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Old Feb 28th 2013, 7:37 am
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Originally Posted by Lorna at Vicenza
Oh yeah good one, but isn't highway just for motorways?
They tend to use 'turnpike' for motorways.
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Originally Posted by ononno
I would have thought major thoroughfare is just fine. You could also throw in the odd 'main highway' or'major trunk road'.
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Thanks Nonno.

I'm trying to be very precise because we're not talking any old Yank, we're talking the USA Government.

(Family town houses for Vicenza Yank Army Base - but shhh, don't tell anyone)
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In Italy my lips are always very firmly sealed.
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In Italy my lips are always very firmly sealed.
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Originally Posted by Lorna at Vicenza
Thanks Nonno.

I'm trying to be very precise because we're not talking any old Yank, we're talking the USA Government.

(Family town houses for Vicenza Yank Army Base - but shhh, don't tell anyone)
aaargghh!
then I'd sabotage the whole thing !!!

What's a State highway then? an autostrada or a statale?

We all know Americans drive in a parkway and park in a driveway right?
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aaargghh!
then I'd sabotage the whole thing !!!

What's a State highway then? an autostrada or a statale?

We all know Americans drive in a parkway and park in a driveway right?
Finished, checked and just sent off.

You should see the specifications for these houses. On the other hand better not, it's sickening
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Originally Posted by Lorna at Vicenza
Finished, checked and just sent off.

You should see the specifications for these houses. On the other hand better not, it's sickening
do tell ....
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do tell ....
Underfloor heating.
Air con
Tv terrestre and satelite.
Broadband or wifi in all rooms
Double garage
Utility room
Large kitchen diner
Big living room
3 bedrooms
large family bathroom upstairs
WC and hand basin downstairs
private garden
bedroom terraces
double glazing and electric tapparelle
Fitted kitchen with large spaces left for USA provided cooker and fridge freezer with water connection for the ice maker.
Fitted cupboards in utility room with large spaces for USA provided washer and dryer
Bedrooms with inbuilt wardrobes.
Electric sockets for each metre of worktop food preparation countertop space.
Roof and wall insulation and the provision made for solar panels

This is just a tiny part of about a 100 page invitation to tender.
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Originally Posted by Lorna at Vicenza
Underfloor heating.
Air con
....

This is just a tiny part of about a 100 page invitation to tender.
Blimey! that would cost us mere mortals nothing less than a million euros..

Wish I'd never asked...
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Blimey! that would cost us mere mortals nothing less than a million euros..

Wish I'd never asked...
Told you it is sickening. And they'll do nothing for the local community as they'll all shop on base and get their own cars shipped over etc.
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Told you it is sickening. And they'll do nothing for the local community as they'll all shop on base and get their own cars shipped over etc.
yeah well ..don't get me started on the whole US military in Europe thing..

Lovely day isn't it?
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yeah well ..don't get me started on the whole US military in Europe thing..

Lovely day isn't it?
Little bit drab here. I've been staring at a computer screen since 8am anyway. And I've run out of toilet paper !
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Originally Posted by Lorna at Vicenza
Little bit drab here. I've been staring at a computer screen since 8am anyway. And I've run out of toilet paper !
I'm wondering if there's a connection there....
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I'm wondering if there's a connection there....
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Little bit drab here. I've been staring at a computer screen since 8am anyway. And I've run out of toilet paper !
So many possibilities
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