29/10/23

[Maik]

Kef fire risk 29/10/23: Low

Today’s bank rates:   
1 €UR = £ 0.8979 GBP   £1 GBP = 1.1137 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.0856 USD   $1 USD = 0.9211 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.7221 AUD   $1 AUD = 0.5806 €UR
1 €UR = R21.1188 ZAR   R1 ZAR = 0.0473 €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 29/10   25°/17°   14 km/h   12%   Sun & cloud    
Mon 30/10   25°/17°   09 km/h   06%   Sunny    
Tue 31/10   25°/19°   14 km/h   06%   Sun & cloud    
Wed 01/11   25°/18°   11 km/h   24%   Cloudy    
Thu 02/11   23°/17°   13 km/h   79%   Thunderstorms probable   
Fri 03/11   24°/18°   26 km/h   77%   Thunderstorms probable   
Sat 04/11   22°/17°   22 km/h   72%   Thunderstorms probable   
Sun 05/11   23°/18°   23 km/h   61%   Showers probable   
Mon 06/11   24°/17°   20 km/h   24%   Mostly sunny    
Tue 07/11   24°/17°   19 km/h   23%   Sun & cloud    
   

[Maik]

In the UK the time.is / In Greece the time.is

[Maik]

Matthew Perry: Friends TV comedy star dies at 54

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67252752

[Maik]

Bunch of dignitaries on Ithaka yesterday and today including the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy and the MP for Kef & Ithaka. Yesterday inspected the new desalination plant, today discussions about the island' infrastructure.

[Maik]

Signs are that work will start this week / next week on renovating Argostoli seafront.

[Maik]

Seven out of ten self-employed people declare incomes lower than 780 euros per month

The regulations included in the tax bill that will be presented next Tuesday to the cabinet by Greek Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis will be aimed at the portion of freelancers who systematically show extremely low incomes, passing the burden on to other consistent taxpayers.

Hatzidakis announced that these measures aim to tackle tax evasion, among other things.

https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1223601/seven-out-of-ten-self-employed-people-declare-incomes-lower-than-780-euros-per-month/

[Maik]

Woman injured by low flying coast guard helicopter

A woman was injured by a Coast Guard helicopter that was flying low on Saturday in Prieria, Central Macedonia.

As a result of the low passage of a helicopter near the beachfront of Platamonas coast in Pieria, umbrellas and seats were swept away in front of a health center and a 42-year-old foreigner was injured.

https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1223614/woman-injured-by-coast-guard-helicopter-flights/

[Maik]

Nice thought, pity about the typeface

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Re-vamped: British horror film-makers Hammer and Amicus are back from the dead

The British studios, which filled screens with bloody fangs, gothic monsters and heaving bosoms, have been resurrected for the 21st century

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oct/29/re-vamped-british-horror-film-makers-hammer-and-amicus-are-back-from-the-dead