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Just how much cheaper us the resident tarrif compared to non resident?  I just divided my bill  (over two months) by my usage, and arrived at just under 28 cents per kwh.How would that change if I became resident?

Mon, 07/29/2013 - 10:04

(Re Woodburners )Are CO detectors widely available and mandatory as in the UK? I reckon we all should have them. Not seen them locally.

Fri, 12/14/2012 - 16:44

I was just about to wire up my workshop to the ENEL box this morning and discovered that the LIVE (Brown) and the EARTH wires are connected together at the meter tails, I was expecting the NEUTRAL and the EARTH wires to be connected together, has

Sun, 12/02/2012 - 06:48

I'm running the latest firefox but the website is painfully slow (and has been for a month or two) -any comments?

Tue, 09/06/2011 - 16:08

Just tasted the latest batch of our home made orange liqueur, absolutely fantastic, bright , bright,  orange (just like tartrasine ho ho!

Mon, 05/09/2011 - 15:37

Just wondering how feasible it is to buy a container and fill it with stuff in the UK and ship it out to Puglia? I rather thought I could use it as a workshop / store afterwards...but is it a runner??

Mon, 11/15/2010 - 15:40

I wondered if anyone could explain how to calculate the car tax in Italy, I know it is to do with horse power etc but is there a useful website like our own DVL  site which can allow one to find out how much tax is paid  on say....

Mon, 11/09/2009 - 14:10

Comments posted

Answer to: Metal Paint
Tue, 03/27/2012 - 15:59

if you need to thin down the hammerite , petrol works fine but at a big saving (even now)  on the hammerite thinners...  just the mean Scotsman in me again.

Answer to: Metal Paint
Sun, 03/25/2012 - 18:42

For a decent job on galvanised metal you need to use 'special metals' primer first, not sure what that is in Italian mind.

Tue, 03/20/2012 - 04:14

Good idea Ram especially if you've got very hard water!

Tue, 03/13/2012 - 17:14

Sounds good to me Valerie, can I email our floor plan for design advice too!! Ciao Billy

Thu, 03/01/2012 - 12:01

We stayed at lovely family run hotel in Lido di Jesolo ( some time ago ) and took the vaporetto across, the hotel car park was pretty secure and the family were most pleasant , I still have the card. HOTEL GARNI, VILLA VENETA  (FAM MENEGHEL) VIA PINDEMONTE 23, 30017 LIDO DI JESOLO. ciao Billy

Thu, 02/23/2012 - 03:43

Around 700km a day is enough for us dragging a trailer from Scotland, this summer we'll be going via the Brenner pass to Puglia. We 'll be travellig wih our big dog so basta cosi......

Answer to: Is it too much?
Wed, 02/22/2012 - 19:13

Down our way a digger and driver is around 50 euro an hour, add in the cost of land drain and gravel/sand and top it off with  the paving.    I'd expect  to pay a max of around 10k plus IVA but I'm a skinflint. You can get  concrete laid and a pattern imprinted for about 25 euro per square metre. However, this is not as aesthetically pleasing as native stone but since we are relatvely skint it is probably the best we can aspire to. In the meantime gravel will have to do for our patio ambtions.

Answer to: clean bricks
Thu, 02/16/2012 - 05:29

A wire brush, rubber gloves and some hydrochloric acid . Put on your favourite tunes and burn off a few calories.

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 13:29

I reckon my current account costs about 200 euro a year, and I don't use it very much (it costs 1.60 to withraw money from the bank's own cash machines) so think I'll switch to webank.it

Sun, 02/05/2012 - 11:54

Problem with the 'posting mechanism' ?