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Our adventures in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus continue....

June 07

- The pool is up and running full time again and we are pleased about that because it is very hot today, so here goes with a quick precis of the weekend newspaper to be followed by a dip in cool water.

Headlines. CTA plunges to the brink. Here we go with the negatives again. The government has admitted that both the airline and the Kibtek Electric authority are on the brink of collapse. Is this really so, or is the government trying to blame the outgoing government and get Turkey to open their wallet again. Further in the paper the editorial questions whether a country with a population of only 250,000 really needs a National Airline. Good question I think.

The L

apta municipality has issued a warning, that anybody using domestic water for pools or gardens can be fined up to 1,000 TL and have their water cut off. This is OK, but maybe the locals don't read the letters sent out or read the newspapers, only the Brits worry about water shortages.

Anybody remember when we were all using Getikale airport, whilst Ercan airport was updated. Well now Getikale has been closed for eight months. Why? Because the Electricity Authority has erected high voltage power lines in the area. Now what bright SPARK thought up that idea?

A motorist whose 1972 Ford Escort caught fire, drove in to a petrol station in Lefkosa on Tuesday evening. Another bright spark with a limited amount between the ears. Fortunately the forecourt staff grabbed extinguishers and put the fire out.

Joan and I had a garden cane chair, which came with us from UK and was looking very sad by now so we decided ot put it out with the weekend rubbish. Richard and I wanted to nip up to the top of the village so dropped it off and had a bet on how long it would be there. Don't know who won, but by the time we had got back down the hill, 15 minutes later, it had gone. Hope somebody can make a better job of restoring it than I did last year.

Most of the rest of the paper is repetative UK and World news.




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