I've still not received your PM Joy - although I have received quite a few other PM's recently, including one this morning - mainly from people wanting to know if I really am "Anastasia" and asking if I can breathe some life back into things. I'll send you a PM and lets see if that kick starts your PM facility back into action. Let me know if you receive it - or not.
Submitted by alma on 30 October 2011 - 3:03pm"I wanted to post this on the thread about the current floods, but cant find it anywhere.I cant get on to page 2 of the threads. It's just that I'm amazed there seems to have been so little media coverage of this disaster in newspapers + on tv in England (there is a lot on the web) and most people I know are not aware there is a problem. It is an IMMENSE ongoing catastrophe, not just on the coast but in most of the province of La Spezia in Liguria, and part of Lunigiana in Northern Tuscany. It has been declared a State of Emergency.Bodies are still being found and more missing, animals dead, many people still without drinking water, whole communes cut off on all sides by landslides, houses and bridges destroyed in many area, many people still homeless. I know I am particularly concerned because my house is in that area (luckily undamaged and dry, but now only accessible on foot as the 3 bridges on the road leading to it have been washed away. In fact at present all the roads in the area are blocked), but nearly a week after the 20 INCHES of rain in a few hours created all this havoc, I would have expected to see more than just one brief mention on the news here. It has been described as an inland tsunami. My consolation is that I think maybe we will get a better road down to our hamlet, and that if our house can come out unscathed from that it must be situated in a good position. My heart goes out to those who have lost members of their family in appalling circumstances. One of the latest victims to be found had been in her car on the motorway when it was crushed by a pile of masonry from a collapsing house. Historic centres have been decimated. The area affected is bigger than most earthquake zones. I hope any community members who have a house in that area (not many in that part of Liguria I think) have escaped the worst of the damage. The government are donating emergency aid and there are sites on the internet open to receiving donations if anyone feels they want to help a little.If anyone can put this post on the correct thread, about the flooding, please feel free to do so." There you go Alma - this should also bring the thread to page one for you as I know you cant get to page two - another reason for Admin to sort out the glitches - again!
It's called that Flip 'cus that's exactly what you do with this type of coffee pot - you flip it over to brew the coffee - and very nice it is too. The one I have belonged to my Grandmother. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neapolitan_flip_coffee_pot
"I stand corrected Esme sweet of you to point out my mistake...getting mixed up with Misha my black and white cat, Fresian cow looking call him Mukka, but thats Ok my Italian neighbours totally understand.The pot was from Coal... thats a local Italian supermarket." Do you know what a "Mukka pot" is Angie? They are very good! I guess Coal must be one of the cheaper priced supermarkets - not that I'd know - having never been to Italy in my life, however, I'm pleased your Italian neighbours understand you. Makes life so much easier don't you think?
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Will send a couple of cards from different places over the next week or so.
I've still not received your PM Joy - although I have received quite a few other PM's recently, including one this morning - mainly from people wanting to know if I really am "Anastasia" and asking if I can breathe some life back into things. I'll send you a PM and lets see if that kick starts your PM facility back into action. Let me know if you receive it - or not.
I haven't received your PM Joy.
Just reduce the amount you take out in cash from the bank by one euro to 2,499 euro instead. Problem sorted.
I hope you have all 3500 + members of this forum asking for the address Joy - not just the few posting in this thread. Add me to the list.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/8871003/Six-killed-in-Genoa-flooding.html
^^ Done Alma.
Submitted by alma on 30 October 2011 - 3:03pm "I wanted to post this on the thread about the current floods, but cant find it anywhere.I cant get on to page 2 of the threads. It's just that I'm amazed there seems to have been so little media coverage of this disaster in newspapers + on tv in England (there is a lot on the web) and most people I know are not aware there is a problem. It is an IMMENSE ongoing catastrophe, not just on the coast but in most of the province of La Spezia in Liguria, and part of Lunigiana in Northern Tuscany. It has been declared a State of Emergency.Bodies are still being found and more missing, animals dead, many people still without drinking water, whole communes cut off on all sides by landslides, houses and bridges destroyed in many area, many people still homeless. I know I am particularly concerned because my house is in that area (luckily undamaged and dry, but now only accessible on foot as the 3 bridges on the road leading to it have been washed away. In fact at present all the roads in the area are blocked), but nearly a week after the 20 INCHES of rain in a few hours created all this havoc, I would have expected to see more than just one brief mention on the news here. It has been described as an inland tsunami. My consolation is that I think maybe we will get a better road down to our hamlet, and that if our house can come out unscathed from that it must be situated in a good position. My heart goes out to those who have lost members of their family in appalling circumstances. One of the latest victims to be found had been in her car on the motorway when it was crushed by a pile of masonry from a collapsing house. Historic centres have been decimated. The area affected is bigger than most earthquake zones. I hope any community members who have a house in that area (not many in that part of Liguria I think) have escaped the worst of the damage. The government are donating emergency aid and there are sites on the internet open to receiving donations if anyone feels they want to help a little. If anyone can put this post on the correct thread, about the flooding, please feel free to do so." There you go Alma - this should also bring the thread to page one for you as I know you cant get to page two - another reason for Admin to sort out the glitches - again!
It's called that Flip 'cus that's exactly what you do with this type of coffee pot - you flip it over to brew the coffee - and very nice it is too. The one I have belonged to my Grandmother. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neapolitan_flip_coffee_pot
"I stand corrected Esme sweet of you to point out my mistake...getting mixed up with Misha my black and white cat, Fresian cow looking call him Mukka, but thats Ok my Italian neighbours totally understand.The pot was from Coal... thats a local Italian supermarket." Do you know what a "Mukka pot" is Angie? They are very good! I guess Coal must be one of the cheaper priced supermarkets - not that I'd know - having never been to Italy in my life, however, I'm pleased your Italian neighbours understand you. Makes life so much easier don't you think?