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Yeh!! No nets, but amateur fishermen have been banned from using nets for some years now. Facebook started flashing messages οn Monday evening when there was an official announcement at the end of the daily briefing.
But as usual, there is a hitch. Next morning fishermen weren't allowed out because the Harbour Police had not yet received the official go-ahead.
And crazy grandchildren can go swimming at the beach across the road from their house. They were complaining today that it wasn't hot enough. Weird kids. They have been swimming all winter. Quarantine has made them soft!!
Their cousin, my youngest grandaughter, was made of sterner stuff. She went into the sea yesterday and said it wasn't even cold.
Moving about between districts and big towns is still prohibited and it is difficult to land on our island but not impossbile. Poros has the only banks, Post Office, and offical-paper-places for miles around. For all the small villages nearby on the mainland Poros is the business centre. They must come here to do official business. And now they can. Pensioners without electronic know-how can use the bank again. But the little taxi boats which carry them across can now only take 2 passengers at a time, instead of 28. Not much profit in that for the water taxi owners.
The hydrofoil which comes from Piraeus, the port of Athens, can now only load up 7 passengers instead of the almost 100 that is their capacity. How long are these services going to continue running before they go bust.
Private cars could only have two people in them, the driver and one passenger. Now they can have three. Woo-bloody-hoo
Last night police all over the country were breaking up Corona-virus-parties as the parks in big cities filled up with party goers dancing and enjoying their freedom and take-away alcohol sold by cafeterias.
(Cafeterias and tavernas are still officially closed except for take-away coffee, food and 'drinks')
There are still a few things to be ironed out it seems.
Oh dear. A bit of a muddle?
ReplyDeleteAt least the police arent out stopping everyone at road blocks but they can still give big fines for things l;ke not wearing masks or going fishing. I guess we will learn the rules eventually
DeleteWoo-bloody-hoo made me laugh😊. You couldn't make it up could you?
ReplyDeleteSo many things to laugh at, unless you're involved! We stay at home still and avoid the chaos
Delete-chuckle- Yup!!!! A couple of things, to be sorted out!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteNot helping, are the stupid party-ers, who are flaunting reasonable rules.
Thank you for answering about how safe your island is.... now. Mmmmm, not really safe. -sigh-
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We are lucky that none of the villages have any cases, infact any villages within many miles. We will be safe
DeleteOur state and federal governments are not agreeing on anything so it’s very confusing
ReplyDeleteWe don’t know what we are allowed to do and what we are not
Different states have different rules. So one hand doesn’t know what the other hand is doing
So no one is caring much anymore anyway
Total bedlam
Me. Well unless I need to go to a doctor I’m staying home right now don’t want to catch stupid as well as any virus
Best place to be is at home still. At least we feel freer and dont need those darn papers everytime we walk out the gate
DeleteThey opened a few beaches in Sydney - nobody kept their distance so they closed them again. Now it's exercise only - one half of the beach for swimmers, one half off surfers.
ReplyDeleteDown here in Melbourne we just sit and wait. It's the ones with 'no symptoms' but who are carriers that are the problem. Testing is happening - thousands being tested.
That seems to happen everywhere. Once you're allowed out then that's it, you go back to the other normal. Organised beaches are closed here and not many people are swimming anyway. Still a bit cold. But Corona virus parties are the latest rage. Riot police brole them up the first night
DeleteThe daily briefing here has just taken place advising what the next level will look like but we were both busy and missed it - It will be on tonight's news. We will just carry on much as we have been.
ReplyDeleteThe best thing to do is stay at home as much as you can.
DeleteIt all makes you realise how controlled we are. I'm pleased to hear about the pensioners fishing, I imagine for many, fish is their main source of protein.
ReplyDeleteThey all eat a lot of fish around here and it keeps them fit and busy. Let them out on the water I say , as soon as possible
DeleteWe are hearing reports of takeaway places like McDonalds not recording their customers' details (and accepting cash when they're not meant to), while single electricians working alone have to note down everything and even take photos of where they are at a certain time. There seems to be one rule for some and another rule for others, which gets to be very confusing.
ReplyDeleteYes, everyone has their own idea of how the rules work. At least you dont get fined for any, minor infringements down there
DeleteThere certainly are alot of people not paying attention to the rules and doing what they want. We are hoping to drop down to level 2 next week which will include boating, it'll be nice to get out.
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