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- Wed Jun 09, 2021 1:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Paphos doctor dies of coronavirus
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1851
Re: Paphos doctor dies of coronavirus
Early doors but does anyong know if he had the vaccine.
- Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Profiteering or making up lost ground?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 8890
- Mon Jun 07, 2021 6:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Profiteering or making up lost ground?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 8890
Re: Profiteering or making up lost ground?
Ah the good old days,I remember a load of us used to go drinking into Oxford most nights,having a good time with my 5 pounds a week apprentice wages and still having a bit of money left at the end of the week,no punch ups or stabbings in those days,my how things have changed! Your dead right lotus,...
- Mon Jun 07, 2021 9:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Profiteering or making up lost ground?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 8890
Re: Profiteering or making up lost ground?
I feel that 3-30 for a bottle of beer is a lot.. It would have to be a really special place for me to return with those prices .. You say special place,your right.Yes,the price of drinks (unless very very high ) does not usually determine where one goes to drink on a regular basis.Its mainly where ...
- Sun Jun 06, 2021 4:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: D day
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1038
- Fri Jun 04, 2021 10:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Not good,
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3024
Re: Not good,
Then what would happen to the Cypriot economy if all foriegners where made to leave??
- Thu Jun 03, 2021 5:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Going to far.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2554
Re: Going to far.
First it was the pc mob, then the " I'm offended by everything " mob now there is a new one the " ban everything " mob. Good post mouse.Ive always worked on my health and am the right wieght.Why do they limit the weight of my suit case when the big fat obese guy in front of me a...
- Wed Jun 02, 2021 3:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Not good,
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3024
Re: Not good,
Mmmmm,why in your opinion is this not "good news " there must be hell of a lot of people think this IS good news.I bare in mind that this is the Guardian of course.WHL wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 8:28 am Not good news to wake up to.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... parliament
- Mon May 31, 2021 3:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Old advertising slogans
- Replies: 39
- Views: 8757
Re: Old advertising slogans
I think it was voted the worst add ever,the cigarette add .....Your never alone with a Strand..
- Tue May 25, 2021 3:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Your first wage.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5207
Re: Your first wage.
I started work in 1958. Apprentice Saw Dr and Joiner. £1.4shillings a week. I felt like a millionaire, all that money. Yes i remember,we used to have a saw doctor who came round to our works once a week to take away the joiners saws that needed " setting and sharpening ".Then we started t...
- Tue May 25, 2021 3:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Your first wage.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5207
Re: Your first wage.
I started work in 1958. Apprentice Saw Dr and Joiner. £1.4shillings a week. I felt like a millionaire, all that money. Yes i remember,we used to have a saw doctor who came round to our works once a week to take away the joiners saws that needed " setting and sharpening ".Then we started t...
- Tue May 25, 2021 3:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Your first wage.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5207
Re: Your first wage.
I started work in 1958. Apprentice Saw Dr and Joiner. £1.4shillings a week. I felt like a millionaire, all that money. Yes i remember,we used to have a saw doctor who came round to our works once a week to take away the joiners saws that needed " setting and sharpening ".Then we started t...
- Mon May 24, 2021 9:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Your first wage.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5207
- Mon May 24, 2021 7:19 am
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Your first wage.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5207
Re: Your first wage.
I earned one pound seventeen shillings and six pence,,as an apprentice joiner ( aged just gone fifteen ).Most of my mates at the time where earning about 6 or 7 quid in the local cotton mills.But dear old dad,god bless him,insisted i learned a trade.
- Sat May 22, 2021 6:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Emba to Tremithousa
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2719
Re: Emba to Tremithousa
Enjoyed it,you passed my two local drinking venues and our house.If i had known i would have wave
- Thu May 20, 2021 7:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Cyprus Driving Licence Second Renewal
- Replies: 43
- Views: 8012
Re: Cyprus Driving Licence Second Renewal
Hope this helps.I am now the proud owner of a " temporary " driving licence after a visit to the citizens advice today. 1/The lady at the centre asked,with a very stern look on her that i had an appointment,which i had. 2/She asked me to produce my MEU3.Which i had with me. 3/She asked for...
- Tue May 18, 2021 9:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: probate etc in Cyprus.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3654
Re: probate etc in Cyprus.
Yes i know its a subject we don,t like talking about especially for us elderly married couples but sooner or later one of us is going to meet the grim reaper first :shock: If your resident here in Cyprus,all your documents up to date,own your own house with title deeds and its in joint names,how ea...
- Tue May 18, 2021 9:13 am
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: probate etc in Cyprus.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3654
probate etc in Cyprus.
Yes i know its a subject we don,t like talking about especially for us elderly married couples but sooner or later one of us is going to meet the grim reaper first :shock: If your resident here in Cyprus,all your documents up to date,own your own house with title deeds and its in joint names,how eas...
- Sat May 15, 2021 9:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Help re: Peyia Municipality- plans to charge residents for clearing their land!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5116
Re: Help re: Peyia Municipality- plans to charge residents for clearing their land!
All in all i think we will all agree that random tipping ( for want of a better word ) is a problem on the island..What ever the powers that be come up with to stop it it will get criticised by some....OK what is YOUR solution to solving the problem Did you mean to post this on this thread? I thoug...
- Fri May 14, 2021 3:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Help re: Peyia Municipality- plans to charge residents for clearing their land!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5116
Re: Help re: Peyia Municipality- plans to charge residents for clearing their land!
All in all i think we will all agree that random tipping ( for want of a better word ) is a problem on the island..What ever the powers that be come up with to stop it it will get criticised by some....OK what is YOUR solution to solving the problem