We went off to Multimax to pay. They seem to have changed a lot of the payment systems but we sorted it out with a very nice lady in there. We have found them a very good company. We bumped into Gwen in Lemar car park, just as she was setting up the KAR stall. We must go and visit her soon and see her new dog.
On the way back River wanted to go into Mr.Pound. We stopped at the entrance of the car park and the young fella there asked us for 3tl. We told him IN TURKISH that we were going to Mr. Pound and would only be 10 minutes. He still insisted that we pay the 3tl. Having repeated we were just popping into to Mr Pound several times, he again insisted on our 3tl. Because we have been away for 2 months, we weren’t sure what was happening about the car park, so we gave him the money and went into the shop and when we paid for our goods, asked if we had to pay the 3tl for the car park The man in there said no, because we shouldn’t have paid the 3 tl in the first place if our Mr Pound visit was less than 15 minutes, which it was. He kindly said he would come out and speak to the car park man.
Well, car park man said we hadn’t told him!! Yes, we had several times. I got quite angry because he was accusing us of lying. River and I then went and waited in the car. Mal continued pursuing this and Mr Pound man said if we told him (which we had several times) he shouldn’t have taken our money in the first place. After about another 10 minutes Mal returned to the car having told car park man that he could keep the 3tl as long a he withdrew his claim that we were lying. Mr Pound and car park man continued having a very heated argument as we left the car park by which time another man had joined them, we think the owner of the car park.
No wonder Mr Pound was empty! Welcome back to North Cyprus!
On the way back we called in at “Wine Up” as they sell 2 x 5 litre boxes of Cape Wine for 48tl, cheaper than anywhere else and they carried them out to the car for us!
Our “quick trip out” took us nearly all morning! We always wonder where the time goes. Back home and Team Fix it started the hedge cutting until it became just too hot and they jumped in the pool. They did a little more of the hedge in the evening and then we played cards. River said it is hard work all the gardening! I reminded him he is 16 and Grandad is 65!
Thought for the Day – “A mother becomes a true grandmother the day she stops noticing the terrible things her children do because she is so enchanted with the wonderful things her grandchildren do.” ~ Lois Wyse