It is a disaster. The local Chinese/international supermarket has no English style teabags. They always used to have good old English PG tips, but they seem to have run out. Oh no. Italian teabags suck. The tea they produce is weak and horrible. The only alternative is to get a box of Twinings … [Read more...]
The heat has hit
June 3, 2005 By Leave a Comment
After one or two false alarms, I can finally say that the heat has well and truly arrived in Milan. 30 degrees+ during the day and not that much less at night. Net result: PC seems to be overheating, yours truly is overheating and no-one seems to be getting much sleep.I bought a desk top fan the … [Read more...]
Worrying times for parents
June 3, 2005 By Leave a Comment
I read this article on the web today. Makes you wonder in just which direction the world is going. If you read the item you will see that it is about a group of kids, 11 and 12 year olds, who tried to hang, or so it would seem, a five year old. What I want to know is just what caused the kids to … [Read more...]
Selling a car
June 1, 2005 By 1 Comment
We've finally decided to sell our little Rav 4, which generally sits around in a garage (158 Euros a month) and has its battery go flat. Poor thing, we never really use it. It even flew through its 'revisione', which is the Italian equivalent of the UK MOT - or the mechanical check that is required … [Read more...]
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