02/07/23

[Maik]

Kef fire risk 02/07/23: Medium

Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £0.8899 GBP
1 €UR = $1.1266 USD
£1 GBP = 1.1237 €UR
$1 USD = 0.8876 €UR

Based on Alpha Bank exchange rates, these are widely used by exchange agencies in Greece.
Other banks likely to offer a different rate 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
Sun 02/07   28°/22°   24 km/h   59%   Thunderstorms probable
Mon 03/07   28°/21°   24 km/h   10%   Sunny
Tue 04/07   29°/21°   22 km/h   12%   Sunny
Wed 05/07   30°/22°   23 km/h   21%   Sunny
Thu 06/07   30°/22°   27 km/h   12%   Sunny
Fri 07/07   30°/23°   27 km/h   10%   Sunny
Sat 08/07   29°/23°   30 km/h   08%   Sunny
Sun 09/07   29°/22°   22 km/h   07%   Sunny
Mon 10/07   29°/22°   16 km/h   03%   Sunny
Tue 11/07   29°/22°   17 km/h   03%   Sunny

[Maik]

Body of a 72 y-o foreign male recovered midday yesterday from Hanioti beach, Kassandra, Halkidiki.

Body of a 72 y-o foreign female recovered midday yesterday from the sea off Paralia Katerinis, Thessaloniki.

Body of a 58 y-o foreign female recovered midday yesterday from Nikiti beach Sithonia, Halkidiki.

Body of a 22 y-o foreign male recovered midday yesterday from Ammolofoi beach, Kavala.

[Maik]

A rare 1968 Datsun 510, on Kef plates and belonging to George Kostopoulos, on display at Ultrace 2023 in Poland.
Story on speedhunters.com

[Maik]

Ukraine finds British WW2 Hurricane planes outside Kyiv

The rusting remains of eight British Hurricane fighter planes dating back to World War Two have been found buried in a forest in Ukraine.

The aircraft were sent to the Soviet Union by Britain after Nazi Germany invaded the country in 1941.

They were part of a package of allied military support for the USSR, paid for by the United States under the so-called Lend-Lease scheme.

Similar legislation is being used by the US government today to send military aid to Ukraine as it seeks to expel Russian forces from its country.

In total, about 3,000 Hurricanes were sent to the USSR between 1941 and 1944 to support the Soviet war effort. Most were either destroyed in combat or dismantled later for parts.

But some Hurricanes were deliberately broken up and buried after the war so the Soviets did not have to pay back the United States. Under the Lend-Lease legislation, the USSR was required to pay for any donated military equipment that remained intact after hostilities ended.

This was the fate of the eight Hurricanes found buried in woodland south of Kyiv - now the capital of independent Ukraine, but until 1991 part of the USSR.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65955365

[Maik]

Cat owners called on for UK’s first feline blood bank
Portuguese organisation hopes to set up resource for veterinary practices around Britain

Pingo does not look like a conventional superhero. There is no spandex costume, a dearth of magical powers and – as far as is known – no secret identity. Yet the black and white cat is part of a bold endeavour to save lives: the first feline blood bank in the UK.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jul/02/feline-blood-bank-cat-owners-veterinary-practices

[Maik]

Banks warned to uphold free speech after accounts blacklisted
Chancellor ‘deeply concerned’ about bans on customers who hold controversial views

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/07/02/banks-warned-uphold-free-speech-accounts-blacklisted/