Tuesday, 8 December 2015

Thursday, December 3/2015



Vote in British House last night, predictably, in favour of bombing ISIS in Syria. So by the time we wake this morning two Tornadoes have returned to the British base at Akrotiri, 84 km southwest of us, mission accomplished. No time wasted there. Announcement says what they bombed is an oil field. 

Sun loungers and umbrellas still up and last week there were quite a few sunbathers and still a number of people in the sea. Today in the high teens - higher in the sun - but the wind makes it too chilly for sunning.

Stop at a little second hand shop where we previously looked at the portable stereos (sounds a bit prim but less un pc than ghetto blaster - go with boombox?). This time we're equipped with a cd and a tape to test with. Unnecessary, as the owner announces that he has had an electronics friend test the one we were interested in. The cd doesn't work. Mysteriously though, the price has risen from €10 when we thought it might be working to €20 (£14, $28.60 CAD) now that we know it isn't. €50 if we want the friend to fix it. No sale.