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Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 08/04/24
« Last Post by Maik on Wednesday, 08 May, 2024 @ 11:05:04 »'Windows95man': the name of Finland's competitor in this year's Eurovision Song Contest (which I do not intend watching or listening to).
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Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 08/04/24« Last Post by Maik on Wednesday, 08 May, 2024 @ 11:05:04 »'Windows95man': the name of Finland's competitor in this year's Eurovision Song Contest (which I do not intend watching or listening to).
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Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 08/04/24« Last Post by Maik on Wednesday, 08 May, 2024 @ 08:17:37 »Quote Sphynx has lowest life expectancy of domestic cat breeds, research findshttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/08/sphynx-has-lowest-life-expectancy-of-domestic-cat-breeds-research-finds 3
Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 08/04/24« Last Post by Maik on Wednesday, 08 May, 2024 @ 08:10:57 »Quote Germans call for kebab price cap as average costs skyrockethttps://www.itv.com/news/2024-05-07/germans-calls-for-kebab-price-cap-as-average-costs-skyrocket 4
Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 08/04/24« Last Post by Maik on Wednesday, 08 May, 2024 @ 08:08:36 »Quote Airports confirm nationwide border issue as e-gate problems cause delayshttps://www.itv.com/news/2024-05-07/airports-confirm-nationwide-border-issue-as-e-gate-problems-cause-delays 5
Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 08/04/24« Last Post by Maik on Wednesday, 08 May, 2024 @ 07:54:16 »Body of a male in advance state of decomposition recovered yesterday morning from the rocky shoreline at Agios Dimitrios, Skala Sykaminea, Lesvos.
Body of a 77 y-o foreign male recovered midday yesterday from the sea off Almyres beach, Vathi, Kalymnos. 6
Grapevine / News Briefs / 08/04/24« Last Post by Maik on Wednesday, 08 May, 2024 @ 07:43:59 »Kef fire risk 08/05/24: Low
Today’s bank rates: 1 €UR = £ 0.8843 GBP £1 GBP = 1.1308 €UR 1 €UR = $ 1.1040 USD $1 USD = 0.8975 €UR 1 €UR = $ 1.6893 AUD $1 AUD = 0.5919 €UR Based on National Bank of Greece exchange rates. Other banks likely to offer rates which may be marginally higher or lower. Banks and foreign exchange offices normally charge standard 2% commission. You may get a better rate changing your holiday money in advance at e.g. the Post Office. NB: some f-ex agencies advertise "No Commission". Invariably, they deduct commission before they (don't) advertise the rate. Foreign exchange offices are businesses, not charities. Ten day weather forecast for Kefalonia: This is an overall forecast, due to the mountainous terrain the weather can be very localised. Updated forecast @ weather.com Day, Date Hi°/Lo° Wind sp Wet Forecast Wed 08/05 25°/15° 11 km/h 02% Cloudy Thu 09/05 21°/16° 10 km/h 37% Showers possible Fri 10/05 24°/15° 17 km/h 10% Sun & cloud Sat 11/05 22°/14° 11 km/h 24% Sun & cloud Sun 12/05 21°/14° 14 km/h 24% Mostly sunny Mon 13/05 23°/15° 17 km/h 06% Sun & cloud Tue 14/05 24°/17° 16 km/h 06% Sun & cloud Wed 15/05 26°/17° 21 km/h 04% Sun & cloud Thu 16/05 27°/18° 19 km/h 04% Sun & cloud Fri 17/05 27°/18° 18 km/h 03% Sun & cloud 7
Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 07/05/24« Last Post by Maik on Tuesday, 07 May, 2024 @ 21:06:26 »Quote P&O boss admits he couldn't live on £4.87 an hourhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/articles/ceq3pw038g8o 8
Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 07/05/24« Last Post by Maik on Tuesday, 07 May, 2024 @ 20:53:53 »Quote Alexander the Great's bathroom is discovered after 2,300 years: Archaeologists uncover a room in Greece where the king bathed in a 'homo-erotic way with his teenage, testosterone-filled companions'archive.ph page captured from https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13391703/Alexander-Great-bathroom-Archaeologists-erotic.html 9
Holidays in Hellas / Re: Travel to Greece« Last Post by Maik on Tuesday, 07 May, 2024 @ 17:43:27 »Quote Foreign travel advicehttps://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/greece Safety and security 10
Grapevine / News Briefs / 07/05/24« Last Post by Maik on Tuesday, 07 May, 2024 @ 10:10:27 »Kef fire risk 07/05/24: Low
Today’s bank rates: 1 €UR = £ 0.8834 GBP £1 GBP = 1.1319 €UR 1 €UR = $ 1.1035 USD $1 USD = 0.8975 €UR 1 €UR = $ 1.7003 AUD $1 AUD = 0.5881 €UR Based on National Bank of Greece exchange rates. Other banks likely to offer rates which may be marginally higher or lower. Banks and foreign exchange offices normally charge standard 2% commission. You may get a better rate changing your holiday money in advance at e.g. the Post Office. NB: some f-ex agencies advertise "No Commission". Invariably, they deduct commission before they (don't) advertise the rate. Foreign exchange offices are businesses, not charities. Ten day weather forecast for Kefalonia: This is an overall forecast, due to the mountainous terrain the weather can be very localised. Updated forecast @ weather.com Day, Date Hi°/Lo° Wind sp Wet Forecast Wed 08/05 23°/16° 11 km/h 04% Cloudy Thu 09/05 21°/14° 13 km/h 24% Cloudy Fri 10/05 24°/15° 16 km/h 04% Mostly sunny Sat 11/05 22°/13° 12 km/h 24% Sun & cloud Sun 12/05 22°/14° 16 km/h 24% Mostly sunny Mon 13/05 23°/15° 18 km/h 05% Mostly sunny Tue 14/05 23°/16° 16 km/h 05% Mostly sunny Wed 15/05 25°/17° 17 km/h 04% Sun & cloud Thu 16/05 25°/17° 19 km/h 13% Sun & cloud Fri 17/05 24°/17° 18 km/h 04% Sun & cloud |