Monthly Archives: January 2006

Couple of quick notes towards the end of the month. I have been asked to mention on the site that everybody should be aware that normal UK pensions still get the annual increases over here. This counteracts the southern propaganda that says this does not happen, just another little lie. A funny to end the … Continue reading »

The Saturday Papers. Well the Jack Straw visit took place here in TRNC, but it is very low key reporting, although he did hold a news conference in the buffer zone after meeting President Talat. There, he said that he was making Cyprus one of his highest priorities for 2006 and he urged that property … Continue reading »

A sort of lets dodge around the rain week. All that stuff we did not get in December seems to be coming back now, it makes driving around the building sites great fun. I have today cancelled two installations for Monday as there is just no way that you could have got a truck on … Continue reading »

A new addition to the website now is a daily weather report. This will be put on the “lead in page” every day. In fact we don’t really need this at the moment the weather is rain, rain and more rain with lots more promised over the next few days. I know we said we … Continue reading »

This weeks news seems to be around 5 pages all about the electricity problem, but as I have already mentioned our problems here there is little point in repeating. Other major item seems to be the Bird Flu scare. There are no cases here yet but the Greek Cypriots seem to be very sure that … Continue reading »

Controversy. For some time now I have been openly critical of the Orams who have a home here in Lapta and who we all know are involved in a legal dispute with the South,I have said at various times,

What a week. Sniveling cold and a very sore throat, coupled with some very extensive power cuts all week. OK so there is no need to feel sorry for me, for sure the air-conditioning boys who turned up on site today didn

Sunday the 15th and a look at the weekly English language paper. First the weather. I have been saying that we have had a very warm and dry winter so far, but all that changed this week. 82 mm of rain in 24 hours in the Famagusta area and 31

Joan is up and about and giving me a hard time again, so all is well but now I have come out in sympathy with a sore throat and runny nose. The first sign of wet weather and off we go with the colds, guess I will have to resort to the honey, whiskey, lemon … Continue reading »

So far this week we have had almost constant rain. It is desperately needed here, but now falls at a most unfortunate time, it