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For sending Birthday cards to the UK why not use MoonPig or similar site. You can personalise them and have them delivered staight to the home, for the same as UK postage....

I think having read all the posts here there is a Moral here....good and bad in either profession so best advice is go on a Personal Recommendation from some one you know and trust and see how the project turned out. Advice is always free, it's the decision that can cost you....

I think someone once said....'you pays your money you takes your choice'........only you will know your limitations/abilities regarding input to a Geometra. If you have a competent geometra, and can describe to them what your requirements are, he/she will be able to draw up plans which you both can discuss to achieve your goal. However if you have no idea about what you require and would like a more esthetic proposition, engage an Architect, but you will also need someone who can 'work' with the Commune as well.

Like bunterboy I use the same recipe, which works with any Citrus fruit. I've made Limoncello for years using those quantities (about 10 lemons or Oranges or 15 or so limes), you just play around with the zest quantity until it looks right (yellow, orange or green for Limes). You can also pick the Wild Strawberries and soak in the same way which make a beautiful Liqueur. Have fun making your own recipe up with any berries. The only thing that doesn't work is bananna; well it's a spice afterall.

Not forgetting that some of the 'enthusiastic' posters were banned a while back for descent as I understand from an acquaintance who was.....

I think a classic case of 'Don't believe everything you read in the Press'......

Oh and another thing it's not about being Lazy and feckless; if some one was to offer you €3 and hour to slave away in the sun all day or €5 to stay at home what would you do..???? Honestly it's the benefit system that needs changing, and that you can't blame on people....you have a vote USE IT!!!!

As I think we all seem to agree that basically it's Economic not Humanitarian migration at the source of all these problems.... What do you think happens when a guy who has been Picking Grapes/Potatoes/Strawberries/Cockles or whatever for €3  an hour and finds himself out of a job does ?? he doesn't say 'Oh well that was good while it lasted now I'll go back to my family in Moldova/Poland/Turkey/Albania/Romania....delete as appropriate.... no he goes about trying to find money to live off anyway he can..... Long story Short...if Counties diidn't allow 'Cheap Labour' in in the first place this scenario would not exist, this suituation is fueled by the greed that exists in Europe, wether it be Banking, The Economy, Retail or your small farmer trying to avoid paying taxes. We need to look at the source of all this and I think you'll find it's supply and demand....cut off the supply of cheap labour and the problem will fix it self, and you wont get the likes of Tesco/Primark etc posting huge profits on the back of peoples misery... Here endeth the lecture...

It does become a problem when the immigrants are unable to find work, and have no benefits, and have to resort to 'other means' by which I mean Illegal working, stealing or Prostitution; to enable them to exist in a hostile country. It becomes a problem for the Local people and Councils of the Cities these migrants decide to stay in. A bit of a how we say NIMBY problem. The EU has enough of a problem making ends meet (look at Greece, Portugal, Ireland etc) as it is without a further drain from Economic Migration from outside the EU. Harsh, I know, but as long as some African/Eastern European States refuse to look after their own Citizens how can it be right that Europe has to add their burden to ours.   [Stands back after lighting Blue Touch paper]

'Cura te ipsum' as the phrase goes......