I have tried to contribute, I have taken advice, I have given (hopefully) advice, I have tried to generate discussion, I have now given up, good luck to the rest of ya !S
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Does anybody know more about this ?SReform of Italy: "40 provinces, 10 metropolitan areas"Rome - More than half of the Italian provinces are going to be cut and 10 metropolitan areas introduced.
Sat, 07/21/2012 - 11:25
How bad can life be..........desperate.........Ancona - Two illegal immigrants have been found dead, one almost dead and two in a coma on the Superfast ferry from Greece. The ferry docked at Ancona this afternoon at around 5.30 pm (CET).
Tue, 06/26/2012 - 03:44
Can anyone explain in simple terms, where all these BILLIONS of euros actually go? We now have Cyprus saying 'Can we have some?' This is the 5th eurozone country so far to say this..............Will I recieve a few hundred grand soon? S
Mon, 06/25/2012 - 15:31
We have just returned from a driving trip (slog!!) to the UK, and on the way back, we booked into a BARGAIN IBIS hotel in 'Grandate'.
Sun, 06/24/2012 - 11:47
I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE...........Is anybody getting UK TV (and maybe SKY) here in central Italy OTHER THAN via the Internet ?If so............please let me know howThanks in advance,S
Fri, 06/22/2012 - 16:52
Afetr 4 years of 'bliss' (!?!) here in Le Marche, I recently took my four year old car for it's first revisione. A few hours later, I got back the paperwork, with an appropriate stamp.
Mon, 03/19/2012 - 11:46
I know we've been here before but...........Italian tax men blitz the chic in ski resort raids Italian tax agents donned skis, gloves and goggles to launch an unusual blitz in the chic ski resort of Courmayeur, two months after a similar raid on
Tue, 02/21/2012 - 02:05
I have seen that the Italian Government is eliminating some public holidays in 2012 and/or moving those that occur mid-week to a Sunday.Does anyone have a link reflecting whether or not this has been officially confirmed ?Thanks in advance,S
Thu, 02/16/2012 - 05:56
Whilst snowed in here in Penna San Giovanni, I was looking for some bright spots in the financial world.
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 02:08
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I have to say that I am very saddened to hear of this, I actually think that it is not a true representation of all that is Italian. In reality, the people in and around the village that we live are probably the friendliest people we have had the pleasure of living with. Having said that, we were quoted 18,000 euros for the conveyancing on the property that we bought by a lovely chap in Amandola, although he did say that he was 'very good' (!!!!!!!)........... I replied using a two word english expression, the second word being 'off' (mi scusa). But,............... whilst hindsight is great, this is indeed a sad tale............ Good luck, S
Well,............ I fear the worst here; in any other country what would you do ? Get your contract, go to the police, get yourself a good solicitor and prepare for a lengthy court case !! A sad tale ....... S
Well,................... when it rains, it RAINS, when it snows, it SNOWS, when it is windy, it is WINDY, when it is hot, it is HOT.................and so on. We have 'proper' seasons here (which personally I prefer), some of the rains in the last few years though have been very significant, but it is wonderful here pretty much all of time ! S
I have to say, this is the first time that you have 'suffered' since I have been around 3+ years! Things MUST have been bad! I have just been sitting in the sun by the side of the pool have a glass of bubbles and considering what we should do in preparation for 'next time'. I think it is difficult to decide, we could JUST get out of our track, we had an old phone that worked, we had a range of 'mickey mouse' candles, we had loads of logs for our stufe, food, water, beer, wine for weeks. BUT my gawd........we missed electricity. S
well done Allan S
Wowza!!! Just got the electric back on after 40 hours without it...........but at least it was only leccy!! S
Hmmmm...........I may be confused....(the Tom Jones effect - 'it's not unusual' !!). A friend of mine has just installed a very big pellet boiler that heats water and the radiators (basically it's a huge black box about 1.5mtr high and one mtr square with a built in hopper at the top). It doesn't seem outrageously noisy and he reckons he uses a bag of pellets (circa E3.50 each), all in all seems good?'
Nice one bunterboy ...ho ho ! I tend to agree if this is possible? Now .............Lorraine, your thinking in terms of age is pretty much spot on. BUT, for what are considered 'serious/life threatening' ailments (Asthma being one) you would get these medications free (I believe), other non serious ailments you would pay for. A friend of mine (same age-ish as yourself) takes statins for instance and they are not charged for them. There is a list somewhere (I think it's been on this forum but lordie knows where), which outlines the 'rules'. These rules can then be interpreted very differently across the various healthcare regions. You'll survive !! S
Yessssss..................It is probably the one thing that concerned me, but then the old loggia stores wood? The noise doesn't seem TOO bad, and I suppose I'd have one in a (say) uility room? S
This is quite a toughie to respond to, we pay less (in total) for all our 'standard living costs' here than we did back in the UK. House here is smaller though! We have not tried the pellet stoves but they seem very efficient, and clean? reletive to (say) wood. S