We recently got 2 raccomandata from our local commune with bills for local rubbish collection amounting to €4500. This includes €1000 non payment fines.
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Tue, 07/17/2012 - 10:08
I've been bought a new one for my birthday, so there's no space for the GT.Its in great condition and has been well loved and looked after. Medium frame. I'm 5' 10''.100 Euros.Camaiore, nr Lucca.
Mon, 11/21/2011 - 06:54
I have two IATA approved dog/cat carriers for sale. 30 Euros each.Camaiore, nr. Lucca.
Mon, 11/21/2011 - 06:49
How good is your Italian? I've been learning for 3 years now but still struggling with stuff like this, and translation via Google.it or other translators still leaves it in double dutch. I've got a traffic fine.
Mon, 02/07/2011 - 05:43
We produce olive oil (small scale) and people are always asking whether we've applied for our EU grant - allegedly €50 per tree. I've had a scout around the Internet but can't find solid detail of the what's and how's. Does anybody on Italy Com
Tue, 04/20/2010 - 12:15
As the title says - What do the initials 'SAL' mean, when you get a 'fattura' from a construction company with a 'SAL' attached itemising work that might or might not have been completed at that time. Is it simply a staged payment, or an accepta
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 03:32
Tue, 10/27/2009 - 07:44
I know this subject has been discussed before but I am unable to post replies to the older messages, so I would like to re-open it as none of the previous replies seem to exactly answer my question, which is:-If we do not have Italian TV receiving
Thu, 07/23/2009 - 14:02
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Thanks Alan and C.B. I'll dig around at the local Comune. As our olive oil is the best I've ever tasted, there's nothing to improve ...
Ha! Classic! Keep 'em coming
Lollita. Thank you. You're a star. I can Google it now.
We have the same problem with storms. The power goes on and off all the time. I've no idea about the technical stuff. Mr Noddy does that. But it's blown our computer up several times, and other stuff. And we've been away only to find our freezer contents fermenting when we return home. We had the Gewiss put in this summer, along with a couple of lightning spikes into the ground. Touch wood, it's been a dream. I've been at home several times when the power has been going on and off within seconds. And the Gewiss kicks it all back into life effortlessly. Unfortunately the kitchen circuit has it's own breaker, so we still have to do some fine tuning to get it 100%. Definately a must for areas such as ours getsett.
We DO have the Ironheart, and it's a beautiful piece of furniture. Well worth the lug from the UK.
We've got a conventional stove and a simple wood burning stove (Esse) in our kitchen (fortunately we have the space for both). The woodburning stove needs only a few bits of wood to keep it radiating heat for hours and hours. Put on three small pieces before you go to bed and in the morning it needs just a handfull of chips to kick start it again. In the winter, all the cooking gets done in the stove oven or on the two 'rings', and it heats the house just enough to mean we only use the underfloor gas heating for around 3 months of the year. This time of year, we have no central heating on, and the stove just gets fired up each evening for a few hours. I don't agree it's dirty. The ash doesn't need emptying much and it comes out in a little neat tray. The glass doesn't need cleaning much if you learn how to use the stove properly. And even then, a squirt of Mr Muscle and a quick wipe and it's lovely and clean again. For us, there's nothing like watching the glow of logs on the fire to make our home cozy and warm. If we were to build another house (and after the experiences of building this one, that's very unlikely!) we feel that the heat generated should be harnessed and we'd probably go for the back boiler type option mentioned in another post above (you can't get back boilers in the UK anymore, and we didn't know this type of system was available here in Italy). I hope our personal experience helps towards your decision making. By the way, we found it cheaper to buy the stove in the UK and have it shipped over than it was to buy locally.