residency chaos where`s the BRS?

newscoop


Joined: 23/12/2007
Posts: 2197

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 22:43

Given that the procedure in Lefkosa for getting your residency has reverted to the bad old days of one jobsworth handing out tickets and provoking a general scrum, is this not a good opportunity for Messrs Day and Wyn Roberts to earn their BRS spurs and sort it out?



"CLOWN" Maternaghan when he was top man got them to change the system, so it should not be beyond the remit of the new boys to follow suit.



Let`s see what they`re made of.

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 22:58

Find them in India, China, Turkish wine tour or wherever, so who cares! That little organisation owes me money on a 'swift flight of hand' involving exchange rate reimbursement, long story.



Richard

gooligan


Joined: 30/01/2007
Posts: 1591

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 23:04

In my experience that only happens first thing in a morning,go about 10.30 and the place is empty.Go into the office where you go to pay your money and ask him to put his fag and coffee down and give you a number and go to the opposite door and get sorted.

Do you think Mr Day would leave the confines of his local hostelry and his glass of house red to sort anything?

Time will tell.

newscoop


Joined: 23/12/2007
Posts: 2197

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 23:56

Well in fairness to Mr Day he did promise change but then again he`s an ex MP so it`s probably all talk.



As for Brinsley he hasn`t got over the All Blacks capitulation in the last world cup so i`ll forgive his typographical error.

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 00:01

gooligan





The incident I mentioned happened seven or so years ago but indicated to me the sort of principled society they are!



Richard

gooligan


Joined: 30/01/2007
Posts: 1591

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 00:06

Sorry Brinsley,I was typing mine out as you posted,never saw it.

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 01:10

newscoop



Setting an example?....." i'll "...........I think not!



You stick to your colonial ideas of superiority and I'll stick to my sheep, deal?



Richard

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 02:38

Re: message 7 - Mr Richard Brinsley - if that's your name - I, for one, am getting a little bit sick and tired of your "superiority" complex. You mocked my knowledge of the English language and also my typing skills and yet you provide some enormous "faux pas" of your own!



I asked you before which century you were living in and you declined to reply. However, I find it insulting that you continuously refer to the majority of us on this board as "Whinging Poms". I take exception to this. In my humble opinion (as, obviously, a Whinging Pom and, apparently an Old Colonial) that you, Mr Know-all are a pain in the arse. I think that less than 2 weeks membership and 271 posts says it all, really.



PS Mods - sorry, but this person has really wound me up. Am standing by for ban.

Jean - not Paul.

billybob


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 576

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 03:28

Message 8



Well said girl

newscoop


Joined: 23/12/2007
Posts: 2197

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 08:04

Brinsley; what colonial ideas of superiority?



Of course I didn`t own a pub in west London which if I am correct is quite a long way from maoriland so obviously i have a large chip on my shoulder.



Anyway the original question was; what are Messrs Day and Wyn Roberts going to do about the situation at Lefkosa residency?

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 08:09

I am not sure that I fully understand the meaning of this thread other than to 'slate' Mike Materhaghan by unneccessarily calling him a clown, the BRS and Stephen Day and I find it rude and honestly quite offensive that some seem members seem to think that this is acceptable behaviour.



If there is a problem that you think the BRS can help resolve, their hut is open this morning behind the Girne post office from 10am to 12 noon, you can always pay them a visit and express your concerns.



Whilst you are at it can you wallk up the road to the hospital and donate a pint of blood?

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 10:23

i don't see what the problem is?

get there early, get a ticket and if your papers are in order you should be out soon enough.

cyprusishome


Joined: 31/03/2007
Posts: 2381

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 10:55

As the newly elected Mr Day has only been in position for less than a month I think it is crazy to even think he and others will be working through to a conclusion specific topics.



As for the queues etc, fire starter is correct. That is system as we now know it, it is not a problem to stand around for a couple of hours. In any case, of the 40 or so people there when we were in attendance a few weeks ago only 4 were from UK. So why should a system be changed to satisfy a few whingers!!!!! Yes, I do remember the old place behind the bus station!!!!!!



Slightly off topic, there is a superb letter from Alex Main responding to "anonymous" in last weeks CT. Why should people be allowed to "slag off" others with no comeback, if they do not want names publishing then do not write to the press etc. Give the new blood a chance, if they work out then more people will join the BRS and make it a fully pro active organisation for all rather just representing the Old Raj.

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 11:14

RE msg 13, cyprusishome > Why should people be allowed to "slag off" others with no comeback, if they do not want names publishing then do not write to the press <



=> I agree for 99%, but allow me some fine tuning. There *can* be reasons for anonymity, but it happens far too often in Cyprus Today. From my time as an active journalist in Holland I remember it happened once or twice a year in our daily news paper. And only the senior editor (*) made such a decision after consulting "the trusted ones" (a group of three experienced journalists). There had to be *very* good reasons.



In Cyprus Today (and as it happens this board) too many expats claim anonymity on silly grounds: afraid of this and that, the safetey of my children etc etc. In such cases I'd say stay out of public discussion. Which brings us back to cyprusishome's quote at the top.



(*) A senior editor of a Dutch news paper cannot be sacked by the publisher, which is better and different from the UK and (probably) Cypr

newscoop


Joined: 23/12/2007
Posts: 2197

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 12:06

Scoobydoo;



Obviously you don`t understand irony, the description "clown" was applied on this forum by some of your fellow travellers who wanted to denigrate the efforts of Mike Maternaghan and his "clique" (sorry being ironic again)



As for firestarter;



would she feel the same if she had got there at 8:00 been issued with number 28 (too old to join the scrum) and finally left at 11:50?

jimm127


Joined: 26/02/2008
Posts: 280

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 12:50

I for one commend the work that Mike maternaghan did in representing the BRS to the government both on his own and later with the late Alan Aldridge. The sadness is in the last year that impetus would seem to have been lost.

Whereas I suppose it could be deemed a compliment that newscoop believes that the new committee members can make such a difference, the BRS committee is democratically elected and has allocated its members specific jobs. Surely then, the Government Liason officer, Colin Mulcahy, should be allowed the time and freedom to do the job he has been given.

pinkchilli


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 689

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 14:17

It seems strange to me that very few people have a bad word to say about Marion Stokes (HBPG) who listens to very sad stories of woe.



But I continually hear negative comments about the BRS, who IMO listen to very minor incidents, as compared to Marion Stokes.



Could the answer lie in the fact that Marion has a different personality to the majority of BRS Committee Members (Previous Committee)?

Littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 17:28

perhaps it is because marion care takes action and is SEEN TO CARE as opposed to the old Raj who make the right noises and but will not rock the boat, ( or perhaps are perceived as not wanting to rock the boat ) ??

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 20:43

Msg 18, Littlenige > perhaps it is because marion care takes action and is SEEN TO CARE as opposed to the old Raj who make the right noises and but will not rock the boat, ( or perhaps are perceived as not wanting to rock the boat ) ?? <



=> Sad posting, Nige, again. Not constructive about the BRS, as usual. Why call Mike Maternaghan "old Raj"? How about calling you "poor old sod" from (sorry, I forgot the village, probably a mining village) you're from. You've got your own board - why not post something sour there for once? - Oh, sorry, I forgot: it's happy clappy there only, ain't it?

newscoop


Joined: 23/12/2007
Posts: 2197

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 21:31

And the answer to the original posting was?????

jimm127


Joined: 26/02/2008
Posts: 280

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 22:17

th e answer is as in message 16, leave it to the appointed BRS government Liason representative. That is his job surely?

paddy1966


Joined: 29/06/2008
Posts: 37

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 23:03

The only answer is get on with what you have to do, or B***er off.

newscoop


Joined: 23/12/2007
Posts: 2197

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 23:16

Paddy 1966; Very profound comment.



Not!

Geejay


Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 475

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 13:27

Lets let the new committee get on with their functions and review their progress in a few months time. They deserve at least to have the chance of showing their worth. After all we voted them in and few would question their integrity and commitment.

Littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 14:00

Message 19 it's happy clappy there only, ain't it?



I would not say that but you have joined so if that is your perception then you are entitled to your opinion.



An no I am not from >>> (sorry, I forgot the village, probably a mining village)



and the point was perception I have not joined brs BUT the perception it give out to some is probably not how it is.



Finaly my sad old friend have a really nice election day here in the trnc and ENJOY THE SUNSHINE.

newscoop


Joined: 23/12/2007
Posts: 2197

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 17:49

This is getting really boring;



All I asked was are the new boys going to sort it out or not?