What's this cassolada about?

So at 8pm tonight there seemed to be a big cassolada (people hanging out the window hitting pots & pans). I haven't seen this since the time of the corona when they were applauding the health workers. What's it about this time, does anyone know?

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u/Blork39 — 14 days ago

What happened to Salon Erotico and its replacement?

There used to be this erotic fair, Salon Erotico, it was held yearly in the olympic pool building in Vall D'Hebron some time around October.

I went there before the pandemic and it was huge. After the pandemic they restarted in 2022 but it was smaller, probably due to people still being a bit iffy about visiting mass events. It was also much earlier in the year than before. I was hoping the 2023 edition would be better but it never happened.

When they stopped in 2023 they said: "La organización del SEB ha decidio no celebrar en el 2023 el Salón Erótico de Barcelona, necesitamos una pausa para definir un nuevo y revolucionario
proyecto… La historia del SEB continuará con más energía erótica que nunca !!" at their site https://www.saloneroticodebarcelona.com/ which still exists today.

But nothing seems to have happened, right? I'm just wondering if I am missing their new project somehow.

In 2022 they seemed to go really mainstream, they had posters all around Barcelona with these Roman statues, which I hadn't seen before.

u/Blork39 — 2 months ago

Questions about R-Aeropuerto line

Hey I just read about the new R-Aeropuerto line: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%ADnea_RA

So from the end of this year more or less there will be a train from the airport and not just T1 but also T2 😮 That sounds very interesting.

I just wonder 3 things, and I haven't been able to find anything out:

  • Will it be covered by T-Usual and also T-Casual or just T-Usual like the metro?
  • Will it use the metro tunnel from T2 to T1 or will they build a new line with new stations? And how do they interact then with the automatic trains there? Just wondering.
  • Will R2Nord now disappear? Because it's pretty redundant then.

After it leaves the airport it seems to follow the same track as R2N right now, except with one more stop, in Torrassa. I'm a bit surprised about that also because this new line seems to be operated by FGC but it uses Renfe track most of the way?

u/Blork39 — 2 months ago

Airport closed for non-travelers? What's that about?

A couple weeks I flew out of El Prat and there was this weird thing where most of the entrances were closed off and there was some guy checking boarding passes at the one that was open. The same when I came back. It was a bit annoying because many people didn't have it ready so a messy queue formed with people rooting through their bags. There were signs too but just about the measures but not why or when.

Does anyone know what this is about? It looked really temporary because the revolving doors were shut with that "no entry" plastic tape.

I'm also wondering whether to take this into account next time.

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u/Blork39 — 4 months ago

Paying import tax at Correos office - still need to bring exact cash?

About 8 or so years ago, before Corona, I had to pick up a parcel with some import taxes on it, and it was really awkward, they demanded exact cash down to the cent, and they wouldn't even bother to give change. Card payment wasn't allowed even though they obviously have card machines. It was very "1926" 😄

Now I received another parcel they tried to deliver with some taxes on it. Does anyone know if I still have to bring that exact cash stuff? I never use cash anymore to be honest so it will take some doing trying to scrounge up the exact amount 😰

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u/Blork39 — 4 months ago

DeX Station / Dock - Fan problems since OneUI 8 - Fixed in 8.5?

I know one of the many problems reported with the OneUI 8 "Upgrade" with DeX was that the DeX station fan no longer works.

I use the DeX stations daily at several locations, so I've refrained from upgrading and am still on OneUI 7 on both my phones (S23 and S25). But I'm getting more and more worried about security issues. The fan thing is kinda a dealbreaker for me though as it *really* helps keep my phone cool during heavy use.

So, I wanted to ask if this is finally fixed. I know many other DeX early-days issues in OneUI 8 were fixed eventually so I hope this one is too.

I've searched around here but all I can find the original reports that the fan control was broken after the upgrade (the phone controls the fan in DeX based on its temperature and this was broken in OneUI 8, it doesn't turn on at all anymore). Could anyone tell me if this is fixed nowadays with the latest 8.5 version?

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u/Blork39 — 5 months ago