Things all seem to be back to normal and about 99% of Milan's shops and businesses will open up again either today or tomorrow. Alas the oldies disco is also back up and running, nosily, and we are about to send them a letter about the volume of the annoying music which means sleeping before … [Read more...]
Of computers etc
September 4, 2006 By Leave a Comment
I'm sort of hunting for a new laptop at the moment. I've narrowed my choice down to a Dell Inspiron 6400 with an Intel 2.0ghz core duo CPU - T2700 and an X1400 Ati graphics card, 15.4" screen and 1 gig of ram.The CPU is just about top of the line, whereas the graphics system is not, but then I'm … [Read more...]
Zapping the mozzies
September 1, 2006 By Leave a Comment
The mosquitoes are still a pain in the neck, although much less so now than back in June and July. I hate the little blighters but now I'm able to take my revenge.I invested the princely sum of 5 Euros in an electronic insect killer which looks a lot like this:It's cool and lethal. … [Read more...]
Confusing schools
September 1, 2006 By Leave a Comment
The state school system here seems to operate in an odd way. For example the date when pupils return to school after the summer break is only announced in late August, so, apparently no-one knows when they will go back to school when the summer term ends. That's not all, schools seem to have … [Read more...]
Volendo.com
September 1, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Our on-line supermarket seems to have mysteriously closed down for the moment. We keep getting a message that the service has been suspended. I did call them and was told that there were 'supply' problems.It was a good service and the prices were very competitive so we are a little … [Read more...]
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