Has rained much of the day, although not particularly distressing. December usually the wettest month and we had pretty good weather for Christmas. Can see from the radar map why looking out our north (seaside) window often shows black clouds when looking out the south (mountainside) window shows a brightening sky. Türkiye is about 110 km north of us - can see it on a clear day - and the weather there is often stormier. The south shore of Cyprus, on the other hand, is about 80 km south of us and the island is most frequently sunny.
Speculation re the striking municipal workers had led us to wonder whether that meant the garbage would not be collected, but heard the truck go by late yesterday evening. For some reason this is usually a job done at night. Meanwhile in the South fake bin men have been reported going house to house asking for Christmas tips. The history of Boxing Day notwithstanding it had never crossed my mind that those collecting rubbish were particularly deserving of Christmas gratuities. Were people simply embarrassed into ante-ing up?
Meanwhile in the North a man fell foul of the law for different, but completely avoidable reasons. Nicosia residents phoned police to complain about a man playing music at excessive volume. Turns out he was an illegal resident and in attempt to escape he jumped from a ten meter high window and broke his leg. As Ralph, of TFR put it “if you have to fly under the radar and can’t manage it…’..