Paphos Life

Two swallows visit us and sit on our ceiling fans under our patio singing to us on a daily basis.We have been advised they are surveying a nesting site.But we are not giving them planning permission because of the obvious mess they will make.

Kili01 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 2:46 pm Or throw the waste furniture and other unwanted junk down the nearest ravine...which has also been the practice for years by some hill villages. Also often nearer than the nearest Govt re cycling point.

Dee

Yes Dee, and it will only get worse.

Tanny wrote: ↑Sat Apr 10, 2021 11:23 am My surgeon told me NOT to mobilise it but to keep it in constant movement to encourage blood flow, muscle etc, but to protect the would.

Thats the big question with,arthritus aches,pains,strains,you name it,whether to excercise it or rest

I have spoken to one or two ex pats who are determined NOT to have the vaccines for certain reasons.Are you in this catagory? If so what is your reason.

Thanks for that memory man,does that being an old sod like myself ( 78 ) i will have to take a driving test in six weeks when i am 79.Fortunately i am healthy and have perfect eyesight and usually just get a doctors note

5,000 surely thats way off the mark.Where did that figure originate from i wonder

I may have mentioned this on a previous posting.How ever,if you employ someone to work say on or in your abode,if their papers are not up to date and legal then YOU yes YOU will be for the high jump if the authorities find out. :shock: It will not wash trying to explain they told you they where lega...

Dont forget to put your time pieces forward an hour tonight when retiring.Oh dear thats one hours less kip

Yes,i know its not a good time to mention flying.However it was hotly disputed ( in our local of course ) the other day as to whether BA,s Avios points had an expiry date,if you did not use them of course.Also on your demise can you hand them down with the inheritance. Iv,e tried on the BA website b...

Cloudy on Tuesday with rain and thunderstorms as well as dust in the air expected to subside by the afternoon.Light snowfall is expected on the highest peaks of Troodos mountain.Winds will be north-easterly to south-easterly, initially light to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort, turning moderate to strong,...

It would seem that we are not out of the woods. Several members of this forum say that that they will be flying, who knows how many of them will have the coronavirus by the time they come back, despite the fact that they have been vaccinated? It may be a bit early to tell but, if these people do br...

WHL wrote: ↑Wed Mar 17, 2021 12:29 pm

trevnhil wrote: ↑Wed Mar 17, 2021 12:18 pm In some places there is as much profit in a drink as there is in a snack / meal

Resturant profits are mostly with drinks not food.

Thats right WHL i have been told by two restuarant owners both in the UK and here that if say they could not sell drinks they would not survive.

My suberb GP got me an appoinment for Thursday at Palia Electriki in the over 68 category. My GP is Dr Dora at Blue Cross. No need to go on line or wait for a telephone that never answers, get a decent GP for the quickest results. Mark,so is it just a case of the misses and i walking into our Docs ...

Whilst I don’t condone violence, I can certainly understand how he felt. I’ve been in the queues at the SI offices on several occasions, one of the last times I witnessed a man on his knees in the middle of the office upstairs as he had no money to feed his family or pay his rent. 😢 Mmmmm,,i guess ...

In todays Cyprus Financial Mirror https://www.financialmirror.com/2021/02/20/cyprus-real-estate-bashed-by-brexit/ Now that Brexit is over and done with, it made me think about what British nationals can or cannot do in Cyprus when buying real estate. As circumstances stand and without any change in...

Tanny wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:11 am But still we are waiting to see what difference this made to the application for title deed.

Tanny will let you know as soon as we see our friends.

2 questions Chaddy, Firstly if resident here for 20 years, what issue has Brexit raised in the deed issue? Secondly why do you think that 'Brits' are treated differently to any other Third country? As for buying here, I personally have never been busier with all nationalities. The main delaying fac...

A friend of ours applied for their title deeds in October last year through a solicitor they have used many times before and handed over a large sum for the work to be done..So far so good. Due to the covid there was delay after delay with the government departments who handle these matters. NOW due...

We have stopped going to LIDL and my wife will dash in and out (early morn's) just to get the two items she buys from there. Any reason you have " stopped going? " Two crowded and people jostling around the counters. Also, they kept moving stuff to different areas. Ah,you must be a young,...

Lincoln wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 8:20 am We have stopped going to LIDL and my wife will dash in and out (early morn's) just to get the two items she buys from there.

Any reason you have " stopped going? "