Symi Chat

I'd forgotten about that. Still embarrassed!

Hope they didn't think you were some kind of terrorist lol

I still blush at the thought. It was in a deep pocket in my rucksack which I missed when checking it before packing to go home.

Loo seats, cistern flushes, shower hoses and roses - the rate at which we have to replace them during the season is extraordinary. Part of the problem is that the quality of the parts is so poor, in the case of shower fittings often chrome-coloured plastic. The main problem with loo seats is that it is seldom possible to get a seat that actually fits the lavatory bowl so there is invariably an unsupported area which makes it crack. The spare part you need and the spare part they have at Antoniades are seldom the same thing! We have been known to change the whole cistern because we can't get parts to repair the flush mechanism!

Home owners who decide to upgrade and invest in posh fittings often find themselves in a worse situation if something fails as the swanky bathroom shops in Rhodes can't afford to carry stock anymore so you have to wait for your spare parts to arrive from Athens or Italy which can take weeks.