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by wantoosoon
Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Paphos Carnical events have started.... video
Replies: 1
Views: 299

Re: Paphos Carnical events have started.... video

Why are you always posting articles about the mayor?
by wantoosoon
Mon Jan 22, 2024 11:16 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Ancestry DNA
Replies: 13
Views: 1203

Re: Ancestry DNA

There's the issue of these companies handing over your genetic information to law enforcement agencies and other third parties around the world without your permission. You might not mind, but your relatives (including distant ones that you don't even know exist) may. Even if you're happy with the c...
by wantoosoon
Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:12 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: British in bad books!
Replies: 5
Views: 1017

Re: British in bad books!

The UN peacekeeping mission and the sovereign bases are two different things. Of the 801 UN peacekeepers, 257 are British. The bases have nothing to do with Turkey and were here long before 1974. They are a British interest and don't contribute to the defence of Cyprus. Cyprus is constitutionally ob...
by wantoosoon
Fri Dec 22, 2023 10:07 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Traffice light cameras
Replies: 22
Views: 193720

Re: Traffice light cameras

That may work in the Netherlands, but in Cyprus where the standard of driving is pretty low, but the tendency to speed is common, bends in the road planted densely with trees could increase the number of fatal road accidents. Traffic calming measures are dangerous, folks! You read it here first! Th...
by wantoosoon
Sun Dec 17, 2023 12:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Traffice light cameras
Replies: 22
Views: 193720

Re: Traffice light cameras

The 30 km/h roads here also feel very slow and almost no one sticks to that limit. The Mesogi road is the same at 50 km/h and is a perfect example of a stroad . Sticking up a sign with a number on it will never effectively control traffic speed, any more than Cyprus's many stop signs make people sto...
by wantoosoon
Wed Dec 13, 2023 10:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Electric Cars - Caveat Emptor
Replies: 65
Views: 851217

Re: Electric Cars - Caveat Emptor

If I told you that the price of new TVs were falling would that be a good or a bad thing? If i went onto to say the price of a second hand TV was falling rapidly would you be surprised.. of course not.. new TVs are better and cheaper than they were a couple of years ago,, The same thing has been go...
by wantoosoon
Wed Nov 15, 2023 10:33 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Will this bring us the rain in Paphos we desperately need?
Replies: 9
Views: 12190

Re: Will this bring us the rain in Paphos we desperately need?

jeba wrote: Wed Nov 15, 2023 7:51 am Would it be possible to use water from desalination facilities to avoid water restrictions? Is there sort of a pipeline network in place?
Nearly all of the RoC's drinking water comes from desalination already. There are five desalination plants.
by wantoosoon
Wed Oct 18, 2023 5:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Viva… Cyprus Mail….
Replies: 1
Views: 2154

Re: Viva… Cyprus Mail….

My village council recently replaced the road signs and the new ones all bear a photo of a suspiciously lush green landscape. A quick reverse image search revealed a stock photo from Germany. :lol:
by wantoosoon
Fri Oct 13, 2023 3:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Access to Airports
Replies: 14
Views: 22248

Re: Access to Airports

the taxi parking area which is located immediately after the road leading towards the entrance of the terminal building
I think that means the red area below, though Google Maps has it tagged as rental car parking.
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by wantoosoon
Mon Sep 25, 2023 12:46 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: High-speed transport
Replies: 6
Views: 4502

Re: High-speed transport

Yes, Cyprus would definitely benefit from a train system. Ideally you'd be able to get from Polis to Paralimni by rail. Tram systems in Nicosia and the three towns could be integrated with the trains. I believe the government has mooted the idea in the past and looked into EU funding. Will it ever h...
by wantoosoon
Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:57 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Jihadists in Chlorakas
Replies: 11
Views: 6010

Re: Jihadists in Chlorakas

My son brought this to my attention. He works as an Intelligence Analyst in the UK and has been asked to look at this and also a similar issue in Limassol. https://cyprus-daily.news/jihadists-in-chlorakas-says-the-community-council-filenews-7-9/ He can't be very good if he fell for obvious and amat...
by wantoosoon
Sat Aug 26, 2023 9:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Sodastream
Replies: 7
Views: 5889

Re: Sodastream

by wantoosoon
Wed Aug 16, 2023 12:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Re: Jumbo's refunds
Replies: 36
Views: 11008

Re: Re: Jumbo's refunds

As for refunds, Cyprus may belong to the EU, but I don't believe that they like to abide by EU rules. In the EU cars are required an MOT after 4 years then every 2 years after that. The UK requires an MOT after 3 years and every year after that, it has never changed even when part of the EU. Its a ...
by wantoosoon
Sun Aug 13, 2023 4:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Vulnerable and elderly drivers constantly targeted in Paphos.
Replies: 11
Views: 10798

Re: Vulnerable and elderly drivers constantly targeted in Paphos.

Apparently it's been happening in Polis too. They seem to target the elderly and lone women.
by wantoosoon
Thu Aug 10, 2023 7:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Government ally calls out EAC for cheating on subsidised bills
Replies: 9
Views: 6907

Re: Government ally calls out EAC for cheating on subsidised bills

The policy should have specified billing periods rather than actual months, given that you never know when the EAC will read your meter.
by wantoosoon
Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:32 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Fire on B7 between Giolou and Skoulli
Replies: 4
Views: 3350

Re: Fire on B7 between Giolou and Skoulli

Apparently there were three fires in the area, and it was arson: Earlier on Wednesday the fire services announced that three fires had been extinguished in the district between the communities of Akoudralia and Steni on the heels the forest fire which had required the full involvement of services to...
by wantoosoon
Tue Jul 25, 2023 5:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Fire on B7 between Giolou and Skoulli
Replies: 4
Views: 3350

Fire on B7 between Giolou and Skoulli

At about 16:30 I drove past quite a large wildfire right next to the B7, about halfway between Giolou and Skoulli. Flames were lapping at the road and there was a lot of smoke. I wouldn't be surprised if the road is closed soon.
by wantoosoon
Wed Jul 12, 2023 12:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Cats dying of covid
Replies: 39
Views: 18848

Re: Cats dying of covid

It's not Covid-19 anyway, it's feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), which also happens to be a caused by a coronavirus. Humans can't catch it. Symptoms are usually not obvious. Treatment is expensive and potentially difficult to deliver, so it's unlikely any strays will be saved. The 300,000 number ...
by wantoosoon
Wed Jul 12, 2023 12:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Cats dying of covid
Replies: 39
Views: 18848

Re: Cats dying of covid

never, EVER, feed stray cats. You only propagate prolonged misery that the cats do not deserve. As opposed to starving to death? What an idiotic comment. Many and perhaps most of the people who feed strays also get them neutered. They are well aware of the problems and are helping to fix them. But ...
by wantoosoon
Tue Jul 11, 2023 5:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Tourist on quad bike falls off cliff in Akamas
Replies: 2
Views: 2315

Re: Tourist on quad bike falls off cliff in Akamas

Quads and buggies shouldn't be available to rent. They're a danger to their drivers and a nuisance to everyone else.