I have yet to find out how to reply to AN INITIAL posting, I only seem to be able to reply to REPLIES to the initial posting...............I've looked but obviously I'm missing something!!??
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Whoa....................warming up here nicely at the mo..............................35 in the shade..............
Thu, 07/23/2009 - 11:42
Things grow SO fast here (in le Marche) that I was wondering if it would be throwing some potatoes into the ground to see if they grow? Is it too hot or too dry does one think? S
Sat, 07/18/2009 - 10:22
Can I just say that after expressing much dismay and dissatisfaction with the manner (and way) of the changes to Italymag over recent months...............I for one think that it now is working like a dream..................very very well done fo
Sat, 07/18/2009 - 10:14
WELL !!!!!What staggering storms we are having at the moment !!The most violent cloudburst (thunder, lightening, staggering amount of rain!).................Having experienced some aroud the world (Americas/Africa etc)................I think today
Sun, 07/05/2009 - 11:25
I REALLY would like a 'thank you' button somewhere, is it there and I can't find it? S
Wed, 06/24/2009 - 00:13
Folks, Hope you can help here?Can I buy PLASTIC guttering (and fittings) here in Italy? If so where would I get it? Thanks in advance.............
Sat, 06/20/2009 - 11:56
I think I (who have been very disappointed in the past!) need to eat some humble pie.......... Now that the enhancements have been made, (with the honourable exception of the search facilit) the site is now workable and (for me) understandable....
Wed, 06/17/2009 - 16:56
I planted an Orange tree, with all it's lovely buds and leaves................................ Well, it looked like all was going well, then the flowers dropped orf!!!!!!!!! A big GREEN 'thingy' was there............
Wed, 06/17/2009 - 16:49
Friends, Romans, Countrymen................Wow , there have been improvements, well done to those involved, it is actually getting there, I think we still need :
Wed, 06/10/2009 - 16:17
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Great and well done for the feedback, I will have a look-see shortly, it's a very interesting option BUT seems risky with little/no guarantee of payback, but ............. I do wonder a little about company profiteering with regards to this stuff , or it just be my way of thinking (sadly!), S
I fully agree with Maria and others who have commented so far. We had some tweaks done to a wall or two a year or so ago and when it was all finished............we literally had water dripping down the walls (I actually thought that we must had had a pipe burst, but we had no pipes in the area). We left the windows slightly open for two days and miraculously it ALL disappeared. We still have some damp in certain rooms, but a minimal amount of ventilation works wonders. S
I have to say that we REALLY REALLY should be making more out of the sun, wind and waves around Le Marche. But these farms of PVs are a blight on the landscape and there should be some sort of protection contracted into the building of these sites. There is a decent sized (I think?) farm on the road from Piane de Falerone to Montegiorgo and we see them from the top of our track which is some 15kms away from the farm!! Good luck with your arguments, S
We have had similar problems and without any doubt at all, we feel strongly that it is due to lack of ventilation, the rooms that we have problems with are all double glazed (with no drainage facilities!!), and are therefore 'sealed'. Damp in the air has nowhere to go but to cling to the walls, thereby the walls get damp. A problem indeed !! Good luck! S
I recall a few years ago when I was in the process of buying a property here in Italy, I asked (in my worst Italian) views of the locals, and eventually went to speak to a 'sharply' dressed solicitor in a local village near to where we now live was quoted EIGHTEEN thousand euros to have the conveyancing done !!!! He said ' I'm very good '.......... We nearly gave up there and then, as we thought that we would not pay that amount on principle. As it happens we went ahead WITHOUT the said solicitor and thankfully, we have had no major problems Proceed with caution! S
I like everything, but I cannot stand insurance companies, S
You two are quick on the keyboard! grazie S
Well...........I have to say, reading some of the comments, ..........next time I'm in Fermo, I will definitely try others (even though I enjoyed the place I went to)...... now then, re Pizza.................this place is VERY close to my house so it may be an influencing factor............ ..Porta Marina (cafe/bar/pizza) in Penna San Giovanni................ask for the 'Pizza Max'............(and they do chips, chunky or thin cut)).........it's certainly my favourite after three years.......... S
Hi JamesProctor111......... There are LOTS of English plated cars tootling around the country side of Le Marche near where I live. It is all about risk............... 1. It is illegal, 2. I'm not aware of anyone having had (sadly) an accident and been unable to claim, 3. The 'laws' have been enhanced quite dramatically earlier this year which specifically says (along the lines of) foreign registered cars are only to be used by 'tourists', 4. More and more people are re-registering in Italy (for the above and other reasons), Are you feeling lucky !!????? For what it's worth, I bought an Italian car and pay outrageous insurance costs.............but...........have I done the right thing?............I think I have but.......I'm not sure !! S
Well, after lots of interesting suggestions, all of which I will endeavour to investigate further on future visits, we ended up at 'Locanda del Palio" a small ristorante located in the 'Piazzale Azzolino' VERY close to the main piazza. Lots of body armour, swords, helmets and other such items (associated with il Palio?) adorned the walls......... Food and service both good, (we were the only English in the place!)........very busy with Italian business people, costs with wine 35Euros...............all in all not bad at all. Unusually (I think) ..........it is closed on Sundays Thanks again for the help, S