whoever said that, was as bonkers as Boris. As far as I am concerned,

10 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Dark Wizard Is Making Magic With The Magic Crystal.

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain

THE sign on the fortune teller’s tent read, ‘Closed due to unforeseen circumstances’. This solidly enhanced my lifelong belief that soothsayers such as Nostradamus, Cassandra, and Theophilus Moore, founder of Old Moore’s

26 Jun, 2021 @ 13:30

Letters To The Editor Graphic With Benny

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain

Decided to send an email to the Olive Press owner, Jon Clarke, and thank him for allowing this ‘Old Hack’ to take up valuable space in his newspaper. Didn´t imagine for a

12 Jun, 2021 @ 13:30

Benny Davis Sombrero Old Hack in the Sun

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of a British expat in Spain

VISITORS from the UK will have to quarantine for ten days when returning from their Spanish holidays. So, what’s the problem? It used to take me at least two weeks to recover

29 May, 2021 @ 13:30

Olive Press Who´s Who On Tv Pix

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain

YOU know you’re old when watching TV programmes involving, ‘well-known’ personalities, and you don’t recognise any of them. And to ensure you have no bolt-hole excuse for this celebrity ignorance, even their

15 May, 2021 @ 13:30

Senior Man Making Exercise With Dumbbells

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The ramblings of an 80-something expat

IT seems that exercising at home has become an essential part of survival during this awful pandemic. Unfortunately, all available programmes are aimed at the younger market, nothing for we wrinklies who

1 May, 2021 @ 15:00

Newspapers With Copy Space

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain

To all fellow retired ex-pats. Eat drink and be merry. Enjoy life in this beautiful country we now call home, the last leg of our lifetime journey. Your future is bright, your

10 Apr, 2021 @ 15:15

The Shining, Jack Nicholson, 1980. ©warner Brothers

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain

When I was young, ‘online’ meant pegging your washing out to dry. Never thought that one day this innocent household word would signify the demise of high street shopping. Today, with the

3 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Benny Fingers In Ear

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The ramblings of an 80-something expat

DO you remember the old joke about the boy who wanted to be a train driver, but couldn’t because his eyes were too close together? If you laughed, or even understood the

27 Mar, 2021 @ 16:15

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain

Are you a digital doer or a real-life print reader? Although the Olive Press alternates weekly publication of my column between actual print and ether-controlled messages beamed from outer space, my online

20 Mar, 2021 @ 16:15

Benny Needle Ws

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain

V-DAY SPECIAL JUST been informed my COVID vaccination will happen tomorrow. Wow! Haven’t been so excited since my first sexual experience, handling a set of playing cards once owned by that busty,

13 Mar, 2021 @ 15:45

Benny Ireland Feature

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Mum’s gone to Ireland!

IN a recent rambling, I reported that life as we know it here in Spain was on the edge of total extinction as we are forced to face the fact that empty

6 Mar, 2021 @ 14:15

Benny Final Crop

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the ramblings of an 80-something expat in Spain

OVER the centuries, us Brits have maintained our traditional stiff upper lip through a multitude of catastrophic situations. Don’t panic, keep calm, keystone foundation words that generations have faithfully adhered to while

28 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

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