Arillas Forum

Its amazing how the number of posts have declined over the last few months and I would assume that it is due to the credit crunch. With less money available and with the diminishing value of the pound against the €, there is bound to be less interest in holidays.


The reduction in posts is a lot more than I would have expected, but then again, the financial state of our economies is far worse than we could ever have imagined.

The one certainty, is that this forum is great escape from the continually  depressing news that we are bombarded with every day.

Sorry about the gloomy post so ..................................... :-)

Terry, another problem could be that, like me, I'm doing the work of two people following some redundancies and I don't have the same free time to log on and post like I used to.  Fortunately, I've still got a job so I shouldn't complain!  People in general do seem depressed but like you say, we are constantly being bombarded with bad news - it gets you down.

Things will pick up at the end of April, I bet.

Hope you are feeling better now too x

I'm still a bit sore Cheryl but I am back at work, and like you I don't have as much time to get on the forum.

On a brighter note, Skelly who is a new forum member,  has informed me about  the new "Yorkshire Airline". Who wants to book some cheap flights? :-)

Terry
Brilliant as usual!!
Annie

Same here Cheryl! We lost people and now are snowed under with their work as well as our own and even if I have time to pop in here it is just to read the latest entries. For example I have been trying to write this reply for 20 min beacuse of all the interuptions :(.

But it all pays for my holidays so can't really complain :).

Terry, Yorkshire Airlines....errr...no thanks :D

I'm not able to post at work as we don't have access to the internet anymore only the work related Intranet, but I don't think I would have time anyway to visit this site when there. Anyway it's something to look forward to when I come home. I agree the credit crunch may affect people visiting the site if they are not going on holiday this year, but to me it's almost like being in Arillas visting this site. It's looking like August will be my only real visit to Arillas, other times I'll make do with the virtual version.
Terry your Yorkshire Airlines made me laugh and have a coughing fit as I'm recovering at home from a chest infection.

Take care all

Mary XXX

This is so very true about credit crunch, depressing, my son has just been told he has to take a 10% pay cut aswell as all his co-workers or face 12 redundancies.

Terry i think we will all be on Yorkshire Airlines soon :)  I think Vivian has posted this video before. :)

riggers.....

I have noticed the reduction for some months, as you have too Terry. I even posted something about "where are you all?"

We can all guess about why this is happening, but will never really know. Unkind folks will say it is people like PhilandJen who put people off. Valda said it was becuase we are all a clique. The evidence is against that, but was she right? I use the forum to communicate with the dear people I have met in Arillas, but to others it looks like we are excluding them.

Is it the credit crunch? I would have thought that dreaming would have increased rather than disappeared in these circumstances. Like MaryH said, she would have to make do with the virtual Arillas that is our forum if she cannot afford to be there.

We all agreed we would up our presence on Facebook to promote our place, and many have done it. Me included. Kostas (Coconut) pointed us at the Coconut Bar group, so I joined up. Still not sure if it works but will keep trying.

What it needs is for the members who just read and never post to start sharing it all with us. Just to express their views, good or bad. Arillas Addicts can cope with serious criticism. Yes we protect, but heaven knows we want to see progress and improvement.

All right, off my hobby-horse, and back to my vodkad frappe
Phil

maybe people are running out of ideas and or discussions to post.

Maybe you are right Wino.

I think all these people hidden for the last year or so should give a post now and again. (come out of hiding) .

riggers............

(we know who you are )

Well said cheryl luvver.

QuotePeople in general do seem depressed but like you say, we are constantly being bombarded with bad news - it gets you down.

but bet you remember - you and Timbo were off to Mirage and we headed for Kaloudis and my commune with nature. That was JenandPhil. We connected with and loved both of yous then and now too. Surely that counteracts the bad news. Depressed? Arillas always gives you peace and hope. Difficult to be depressed there.

I get down like everyone else, but I revert to the forum, and memories of Arillas and then I can get on with it all.

Thanks for your post, and love and affection to yous and Timbo.
Phil

Hi All!
There are times when my 'fix' on this site makes my day. I don't always say a lot, but I appreciate the lively banter, humor and views expressed. We are very lucky to have this website to keep us all in touch and I think that's what it's all about. I always find that a few minutes back in 'Arillas' cures everything!
Arillas το σύνολο δεύτερων κατοικιών μου φίλων και ευτυχών ημερών!
Yammas,
Martin.

Martin, thanks, my sentiments exactly!

(Wish I could understand the Greek though.....)

Yammas,
Lynn x

Methinks it's a seasonal thing.

Eileenx

Ah Eileen luvver. Do you remember our Nana (74 this year) singing seasons in the sun... Terry Jacks was the original. We have Nana singing it (Passport) on vinyl, and to preserve it we bought a CD. We listened to it at Anna's studios last july.

We had sun, we had fun
We had seasons in the sun....

Sadly it ends full of remorse and it's all gone. Not us mates. We will never be all gone. Arillas has to put up with PhilandJen for a long while yet.

lol
Phil

Hi, everyone. I agree that postings seem to down and it seems to be a core of regular posters.  Riggers, you are right when you say that there are loads of members who do not write, but I am sure they get lots of pleasure reading what`s been said. So continue to enjoy this site.
   For me , being on here cheers me up no end and I am fortunate to have been introduced to wonderful like minded people. ( I think you can find out a lot about people reading between the lines. ) Terry, keep posting the videos, they are great.
  June 1 is that little bit closer- until then keep posting!!
      Yammas  Paul D    

Phily- 'Season's in the Sun'  Oh how I hated that dirge...it's not a song I'd associate you and Jen with...more an up tempo and happy 'frolickin in the sun'! :-)

I find most travel type forums do go quiet at this time of year.  Once people start researching and booking - or as we approach the summer and peeps get in the holiday mood it'll all get lively again.

Martin, you don't have to say a lot...like all good gatherings it's the mix and melting pot of personalities that makes it a success.  (now Phil what was that song about a 'melting pot'...)

Eileenx

Ah Darling Eileen. Jen has Art Garfunkel blasting out here, and we are well, a little the worse for vodka frappe. Now it's Everley brothers. We will never stop. We are party animals and nothing will alter us.

We so want to meet you in Arillas. Villa Linakis (sorry bout the spelling) is always in our minds. Along with all of our places and people out there. Surely one day we will meet and have a grand time???

with love and affection
Jen and Phil

I just wished I could log in here as often as I did before but its so frustrating trying to catch up with all the news because of my ongoing pc problems... the mexican wave is still with me and it drives me potty!  My son has tried all sorts of things and now thinks its the graphics driver or something... as it takes so long to scroll down and read everything I am missing a lot of news and cant add anything quickly now either.. 

We do think of Arillas every day though even if we aren't going this year and I look at my lovely calender I had made with my favourite arillas photos - March is a good one - shame I cant share it!

Love to all though!

Oh dear Sue that's you and I both having problems :-(  I'm in, I'm out, in and out...I've got to read and reply as quick as I can...I hope everyone excuses any silly grammar or mistakes.

Ah the Everley Brothers Phil!  Now I am just a teeny weeny bit...note the teeny weeny bit(!) young for when they were in the charts, but I have a soft spot for their music.  On the very first night of my very first foreign holiday to Spain at the tender age of 17  there was an Everley Bros tribute band blasting out the music...it was cracking fun and for the next 14 night we always started off in that bar.  Then quickly hot-footed it into next door where we danced on the tables to Suzi Quattro.  Was that really me?!!!  Was I really that girl?

Eileenxx

LOL.....glad I don't meet that lot on the beach Terry!

Now we know what's behind the reduction in postings!!!!

People are running scared that Terry W will decapitate their profile photos and feature them in some bizarrre and tasteless way! LOL  Have I really got three rrrs in BIZARRE oh well hey ho???

No Terrrrryyyyyyyy please don't do it I never wanted to be Demis Roussos (or Dennis Racehorse as he was affectionately known) or Nana Mouskouri (Banana Mascara)

It's lovely to see the sun shining before we have another bout of Winter

Cheers All
Nan xx

From Nan

Quotebizarrre and tasteless way!

Are they really tasteless and bizarrre? If they are I apologise.

I think you need to look a bit deeper Nan, for reasons that the number of posts have dropped.

TerryW

Terry Terry Terry there wouldn't be any danger you thought I was being serious ???  Perhaps I should have put more smiley faces in. Perhaps I owe you an apology for not making myself REALLLY clear. CAN I HAVE A DEMIS ROUSSOS PLEASSSSSSSSSSSSE thanks chum XXXXXXX

Cheers Nan xx

:-)  :-(

Sorry Sorry Sorry, Nan I will see what I can do. Maybe I read it wrong got the wrong ebd of the stick as they say.

Anyway lots of xxxxxxxxx's for you and watch this space - or even better watch youtube later in the week :-)

TerryW

HEYYYYYYYYYYYYY  That's okay the written word is always more difficult than the spoken stuff or whatever ...I dunno scratches head !!!  Looking forward to it but be nice Tewrrry  XXXXXXXXXXXX   Be gentle with Nan  LOL :-)

Cheers me old mate
Nan xx

Glad he left me alone:)

riggers.............

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha................................

Terry W - You lil ole tinker U.

How can there be a reduction in postings when we have you to gee us all up!

( Ugly looking BBB on the top left! ) ( BBB = Beach Boys B****r)

Negg

ROFL....Terry you definitely were born at Devil Gate Drive...you rogue!!!  That's me set me up for the day, I'll wear a smile all day!

Eileenxx

That's great Terry!

Only one complaint: where's your moustache? When you've got one like Vasillis we will be really groovin babe!

I must admit I look really cool and it was achieved without extensive plastic surgery!!!

Thanks again Terry you really "ROCK"

Cheers Nan xx

Terry I love looking at these posting's of your,s and seeing certain people as ive never seen them before. LOL Viv