Because it's Cyprus.............again

Barabus



Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 163

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 15:29

I came here with 4 other guys.......guess how many are left ??....recon you gotta have a certain amount of mental toughness to put up with it ?



Going into the shower and your water running out when when you are covered in shampoo.



Getting up in the morning and your elecrticity disappearing before the water has boiled for your morning cuppa.



Your telly more of an ornament than an entertainment device.



Being promised help from a couple of people that never materialised.



The company you work for taking 3 months to put in place any of the changes you advise.



The pack of dogs following you home every night, cause you can't help feeding them.



All the sexy undearwear shops you pass, when you ain't got a woman here to try them on...lol



The increased alcohol intake you don't want but NEED.



The weather that you got out of the UK to escape.



BUT hey listen this ain't moan...cause I love this place. Will be here for ever and just like the Murphy's..I ain't ????

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 15:38

well spotted but it get easire i promise as you as you learn to life in a slower lane and not have many great expectations, relax into it. i know its hard when you have deadlines and budgets to respect but te saving grace is everybody else know what you have to go through . take care xx

Stewart


Joined: 19/07/2008
Posts: 1107

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 15:40

Remember....in 5 years, this will be the "good old days"

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 15:58

Ha ha welcome to Cyprus. Check the water before you commit yourself, ditch the electric kettle and get one to go on the gas, take in one of the lovely doggies and dress it some sexy underwear. Second thoughts, maybe not. How about walking the lovely, cute doggies and hope to meet a lovely lady on your travels. The sun will be here non-stop soon and you'll be praying for Winter and some rain!!

Barabus



Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 163

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 16:17

Lovely'jubbely...J & J.....just the kinf of response I like funnily ironic, but with a touch of truth.

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 18:35

barabus

you just need to adapt, it takes a while.

Barabus



Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 163

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 18:41

I know that Fire....just being sarcastic and trying to give some people a laugh. back in the old country...i'm a very, very laid back guy, but here i'm supersonic !! and I think this place will suit me very well.



However just now I have a çok çok bad cold and I have no electric nor water in my app......But as I said. Like the Murhpy's.



and i've actually had a pretty productive day.

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 19:07

When we first got our place, there were things that did not run smoothly, getting an electric meter for one, water coming in through the ceiling via the ceiling rose, that did wonders for the electrics. Friends said we would look back & laugh and they funny thing is they were wrong. Seriously we do look back & have a little smile.

P

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
10/01/2009 16:09

hi all

i have had a bath with a hole in it for three years now, it will get sorted next summer.

just go with the flow, its a great place to live, you just have to get use to how cyprus is.

even today hubby was building the new roof terrace wall, complaining all the breeze blocks were different sizes, all from the same palate so to speak.

welcome to cyprus,lol.

newlad



Joined: 02/03/2008
Posts: 7819

Message Posted:
10/01/2009 19:23

f.s.

Whats the weather been like today have you had any rain recently,

Paul.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
10/01/2009 19:30

hi newlad got it tonight in edremit but it could be lovely in alsancak. its cold at night though i really am feeling it this year, dont know if its the alcohol or the sun thinning my blood. but accoding to the big brother thread my blood is overheatibg .. take care xx

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
10/01/2009 19:33

It rained here in Karsiyaka too but it's stopped now. Flipping freezing though.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
10/01/2009 19:38

hi j a nd j isnt it just i cant get warm no matter how many layers i put on. because we are only in the house a couple of hours a day we put the gas heater on which i hate so i get wrapped up like im on an antartic mission. so very sexy not. i am investing in a hot water botttle on monday as my back is so cold. back in the uk i wouldnt wear a coat and didnt feel cold but here oh my god. Is it age now when i think about thermals. xxxx hope you are both wellxx

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
10/01/2009 19:38

Very cold in Baspinar but I'm cosy with my log fire courtesy of Joandjelly's lovely fire basket!

Maggie x

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
10/01/2009 19:48

hi m and b lucky you can i come round xxxx

newlad



Joined: 02/03/2008
Posts: 7819

Message Posted:
10/01/2009 19:54

Cheers Guys,

When you say cold what sort of temperatures are you talking.I went for a run today and i thought i was going to seize up.I have never known temperatures as cold as this in Hull.Global warming my arm,

Paul.

Turbo


Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 833

Message Posted:
10/01/2009 20:41

Barbarus, how long have you been there?

Hang on a bit longer, the winter is short, it will start warming up again

About the cold: it chills u to the bone, its those winds blowing in from the snow capped Turkish mountains

youre all finding out about the "kind"of cold you get in Cyprus, I thought it was only me that thought it different from anywhere else.

Last winter I was there, I couldn't keep warm, the only consolation was the luxury of the electric blanket but I didn't want to stay in bed all day.

Cyprus mentality will change but not in my lifetime, so try and adjust before you know it the flocks of tourist will be there and the country will wake up again.

It can get very dismal and boring in the off season, pretty sad walking around the harbour at night now.

Sorry I dont have a more positive reply for you.

augusta



Joined: 10/06/2008
Posts: 173

Message Posted:
10/01/2009 20:45

I have been commenting today that it is just like a nice Norwegian summer day today...we sat outside for breakfast and we sat outside for lunch.....and we light the fire in the evening....what more can you want?

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
10/01/2009 21:06

just some heat turbo always you have got it right xxxxx

Lemtich



Joined: 15/02/2007
Posts: 1487

Message Posted:
10/01/2009 21:11

Flipping polar bear came running up and grabbed my scarf on Ryde seafront this morning!



Lem

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
10/01/2009 21:17

hi lem did you get it back lots of love xxxxxxxx

Turbo


Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 833

Message Posted:
10/01/2009 21:19

When you all basked in the sun in summer and rubbed it in the faces of the ones stuck in cold summer of UK, guess what, beautiful sunny day here in sunny California, taking the top down on the Mustang and heading for a drive up to Santa Barbara (big grin), its 79 F here today.

Now cuddle up. (bigger grin).

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
10/01/2009 21:25

hi turbo rub it in not just your sun cream. areyou well suntanned god by now xxxx

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
10/01/2009 21:25

Turbo - are you, by any chance, a member of "NAMEDROPPERS ANONYMOUS"

Just wondering??

PS Life sounds good in La La Land - if you like that sort of thing!

J LOL

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
11/01/2009 00:17

Hi Maggie, pleased to hear the fire basket is performing to your satisfaction!!

Augusta, we were the same today. Breakfast and lunch outside then log fire in the evening.

Lilli, try getting a paraffin heater they are much much warmer than the gas ones. I also find a nice fluffy bathrobe does the trick!

Turbo


Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 833

Message Posted:
11/01/2009 08:32

The Wicks: Turbo - are you, by any chance, a member of "NAMEDROPPERS ANONYMOUS"

I could drop a few really good names if you like, but to teach me a lesson, I think everyone else had the same idea, i was stuck in traffic for most of the trip.



This is after all La La land , if you want a name dropped? , Sylvester Stallone was stuck in the same traffic as me, famous as they maybe, they can be stuck in traffic just like the rest of us.

Nout he could do about it. (BTW he looks really bad these days).

LOL, it was a really beautiful day .

Did anyone get a good look at the moon, it seemed huge tonight. The closest it will be to earth for another gazillion years.

ilovemydogs



Joined: 20/04/2008
Posts: 514

Message Posted:
11/01/2009 08:57

minus 3 in doncaster. it is so cold it takes you're breath away and inside you're nose sting. not budging today. the same temp expected.

my car tyres won't even hold the roads.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
11/01/2009 09:06

Good morning ILMD, it's the same here in Tring . The snow is still in my garden , it's just frozen there , as we come out of the garage it sounds we are breaking glass . Chesham was the coldest place to be on wednesday is was minus 10 . we are about 5mins away from there . It was very cold

Keep warm , Simbas

Tatlisu4me


Joined: 26/01/2008
Posts: 436

Message Posted:
11/01/2009 10:26

Turbo msge 26



Sylvester Stallone was stuck in the same traffic as me, famous as they maybe, they can be stuck in traffic just like the rest of us.



Nout he could do about it. (BTW he looks really bad these days).



Tats... Not suprised Turbo. the batterings he,s had in Rocky.

Barabus



Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 163

Message Posted:
11/01/2009 14:23

who cares turbo...It ain't Britain. Rıght now that'all that matters...and things are really gonna improve in about 13 days...



Name dropping ?.... found Madona...A right bitch ! Bruce willis is a really nice guy !...I won't bother mentioning any of the Brits, they aren't really stars on the wolrd stage.

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
11/01/2009 17:55

i don't think it has been that cold?

maybe its the breeze blowing in from the coast.

its been pretty ok up here today, sunshine, washing dried, then a little drizzel.

nothing in comparison to a norfolk winter,lol.

Barabus



Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 163

Message Posted:
11/01/2009 18:00

Oh! come on, this is Cyprus. It's been colder here than i've been used to in Scotland over the last few winters, but at least it's prepared me for next year.

SaorAlba


Joined: 05/01/2009
Posts: 53

Message Posted:
12/01/2009

fire starter:



"nothing in comparison to a norfolk winter,lol."



I'd happliy spend a winter there if this guy was on the local radio :



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Partridge

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
12/01/2009 16:41

saoralba

i'm sure not even alan partridge would.

it is always so bleak in winter.

i love norfolks wide open spaces, fields ,forests and beaches, but its so cold most of the time.

just take cyprus weather to norfolk and i would be off like a shot.

pheasant and venison, just thinking about it makes me hungry,lol.