Monthly Archives: March 2007

Just to close the month off I boarded the “Free” flight to UK this morning. For some reason this flight went via Gaziantep, which is in the east of Turkey close to the border with Syria. There we were supposed to be on the ground for the usual one hour. Two and three quarter hours … Continue reading »

Back on the 4th I told about the people who have been finding out that they have speeding tickets from long ago. Well today it was my turn. I was pulled up in to a layby and then the police keyed my registration in to a laptop and it showed up a record of a … Continue reading »

Sunday, a day of rest and comfort for us all. Tiggy just has to enter into the spirit of the day and she really enjoys her snuggle bed especially when the sun shines though the patio doors. This evening we had Brian & Pat round for dinner as I had promised to make a chicken … Continue reading »

Before we go to bed and lose that hour, because it’s summer time here as well, lets have a look at the weekly papers. If you recall, the government had promised to clear the backlog of permission to purchase applications, some dating back four years. The Interior Ministry pledged to clear a backlog of 2,000 … Continue reading »

Well the new front door at last. We have to admit it was worth waiting for even if it was just a few weeks late. Apparantly the reason was that it had to come from Turkey and all because we were a little bit choosey and didn’t want one of the plastic ones made here, … Continue reading »

I can hardly believe what I heard today. CTA will not allow Robert Lewis to buy the ticket from BRS, they say the only bum allowed on the seat is mine. This has to be another master stroke in public relations. It has been explained to them numerous times that the idea was to compensate … Continue reading »

Good news in today. Arie our friend from Holland has passed his final test and now has his motorbike licence. Take it easy Arie and enjoy. As I write this, the guys have come to fit our new aluminium front door. They are only 5 weeks and three days late and turned up today at … Continue reading »

It was time for a meeting with the rest of the china gang and this was in Alsancak, where John & Jewel did us proud with a roast lamb Sunday lunch. We are getting to the final stages of organising the trip on 1st June for the six of us. The package in China has … Continue reading »

No doubt you have all read the item about the CTA ticket, well the good news is that we know now that it has been bought by Robert Lewis, who called me this afternoon. Great result and thanks to all who tried to advertise the fact quickly, the BRS, The Internet Club, who did a … Continue reading »

URGENT. URGENT. URGENT. FINALLY THE RPOBLEM OF THE “FREE” CTA TICKET HAS BEEN RESOLVED. I QUOTE THE WORDS OF THE COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR. “AS A ONE OFF ACT OF KINDNESS BY THE MANAGEMENT OF CTA WE WILL OFFER ONE FREE TICKET, ERCAN-LONDON-ERCAN, (EXCLUDING TAXES AND CHARGES) TO BE USED BY 31ST MARCH 2007.” THIS MEANS THAT … Continue reading »