I access BBC iPlayer through My Private Network and it works absolutely perfectly. Some time ago (I think maybe 12/18 months or so ?), some kind soul explained on this forum how to extend the viewing time by renaming the downloaded file. Can anyon
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Sadly, it looks like some people will again be struggling to get here and/or go back for the bank holiday weekend coming up next week, hopefully a lot of rescheduling can be undertaken? As a point of interest, the following website shows the lack
Tue, 05/24/2011 - 08:15
I don't know if it is me (or my computer !) but .....................every now and then, it is like this forum goes to sleep. I was only thinking the other week how fantastically useful the forum is for getting and donating information, research,
Sun, 05/08/2011 - 06:06
Sorry..............does anybody know an Indian Restaurant in Macerata area ?S
Wed, 05/04/2011 - 15:18
For those who can't get to see the wedding on Friday, this link might help........... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kav0FEhtLug S
Wed, 04/27/2011 - 03:55
Prior to buying our little bit of Italy, I insisted on having a certificate of habitation fully signed and sealed. Does this have to be renewed at any point or is it only if I sell sometime in the future? S
Tue, 04/26/2011 - 14:25
I don't dislike the lizards that bask in the sun and race around (and seem to bite each others tails?) the garden and rockery that we have.................but, this year we seem to have LOADS more than previ
Tue, 04/26/2011 - 14:22
Does anyone know the tree here in Italy called ............(I think!)...............'amoro'............OR 'umbrello'? We have one tree that sprouts like a 'good-un', there are others around here in Le Marche, but every year they are SEV
Mon, 04/18/2011 - 08:55
Apologies for the nature of this subject ! Having a great time here in Le Marche, but one thing that has me stumped is what I can only imagine is some sort of 'poop' (for want of a better word). VERY regularly(maybe weekly), we can be sitting on t
Wed, 04/06/2011 - 07:43
Can anybody confirm that as of January 1st 2011, it will be actually illegal for shops to provide plastic bags for you to carry your shopping home? Thanks in advance, S
Tue, 12/07/2010 - 12:47
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Hi Ram, What is this 'simple one line tax return' ? do you know the modulo number ? Is it really that easy ? S
Council Tax ?
Good thinking Ram, I think you are allowed to extend up to 25% without a lot of legal wrangling, S
Your setup should work well with a 1.5mtr giant dish, you are more inside the footprint than we are (our 1mtr - €120 - dish works 'ok' to fine), the old UK SKY box was a freebie from the attic of a relative, Good luck, S
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There is a grace period until November..so you don't actually need one (two) for 6 weeks or so. S
I would bring any old UK sky box and, if you can get one, a 1mtr dish, point the dish at Astra (28.2 east) and you'll get all english tv and sky news (and a few other channels as wel)l. The only problem is that it may not last for long, but it works fine here in Southern Le Marche (at the mo !) S
What a great idea !............Stick some small wheels on it and it will not be 'permanent'. That way you can roll it away when you need to, put some chocks initially to stop it from any sort of roll and 'giovannis' your uncle!! S
I agree Angie (and Robert), We started lessons before we arrived, and slowly forgot a lot of what we had soaked up (which wasn't much !). After moving here, we started lessons again and panicked every time lesson time was coming around ! The other thing was that our neighbours and the locals here all speak 'dialetto'. I then had the great
idea that we NEED lingua di italiano MAYBE a max of 10% of our actual time (?).......and thought that why spend so much time in our dotage to help reduce the 10% to maybe 8% ? So we stopped our lessons (basic laziness I think), but..............we have enjoyed nigh on 5 years of life here, renting a house, buying a house, getting restructuring done on the house, bought a car, insurance, used doctors, hospital etc etc (oh AND eaten and drank in lots of restaurants !). We communicate (of sorts) with the locals and neighbours, and I think, very slowly, we are building up our language skills through actually living here. Good luck doing whichever way suits people best ! S Re the hunters: We have heard but not seen yet, I THINK that they have to stand and shoot until October (rather than track and hunt if you know what I mean !)
Hi Gala, I do agree with your views (in the main), you say 'Recently, there has been a banning of a member and this obviously has been done by Admin' ............I recently made the assumption that the said member had been 'removed' and I also commented recently that he/she was going on and on about doom and gloom and it was depressing ( and by the way got admonished by another member for 'burying my head in the sand' !). Do you actually KNOW the the said member has been 'banned' ? If so how do you know, is there somewhere on the site that tells us this ? Just interested........ S