CharlesSwallow
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Oh I've been in there but unless it provides rooms for these girls to take their clients to, it's hardly a "Brothel", is it?
Chas
Corfu airport to Gouvia taxis on strike?
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Oh I've been in there but unless it provides rooms for these girls to take their clients to, it's hardly a "Brothel", is it?
Chas
ccscott49
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"Skippers" Not the kind of place you or I would enter.
After your last I stand corrected, it's not the kind of place I would enter!
Appleyard
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Charlie.Charlie!!
I just read a post in which you castigated a newbie for poor spelling and punctuation..and now you come up with this!!!
In case you don't know what I am referring to...Its "curiosity" not curiouity,and there is only one "p" in opinionated.
As for being self-opinionated..
Oh dear Charlie!
Re-arrange the following words into a well known phrase.."Houses stones shouldn't people in throw glass "
I just read a post in which you castigated a newbie for poor spelling and punctuation..and now you come up with this!!!
In case you don't know what I am referring to...Its "curiosity" not curiouity,and there is only one "p" in opinionated.
As for being self-opinionated..
Oh dear Charlie!
Re-arrange the following words into a well known phrase.."Houses stones shouldn't people in throw glass "
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CharlesSwallow
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I just read a post in which you castigated a newbie for poor spelling and punctuation..and now you come up with this!!!
In case you don't know what I am referring to...Its "curiosity" not curiouity,and there is only one "p" in opinionated.
As for being self-opinionated..
Oh dear Charlie!
Re-arrange the following words into a well known phrase.."Houses stones shouldn't people in throw glass "
De ye no Ken?
Do you know Ken?
Do you know, Ken, I was castigating him more for his bolshy arrogance than his spelling.
You missed "who" and "live" BTW
and what has this to do with brothels?
Chas
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CharlesSwallow
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I DID watch a rather memorable rugby match there last autumn! (Before falling off me bike on the way home.)
Chas
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Cariadco
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Back to the origional subject.....
Some friends, of friends, were flying in at 2 am, this morning. Tried a taxi mate of mine, to pick them up and deliver to the marina, and in his words...'I'm frightened of driving to the airport to make a pickup'....!!!
So went to the Marina office, and all they could provide/advise was to hire a car!!
They did give us a pile of car hire phone numbers to call.
They confirmed that the Marina were not operating a mini-bus service to the Airport!!.
Regards,
Some friends, of friends, were flying in at 2 am, this morning. Tried a taxi mate of mine, to pick them up and deliver to the marina, and in his words...'I'm frightened of driving to the airport to make a pickup'....!!!
So went to the Marina office, and all they could provide/advise was to hire a car!!
They did give us a pile of car hire phone numbers to call.
They confirmed that the Marina were not operating a mini-bus service to the Airport!!.
Regards,
jimbaerselman
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It is a remarkable situation when businesses run by private individuals (owner/driver taxis) voluntarily turn down business. Same with the lorry drivers. It means there is a very strong threat to their livelihood.
Of course, currently the numbers of taxis permitted in each town are limited. This limits competition, means standard pricing can be imposed, and there is plenty of business to go around a limited number of suppliers. So, a licence to supply is valuable - some say €100,000. Bit like the London black cabs - eventually challenged by mini-cabs operating a different "pre-book" model.
The challenge in Greece is coming from car hire firms, who are doing excellent business with tourists, while locals who don't drive take the pain.
Austerity proposals would remove these supply restrictions - thus de-valuing each business, reducing costs for consumers, and allowing more drivers to make a smaller income. With €100,000 at stake, no wonder individual drivers are prepared to forego a few days income, and intimidate others who try to break the strike. I guess the sad thing is that these same austerity measures mean there's no cash around to buy them out, while it is unclear how the strikes may effect decisions - except add to the pressure to remove the restrictions so this won't happen again.
And that's just one example of how the "licence raj" raises costs in the service sector in Greece, making licences valuable, and therefore the sale of licences a source of income for those who control them. Breaking that circle is going to be expensive - either in lost services (tourists), or in the cost of buy-out (devaluing loans).
Sorry, not very sailing oriented. But affects our ablity to travel, eh?
Of course, currently the numbers of taxis permitted in each town are limited. This limits competition, means standard pricing can be imposed, and there is plenty of business to go around a limited number of suppliers. So, a licence to supply is valuable - some say €100,000. Bit like the London black cabs - eventually challenged by mini-cabs operating a different "pre-book" model.
The challenge in Greece is coming from car hire firms, who are doing excellent business with tourists, while locals who don't drive take the pain.
Austerity proposals would remove these supply restrictions - thus de-valuing each business, reducing costs for consumers, and allowing more drivers to make a smaller income. With €100,000 at stake, no wonder individual drivers are prepared to forego a few days income, and intimidate others who try to break the strike. I guess the sad thing is that these same austerity measures mean there's no cash around to buy them out, while it is unclear how the strikes may effect decisions - except add to the pressure to remove the restrictions so this won't happen again.
And that's just one example of how the "licence raj" raises costs in the service sector in Greece, making licences valuable, and therefore the sale of licences a source of income for those who control them. Breaking that circle is going to be expensive - either in lost services (tourists), or in the cost of buy-out (devaluing loans).
Sorry, not very sailing oriented. But affects our ablity to travel, eh?
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Appleyard
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Sorry abut the omissions Chuck, I was posting having sampled a couple of sherbets,so wasn't concentrating!!
Still,you obviously got the "glass houses"comment. QED.
ccscott49
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If anybody is desperate, I will be here in Gouvia for another few days and would be able to pick up or drop off at airport or close to it, for nowt, for forum members.
tri39
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Do yachts no longer anchor in Ormos Garitsas or use the NAOK wall?
The energetic can walk to the airport from there, can't they!
The energetic can walk to the airport from there, can't they!
dslittle
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Bravo. What a great gesture. Once again this shows how good these forums can be, even if no one takes up your kind offer, I say thank you for it.