election day.... No alcohol

ladylittle


Joined: 09/03/2008
Posts: 498

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 09:32

Just to make you all aware, there is no alcohol allowed to be sold before 6pm this evening. Therefore if you go for lunch or go shopping, you shouldnt be able to purchased any. I actually had the police confirm this.

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 10:07

What in bars also??

ladylittle


Joined: 09/03/2008
Posts: 498

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 10:24

bars, restaurants and even shops I'm afriad.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 10:28

HI SARAH WHY DONT THEY MAKE THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ALL OF US.I have never heard of this before.

ladylittle


Joined: 09/03/2008
Posts: 498

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 10:48

It was in the paper yesterday (Cyprus Today) and I asked a police friend of mine who confirmed this. I know of a few establishments have had a visit, not us though!! But there will be alot of police around checking today. Unfortunatley we will loose alot of money today!!! It was the same last election day, so I'm told.

dalartokat


Joined: 14/04/2008
Posts: 734

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 10:49

Lillie according to Frank and Joans site its between 9am and 6.00pm. One assumes that is the times voting takes place.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 10:53

thank you dalartokat. I suppose they think alchol will cloud thier vision.Going to make life a little difficult for us and littlelady today xxxx

ladylittle


Joined: 09/03/2008
Posts: 498

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 10:58

We put a notice outside yesterday, hopefully I wont get too much trouble today, lots of football on today and a fully booked restaurant, all goes well witht he booze, hopefully customers will understand????

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 10:59

Im sure they will Sarah . Good luck xxxxx

scruffdog


Joined: 09/12/2008
Posts: 742

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 11:04

Do you believe all you read in Cyprus To-day. The guy that issues the licences says you can sell alcohol, I think it may just be in 'polling stations'!

louthlass


Joined: 09/11/2008
Posts: 271

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 11:11

Wait until the time comes round for a census, you are not allowed to leave your house!!!!

Turbo


Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 833

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 11:16

Mexico has the same rule.. No alcohol on voting days..

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 11:31

For those who wish to get round this dilema, just up your prices for the day and give the alcohol away free...simples as the meerkat says

ladylittle


Joined: 09/03/2008
Posts: 498

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 11:46

I've actually asked a police friend of mine who confirmed everything and police have been around visiting establishments telling bars etc that alcohol is NOT ALLOWED to be sold. Shops are the same

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 13:13

very debatable ladylittle.......................

Littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 13:17

One could argue one would have to be inebriated to vote for any of the self serving politicians on offer in trnc.



Who they lookafter



self



family



friends



neighbours



Village



The party



the country

Navek



Joined: 01/06/2008
Posts: 2656

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 13:19

Why not take your own

Littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 13:53

just been to local shop for a bottle or 2 , asked is it ok to buy booze ... puzzeled look off shop keeper I said alchols sales forbidden for election !!





Response big laughs and guffaws i suppose that says it all.

ladylittle


Joined: 09/03/2008
Posts: 498

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 13:55

All I know is I have been warned by police and they are checking, I am not prepared to risk it, obviosly i would rather sell alcohol today, my business will loose alot of money today. police are in erdener checking, my bar / restaurant is also in the middle of the village therefore near a polling station... i ws merly passing on information....

scruff


Joined: 15/07/2008
Posts: 1070

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 15:12

I was told, in a restaurant last night, that this no alcohol rule only applied to Turkish Cypriot voters, not the rest of us who can't vote.

spangles


Joined: 22/10/2008
Posts: 411

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 15:24

Just bought a bottle of plonk from Atakara - no problems. I think scruff may be right T Cs only for the ban.

HarryHornet



Joined: 18/07/2007
Posts: 291

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 17:31

just got back from harbour all bars selling alchohol no problems

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 17:48

Yesh they are................

Geoff


Joined: 25/06/2008
Posts: 1370

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 17:50

Available anywhere in Famagusta - but I was asked for ID (i.e. to confirm I was non-TC) at most bars..

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 18:16

no probs today xxxxx

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
20/04/2009 01:09

That reminds me of when I was working in U.A.E during Ramadan

they allowed alcohol to be sold in international hotels to Westerners

in what they euphemistically called "The Bridge Club" But no Arabs,

Asians or anyone else, even if they were Christian!

madouh


Joined: 10/04/2009
Posts: 8

Message Posted:
20/04/2009 23:10

Austria had the same rule in the past. No alcohol on election day.



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