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[miltiades]

I am a suspicious person by nature, and without this meaning that I am taking sides on this, I think the question of how on you got married to a British woman deserves another topic. You revealed so many personal things about yourself one more one less wouldn't hurt.

I also have a question concerning what I've read so far. You said you paid 33 pounds to the travel agent. Can you tell us what 33 pounds meant back then? Also where did you find all that money at the age of 15, considering what you said that you were hiding it from your father?
I remember my late mother saying she was saving money to buy a plot by the traffic lights of Honda in Nicosia, which was on sale for 50 pounds...

Good question, let me first tell all how I managed to raise enough money for my ticket and also £CY 8.00 that I had with me when I left Cyprus.

As you will recall I left Cyprus on October 25th 1961. I had gone to Lanitio 3rd class, never went back for class tetarti. Instead I worked as a labourer, guess where amongst other places. In the Lanition grounds when the female part of the school was being built.

Did a month there or so, then worked for £1.00 a day at Akrotiri, me and another young guy had to load a lorry with sand using a shovel. The weather was extremely hot but we managed a lorry and half a day.
Did a few weeks at Provita feeding corn into the grinders. I got together about 30 pounds , then I went to Paphos hitchhiking most of the way and managed to get to Stroumbi, saw my late godmother, a wonderful woman who gave me £5.00. Then I made my way to Theletra to see my late grandfather and my late uncle, my fathers brother. I got about £20, all in with my savings I manage to have over £50. In todays money I should think about 4 -500 pounds.

Now why did I marry an English girl ? Well thousands of Cypriots are married to English women, my older brother included, but the main reason is that we loved each other, normal. Met when we were both 17 and married at 21 till death did us part.
Hope I have answered your question.

[miltiades]

I am a suspicious person by nature, and without this meaning that I am taking sides on this, I think the question of how on you got married to a British woman deserves another topic. You revealed so many personal things about yourself one more one less wouldn't hurt.

I also have a question concerning what I've read so far. You said you paid 33 pounds to the travel agent. Can you tell us what 33 pounds meant back then? Also where did you find all that money at the age of 15, considering what you said that you were hiding it from your father?
I remember my late mother saying she was saving money to buy a plot by the traffic lights of Honda in Nicosia, which was on sale for 50 pounds...

Good question, let me first tell all how I managed to raise enough money for my ticket and also £CY 8.00 that I had with me when I left Cyprus.

As you will recall I left Cyprus on October 25th 1961. I had gone to Lanitio 3rd class, never went back for class tetarti. Instead I worked as a labourer, guess where amongst other places. In the Lanition grounds when the female part of the school was being built.

Did a month there or so, then worked for £1.00 a day at Akrotiri, me and another young guy had to load a lorry with sand using a shovel. The weather was extremely hot but we managed a lorry and half a day.
Did a few weeks at Provita feeding corn into the grinders. I got together about 30 pounds , then I went to Paphos hitchhiking most of the way and managed to get to Stroumbi, saw my late godmother, a wonderful woman who gave me £5.00. Then I made my way to Theletra to see my late grandfather and my late uncle, my fathers brother. I got about £20, all in with my savings I manage to have over £50. In todays money I should think about 4 -500 pounds.

Now why did I marry an English girl ? Well thousands of Cypriots are married to English women, my older brother included, but the main reason is that we loved each other, normal. Met when we were both 17 and married at 21 till death did us part.

By the way, a Cyprus pound back then had 18 shillings, each shilling 9 grosia, only the Brits could have deviced such currency !!!
Hope I have answered your question.

[Garavnoss]

I am a suspicious person by nature, and without this meaning that I am taking sides on this, I think the question of how on you got married to a British woman deserves another topic. You revealed so many personal things about yourself one more one less wouldn't hurt.

I also have a question concerning what I've read so far. You said you paid 33 pounds to the travel agent. Can you tell us what 33 pounds meant back then? Also where did you find all that money at the age of 15, considering what you said that you were hiding it from your father?
I remember my late mother saying she was saving money to buy a plot by the traffic lights of Honda in Nicosia, which was on sale for 50 pounds...

In the latter days of the fifties, the Brits were offering rewards for the capture of EOKA fighters [or information] and, depending upon the outcome of actions or investigations, sums of money into many thousands of pounds were made available.

Even schoolchildren were targeted, some of them may have succumbed to temptation and acted in a manner which placed them in danger of being sought after by the EOKA fighters themselves, they may have been obliged to flee Cyprus and seek refuge elsewhere.

We may never know of their identities BUT, there is nothing wrong with harboring suspicions since many a good patriot paid with their lives as a result of such treachery whilst the informers [the curse of Jayzus on 'em] feathered their nests with "Blood Money".

"I" [along with multitudes of others] would NEVER "Grass" on anyone BUT, there ARE those who wouldn't think twice about it.

I am sure that [to this day] there are old EOKA fighters who would not welcome such collaborators in their midst and "I" [if I ever became aware of any] would break my own code of ethics and "Grass" them up and that's a fact.

[tsukoui]

I am a suspicious person by nature, and without this meaning that I am taking sides on this, I think the question of how on you got married to a British woman deserves another topic. You revealed so many personal things about yourself one more one less wouldn't hurt.

I also have a question concerning what I've read so far. You said you paid 33 pounds to the travel agent. Can you tell us what 33 pounds meant back then? Also where did you find all that money at the age of 15, considering what you said that you were hiding it from your father?
I remember my late mother saying she was saving money to buy a plot by the traffic lights of Honda in Nicosia, which was on sale for 50 pounds...

In the latter days of the fifties, the Brits were offering rewards for the capture of EOKA fighters [or information] and, depending upon the outcome of actions or investigations, sums of money into many thousands of pounds were made available.

Even schoolchildren were targeted, some of them may have succumbed to temptation and acted in a manner which placed them in danger of being sought after by the EOKA fighters themselves, they may have been obliged to flee Cyprus and seek refuge elsewhere.

We may never know of their identities BUT, there is nothing wrong with harboring suspicions since many a good patriot paid with their lives as a result of such treachery whilst the informers [the curse of Jayzus on 'em] feathered their nests with "Blood Money".

"I" [along with multitudes of others] would NEVER "Grass" on anyone BUT, there ARE those who wouldn't think twice about it.

I am sure that [to this day] there are old EOKA fighters who would not welcome such collaborators in their midst and "I" [if I ever became aware of any] would break my own code of ethics and "Grass" them up and that's a fact.

My father was one of those schoolchildren who had to flee Cyprus for fear of being killed by EOKA, not because he was a traitor, in fact he regularly risked his life to rid Cyprus of the British, but because he supported AKEL. What have you to say to that Gravy?

[Garavnoss]

I am a suspicious person by nature, and without this meaning that I am taking sides on this, I think the question of how on you got married to a British woman deserves another topic. You revealed so many personal things about yourself one more one less wouldn't hurt.

I also have a question concerning what I've read so far. You said you paid 33 pounds to the travel agent. Can you tell us what 33 pounds meant back then? Also where did you find all that money at the age of 15, considering what you said that you were hiding it from your father?
I remember my late mother saying she was saving money to buy a plot by the traffic lights of Honda in Nicosia, which was on sale for 50 pounds...

In the latter days of the fifties, the Brits were offering rewards for the capture of EOKA fighters [or information] and, depending upon the outcome of actions or investigations, sums of money into many thousands of pounds were made available.

Even schoolchildren were targeted, some of them may have succumbed to temptation and acted in a manner which placed them in danger of being sought after by the EOKA fighters themselves, they may have been obliged to flee Cyprus and seek refuge elsewhere.

We may never know of their identities BUT, there is nothing wrong with harboring suspicions since many a good patriot paid with their lives as a result of such treachery whilst the informers [the curse of Jayzus on 'em] feathered their nests with "Blood Money".

"I" [along with multitudes of others] would NEVER "Grass" on anyone BUT, there ARE those who wouldn't think twice about it.

I am sure that [to this day] there are old EOKA fighters who would not welcome such collaborators in their midst and "I" [if I ever became aware of any] would break my own code of ethics and "Grass" them up and that's a fact.

My father was one of those schoolchildren who had to flee Cyprus for fear of being killed by EOKA, not because he was a traitor, in fact he regularly risked his life to rid Cyprus of the British, but because he supported AKEL. What have you to say to that Gravy?

God Bless [whoever the God] anyone who risked their lives to rid Cyprus of the British.

As to the "Politics" twixt EOKA and AKEL, whatever the differences [or the outcome] they were equally entitled to iron them out since both had objectives which THEY considered to be justified... whichever was right is a moot point and the damage is now done.

[erolz66]

We may never know of their identities BUT, there is nothing wrong with harboring suspicions since ....

harbour

verb
gerund or present participle: harbouring
1.
keep (a thought or feeling, typically a negative one) in one's mind, especially secretly.

If only you would 'habour' you suspicions rather than relentlessly spewing hearsay allegations here without providing any evidence and all from the safety of your anonymous forum identity. Put up of for fucks sake shut up.

In the latter days of the fifties, there were undoubtedly, along with informers, a small number for whom the 'cause' was in fact just an excuse and cover for them to get away with exercising personal vendettas against people they had grudges with and as such they were a disgrace and dishonour to the 'cause' and those who truly had sacrificed for it. Nasty thugs and bullies pretending to be patriots. You appear to me to be a contemporary equivalent of this, seeking to try and use and exploit claimed patriotism when in fact you are really just pursuing your own personal agenda. All from the safety of your anonymous forum identity of course.

[Garavnoss]

We may never know of their identities BUT, there is nothing wrong with harboring suspicions since ....

harbour

verb
gerund or present participle: harbouring
1.
keep (a thought or feeling, typically a negative one) in one's mind, especially secretly.

If only you would 'habour' you suspicions rather than relentlessly spewing hearsay allegations here without providing any evidence and all from the safety of your anonymous forum identity. Put up of for fucks sake shut up.

In the latter days of the fifties, there were undoubtedly, along with informers, a small number for whom the 'cause' was in fact just an excuse and cover for them to get away with exercising personal vendettas against people they had grudges with and as such they were a disgrace and dishonour to the 'cause' and those who truly had sacrificed for it. Nasty thugs and bullies pretending to be patriots. You appear to me to be a contemporary equivalent of this, seeking to try and use and exploit claimed patriotism when in fact you are really just pursuing your own personal agenda. All from the safety of your anonymous forum identity of course.

Stuff and nonsense !.

[erolz66]

Stuff and nonsense !.

The dictionary definition of the word harbour, or how you appear to be to me ?

[miltiades]

Any wonder why I call him a pervert?
However, regretfully I have a plane to catch and no further time until this coming Wednesday.I have also decided that I will ignore the two Fing idiots, you know the one whose ....army and goal is to topple Assad and of course the Pervert who wants Isis to rule ... Britannia. Both are just not worth a response so hence forth they shall be ignored.

Have a great time and talk on Wednesday, MOT is ...waiting!!

[Garavnoss]

Stuff and nonsense !.

The dictionary definition of the word harbour, or how you appear to be to me ?

Your opinion is as valid as mine although I must admit that I cannot determine the connection.