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- Tue Feb 20, 2024 3:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Troodos story
- Replies: 53
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Re: Troodos story
X. inspection A few days after we tried to blow up the camp with innumerable matches, the day loomed for our annual inspection. Bullshit was the order of the day. We had to wear full uniforms, smart and neatly dressed – they felt uncomfortable after weeks of much more informal dress. Our most senior...
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:30 am
- Forum: Puzzles and Quizzes
- Topic: Wordle
- Replies: 2688
- Views: 3298188
Re: Wordle
Wordle 976 6/6
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- Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Retiral Age for Women in Cyprus
- Replies: 15
- Views: 863
Re: Retiral Age for Women in Cyprus
Maggie, it seems a very long time since I heard your dulcet tones on this forum; are you okay? I'm sorry to be totally at a loss to answer your question but if it helps, which it probably won't, my pension is paid into my Swiss bank account and according to the Swiss regulations. All the very best f...
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Troodos story
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4028
Re: Troodos story
IX. I'm an idiot Every year, there was a general inspection of the unit by top brass. I was chatting with our quartermaster, who complained that he had a large carton full of safety matches in his store and he was upset that they would be found during the inspection. Somehow, he had acquired them wi...
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:29 am
- Forum: Puzzles and Quizzes
- Topic: Wordle
- Replies: 2688
- Views: 3298188
Re: Wordle
Wordle 975 3/6
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Troodos story
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4028
Re: Troodos story
Hee-hee! You are perfectly 100% correct, the plane was not a DC3, it was a converted Lancaster bomber and, yes!, it did have four engines, possibly even Rolls-Royce Merlin, although I'm not sure about that.
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:29 am
- Forum: Puzzles and Quizzes
- Topic: Wordle
- Replies: 2688
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Re: Wordle
Wordle 974 4/6
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Troodos story
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4028
Re: Troodos story
VIII. Life goes on, sometimes! The powers that be decided that we must be a lazy bunch and needed waking up. All of a sudden, about five bicycles arrived for our recreation purposes, or at least that was what we were told. They were good steeds with the name Raleigh. Two or three of us decided to gi...
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 12:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Troodos story
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4028
Re: Troodos story
Hi Devil, I'm enjoying reading your story too! You are also a talented writer. Hope to hear more about what you encountered. Did you tell us what time (year) you arrived in Cyprus. I'm guessing it was late 50's or 60's. Cyprus was so different then, pleasantly undeveloped. There was a big clue in m...
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:53 am
- Forum: Puzzles and Quizzes
- Topic: Wordle
- Replies: 2688
- Views: 3298188
Re: Wordle
Wordle 973 3/6
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 7:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Troodos story
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4028
Re: Troodos story
VII. A bed of roses? Yes, as a simple signalman, my main job was to ensure that transmissions from Cyprus to Egypt were maintained. This mainly entailed maintenance of the American transmitters, so that Fayid was updated at all hours of the day and night. One day, I was doing maintenance on some oth...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:46 pm
- Forum: Puzzles and Quizzes
- Topic: Wordle
- Replies: 2688
- Views: 3298188
Re: Wordle
Wordle 972 X/6
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:09 am
- Forum: Puzzles and Quizzes
- Topic: Wordle
- Replies: 2688
- Views: 3298188
Re: Wordle
Wordle 971 5/6
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 2:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Troodos story
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4028
Re: Troodos story
VI. Life goes on I'm an old man and my memory is still good, but I do go off the rails every now and then. I cannot remember whether I evoked our sanitary facilities in a previous chapter. Showers were no problem except that there was hot water only on Friday afternoons. The idea of showering more t...
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:33 am
- Forum: Puzzles and Quizzes
- Topic: Wordle
- Replies: 2688
- Views: 3298188
Re: Wordle
Wordle 970 3/6
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 6:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Troodos story
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4028
Re: Troodos story
V.Settling in Well, there I was in a small army unit within walking distance of Nicosia. Guess what? After settling down, I had bugger all to do! Then, the following day there was one helluva commotion at the camp gate. I was peacefully lying on my bed, reading, when an overweight corporal came puff...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Sponsoring a carer
- Replies: 5
- Views: 652
Re: Sponsoring a carer
I think the first question that must be asked is what her current position is. If you are her official employer, then there will be little problem, maybe signing a couple of pieces of paper. If not, you may open a can of worms.
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:07 am
- Forum: Puzzles and Quizzes
- Topic: Wordle
- Replies: 2688
- Views: 3298188
Re: Wordle
Wordle 969 4/6
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 2:28 pm
- Forum: Puzzles and Quizzes
- Topic: Wordle
- Replies: 2688
- Views: 3298188
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Wordle 968 4/6
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 4:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Troodos story
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4028
Re: Troodos story
IV. Arrival in Nicosia Having "spilt" my brandy sour, we moved off again along the highway to Nicosia. In those days, the word "highway" implied rough tarmac, just wide enough for one vehicle. Alongside the tarmac, on both sides, there was just a band of stones, so that meeting o...