If you are pondering the safety of house prices in Italy this article in The Money Spy might give you some encouragement....
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Has anyone had any experience with the Lycee in Florence to relate please? The dilemma with further education for an 11 year old boy looms. Already fluent in Italian it would certainly be a great asset for him to go to a French school.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 09:49
I have a domestic emergency which can only be solved by going to the Marmite shop in Rome. Can anyone kindly direct me there please.Thanks
Sun, 01/27/2013 - 07:10
Just out of interest are there any Scottish reeling clubs operating out there? I'm starting one in Umbertide where there seem to be a few enthusiasts and others willing to have a go.
Wed, 11/21/2012 - 07:50
The Beeb site has an article on exceptional glacial melting going on right now making the 2012 records show that something really different is under way.
Sun, 09/09/2012 - 07:42
The Perseids appear to come from the direction of the Persius constellation so if you look generally North or better still point your i-Pad you'll get there. There are also a few from Delta Aquarid which come across from the South I think.
Thu, 08/09/2012 - 08:46
The local comune recently started a purge on stranieri who had not got an 'agibilita' for their property. Large fines were being dished out so we started to get organised.
Sun, 02/26/2012 - 10:01
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have a look at www.dishpointer.com which gives all the popular sats for Italy (see below) and also tells you where to point your dish from your house complete with skew. 1. 13E EUTELSAT HOT BIRD 13A | EUTELSAT HOT BIRD 13B | EUTELSAT HOT BIRD 13C 2. 19.2E ASTRA 1H | ASTRA 1KR | ASTRA 1L | ASTRA 1M | ASTRA 2C 3. 10E EUTELSAT 10A 4. 9E EUTELSAT 9A | EUTELSAT KA-SAT 9A 5. 16E EUTELSAT 16A 28.2 is where the ASTRA satellites are shown but I suspect they have moved and the web site not updated. Wasn't Astra decomissioned for a while?
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.... looks like you are the only one with a techie solution and thanks for the reply. I'm going to test a spin off from heating controls which might save you the €700 annual fee. Basically its a home automation module that is radio linked to everything like window triggers, movement sensors, cameras, wi-fi, lights etc etc and the whole cost would be about the same but a one off with no annual fees. The beauty is that you can compose your own scripts. Eg if outside sensor activates + I am in = flash inside light briefly ( a guest arrival notice) also if outside sensor activates + I am out = text me and show pictures on i-phone. Similarly inside sensors can turn on lights and double as alarms to give flashing of all lights and phone calls etc ... basically whatever you can dream up. I might find it is still a bit nerdy for general consumption but things are moving on. I would hate to be an alarm system vendor right now as this is a killer app.
My young son lives on a Marmite diet (supplemented with chocolate) and seems to be unaffected by bitey things of any sort while the rest of us get attacked as usual.
I'm wondering if there is a predominant system used in Italy and roughly what sort of cost one might expect. Also the level of sophistication ... such as cameras shown on i-phone, text alerts and more. Thanks.
There is a raft of past heating chat on heating on this forum. However to reset the parameters a bit: The Gas or pellets you are considering are expensive and IMHO gas boilers and pellet stoves are on their way out .... wood, solar and heat pumps are at the economical and ecological end of the spectrum. To clarify a bit: take a small air source heat pump (ASHP) consuming the same power as an electric kettle but producing 3 kettles worth of energy, all with minimal maintainance .... it is really hard to for gas and pellets to compete with such a proposition.... I know I'm just considering a small ASHP, but topped up with wood and solar it is easy to install on a single phase supply and makes for a super cheap- to-run system that is as green as Kermit too. That's not to say you couldn't just have a bigger heat pump system and nothing else.
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-cpf13-electric-power-file the air powered ones are best but without a compressor as well one of these electric jobs will have those rads smoothed out in no time.
... a German company with an Italian Affiliate really cheap tyres couriered speedily. The UK affiliate is Mytyres so there are a couple of ways of finding the site. You have to deal throught the Italian one though.
... a hand held, air powered, small belt sander. To use is to love.
... as a disinterested observer I can tell you that this is a really good offer ... the cast iron ones are the most expensive ones you can get. If restoring them I'd fettle them a bit more with an air linisher then paint with Hammerite which is hugely wear resisitant.