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Forum: Europe / Al Fresco May 20th 2013, 9:57 am
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Posted By MarkRD
Re: Moans, groans, grunts and wheezes...

Ah .. the infamous "esistenza in vita" certificate! So it does have a use after all!
:thumbsup:
Forum: Europe / Al Fresco May 7th 2013, 8:37 am
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Views: 75,793
Posted By MarkRD
Re: Moans, groans, grunts and wheezes...

Sorry to hear about that Isakat ...these things always are such a shock. Main thing is that nobody was hurt.
I had a frontale some years ago and never really got over it ..
Forum: Europe / Italy May 6th 2013, 10:43 am
Replies: 151
Views: 8,699
Posted By MarkRD
Re: Earthquake

Woken by another tremor at 7.11 Saturday morning ...

..oh and a tornado ripped its way through on Friday afternoon (I narrowly missed it cos i decided to stay on at work until 5, and not leave at...
Forum: Europe / Al Fresco May 3rd 2013, 7:57 am
Replies: 2,189
Views: 75,793
Posted By MarkRD
Re: Moans, groans, grunts and wheezes...

Ha! told you so...
Welcome to Italy.
:p
Forum: Europe / Al Fresco May 3rd 2013, 7:26 am
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Views: 75,793
Posted By MarkRD
Re: Moans, groans, grunts and wheezes...

Yup Chris .. go down and find out for yourself and if necessary RAISE YOUR VOICE! It's often the case here that he who speaks with voce grossa will be the one who gets his/her way.

The best thing of...
Forum: Europe / Italy May 2nd 2013, 10:35 am
Replies: 7
Views: 331
Posted By MarkRD
Re: IMU Letta Government

Good point.
:(
Forum: Europe / Italy May 2nd 2013, 9:56 am
Replies: 7
Views: 331
Posted By MarkRD
Re: IMU Letta Government

I'm (re)starting to think we really should think about leaving the country before it all goes completely t*ts up . .as if it isn't already.
:blink:
Forum: Europe / Italy May 2nd 2013, 8:25 am
Replies: 3
Views: 212
Posted By MarkRD
Re: FA Cup Final - Verona/South end Lake Garda

It's usually on Sky Calcio or Sky Sports I think. Haven't seen it for years exactly for that reason.

(I remember the days when I had to listen to it on crackly short wave radio!)
Forum: Europe / Al Fresco May 2nd 2013, 8:23 am
Replies: 2,189
Views: 75,793
Posted By MarkRD
Re: Moans, groans, grunts and wheezes...

We went along with the whole thing when it was time, but it was never really an issue. I suppose I should have questioned it but I think it was more a 'socialising' thing more than anything.

Didn't...
Forum: Europe / Italy Apr 30th 2013, 6:45 am
Replies: 4
Views: 350
Posted By MarkRD
Re: BBC Radio 4 "Start the Week"

Great title! thanks, I'll look it up .. :)
Forum: Europe / Italy Apr 29th 2013, 12:14 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 350
Posted By MarkRD
Re: BBC Radio 4 "Start the Week"

Always interesting to hear this kind of thing on a quality programme like this.
I think they do a podcastto oso I'll look into it.

I enjoyed Tim Parks' first two books about Italy, but I don't find...
Forum: Europe / Italy Apr 18th 2013, 9:00 am
Replies: 939
Views: 68,680
Posted By MarkRD
Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

Possibly both. They often go together.
:thumbup:
Forum: Europe / Italy Apr 18th 2013, 7:56 am
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Views: 68,680
Posted By MarkRD
Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

Blimey .. kiwi and bresaola yes. Mozza no..


Always smile when I see the sign for this motorway cafè place near Padova. Always tempted to drop in for one...
Forum: Europe / Al Fresco Apr 16th 2013, 3:06 pm
Replies: 2,189
Views: 75,793
Posted By MarkRD
Re: Moans, groans, grunts and wheezes...

I've got a hole in a something in my car (GPL) so it's been at the garage today and I've had to come to work by train.

I quite like travelling by train but of course they're completely incompatible...
Forum: Europe / Italy Apr 16th 2013, 2:35 pm
Replies: 77
Views: 3,088
Posted By MarkRD
Re: I'm Stuck In Hospital ..... Italian Purgatory

Well done girl!

... I wanted to tell you before that thing is a bit claustrophobic but I didn't.

:thumbsup:
Forum: Europe / Italy Apr 16th 2013, 7:02 am
Replies: 8
Views: 375
Posted By MarkRD
Re: Baptism

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
Forum: Europe / Al Fresco Apr 15th 2013, 3:06 pm
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Views: 75,793
Posted By MarkRD
Forum: Europe / Al Fresco Apr 15th 2013, 2:36 pm
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Views: 418,768
Posted By MarkRD
Re: HAPPY HOUR

even worse. I wonder what a synthetic pig is?
:o
Forum: Europe / Italy Apr 15th 2013, 1:37 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 375
Posted By MarkRD
Re: Baptism

They might get cash from Grannies as such, who don't really know what you want or to put towards a designer pram or something.

As godmother go for something expensive. The more expensive (looking)...
Forum: Europe / Al Fresco Apr 15th 2013, 1:32 pm
Replies: 7,737
Views: 418,768
Posted By MarkRD
Re: HAPPY HOUR

I know something about the quality of fruit that goes into jam, so I really dread to think what quality of, er, dead pig would go into that.

:thumbdown:
Forum: Europe / Italy Apr 14th 2013, 10:35 am
Replies: 108
Views: 5,628
Posted By MarkRD
Re: UK TV, VPNs and ways to watch UK TV

Thanks .. I noticed it when I deleted Mastermind :thumbup:

Still can't watch recordings on i-pad though. They show up in a list but however much I tap they don't come on :blink:
Forum: Europe / Italy Apr 12th 2013, 3:14 pm
Replies: 108
Views: 5,628
Posted By MarkRD
Re: UK TV, VPNs and ways to watch UK TV

Yay . . i managed to record Mastermind this afternoon :thumbup:
(..on my PC though not ipad )

Once I delete it will the recording time go back to zero?
Forum: Europe / Al Fresco Apr 12th 2013, 11:37 am
Replies: 7,737
Views: 418,768
Posted By MarkRD
Re: HAPPY HOUR

It's Friday, payday, and the sun is shining.

What could possibly go wrong?
:cool:
Forum: Europe / Italy Apr 12th 2013, 9:59 am
Replies: 9
Views: 320
Posted By MarkRD
Re: Census

It's like the whole parking / speeding fines thing . .the comuni are desparate and they have to try and get money from wherever they can ..

There must have been something in the census that gave...
Forum: Europe / Al Fresco Apr 12th 2013, 8:28 am
Replies: 8
Views: 221
Posted By MarkRD
Re: Thatcher dead

It's quite surprising really. I don't think we've seen anything like it in British history for a long time.
Thatcher was a woman of extremes right to the end..and beyond.
:amen:
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