tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post3274190093725340085..comments2024-03-11T17:08:07.679+01:00Comments on Sicily Scene: GLUM-GRUMP-GLOOMWelshcakes Limoncellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-74331342267289170822007-08-05T23:36:00.000+02:002007-08-05T23:36:00.000+02:00Hi, Crushed. Yes, v bad for manufacturing industr...Hi, Crushed. Yes, v bad for manufacturing industry there. I am trying to have more "pazienza" here!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-82224503544273971572007-08-05T22:03:00.000+02:002007-08-05T22:03:00.000+02:00It is a bit like that here, though, with all the f...It is a bit like that here, though, with all the factories off.<BR/>Very bad if you sell products mainly used in manufacturing.Crushedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479751225625007588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-25473213426541652562007-08-05T20:44:00.000+02:002007-08-05T20:44:00.000+02:00Thanks, Chris. I do love this place despite all t...Thanks, Chris. I do love this place despite all this! Lee, it's just crazy in this day and age, but - pazienza, as they say! Hi, Sally - yes, impossible in August. At least it has been cooler today. Hi, Liz. Someone in the Lake District tourist board has obviously been to Sicily! Yes, I do feel better now, thanks.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-8337019316055797562007-08-05T20:07:00.000+02:002007-08-05T20:07:00.000+02:00When we were in the Lake District not so long ago,...When we were in the Lake District not so long ago, I was amazed to find that shops closed for lunch or early and many didn't even appear to be open at all. And that was June in a tourist area! Very strange.<BR/><BR/>But I hope you felt better after that little grumble!Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-28278508947950314082007-08-05T12:10:00.000+02:002007-08-05T12:10:00.000+02:00Lots of sympathy dear Welshcakes, August is just a...Lots of sympathy dear Welshcakes, August is just a nightmare in Italy. Fingers crossed the water holds out and the big heat subsides. ......and those pouncing sales ladies that don't actually even stock what you're looking for grrrrrSallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07785812439996916465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-35676383202896398922007-08-05T06:51:00.000+02:002007-08-05T06:51:00.000+02:00I just can't imagine shops closing for an extended...I just can't imagine shops closing for an extended period like that. It would never happen here. God! I can already hear the protesting outcries! lolLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-24906268048399055842007-08-05T03:06:00.000+02:002007-08-05T03:06:00.000+02:00I thought it was just living here that had turned ...I thought it was just living here that had turned me into a grumpy old woman, but I would be ten times worse if I had to put up with all of that. Chin up, old girl, and feel free to vent your spleen any time you choose.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697792053955724924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-51828863118852596932007-08-05T00:35:00.000+02:002007-08-05T00:35:00.000+02:00Hi, Steve. Yes, happens all over Italy but it is ...Hi, Steve. Yes, happens all over Italy but it is taken to extremes down here! Jmb, the banks are not as bad as they used to be: do you remember when you had to queue for ages then queue again for the "cassa"? At least that has gone. Don't start me anew on the post office! I've got everything crossed re the water! Auguri a tutti.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-83448072199612501742007-08-04T22:48:00.000+02:002007-08-04T22:48:00.000+02:00Yes all the worst things of life in Italy, even th...Yes all the worst things of life in Italy, even the post office. But you forgot the banks, well not so bad now there are ATMs, unless you have to go inside.<BR/>I sure hope the water holds out or is refilled before the 15th<BR/>Auguri<BR/>jmbjmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563252743976699923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-57967947944258457872007-08-04T22:13:00.000+02:002007-08-04T22:13:00.000+02:00Apparently this isn't just in your area. I read i...Apparently this isn't just in your area. I read in the paper where there is a mass exodus in Italy as people head for the beaches or mountains. It's a yearly occurance that would make me shudder if it happened here. A part of Italian life that you hate, but get used to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-9156708246164562372007-08-04T21:43:00.000+02:002007-08-04T21:43:00.000+02:00Nonna = grandmother. I just thought I'd add some ...Nonna = grandmother. I just thought I'd add some alliteration to the expression "not on your nelly" which, apparently comes from rhyming slang: "Nellie Duff = puff", the "puff" in question meaning "breath" - so "not on your nelly" = "not on your life". Disappointingly, it seems there was no "real" lady called Nellie Duff.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-68566696231164243392007-08-04T21:03:00.000+02:002007-08-04T21:03:00.000+02:00...Not on your nonna's nelly...Translate please....Not on your nonna's nelly...<BR/><BR/>Translate please.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com