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May we have another advice? This time regarding primary schools in Le marche. Is it difficult to register, etc and how much to pay? Any recommended key person contacts? Thanks for all your time.
Hi everyone. Hope weather's better wherever you are in Italy. It's chuckin it here oop North. Just wondering if anyone knows of a local clinic who needs an English-speaking nurse.
Greetings to all. Hope you've had a good Christmas and New Year. We're moving to Le Marche in the summer, hoping for a slower pace of life (hurrah!). I thought of posting a message to our fellow Brits now settled in Italy who are having difficulty
Wood is perfectly do-able, but you have to be prepared to treat it properly (oil, and lots of it, or some kind of varnish). Otherwise it will stain and swell, because it is basically a fibrous mass. Block worktop is helpful, as any influencing stuff like liquid tends to be restricted to a more local area. Ikea does reasonable block tops. Whatever you go for, look at the price difference between buying in, say, France or UK versus Italy. In the five months we've been freighting stuff between the UK and Italy for clients, we've moved quite a lot of outdoor woodwork (gates, pergolas etc), tiles, flooring and kitchen materials. Even after my bill has been settled, these materials are significantly cheaper than gettting supplies locally. This is odd, and in many ways (unless you ask my bank manager) quite sad.
Phil's helping his brother with some decking (in the garden). Tentative dates are - leaving Italy 20th and coming back 29th Aug. Please email him on philipwhite7@googlemail.com if you have a special request with regards to transport needs. I'm moving his old site to a dot com address so please bear with us. Cheers Joy
Had to "put away the lip" after a few minutes of sulking. It took me back to my childhood. I think the Catholic guilt is still quite strong in me, despite being a lapsed one for 20 years now. Tee!hee!
No worries. I absolutely agree with your theory. Personally, I think if the kids are constantly reminded to be respectful of others, and be grateful for what they have (roof above their heads, food, clothing, toys), and that if they want some more things they'd have to earn so will need to work for it, then they'll hopefully grow up to be industrious, helpful citizens of the world :) Hope you get more feedback from the other users. Cheers, Joy
after one olive-picking session, we treated ourselves to a lovely pizza meal at the piazza. There were 13 to15 year-olds occupying one table, being generally noisy, and playing cards. Then, a lady approached the group, called out to one the kids, and said "It was you, wasn't it? I will tell your Mama about it". Whatever he did, the teenager was denying it, whilst looking at his feet, turning all shy suddenly. The lady left, and the boys carried on with their activity. I was in awe. The teenager was definitely guilty and wasn't aggressive to the lady. The mere mention of the word "Mama" seemed to have done the trick. Quite a contrast to that time when a lady attended my A&E in the UK with facial injuries, following an attack with bleach poured on her face by a teenager - just because she told a group of teenagers to keep quiet whilst watching a film in the cinema. I haven't found work at our local A&E here in Civitanova so can't say much about the drinking situation, but I can say now, our A&Es in the UK are usually full of "in drink" clients. And it's not just weekends anymore.
Quick stop press update. We have to go to the UK at the end of the week, to get a load of flooring and tiles. Therefore, there is an empty van going North and a van with some room for a little freight going south, imminently. I will update on the website etc the names of the excellent companies we have dealt with regarding tiles etc, as they have been most helpful with the 'phone calls from Italy' thing. Arriverderci...
I like the sound of this. Am off on Monday to the UK, so shall possibly cut across Lux and do the top bit of your route, Alan. Obviously I'll stick with the Austria bit for Swiss-avoidance reasons, but Lux does indeed boast cheap fuel. Anything to break the journey up, I reckon... The other note worth making is to AVOID PASSING DOWN ITALY ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. Dreadful, dreadful traffic on motorways as they pass urban centres (which they do tend to do). Bologna for instance, kicks out zillions of hungry and beach-headed workers on a summer Friday, which makes the A14 little short of hellish. The trick is to juggle this with not heading through Munich at the beginning or end of the working day. Ah, choices, choices...
If you're in Civi, there's a place called Comet where our friends bought a Mac (apparently the ultimate PC upgrade). Looks good and works well. Hope you find what you're looking for.
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We may have corresponded on this matter (I had an enquiry from Sardinia a while back but forget the client's name, so apologies if it was yourself), but: http://philipwhitefreight.com/Phil_White_Freight/Welcome.html We can help. Phil W.
Wood is perfectly do-able, but you have to be prepared to treat it properly (oil, and lots of it, or some kind of varnish). Otherwise it will stain and swell, because it is basically a fibrous mass. Block worktop is helpful, as any influencing stuff like liquid tends to be restricted to a more local area. Ikea does reasonable block tops. Whatever you go for, look at the price difference between buying in, say, France or UK versus Italy. In the five months we've been freighting stuff between the UK and Italy for clients, we've moved quite a lot of outdoor woodwork (gates, pergolas etc), tiles, flooring and kitchen materials. Even after my bill has been settled, these materials are significantly cheaper than gettting supplies locally. This is odd, and in many ways (unless you ask my bank manager) quite sad.
Forgot about this... http://blog.travolution.co.uk/2009/07/how-to-make-money-on-ryanair-f.php
Phil's helping his brother with some decking (in the garden)
. Tentative dates are - leaving Italy 20th and coming back 29th Aug. Please email him on philipwhite7@googlemail.com if you have a special request with regards to transport needs. I'm moving his old site to a dot com address so please bear with us. Cheers Joy
Had to "put away the lip" after a few minutes of sulking.
It took me back to my childhood. I think the Catholic guilt is still quite strong in me, despite being a lapsed one for 20 years now. Tee!hee!
No worries. I absolutely agree with your theory. Personally, I think if the kids are constantly reminded to be respectful of others, and be grateful for what they have (roof above their heads, food, clothing, toys), and that if they want some more things they'd have to earn so will need to work for it, then they'll hopefully grow up to be industrious, helpful citizens of the world :) Hope you get more feedback from the other users. Cheers, Joy
after one olive-picking session, we treated ourselves to a lovely pizza meal at the piazza. There were 13 to15 year-olds occupying one table, being generally noisy, and playing cards. Then, a lady approached the group, called out to one the kids, and said "It was you, wasn't it? I will tell your Mama about it". Whatever he did, the teenager was denying it, whilst looking at his feet, turning all shy suddenly. The lady left, and the boys carried on with their activity. I was in awe. The teenager was definitely guilty and wasn't aggressive to the lady. The mere mention of the word "Mama" seemed to have done the trick. Quite a contrast to that time when a lady attended my A&E in the UK with facial injuries, following an attack with bleach poured on her face by a teenager - just because she told a group of teenagers to keep quiet whilst watching a film in the cinema. I haven't found work at our local A&E here in Civitanova so can't say much about the drinking situation, but I can say now, our A&Es in the UK are usually full of "in drink" clients. And it's not just weekends anymore.
Quick stop press update. We have to go to the UK at the end of the week, to get a load of flooring and tiles. Therefore, there is an empty van going North and a van with some room for a little freight going south, imminently. I will update on the website etc the names of the excellent companies we have dealt with regarding tiles etc, as they have been most helpful with the 'phone calls from Italy' thing. Arriverderci...
I like the sound of this. Am off on Monday to the UK, so shall possibly cut across Lux and do the top bit of your route, Alan. Obviously I'll stick with the Austria bit for Swiss-avoidance reasons, but Lux does indeed boast cheap fuel. Anything to break the journey up, I reckon... The other note worth making is to AVOID PASSING DOWN ITALY ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. Dreadful, dreadful traffic on motorways as they pass urban centres (which they do tend to do). Bologna for instance, kicks out zillions of hungry and beach-headed workers on a summer Friday, which makes the A14 little short of hellish. The trick is to juggle this with not heading through Munich at the beginning or end of the working day. Ah, choices, choices...
If you're in Civi, there's a place called Comet where our friends bought a Mac (apparently the ultimate PC upgrade). Looks good and works well. Hope you find what you're looking for.