Friday 29 June 2018

Never mind the Terminator ...

We were shown a new tool for Daisy the dog some months ago, that removes the dead hair underneath her top coat and helps her both to keep cool and stop shedding hair everywhere. It is called the FURminator. What a priceless name. Eat your heart out Arnie ...

It is amazing how time passes but we have at last ordered one from Amazon. We saw one on display at a rather expensive vet’s surgery in Paphos the other day. It was priced at a cool €48,00 which is a tad expensive. Amazon sell the same thing at half the price.

We always try to shop locally on the premise that if we don’t use local shops then they will disappear. But double the price is not really on. Many expats here moan about the price of the kiosks (the little corner shops) but we have found that many items cost less than the big supermarkets, and so we support them. Polis has only one large supermarket (since Orphanides closed) and so, without competition, they charge what they feel the market will pay.

Ann’s knee is finally undressed, which means she can now shower. There are signs of great rejoicing from the other residents at Andronikis Gardens. In actual fact, not showering because of a dressing in this weather, is awful. Still the water should be hot. It is one of life’s great ironies that we get free hot water from our solar panels for nine or even ten months of the year, but in winter we have to use the immersion heater. Showers in the summer tend to be like warm, cool or even cold.

The announcement in the press that England had lost a football match in the World Cup has been covered in such depth that one could be forgiven for thinking the queen had died. But it has kept Brexit off the front pages for a day or two. So we should all be thankful for small mercies.

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