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by Anarita John
Tue Oct 10, 2023 11:18 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Praise for the Blue Cross Hospital.
Replies: 14
Views: 9889

Re: Praise for the Blue Cross Hospital.

Hope you recover quickly Trev. Many years ago our daughter Rachel was in the Blue Cross with food poisoning. We were on holiday here at the time. Dr Dora came to see her every day, including Sundays. Her treatment and care was brilliant. Rosemary had just had a knee repacement at the Evangelimos(sp?...
by Anarita John
Mon Oct 09, 2023 11:23 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: My cars headlights.
Replies: 17
Views: 33776

Re: My cars headlights.

We had ours done at the car wash place at the Mall. Did a really good job. We used to smoke in the car, and the interior roof was niccotine stained. Had a full valet, including the roof, and now no sign of anyone ever smoked in the car.
by Anarita John
Thu Sep 21, 2023 11:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Covid Booster
Replies: 3
Views: 2526

Re: Covid Booster

Don't know, but would love to know the answer. Also, in the UK, all over 65s are being innoculated against shingles. Is this happening in Cyprus.
by Anarita John
Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Hello
Replies: 2
Views: 1608

Re: Hello

Glad to see your name appearing on the forum again. I still post but also post on the Paphos Chat Facebook page. I suppose your team are doing well, compared to the 3 clubs to the east of you, who are now playing non league. I used to watch all three when I lived in Rochdale. Are you planning to vis...
by Anarita John
Thu Aug 31, 2023 1:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Is it really worth hosing the solar panels?
Replies: 6
Views: 4359

Re: Is it really worth hosing the solar panels?

I don't think it's worth paying someone to clean them. The cost outways the payoff in terms of electric generated. We gently hose ours when it is cooler, in the late evening, if they are very dusty. Otherwise, a heavy downpour of clean rain will clean most of the dust off them. Here in the UK, our S...
by Anarita John
Sat Aug 19, 2023 1:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Solar panels
Replies: 2
Views: 1620

Re: Solar panels

Having pv panels in Cyprus is a no brainer,even for low users of electricity especially if you have a pool. In the UK I look on our pv panels as an investment and I will be quite happy if I get a 5% return each year. In the UK, so far, in the 3 weeks our panels were fitted, but we were not allowed g...
by Anarita John
Thu Jul 27, 2023 1:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Recommendation for a humidifier
Replies: 11
Views: 5357

Re: Recommendation for a humidifier

In the olden days, when people had two and three bar electric fires, they used to have bowls of water scattered around the house. We run our aircon on 26c in our main living areas and are quite comfortable. Bedrooms, 25c but always have a bottle of water by the bed and drink if we wake up.
by Anarita John
Thu Jul 27, 2023 1:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: No sufficient land in Cyprus for photo-voltaic installations..?.
Replies: 10
Views: 3051

Re: No sufficient land in Cyprus for photo-voltaic installations..?.

Interesting article, but, like you, I have to disagree with the point of a lack of land for pv farms. Why can't the land used for wind farms also be utilised for pv panels. Here in Wales there are quite a few solar farms. One enterprising Anglesey farmer has even developed a breed of sheep which nee...
by Anarita John
Tue Jul 18, 2023 5:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Waiting time reduced for photo-voltaic installations.. CM
Replies: 4
Views: 1278

Re: Waiting time reduced for photo-voltaic installations.. CM

In the UK, permission came through today, 3 days after submitting, so we have now got a number we can quote to our supplier. Our 13.5 kwh Tesla battery will be fitted next week. However, even on a full cloud cover, rainy day, we are still producing between 100 watts and 900 watts, which is enough to...
by Anarita John
Sun Jul 16, 2023 4:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Waiting time reduced for photo-voltaic installations.. CM
Replies: 4
Views: 1278

Re: Waiting time reduced for photo-voltaic installations.. CM

Just had a PV system fitted in the UK. We have to apply to the power company that supplies our electricity with a G98 form before we can start exporting to our billing company, which is a different company than the supply company. We will then get a DNO from Scottish Power which we send to Octopus E...
by Anarita John
Fri Jun 02, 2023 2:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Emission fines inflate our electricity bills...
Replies: 10
Views: 1365

Re: Emission fines inflate our electricity bills...

Mark, looking at my figures I agree, an eddi which would hardly be worth it. If the pv energy was all diverted to heating the pool the saving would only be around €1 per
by Anarita John
Thu Jun 01, 2023 5:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Emission fines inflate our electricity bills...
Replies: 10
Views: 1365

Re: Emission fines inflate our electricity bills...

We have an app on our phone which tells us how much electricity we have produced each day. It also shows us how much each of our panels are producing each day, week, month, year. Our meter has two readings, consumed and exported, so we know exactly how much we have used each day, from the grid and w...
by Anarita John
Thu Jun 01, 2023 3:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Police meet to discuss criminalisation of false complaints
Replies: 7
Views: 1101

Re: Police meet to discuss criminalisation of false complaints

Wonder if the new laws could be used against the present mayor, as he has criticised the police on several occasions most recently about drugs. Could be a very dangerous law. Complaints need to be investigated independently.
by Anarita John
Thu Jun 01, 2023 3:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Emission fines inflate our electricity bills...
Replies: 10
Views: 1365

Re: Emission fines inflate our electricity bills...

Our last bill showed we had consumed 1070 kwh. Cost, with net metering, €55.57. That works out at €0.052 per kwh. Most of our consumption was for heating our swimming pool, during the day. For our swimming pool, we used 700kwh through the meter and 354kwh solar units. Whilst our swimming pool heater...
by Anarita John
Sun May 28, 2023 11:22 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Morning Walk
Replies: 6
Views: 1027

Re: Morning Walk

Max, a good wind!! By mid afternoon it was gale force here in Anarita with really strong gusts. It blew our wrapped umbrellas over on our patio and we had to batten down the hatches and secure everything. We had taken the cover off the pool earlier in the day. Pool 29c when cover taken off at 10am. ...
by Anarita John
Fri May 12, 2023 10:51 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: shoe repair shop Kings Mall
Replies: 5
Views: 1001

Re: shoe repair shop Kings Mall

The guy who used to have a shoe repair shop in the old mall, at the entrance to Orphanidies, has a shoe repair shop opposite Sklaventis(Carrefourre) Supermarket on Polis Road. It is on the left, as you go up, on a corner. He's done minor repairs for us and not charged. I think he is still there.
by Anarita John
Fri May 12, 2023 12:21 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Easyjet Manchester - which gate
Replies: 2
Views: 650

Re: Easyjet Manchester - which gate

We always travel with just hand luggage, so no need to go to drop off. We always ask, around an hour before the flight is due to leave, at the assisted boarding area, after all the shops and just before the main bit, where they often sell the tickets to win a posh car.
by Anarita John
Thu May 11, 2023 3:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Greggs Sausage Rolls in Cyprus ?
Replies: 73
Views: 23996

Re: Greggs Sausage Rolls in Cyprus ?

As Louise said, really easy to make your own. For our Coronation party last weekend we made 20 sausage rolls out of just one sheet of Alpha Mega puff pastry and 1 pack of Snack, English style sausage meat. We also made a lunch pie with Snack sausage meat, chicken and and egg using our own hot water ...
by Anarita John
Wed May 10, 2023 9:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Coronation concert
Replies: 10
Views: 1632

Re: Coronation concert

Now seen it all. Sorry, I meant Prince George not Prince William. Both of us thoroughly enjoyed it and it was, for us, much more entertaining than previous royal concerts.
by Anarita John
Tue May 09, 2023 12:25 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Coronation concert
Replies: 10
Views: 1632

Re: Coronation concert

Watched around half tonight on bbc iplayer. We both thought it was brilliant and are looking forward to seeing the rest. Thank goodness they have not dragged some of the aged artists that featured in previous royal concerts. Lionel Ritchie was good but it was obvious that Princess Charlotte and Prin...