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Welcome to Arillas => Arillas general information => Topic started by: willis on June 10, 2007, 03:23:51 PM
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On Friday workmen have started filling in the river with about 18 - 20 lorry loads of stone. Apparently it is chalky stone which will absorb a lot of the gunk and help to filter the water. Temporarily though it was just causing the water to back up further upstream. Please can anyone with any info keep us all up to date.
By the way, for anyone who doesn't believe that the smell is olive related, when we went to play golf the other day, we passed some huge piles of olives, which smelt just as bad.
Nick
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Your not wrong it most certainly did not smell like olives.
Thanks for the info.
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oh dear! I was convinced it was olives! We saw men in those suits holding bottles, OLIVES!we thought, please, PLEASE! do not say different, blue flag is flying into the distance, Do you know the results of the testing? someone should, Dimitris?Come on honesty ALWAYS pays. I still believe the olives are to blame.
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No - it is olives. As I said, the pile of olives by the road on the way to golf smelt exactly the same.
Nick
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Hi there. Yes, be at rest guys it is just a by-product of the olive press further upstream.
This year because of the exceptionally mild winter the olive harvest has been terrific and the press which is normally finished by the start of the season was certainly still working a couple of weeks ago.
When the've done all will return to normal. I'm please some action has been taken meanwhile though.
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Most definitely fermenting olives, I think the season has run late this year which is why it hasn't been washed away yet. It is an unfortunate smell but at least it's a natural one.
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Thought and hoped as much, But I hope someone tells folk officially, new people may not understand, even as they look at the water and see the oil like slick. Yes the two olive presses were in full operation, locals said maybe untill 1st week in July as harvest is so good! No that does not mean falling prices, some are sitting on them waiting for the price to rise, do not blame them MUCH!!! Ha.ha.
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This is true, when we first arrived Brett wouldnt believe me that it was olives that he could smell, i had to get Bobby to confirm this to him.
When people arrive there for the first time and see and smell it i can understand them thinking otherwise!
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Just backing up what everyone else is saying - IT'S THE OLIVES!!!!!
(not anything else)
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As of 2 nights ago before I left to come home it still stinks, so perhaps the stones arent making a difference. Perhaps harmless smell but I think it must be affecting the Mirage cos I certainly would'nt eat there if the breeze is wafting the smell to your table.
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I did feel sorry for The Mirage also, the smell always seemed to be wafting their way, i must admit thats why we didnt eat in there cos Brett couldnt stand the smell, it must affect their business in some way.
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I had brekky twice at the Mirage in May and didn't notice any smell at all when you get in there, even though it is quite pungent at the source it didn't seem to carry.
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We noticied it when we were there a fortnight ago. Not so much near the restaurant part of the Mirage but where everybody was sunbathing. We both said as we walked past "i dont know how they can sit there with that awful smell" or word to that effect!! ;)
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We also said that about the people sunbathing, because it was a constant smell maybe they just became immune to it??! Although i wasnt going to find out, least of all cos i had a 27 year old man gagging beside me haha!!
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....cos i had a 27 year old man gagging beside me haha!!
Naughty naughty Smiffy...stop bragging...LOL...LOL.... ;-)
Eileenxx
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Yes Eileen....some of us might like a 27 year old man at our sides.....but not if he's gagging!!!
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As a previous post mentioned it should dissapear when all the olives have been pressed .....but Maybe if we had the` E mail `address of the Local Mayor and bombard him with complaints they may take some action :evil:
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Hahahahahahahahahahahaha noooooo i meant he was gagging on the smell like a big baby, honest i did :-D !!
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Yes Eileen....some of us might like a 27 year old man at our sides.....but not if he's gagging!!!
OOoooohhh but Sandy...it depends what he's gagging for!!!!!! ;-)
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Whats Gagging?....is it some form of Bon*#age? ;-)
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Indeed Eileen, indeed haha!!
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Kes...I'm speachless!
Eileenxx
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Bit of a late posting here but I'm back on line so bear with me.
I confess that the smell was me. - Our house was without water for 5 days. Whenever we went to Brouklis Dimitris gave us a special table-in the garden opposite.
But..., & take it from someone in the know, it was an "Olive Problem" There's been a glut this year. We should know as our house is quite near an Olive Oil factory. When the wind changes then whoa!!! - Having lived in the country though, when you get used to "Cowpat Corner" then this is a pussycat.
Full marks to all business owners in Arillas for getting together and putting pressure on the council. Just a little extra snippet here. Over the last couple of weeks just a few people came to me and asked "Why hasn't Dimitris sorted it out?" I think that nearly all of us remember that he is only the Administrator of the website and a very sucessfull Taverna owner. He's not on the council and he's not the Mayor.
Cheers to all
Neill
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ho! Ho! tell me more! Ha.Ha.Maybe not I am a blusher! Good luck to you!
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Poor Dimitris, as if he hasnt got enough to do. Now he's expected to be the River Inspector too, its probably as he was so successful with the ATM!
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Ah so now I know the post I missed! Yes Dimitris is a business man but hey what a mayor! But who would run the site? He is our friend and tries so had for us all, he is or will be a family man let him have a life, let him take the road HE chooses, and wish them both well. Here is to the future.
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Well said Eve. Viv
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I take it the aroma from the river has ceased?
If not, could it be sorted before the start of September 2007 Pretty Please ??? ;-)
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The smell from the river was gone in June. Personally I don't think it's that bad, It's only olives after all.
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Thank you Maggie.
We like Olives. But like any food, if left to rot, especially in a hot country PHEW!! :-(
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Take it from me - I can detect no smell from, what was "The River". Not a sniff of it since they sorted the problem about 8/9 weeks ago. I go past it 3/4 times a week.
Negg
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Thanks Eggy.
One less thing for us to worry about. :-)
I'll enjoy the short walk in the mornings to the bakery, for our breakfast bread.
Perhaps the Supermarket near it, will also provide something for our breakfast.
Tomato, cucumber, eggs, honey, salami cheese.
Don't have heart attack food since I left the army. That caused me to visit the Cardiac Unit for treatment a few years back.
My wife laughs when I set off the metal detectors at the airports. ;-)
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The bakers do wonderful rolls, croissants, bread and cakes too for afternoon tea :)
The supermarket next door are very good and sell most things.. their bottled Mythos and another Greek beer is supposed to be cheaper too according to Mike. they charge you a deposit for the bottles but you get it back when you take the bottles back. I think the bottles were under a euro there but 3 in the restaurants, someone might be able to correct me there though.
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I hate to say this but when I was there last week the river still smelt. Not as bad as in May but enough to stop me eating in the Mirage.
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Alyvin
Strange. Is there part of the river behind Mirage I wonder?
I was at Ina's this afternoon to buy some cigarettes and also walked over the bridge to take a look at the Mirage board to see if a decent film was on. (Sad I know!)
Certainly couldn't smell anything either in Ina's, around the bridge of outside Mirage.
Negg
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No, the smell was definitely from the river as I was with my 2 neices and they were holding their noses. Maye you've developed immunity to the smell due to repeated exposure!
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Dont dis-beleive what your saying Alyvin. I have got a good sense of smell, probably one of the few faculties left I could leave to science. I'm back in Aillas tomorrow so will let you know.
Cheers
Negg
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Was in Arillas this afternoon. - About 3.30 pm - Quite hot. I stood by the bridge.
River not a problem now.
I bumped into 2 forum members who have been here a week and walk past every day to the beach. No complaints.
Hopefully it's all rectified now. If it returns I'm sure we'll all hear about it.
( As soon as Mirage shows the new Bruce Willis film-Die Hard "something" - I'll be in there - Any further whiffs - You'll know about it )
Negg
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Thanks Neggs...our roving reporter...our man on the ground... our very own Det. John McClane (aka Bruce Willis) in the thick of the action!
Eileen xxx
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Eileen
Probably more like "Dangermouse" - but thanks anyway.
Negg
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Maybe there are a few places of the 'River' where the offending substance has stuck? This would cause varying reports as to the existence or non-existence of the 'aroma'.
Our 'Man On The Case' Eggy will get a reward (even if just a drink) for his reporting. :-)
blondegirl, I assume the info re bakery and supermarket were for me?
Most appreciated. :-)
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Thought you might appreciate that!