Euros" & military security

I am uncertain what to make on the recent agreement by Greece to buy new military hardware from France and Germany. Greece already spends about 2.8% of its GDP on the military. Clearly this has been historic due to the relationships in the region, especially with Turkey. Obviously Turkey has criticised Greece for this purchase agreement, but even today we hear about Turkish intervention to Greek waters etc., and we are far from settling the Cypriot land disputes. 

One another front the financial crisis of Greece much published shows up strongly the weakness of having one European currency with out one European government. Now God forbid we should suffer such monstrous European controls, but I bet owing to what has been seen as the weakness in controlling the currency the "little grey cells" in politicians minds will be working overtime.

Spring has sprung, the grass has ris...I wonder where the mower is?

The economy in Greece may not be growing too well at the moment but the grass certainly is!  Having just spent two days mowing and strimming it seems to lay down flat when I approach and jump up again when I turn my back.

Now there is an upside to this. Horta is free, snails abound and the veg grows much faster than in the UK. 

Now talking of food, why is fish so expensive?  Not just here in Greece but in many European countries..................

UK versus Greece

Having just returned from the UK after spending 3 weeks there it is interesting to see and hear just how people see the reported financial problems Greece is experiencing.  Now despite us beginning to feel the pinch in rising prices here in Greece it is all too easy to forget prices in the UK are going up as well, and the UK budget is yet to come.  Some time back on my blog I stated as the UK was not in the Eurozone (money) people were not looking at the massive debt it has also incurred, now the headlines are as prominent as the financial headlines are in Greece.  

Despite this clothes & footwear remain a fraction the price in the UK compared to Greece, as does many electronic items. We are all aware of the used car market differences, but prices of good used cars are creeping up as the result of the car scrapage allowances; fuel prices are now virtually equal. 

Despite all this we have one great asset over the UK.........Weather and the relaxed way of life !!!!!