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Were You a Member of the Old Forum?

By chance I went on the old Forum yesterday - found that someone had PM'ed me from that forum only a few days ago.   I hadn't got any notification of a PM, but obviously the old Forum PM system still works    It might be worth doing the odd visit

Sat, 05/15/2010 - 12:15
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Northern UK airspace to reopen after volcanic ash chaos

Hopefully they may start flights to the North soon ? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8630455.stm

Mon, 04/19/2010 - 12:40
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Problems with Website?
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 05:36
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Seven British lecturers awarded £300,000 in back pay at Padua university
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 04:33
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Give an Italian a fast car and .............

what else can one say?http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1232160/Italian-police-manage-write-15

Tue, 12/01/2009 - 05:00
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Where is everybody?

I can't beleive that its 17+ hours since the last post - or has my PC taken over and hidden everything?

Thu, 11/12/2009 - 11:24
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The Kiss of Death?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8307267.stm Hopefully this will kill Blair's ambitions off.

Wed, 10/14/2009 - 12:05
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A Useful Read When Thinking of Moving to Italy

There is an interesting article in today's G2 section of the Guardian newspaper by a woman who moved to Italy, founded a successful business, and has now moved back to the UK [but still has the business] because she missed London 

Wed, 08/26/2009 - 04:55
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Luton to Malpensa - EasyJet

My place is between Lakes Orta and Maggiore, and I have used Flybe in the past to fly from Birmingham to Milan Malpensa.Looking for flights in Sept/Oct, I was disappointed at the high costs - so went to the Easyjet site to look at the Luton to Tur

Thu, 08/20/2009 - 04:27
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I've changed my mind about travelling from Calais/Dunkirk to italy via Belgium

I have often advocated swinging up through Belgium when travelling from UK to Italy, on the grounds of the cheap petrol in Luxembourg and toll free motorways. I did this route again a couple of weeks ago, but found the roadworks on the Dunkirk-Lil

Tue, 07/28/2009 - 09:32
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Answer to: Milan - Help Please
Fri, 05/22/2009 - 09:52

You can do a tour of the theatre - via the La Scala Museum. This may help http://www.ehow.com/how_4516792_visit-la-scala.html

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Answer to: Milan - Help Please
Fri, 05/22/2009 - 09:19

From memory the ticket is valid for 24 hours and you can get on and off as often as you like.  Do a complete trip to decide where to go to and then 'flit about' .

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Answer to:  ... coming up with a question was hard. How can
Thu, 05/21/2009 - 17:19

On second thoughts - auction it for the fund http://www.planeta.it/ENG/Cerasuolo_ing.pdf

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Answer to:  ... coming up with a question was hard. How can
Thu, 05/21/2009 - 17:11

I wish I did get that!  [hence the asterisks]

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Answer to:  ... coming up with a question was hard. How can
Thu, 05/21/2009 - 14:55

Think "Me**p***m**m" [edit - changed my mind - made it too easy]

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Answer to: Washing Machines
Thu, 05/21/2009 - 09:10

Yes you can - however there are c couple of things to be aware of:-

  1. UK washing machines tend to be quite hungry for electricity - usually close to 3kW.  You need to check what power you have at your Italian place - if its the 'norm' of 3KW it means that you have to be careful what else is switched on at the same times - otherwise your 'main fuse' will cut out.  The one we bought in Italy has a lower power requirement - the only effect really is the the water takes a bit longer to heat up.
  2. If your UK machine is one of the older types that has 'hot and cold fill' requirements - you can fit a simple 'T' adaptor to connect both hot and cold fill hoses to the cold water supply - again, the only effect is a slightly longer water heating cycle 

 Hope this helps

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Answer to: Alan's Quiz Question - For a tenner
Wed, 05/20/2009 - 09:49

Well. - that's my tenner on its way to the appeal.[glad you beat ronnie to it!]

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Answer to: Markets
Wed, 05/20/2009 - 08:26

According to http://www.hotelmarconi.eu/Catalogo-200901_31.pdf [on page 17]Grottammare flea market is every Tuesday morning in the town centre

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Answer to: Milan - Help Please
Tue, 05/19/2009 - 14:13

The open top bus tour is a good way of sorting out what you want to see.Also- the walk on the roof of the Duomo is fantastic

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Answer to: The New Mini Quiz for the Abruzzo Earthquake Appeal
Tue, 05/19/2009 - 11:47

Possibly, but with my extended [male] years - more like 'Stig of the Damp'

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