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by Chaddy
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.
by Chaddy
Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Profiteering or making up lost ground?
Replies: 44
Views: 8890

Re: Profiteering or making up lost ground?

lotus wrote: Mon Jun 07, 2021 8:08 pm Bloody hell Chaddy and Trans Am I thought I was old 😉
Its just that when you get old everything hurts,,and what does,nt hurt does,nt work :(
by Chaddy
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,...
by Chaddy
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 ...
by Chaddy
Sun Jun 06, 2021 4:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: D day
Replies: 7
Views: 1038

Re: D day

lotus wrote: Sun Jun 06, 2021 3:58 pm Thought I'd leave it till now to see if anybody mentioned the anniversary of D Day today 6th of June............. Let us never forget the sacrifices those brave men made to help defeat the Germans
Here here.
by Chaddy
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??
by Chaddy
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...
by Chaddy
Wed Jun 02, 2021 3:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Not good,
Replies: 12
Views: 3024

Re: Not good,

WHL wrote: Mon May 31, 2021 8:28 am Not good news to wake up to.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... parliament
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.
by Chaddy
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..
by Chaddy
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...
by Chaddy
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...
by Chaddy
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...
by Chaddy
Mon May 24, 2021 9:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Your first wage.
Replies: 30
Views: 5207

Re: Your first wage.

trevnhil wrote: Mon May 24, 2021 9:09 am In 1963 when I finished my Joinery apprenticeship My full time wage was 16 pounds a week.. Shortly after that I went self employed and paid myself 20 pounds a week.
Thats a co-incidence thats the year i finished my joinery apprenticeship :)
by Chaddy
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.
by Chaddy
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 :)
by Chaddy
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...
by Chaddy
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...
by Chaddy
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...
by Chaddy
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...
by Chaddy
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