21/07/23

[Maik]

Kef fire risk 21/07/23: High

Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £0.8953 GBP
1 €UR = $1.1533 USD
£1 GBP = 1.1169 €UR
$1 USD = 0.8671 €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 21/07   34°/25°   11 km/h   03%   Sunny
Sat 22/07   35°/27°   15 km/h   03%   Sunny
Sun 23/07   36°/27°   18 km/h   01%   Sunny
Mon 24/07   36°/26°   22 km/h   01%   Sunny
Tue 25/07   35°/26°   11 km/h   03%   Sunny
Wed 26/07   35°/26°   10 km/h   03%   Sunny
Thu 27/07   33°/25°   20 km/h   03%   Sunny
Fri 28/07   32°/24°   22 km/h   05%   Sunny
Sat 29/07   32°/23°   19 km/h   03%   Sunny
Sun 30/07   32°/23°   20 km/h   03%   Sunny


Edit: f/ex updated

[Maik]

Body of an unidentified male recovered midday yesterday from the rocky coast of Nilefkos, Plomari, Lesbos

Body of a 57 y-o foreign male recovered yesterday afternoon from rocks south of Pachias Ammos beach, Paleohora, Hania

Ithaki coast guard yesterday performed an emergency transfer from Vathy to Astakos for an 84 y-o local in need of urgent medical attention

[Maik]

Labour wins Selby as Lib Dems take Somerton and Tories hold Uxbridge

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-66181315

[Maik]

An elderly resident of Thiramona, Konstantinos 'Dinos' Vavassis, aged 76, is missing. Last seen Wednesday morning when he went to pick oregano on Ainos. Also misssing is his vehicle, a blue Jeep Cherokee registration P 7648 on green customs plates.

[Maik]

Water supply problem in some westerly parts of Elios-Pronnoi, Old Skala is said to have been without mains water for ten hours recently.

[Maik]

The CAPRICIA, a wood sailing yacht used as a training vessel by the Italian Navy, will be in Argostoli port until Sunday, 23 July and open to the public for viewing between 15:00-18:30 today and tomorrow.

[Maik]

Almost two thirds of women suffering from dangerous cholesterol levels
Our Future Health survey finds that 62 per cent of women tested had high cholesterol, compared to 46 per cent of men

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/07/21/nearly-two-thirds-women-dangerous-cholesterol-levels/

[Maik]

Civil servant sacked on Kwarteng's first day got £450,000 payout

Turmoil of three Tory prime ministers caused the cost of government to balloon, with £2.9 million alone in severance payments to advisers

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/07/20/kwasi-kwarteng-tom-scholar-sacked-payout-severance/

Got close to half a million, I wonder if he wet himself laughing when Kwasi got the push? (And a mere £16,876).

[Maik]

Bog Day is celebrated around the world every year on the fourth Sunday in July. This year we will be celebrating the brilliance of bogs on Sunday 23rd July 2023.

https://bogday.org/

 

[Maik]

Konstantinos 'Dinos' Vavassis has been found dead in his car, appears it went off road and down a ravine on Ainos.

[Maik]

Watership Down given new PG rating with language and violence warnings

The 1978 animated film Watership Down has been re-classified to a PG due to its "mild violence, threat, brief bloody images and bad language".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66267414

[Maik]

Four Argostoli municipality civic buildings open with air conditioning for members of the public from 10:00-18:00 tomorrow, Saturday, 22 July:

KAPI Argostoli, odos Marinos Geralanos 19
Keramies Town Hall
Omala Community Centre
Poros Community Centre