Panic at the pumps - another price rise, which could make South cheaper. Apparently prices are 2.10TL (89p)/l for 95 octane, 2.14TL (91p) for 98 and 1.87TL (79p) for diesel. Taxi drivers and bus companies have threatened to strike unless the government rethinks this price rise and there is also concern that there has... »

I received an email from “Dons” which indicates that others should avoid misunderstanding a Turkcell deal which appears to offer 200 free phone calls to other Turkcell phones. Apparently what is actually on offer is 200 calls over a 7 day period for 100 credits, a generous deal if it was made clear what... »

I know Malcolm is fed up with the issue but I personally find it odd that a test of his internet connection, supposedly 1024kb (1Mb), shows a download speed of 256kb. Previously the speed was 512kb, as confirmed by Extend’s database, but now suddenly the speed has dropped to make it almost unusable for... »

Having been wrongly informed by Extend helpdesk that a database problem had caused poor service, it seems that they were swamped by customers who believed that this was the cause of their recent slow internet connection, including my own dropping to 256kb when I expected 1 Mb. Having been informed that the database problem... »

July 27th 2010: Until recently, apart from the occasional lapses, admittedly some quite serious, I have had no reason to complain about Extend Broadband’s service. I had taken up the offer from Gwyn at Arriva Ltd to allow them to become an intermediary between myself and Extend and this has up until recently worked... »

I was just thinking of getting another cold Vitamin E(fes) from the fridge when I caught sight of the hillside in flames. Neighbours told me that an electricity transformer had overheated, exploded and the oil filled contents adding fuel to the tinder dry surroundings. Fortunately no one was hurt and as far as I... »

I am sure some of you will have known Ingo, if not by name then by sight. I met Ingo very shortly after arriving in North Cyprus. A friend took Chris and I to his little unofficial ‘bar’ in his small shed-like building in the winter and his garden in the summer. Ingo lived... »