Hello to everyone here! I seem to have arrived with a bit of a bang, haven't I. I'm sorry about that but, having read some of the obvious trolling that had been going on I felt compelled to speak out.
I'm not sure if this is in the right place, but it seems to be the only place I can put it. My question is fairly simple (I hope). I have a 7.5 tonne van and am looking to bring it over with me to Italy when I finally move here full-time (next
Elliven is 100% correct. The easiest product to buy in Italy is "Autan". Make sure that you cover all the skin by rubbing it over you by hand after spraying it on. Every other "solution" is just an Old Wives tale. Of course, after you have lived here for a few years your body becomes accustomed to the anti-coagulant that the female mosquito squirts into your bloodstream when feeding, then the problem changes to how to keep horse flies from taking mouthfulls of you! Oh, yes. I should add that mosquitoes like dark colours as they help camouflage them. White is the best colour to wear - black absolutely the worst. Don't believe me? Then just try it out and see for yourselves.
Assuming you are in Italy, start here. For wood-burning cooking stoves, click the link on the right; Cucine a legna. Once you find something that interests you, just then type the brand name into google.it and see what else you can find. Add the word prezzi if you are looking for prices as well as info. Most of the stove manufacturers have English sections for their websites, but not the stores. http://www.estufe.com/ (link repeated as it is not very clear there is a link in the text, even though there is one)
Excellent thread! I was wondering if anyone had any experience of a Helios biotermocamino - the HTC33C, for example. Is it a feasible/sensible choice, burning either pellets, logs or other biofuels such as sunflower seeds? I know it's a bit on the expensive side - around €3800 - but if it does what it claims to do it would be very interesting to us. Thanks.
I'm afraid, Karen, it will take the death of his generation. Let's just hope that the following generation - the babyboomers - are not too badly polluted by the current one. E' così....
Excellent and concise answer Saranno. There is a lot available on the official websites to confirm that - all of these are in English: British Embassy - obvious first place to look. Ministero del Lavoro - if you are wanting to work in Italy. Polizia di Stato - You need to comply. Agenzia delle Entrate - where you find out about (and pay) Italian taxes. Ministero Dell'Interno - Immigration and elections - and lots else.
I might be a bit wary of doing that if you are in Italy. Ebay is not used very much by Italians to buy or sell second-hand 'stuff', which you will see if you spend a little time browsing through it. It isn't just that people here don't buy much from the internet, just that they are very suspicious of buying something 'old' from someone they don't know. Buy the tool and keep it, I would suggest - there are plenty of Chinese made belt sanders around for not too much money. Unless, that is, you are wanting a large professional type of floor sander - which will cost you more (even in England) than a carpenter would for actually doing the complete job.
You will also find that Castorama has a tool hire centre in all of its stores. I'm firly sure that Leroy Merlin does as well, but you would need to check. Otherwise, as Tinker says above, Google for "noleggio" followed by your area.
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Elliven is 100% correct. The easiest product to buy in Italy is "Autan". Make sure that you cover all the skin by rubbing it over you by hand after spraying it on. Every other "solution" is just an Old Wives tale. Of course, after you have lived here for a few years your body becomes accustomed to the anti-coagulant that the female mosquito squirts into your bloodstream when feeding, then the problem changes to how to keep horse flies from taking mouthfulls of you! Oh, yes. I should add that mosquitoes like dark colours as they help camouflage them. White is the best colour to wear - black absolutely the worst. Don't believe me? Then just try it out and see for yourselves.
Assuming you are in Italy, start here. For wood-burning cooking stoves, click the link on the right; Cucine a legna. Once you find something that interests you, just then type the brand name into google.it and see what else you can find. Add the word prezzi if you are looking for prices as well as info. Most of the stove manufacturers have English sections for their websites, but not the stores. http://www.estufe.com/ (link repeated as it is not very clear there is a link in the text, even though there is one)
Excellent thread! I was wondering if anyone had any experience of a Helios biotermocamino - the HTC33C, for example. Is it a feasible/sensible choice, burning either pellets, logs or other biofuels such as sunflower seeds? I know it's a bit on the expensive side - around €3800 - but if it does what it claims to do it would be very interesting to us. Thanks.
I'm afraid, Karen, it will take the death of his generation. Let's just hope that the following generation - the babyboomers - are not too badly polluted by the current one. E' così....
Maybe it will start working after the weekend? Speriamo;
Excellent and concise answer Saranno. There is a lot available on the official websites to confirm that - all of these are in English: British Embassy - obvious first place to look. Ministero del Lavoro - if you are wanting to work in Italy. Polizia di Stato - You need to comply. Agenzia delle Entrate - where you find out about (and pay) Italian taxes. Ministero Dell'Interno - Immigration and elections - and lots else.
I might be a bit wary of doing that if you are in Italy. Ebay is not used very much by Italians to buy or sell second-hand 'stuff', which you will see if you spend a little time browsing through it. It isn't just that people here don't buy much from the internet, just that they are very suspicious of buying something 'old' from someone they don't know. Buy the tool and keep it, I would suggest - there are plenty of Chinese made belt sanders around for not too much money. Unless, that is, you are wanting a large professional type of floor sander - which will cost you more (even in England) than a carpenter would for actually doing the complete job.
I don't have any PM's from spammers - or anyone come to that. Am I doing something wrong? :D
You will also find that Castorama has a tool hire centre in all of its stores. I'm firly sure that Leroy Merlin does as well, but you would need to check. Otherwise, as Tinker says above, Google for "noleggio" followed by your area.