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20 years ago I used Iroko - it obviously cost more than Pine but has proved to have been very well worth the extra money. If I was doing it now, I'd be tempted by the new aluminium shutters etc - they really do look like wood but need zero maintenance. Pine is a Pain when it's used outside! (If your...

chrissyg wrote:Whats A/B and are there any in the Chania area, pref Vamos?

ΑΒ Βασιλόπουλος (AB Vassilopoulos) - I think their "catch phrase" is "we sell everything" - I asked for Turkey Milk once but they didn't have any

If you google ΑΒ Βασιλόπουλος χανια, that shows 2 locations.

Hi we will be driving and canvassing the island ..if anyone can advise the better supermarkets for us to visit it would be appreciated Mark & Cathy If you are in the Rethymnon area, check out Pavlakis (probably their Platanias branch) - there seem to be loads of Brits in the area (tourists and ...

Thank you Warwick - you have been very helpful and yes, I did make a couple of typos.

My husband died recently - Cosmote have advised I need the following 3 documents (Google translate meanings have me confused)! 1. ληζιαρχιθν πραζη θανατου - death regimen 2. Ληζιαρχιυμ πράξη θανάτου συγγενών - Religious act of death of relatives 3. Ληζιαρχιυμ πράξη θανάτου καταστασης - A deadly act ...

I don't have a mobile at all - I have been sent a small card reader device for when an online purchase requires extra verification. I think I read somewhere that the need for extra verification will be a random event?

The IMF have the best financial experts in the world and their predictions about what effect their austerity programme would have on the Greek economy were wrong, twice, by about an order of magnitude. At least they admitted that they got it completely wrong which is more than the Eurogroup have ev...

Assuming you mean Rethymno City, there is a combined dry cleaner and laundry as you come in from the main road on the East side. Going West, the road takes you passed the old fire station and then further on the road dips down. The laundry is located just passed the dip (where you can turn left to g...

Maybe he's using it as a précis for "I've been instantaneously understanding your question(s)" - using SO is one word -v- 6.

I 100% agree about there being more good technicians etc

Thanks Warwick - it's good to hear I don't need a ladder! The water/corroded joints story has happened in the (distant) past and there is one box that looks somewhat dodgy - I'll take a good look avrio! Eighteen years ago, the original electrician did use completely inappropriate wire - I suspect he...

TweetTweet, That attenuation indicates a terrible line, a bad connection somewhere between your router and the main OTE box Its very high. You could attempt to follow your cable and see if there are any open boxes with bad wiring. Your modem says that your link is 2Mbit. Is that what you actually p...

Hi TweetTweet, 1Mbps sounds really slow! When you go to http://www.speedtest.net and do a speed test, what speed does it tell you ? If you did not change the settings of your router: Surf to http://192.168.1.1 Press "status information" Look at these parts: DSL / Link In sync since 2019-0...

Have you had your thyroid checked - Dupuytren's and other musculoskeletal manifestations can be found in hypothyroid people. To check the thyroid you'd need TSH, FT4 and FT3 blood tests.

...frequently during conversations, it sounds like the other person is talking under water... I get something similar to this problem with Skype running on my desktop PC, which also uses VOIP type protocols. I don't leave Skype running all the time; I only run Skype when I want to talk to one of my...