Shame about the weather...

Well it's finally winter and I'm wearing my woolly jumper sipping a cup of hot chocolate. How ideal. It wasn't on Friday when the heavens opened and the island was put in utter chaos. Roads became blocked from the gallons of rain, since our drainage system is non-existent. There were power cuts in schools and offices from the lightning. It's typical really. Rain always seems to do this in Cyprus. The island is put on standstill because we are just never prepared for the worst. 

The driving in these conditions tells it's own story. I must have seen about six accidents in one day. Cypriots forget that if the road is slippery you must break not accelerate. Of course the weather was a big issue on the news. One elderly woman nearly drowned from all the water which rushed into her home. Valleys became rivers. It's a shame they forgot to close the dam resulting in all the water going into the sea.

We should be happy that it's raining, right? Not so. Instead of moaning about the heatwave we're complaining about the cold and wet weather, that we're constantly freezing and that we have to turn on the central heating. We were fed up with wearing sandals, now we are annoyed because we have to wear tights under our trousers in the early morning. 

At least it feels a bit more like Christmas and there is a possibility that we can light the fireplace on Christmas Day.You never know it might even snow in Limassol. What mayhem that would cause but what joy it would bring on some young faces, but not on the street cleaners when it turns into slosh. You see, we are never happy.In a couple of months the novelty of winter will have worn off and everyone will be hissing with complaints. Shame about the weather...