[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Isn't Socialism grand?

To a socialist, there is no past, only tomorow. What was thao old Communist saying? The future is known, the past is always changing.

[freedom moose]

To a socialist, there is no past, only tomorow.
Your statement would definitely hurt the feelings of the socialists who run Barcelona. They won't let you do a damned thing to your (privately owned) home - and i'm not just talking about major structural work - without jumping through a series of hoops, submitting lots of expensive plans and having more expensive studies done if it's anywhere near the historic center of town. Yes I know the idea is to collect taxes and fees but it's under the guise of "historic preservation". Also, the historic city of Tarragona is another similar case where developers and construction companies got tired of unearthing something historic everytime the put a shovel in the ground and waiting for the gov't to come and evaluate it.