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Several of my acquaintances on Crete have changed back to UK-based SIMs because, they say, Vofafone.gr is simply too expensive. However, phoning a UK number with a Greek SIM card is also expensive. I have a Greek Vodafone SIM and a UK Virgin PAYG SIM card in my (basic) phone. I use the latter when p...

A link to it: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=10885

Note for others: local schools are desperate for (free) unwanted computers of any type. Condition unimportant as long as they work.

Search Youtube for rat traps homemade and you'll find some ingenious designs.

Suspend perforated containers of naphthalene around your car engine compartment to deter vermin. This stuff evaporates so replenish as necessary.

As you may know, there are several established bands in the area.

Is yours going to be a private affair or do you plan to perform in public?
If the latter, are you aware of the licensing and tax requirements?

If you use Get iPlayer Automator you might like to download and install the v1.9.7 update that fixes a few bugs. https://github.com/Ascoware/get-iplayer-automator/releases I see no obvious differences except that the download progress display is no longer smooth but skips in 1.0% increments. Althoug...

Facebook is all about making money. It gathers personal information about everyone in order to feed them "targeted" adverts (and possibly for more nefarious activities, which will never be admitted). It's quite possible to waste hours every day by reading inane posts, messages and articles...

In Greek there isn't a female equivalent for words like doctor Try "yiatreea". And neighbour "Yeetonas" becomes "yeetoneea". It might not be in the dictionary but that's what the locals use. Alan, the most amusing (to me) Greek word is hiccup. It's pronounced "loc...

but round here if you don't fence a garden or veg plot the goats will have the lot. Andrew Same here. I had a chat with the local goat owner and he was very apologetic about the fact that his goats had leapt the wall into my absent neighbour's garden. "But it's impossible for me to keep them a...

filippos wrote:The best way to avoid such problems is to not use Facebook in the first place.

I tend to agree. Unfortunately, many of my acquaintances are now using Facebook Messenger instead of email!
(Great if you don't mind logging in every time and typing in a postage-stamp area.)

I used my TomTom last week in Cyprus. I located the destination in Google Earth Pro, punched the lat/long into the satnav and it worked reasonably OK. The only hiccup was that my destination was on the RAF Akrotiri base! Something (National Security?) added about an hour to the actual journey time a...

Yes, every two months in Apokoronas region. You won't receive this month's (unless addressed to previous owner) so the next will be towards the end of November. If it says "ENANTI" (top right) that means that it's estimated. If it seems too high, be sure to challenge it. There is a transla...

I would have thought that, when offering advice on any supplier, you would at least look under their name to see if one is provided? Warwick I note that you didn't chastise Philip for doing the same (i.e. trying to help anyone with the same question). Maybe you should take Steve to task for stating...

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A few months ago, I triggered this scenario, unwittingly, when I was paying my car insurance in Rethymno. I pulled out my Piraeus debit card to pay - only to see that it had cracked along the magnetic strip. So, having sorted out the insurance, I crossed the road to the Piraeus bank and took a ticke...

"Always" should be interpreted "as long as their are humans". Or perhaps "as long as their babies are humans". :wink: BTW there is a bartering association on Crete, which largely uses a "points" system. http://archive.haniotika-nea.gr/xef/ Εναλλακτική Αποκορώ...