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by jeba
Wed Feb 11, 2026 6:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: DIY wills
Replies: 15
Views: 2523

Re: DIY wills

Do you even need a will? I had a general power of attorney from my mother, valid beyond her death until revoked by her heirs. I never needed a certificate of death or inheritance to get access to her assets and close her accounts, just my PoA. She had a yellow slip, but no assets in Cprus. Everythin...
by jeba
Wed Feb 04, 2026 6:55 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: 2026 Domestic PV Curtailments to be much higher than 2025?
Replies: 1
Views: 669

Re: 2026 Domestic PV Curtailments to be much higher than 2025?

They should encourage / subsidize buying batteries on a household level. That should have quite an impact. I can´t understand anyway, why batteries in Cyprus are so much more expensive than they are e.g. in Germany.
by jeba
Wed Feb 04, 2026 6:48 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Solar PV production in Jan 2026
Replies: 3
Views: 723

Re: Solar PV production in Jan 2026

Jan 2026: 330 kWh
Jan. 2025: 387 kWh
Jan 2024: 307 kWh
Jan 2023: 353 kWh
Jan 2022: 330 kWh
Jan 2021: 333 kWh
Jan 2020: 308 kWh

So I´d say nothing to write home about. Or should I say nothing to be posting about?
by jeba
Wed Dec 24, 2025 10:23 am
Forum: Financial Matters
Topic: Sterling bank account needed to receive pension payments
Replies: 12
Views: 41940

Re: Sterling bank account needed to receive pension payments

I've tried repeatedly to open a Revolut account - to no available. They didn't recognise my passport, nor my German ID card during the identifikation process. So I opened a Wise-account. No problems so far.
by jeba
Wed Oct 15, 2025 7:08 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: application form for applying for a biometric card
Replies: 10
Views: 5695

Re: application form for applying for a biometric card

Can the application form for applying for a biometric card be collected from the citizens service centre . Tried to download it on the net with no luck . Every day I hate computers more and more . lefkes . try this link https://www.mip.gov.cy/dmmip/md.nsf/All/77D50B40CDA64A43C22587AA002FDE74/$file/...
by jeba
Sun Oct 12, 2025 4:35 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Solar Panels and cleaning
Replies: 12
Views: 6435

Re: Solar Panels and cleaning

It maybe doesn't fully get through the layers of dust.. But certainly it mainly gets through as shown by my electric reading and the bill If (even with dust) I am making more electricity than I use, I don't see the point in being over bothered about cleaning the panels. Bear in mind the original qu...
by jeba
Sun Oct 05, 2025 10:15 pm
Forum: Absent Friends
Topic: Max Rapp - Rest In Peace
Replies: 22
Views: 22018

Re: Max Rapp - Rest In Peace

Sad news. I liked his posts and was hoping to have a chance to meet up with him once I'll have moved to the Paphos district. Hopefully, he didn't have to suffer.
by jeba
Tue Aug 12, 2025 3:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Caught at the traffic lights
Replies: 54
Views: 17108

Re: Caught at the traffic lights

Now I've become curious and asked Google gemini. According to this the fine for stopping before the intersection is €25, but for crossing the intersection it is € 300.
by jeba
Mon Aug 11, 2025 8:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Caught at the traffic lights
Replies: 54
Views: 17108

Re: Caught at the traffic lights

Paul wrote: Mon Aug 11, 2025 5:13 pm At traffic lights the white line is a mandatory stop line, if you go over the line at a red light you have committed an offence.
Yes, but will the fine be the same as for the much bigger offence of crossing an intersection at red?
by jeba
Mon Aug 11, 2025 3:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Caught at the traffic lights
Replies: 54
Views: 17108

Re: Caught at the traffic lights

more than one picture taken.. And the offence is crossing the white line on a red signal.. So if no part of the car moves over a white line you should not get a fine.. Surely, the fine will be higher if you cross the intersection than if you only cross the white line by a few centimetres, won't it?
by jeba
Sun Aug 10, 2025 5:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Caught at the traffic lights
Replies: 54
Views: 17108

Re: Caught at the traffic lights

Will the camera take one picture only, or a second one after a second so as to differentiate between vehicles stopping beyond the white line and those actually crossing on red?
by jeba
Sun Aug 10, 2025 8:36 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Electricity supply sufficient thanks to installed PV modules
Replies: 14
Views: 3150

Re: Electricity supply sufficient thanks to installed PV modules

Talking about the ancient grid: Is there any progress regarding large scale batteries for it?
by jeba
Sun Aug 10, 2025 8:19 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Net Metering v Net Billing
Replies: 5
Views: 1493

Re: Net Metering v Net Billing

What will EAC pay per kWh exported to the grid under the net-billing scheme? For how long will the price be guaranteed?
by jeba
Sat Aug 09, 2025 5:45 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Hard to find at Paphos supermarkets....
Replies: 12
Views: 4778

Re: Hard to find at Paphos supermarkets....

I heard that there is an organic food shop in Polis that sells Sauerkraut. It's named "The Organic Haven" or similar. I've never been there myself though, so I can't confirm.
by jeba
Sat Jul 12, 2025 7:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Nasty fire stopped just meters before it reached church...
Replies: 3
Views: 3847

Re: Nasty fire stopped just meters before it reached church...

Dominic wrote: Wed Jul 09, 2025 1:24 pm There was a small fire in Polemi at about the same time too. Us and a lot of neighbours were in the field putting it out. It is amazing how quickly they spread.
Do you know what caused it?
by jeba
Sat Jul 12, 2025 11:28 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: On the move after 12 years …
Replies: 4
Views: 3909

Re: On the move after 12 years …

What I've been doing in Germany was to order mail forwarding for 1 year, so that zI picked up on those I had forgotten to inform. I guess you can do that in Cyprus as well.
by jeba
Sun Jul 06, 2025 2:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Sunshine this spring nearly 50 % up in UK and .....
Replies: 4
Views: 1835

Re: Sunshine this spring nearly 50 % up in UK and .....

Think the answer to your question would be yes, especially on an island and near the coast, where most turbines are in the UK. I would have thought so as well. Let´s hope you´re right, as the performance of my investment in a UK windfarm company has left a lot to be desired due to below average ele...
by jeba
Sun Jul 06, 2025 10:48 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Sunshine this spring nearly 50 % up in UK and .....
Replies: 4
Views: 1835

Re: Sunshine this spring nearly 50 % up in UK and .....

What effect does an increase of sunshine have on the production of wind energy? Shouldn't it increase as well?
by jeba
Wed Jul 02, 2025 8:56 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: travel insurance for the over 80s
Replies: 11
Views: 3374

Re: travel insurance for the over 80s

Have you tried Cigna Global or Allianz Worldwide Care?
by jeba
Sat Jun 28, 2025 6:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Net Metering being replaced by Net Billing
Replies: 18
Views: 4623

Re: Net Metering being replaced by Net Billing

I think you are. The biggest risk that comes with net billing is that you have no guarantee that you'll get paid as much for exported units as you pay for those you'll be importing.