11/03/22

[Maik]

93 new coronvirus cases confirmed on Kefalonia yesterday by EODY, 1 on Ithaka

Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £ 0.867 GBP
1 €UR = $ 1.1417 USD
£1 GBP = 1.1534 €UR
$1 USD = 0.8759 €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
Fri 11/03   10°/05°   14 km/h   12%   Partly Cloudy
Sat 12/03   10°/03°   13 km/h   47%   Showers possible
Sun 13/03   10°/06°   17 km/h   01%   Mostly Sunny
Mon 14/03   12°/07°   08 km/h   22%   Mostly Sunny
Tue 15/03   14°/09°   15 km/h   03%   Sunny
Wed 16/03   15°/10°   19 km/h   03%   Mostly Sunny
Thu 17/03   15°/09°   11 km/h   08%   Partly Cloudy
Fri 18/03   13°/08°   25 km/h   15%   Partly Cloudy
Sat 19/03   12°/08°   26 km/h   12%   Partly Cloudy
Sun 20/03   13°/08°   22 km/h   11%   Partly Cloudy

[Maik]

'Small' earthquake felt in Cornwall - Eden Project halts geothermal testing

Geothermal trials at the Eden Project has been stopped following reports of a mini-earthquake.

Staff said a “small seismic event” was caused by testing at the site at around 9.20pm on Wednesday, March 9.

No major damage was reported but all operations have been temporarily suspended pending an investigation.

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-03-10/eden-project-halts-geothermal-drilling-after-small-earthquake

Nowt showing on emsc-csem (yet).

[Maik]

Owners of dog who was starved to the brink of death have been jailed
A Blyth couple who starved their dog to the brink of death in one of the most shocking and high-profile cases of animal cruelty seen in Northumberland have been jailed.

The female lurcher ‘Tiggy’ was close to death and in a horrific state when she was picked up by Northumberland County Council Animal Welfare Officers in the Cowpen area of Blyth in December 2019 following a call from a member of the public.

She was completely skin and bone and less than half the weight she should have been while also suffering from dehydration, dermatitis and skin infection with mite infestation and severe hair loss.

She was so weak she could not stand.

https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/crime/owners-of-dog-who-was-starved-to-the-brink-of-death-have-been-jailed-3601875

Gaoled for twelve weeks, fined £120 and banned for life from keeping/owning animals.

[Bryan-in-Kilkis]

Owners of dog who was starved to the brink of death have been jailed
A Blyth couple who starved their dog to the brink of death in one of the most shocking and high-profile cases of animal cruelty seen in Northumberland have been jailed.

The female lurcher ‘Tiggy’ was close to death and in a horrific state when she was picked up by Northumberland County Council Animal Welfare Officers in the Cowpen area of Blyth in December 2019 following a call from a member of the public.

She was completely skin and bone and less than half the weight she should have been while also suffering from dehydration, dermatitis and skin infection with mite infestation and severe hair loss.

She was so weak she could not stand.

https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/crime/owners-of-dog-who-was-starved-to-the-brink-of-death-have-been-jailed-3601875

Gaoled for twelve weeks, fined £120 and banned for life from keeping/owning animals.

Should have been twelve years.

[Maik]

A 70 y-o Argostoli shopkeeper who's been suffering from Covid-19 for around three weeks has been transferred from Argostoli hospital to hospital on Corfu.

[Maik]

Only Fools and Horses actor Ron Pember dies aged 87

The actor played Baz in the critically acclaimed sitcom and also featured in the BBC comedy Red Dwarf and co-starred in the 1970s BBC drama Secret Army.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/mar/11/only-fools-and-horses-actor-ron-pember-dies-aged-87

[Maik]

‘Afghanistan but worse’: Russian state TV ‘airs criticism’ of Ukraine war

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-state-tv-putin-ukraine-war-b2033579.html

[Maik]

Trump Wants His Supporters to Buy Him a Plane

Donald Trump’s plane made an emergency landing on Saturday following his speech at a Republican National Committee event in New Orleans (the one where he mused about bombing Russia with planes disguised to look like they were from China).

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-force-one-fundraising-plane-emergency-lands-1319361/

[Maik]

Today's coronavirus count on Kef/Ithaka: 104/1

[Maik]

Coldest start to March for a decade on Kef.

[Maik]

Contract for improvements to (certain) rural roads was signed at the City Hall, Argostoli, on Wednesday.

Rural road (and offshoots) that starts from the settlement of Razata , Faraklata and ends at Troianna
Rural road in the area of ̈ Trigona Kranias,  Troiannaton
Rural road in the area of ̈ Pythos, Svoronata
Rural road in the area Faya, Omala
Rural road that starts in the area of Mantoukata in settlement of Helmata, Argostoli and ends at the position Karydaiika on the provincial road of Argostoli-Poros (Krania area)

Total budget: 702,711 euros

[Maik]

Prices for petrol in Greece have increased by 30.26% from the same period last year, diesel by 43.77% and heating oil by 63.34%. Lot of trees in for the chop.