My darling new laptop regaled me with yet another jolly memory parity error blue screen of death message today. Tomorrow I shall give Dell another tinkle and see if they will let me exchange my RAM. Parity to the people! … [Read more...]
Accosted, I was!
September 27, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Whilst waiting for my public transport of choice this evening I was accosted by a tall dark attractive female stranger who first offered to give me a lift wherever I was heading, in English, I might add, and then she asked me which way I was going. This, very tall, lady of African extraction, I … [Read more...]
IVA – VAT – 1st October – changes – watch out!!
September 26, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Luckily I have an excellent commercialista - accountant. She does not speak English, but my Italian is good enough to allow me to chat to her about tax and other financial issues. She rang me up today to tell me about a slight revision to the law with regard to the settlement of IVA/VAT and … [Read more...]
Italian TV again
September 26, 2006 By Leave a Comment
A while back I wrote this . Have I changed my opinion - which was quite well justified by the info in my previous post IMHO? In a word, no. The telly is still 90% rubbish. I thought I'd make a few more observations on this subject.You could say Italian TV is great if you happen to like … [Read more...]
Agri-fever
September 26, 2006 By Leave a Comment
You may or may not know what 'agri-turismo' is. On the assumption that you do not, I'll try and explain. Agri-turismo is an Italian expression which refers to what is basically a farmhouse hotel, almost. Sometimes these places form part of a farm, other times enterprising individuals have … [Read more...]
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