Water in Greece is a special topic. It even has its own god, Poseidon, and dozens of minor ones, to mention Hydros or the Nereids – sea nymphs whose name comes from the Greek ‘nero’ – meaning water.
Despite of this, water in Greece is scarce to the point where shortages increasingly last for days, especially during the tourist season. Why the shortage? Lack of investments (the Corfu dam was supposed to have been built more than 30 years ago), low price, leaky infrastructure that gleefully ejaculates here and there.
To make matters worse, the water is generally of poor quality. The one in Corfu is hardly drinkable anywhere, it is unpalatable, salty and leaves sediment on glasses.
The title of today’s post is a Greek proverb, meaning as much as to say nothing important.
Meanwhile, in the last week of December 2024 we lived to see a pipe connected to the village water supply. Admittedly, there is no guarantee that the pressure will be sufficient.

Περί ανέμων και υδάτων