I have tried to contribute, I have taken advice, I have given (hopefully) advice, I have tried to generate discussion, I have now given up, good luck to the rest of ya !S
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Does anybody know more about this ?SReform of Italy: "40 provinces, 10 metropolitan areas"Rome - More than half of the Italian provinces are going to be cut and 10 metropolitan areas introduced.
Sat, 07/21/2012 - 11:25
How bad can life be..........desperate.........Ancona - Two illegal immigrants have been found dead, one almost dead and two in a coma on the Superfast ferry from Greece. The ferry docked at Ancona this afternoon at around 5.30 pm (CET).
Tue, 06/26/2012 - 03:44
Can anyone explain in simple terms, where all these BILLIONS of euros actually go? We now have Cyprus saying 'Can we have some?' This is the 5th eurozone country so far to say this..............Will I recieve a few hundred grand soon? S
Mon, 06/25/2012 - 15:31
We have just returned from a driving trip (slog!!) to the UK, and on the way back, we booked into a BARGAIN IBIS hotel in 'Grandate'.
Sun, 06/24/2012 - 11:47
I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE...........Is anybody getting UK TV (and maybe SKY) here in central Italy OTHER THAN via the Internet ?If so............please let me know howThanks in advance,S
Fri, 06/22/2012 - 16:52
Afetr 4 years of 'bliss' (!?!) here in Le Marche, I recently took my four year old car for it's first revisione. A few hours later, I got back the paperwork, with an appropriate stamp.
Mon, 03/19/2012 - 11:46
I know we've been here before but...........Italian tax men blitz the chic in ski resort raids Italian tax agents donned skis, gloves and goggles to launch an unusual blitz in the chic ski resort of Courmayeur, two months after a similar raid on
Tue, 02/21/2012 - 02:05
I have seen that the Italian Government is eliminating some public holidays in 2012 and/or moving those that occur mid-week to a Sunday.Does anyone have a link reflecting whether or not this has been officially confirmed ?Thanks in advance,S
Thu, 02/16/2012 - 05:56
Whilst snowed in here in Penna San Giovanni, I was looking for some bright spots in the financial world.
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 02:08
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I look forward to anything that might move things forward, I get REALLY irritated by inconsistency and whilst have been financially 'screwed' on a number of occasions whilst living here primarily due to my poor Italiano lingua, and lack of understanding of the 'rules, or at least 'their' individualistic interpretation of them ! We MUST keep onto 'them' as THEY are acting in effect illegally !!Well done Penny................a star!!
Sebastiano......................Thanks ever so much for a very honest 'rant'........................Whilst I do not run a business, I am a bit of a newby here and am astonished at prices, I am going back to the UK in a few months for a break and will be interested to see prices there.Car insurance costs are bordering on criminal, absolutely outrageous!...3rd party only is much more expensive than fully comp in the UK!I do feel at times that the prices in supermarkets tend to reflect the habits of the foreigner, how much (if you buy it!) would you expect to pay for 100g of Nescafe instant coffee ?? 4.35euros at our local supermarket, Schweppes Tonic Water (1 litre) 1.38euros........................where are our MEPs !!!???European Union my A**e!!! S
Sad sad sad................We lived in Durham for a while (Nevilles Cross?), and loved it, it makes you wonder, where did 'my' age group ((JUST!!! 60+) go wrong, how can we ever put things right again?I'm not one for the gently gently 'let's talk about things' over approach.................I'm more a 'make sure they'd NEVER want to do that again' type. Sorry if that isn't PC or whatever...............but what should the 'good upstanding, law abiding' person do !!Seriously good luck in your 'recovery',Best regards,S
Whilst I agree with your sentiments I find them (slightly!) harsh............we are all trying to enjoy our lives here and I for one will try to administer a more acceptable deterrent, Gromit has had some very good ideas!I dearly want to embrace the habitat here, I love to see the deer, cinghiale, golden orioles, redstarts, buzzards, swallows dipping in the poll etc etc..................but I have to sleep to help me help to them (if you know what I mean?)S
Great ideas Gromit..................seems a good line of 'defence'.................I'll let you know over the next week or so,CheersS
Maralyn...................Deary deary me....this type of 'animal' that you are suffering with, if they did break their legs when falling, will be well looked after through the state benefits system, (one of the many reasons why I am here !)....................I am still paying taxes to help these poor souls (HA!)..............................Like you, I would be looking for a shotgun of some sort !.Luckily for me I only have poor animali that have not used the UK education system to gain their knowledge (HA! again!!)The very best of luck with shooting the bustards!!!By the way where in the (UK?) is your attack ?S
Thanks Gromit................I'm actually not interested in poison or anything like this, I am not sure which organisation I speak to about them(if any!)Thanks again,S
Folks,Thanks for the comments, I now have found out that they are apparently 'European Pine Martens'. I probably need to persuade them to go 'somewhere else', as they are indeed dislodging the cotti tiles, only the odd two or three, but my gosh they sound VERY loud when they tweak these tiles in the middle of the night !I assume they are looking for insects?At this stage poison seems a little more than I want to do, any other ideas?Cheers,S
I have been 'stung' (financially!).................MY fault I know!!............... Car AND House insurance............if you are thinking of changing insurers..................Insurers in Italy normally require that you physically CANCEL in writing up to 2 months before the expiry date of your (typically) yearly contract, otherwise you are likely to have agreed to be contracted to pay the following year (something like para 47, clause 63, sub clause 82 hidden in the all Italian phrase contract!!). And one of mine didn't even write me a reminder until 1 month after expiry...................(the word 'sharks' springs to mind which is sad!)S
Thanks Ronald...............I have 'sensored' my confusions (assuming it was me !)............sometimes I want to actually reply to the original posting, not necessarily the replies to the original,CheersS