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I have to say, how good TI are in responding to problems, twice now in the last few months, we have had problems (not of their making), and within 24/36 hrs they have been here fixing, photographing the poles, sorting things out etc.bravo TI,S

Wed, 09/28/2011 - 14:44

Well...................it looks like this site's demise is imminent, it has slipped downwards rapidly over the last few days to the point of hardly any posts, we have gone (very) slow again and it is almost on its last legs ?S

Tue, 09/20/2011 - 04:20

AGI) Rome - Out of a total of 13,500 checks on receipts issued in Rome, Jan to Aug, tax police report fines in 51pc of cases.

Thu, 09/15/2011 - 01:57

Ryanair passengers must sign up for a new branded pre-paid card available from 4 October in order to avoid an administration fee of £6 per journey.Passengers using Mastercard pre-paid cards, which currently exempt them from the fee, will be charge

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:17

Not sure how relevant this is at this late stage ?Italy Italian General strike 6 September, 2011Update 1 September Italian airport operational personnel, technical maintenance personnel will also strike this day from 8am to 4pm utc.

Mon, 09/05/2011 - 13:43

Well, early July, well into the 30s................anybody TOO hot yet ??S

Thu, 07/07/2011 - 10:09

Hi Folks,I KNOW this is an odd one...............We are travelling from Le Marche to BAVARIA (yes) in December (yes DECEMBER)......We would like to stop off for a single night on the way, we ideally would like a small town, where we can spend an a

Wed, 07/06/2011 - 13:13

Should this be a concern to us here in Italy ? Shares in Italy's banks fell sharply after Moody's threatened to cut the country's sovereign debt rating, saying structural weaknesses such as a rigid labour market pose a challenge to gro

Mon, 06/20/2011 - 16:14

Is it me, or is this year starting off very well weather wise ?............ not a lot of long-lasting snow (for us) early on and now(we are only mid June) it's 'hot'................, I recall some weeks ago having to water the gar

Sat, 06/18/2011 - 10:11

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Answer to: English Sky ??
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 08:39

A site called (I think) go connect provides an indirect link via the net......I'll find the real name for you.....12/13 euros per month

Answer to: Electric adaptor
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 08:21

Hi,Bearing in mind I am (was) looking for Italy TO English connections (I don't know the New Zealand factoring!).............but this link does it for me !http://www.powerconnections.co.uk/convert_eurotouk_PC8338.htmMaybe best going to their home page for the New Zealand issue?Good LuckS

Answer to: Electric adaptor
Tue, 09/22/2009 - 08:46

alan h..............Roaming fox link looks perfick!..............Good man,Cheers,S

Answer to: Electric adaptor
Tue, 09/22/2009 - 06:14

Thanks Alan H............It's the Italian to UK adaptors I'm finding hard to source, thanks for the info though, (I'll take a screwdriver with me in case I need to change plugs!)Cheers,S

Mon, 09/21/2009 - 04:29

Yes it was a good one, I was up and about it was circa 5.50am and measured 4.6  ......20km north of Macerata................details on the following link.http://openmap.rm.ingv.it/gmaps/rec-big/en/Index.htm#last20S

Answer to: Urgent Advice
Sat, 09/19/2009 - 07:59

Sounds awful, I feel for you!We had some work done in our house that required plastering and concreteing and.............. for two days water was LITERALLY dripping down the walls ! The weather outside was dry and we at first thought that we had some sort of leak but no...............the secret was to open the windows. It was dried up within a day!Ventilation is crucial, is there any way to put some air vents in your property?Good Luck

Answer to: snakes
Fri, 09/18/2009 - 08:25

Grazie Chris,I'll go with the twig option, it keeps me well out of the way!...........I did ask my wife (who is smaller than me) to get into the housing and try and get it out but for some reason she doesn't seem keen (she NEARLY used a swear word !!)Cheers,S

Answer to: snakes
Fri, 09/18/2009 - 04:09

I was just pottering around near our pool pump (which is in the ground), and as I lifted the lid, there (curled up) was a small-ish viper !! I would assume that, if it had 'stretched' out, it may have been 20cms long, It fell into the pool pump housing and is now located at the bottom of same in an inch or so of muddy water!How do I get it out?   Any ideas?Thanks in advance......................S

Wed, 09/16/2009 - 11:16

Well done Charlotte!Like most other people, I for one, like consistency and fairness, this WONDERFUL country should not allow it's ways to be 'blackened' by relatively small and sometimes very localised people who just decide that thay will not obey 'the' rules.They happily fly the EU flag at all schools, town halls and other government buildings (which I think is fantastic by the way!), but I feel that we are here by right and we WANT to help move things forward with our knowledge/expertise (if required) and to utilise our finances (if required) through property, groceries, cars and lots of other purchases. I do recall an Italian friend of mine saying that the Italians loved having 'us' here BUT it has meant that the 'local' builders have put their prices up to a point whereby the Italians that have lived here can longer afford to pay builders charges.Difiicult situation !Good luck,S

Tue, 09/15/2009 - 11:14

Brava Penny!!............Grrrr!!!!! and another GRRRRRRRRR!!!!There MUST be somebody amongst us who has the Italian language skills to draft the letter................come on y'all !!!S