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Wednesday, 18 March 2026

Wednesday, March 18/2026


 Last night’s radar looked like we were about to become the victims in a giant real life Pac-Man game. West wind and no escape possible. But come morning and no rain. Briefest of trickles in the afternoon. What was the gobbler doing? Treading water?

So tonight check the radar again.


And there we are. A little pearl of a country totally surrounded by storms. The forecast is for stormy weather for the rest of the week but perhaps that just applies to countries without the magical cloak protecting them. Who knows?

Meanwhile I spot a notice of power cuts down to scheduled maintenance and repairs. West of Girne with a long list of areas of concern. Customers to expect outage between approximately 9:30 and 14:00. Looks like it may include us.

Me: There’s a power cut expected on Wednesday and it looks like it will affect us.

J: That’s Wednesday of next week?

Me: Yes. Wednesday, March 18.

J: But today is March 18.

Me: [at 20:00] Oh well, forget it then. Didn’t happen.


Our magic cloak of protection in operation.