tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post6967505111419495375..comments2024-03-11T17:08:07.679+01:00Comments on Sicily Scene: AND THE WATER SAGA CONTINUES....Welshcakes Limoncellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-2625094880490879142009-07-05T02:38:31.318+02:002009-07-05T02:38:31.318+02:00Hi, Nick. Well, we probably have enough in the cis...Hi, Nick. Well, we probably have enough in the cistern for another 12 days or so. After that, "chi lo sa?" - "Who knows?"Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-74947568646205575792009-07-04T23:56:58.086+02:002009-07-04T23:56:58.086+02:00Thank you.
How is the water crisis going?Thank you.<br /><br />How is the water crisis going?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939152657551690867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-75710522955235957882009-07-04T22:37:38.549+02:002009-07-04T22:37:38.549+02:00That's fascinating, Nick. The letter about you...That's fascinating, Nick. The letter about your father's buddies must be painful to read and the experience must have affected him deeply. Your countrymen are remembered with gratitude and affection here. <br />Hi, Leslie. Oh, I freak out as well!<br />Hi, Phidelm. Don't worry - I turn the air blue with swearing before I resign myself and get to the "Pazienza" stage! I never had to think about water use before I came here and I do realise how profligate we can all be now. Thanks for the empathy and I'll keep you posted. AmitiƩs.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1998110681215897022009-07-04T12:50:50.082+02:002009-07-04T12:50:50.082+02:00I admire your fortitude ("Pazienza!" wou...I admire your fortitude ("Pazienza!" would probably not be my response ...!) - and your capacity to make an amusing and thought-provoking post out of what must be a worrying situation. As well as a matter of increasing global concern: we need reminding of that.<br />Keep us posted, do. And bon courage!Minniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031126325323208656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-88678755425705643982009-07-04T01:17:39.070+02:002009-07-04T01:17:39.070+02:00I think you must truly be a Sicilian in that you j...I think you must truly be a Sicilian in that you just throw up your hands and say "Pazienza!" I'd be freaking out! lolLeslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-15363802000187643322009-07-04T01:12:03.148+02:002009-07-04T01:12:03.148+02:00I can only guess from the dates of Dad's lette...I can only guess from the dates of Dad's letters and the history of Patton's Sicily campaign where he was. I believe the first of those letters may have been written sometime after the capture of Palermo. The really painful letter (Dad talks about the fighting in more detail and the wounding and deaths of his buddies) I believe was written during the battle around a mountain village named Troina. From the way Dad describes it, the fighting there was a continuous hell.<br /><br />I believe that was my father's last combat in Sicily. His unit was basically in reserve until after the end of the Sicily Campaign. After that he was part of a reorganization and then the invasion of Italy. Dad made it through the North African and Sicily and Italy campaigns all the way to Rome without being wounded. I think that was amazing and am most thankful for it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939152657551690867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-83308523885159320702009-07-03T22:36:00.231+02:002009-07-03T22:36:00.231+02:00I might try that, Nick! As for your second questio...I might try that, Nick! As for your second question, I've often wondered about that myself! That's really interesting about your father's letters. Are there any clues at all as to where he was? I'm sure you treasure the letters.<br />Simi says: "Hello, Alex. You are a very intelligent cat. Ok! And just to show you I'm bilingual - miaow!"<br />Hi, Mary. Yes, I know you have a worrying situation where you are, too. I had never lived anywhere where you cannot rely on water coming out of the taps before coming here! I do store water in containers, but there's only so much you can store at a time and it doesn't solve the problem of hot water for showers, etc. Drinking water is not a problem as like most people here, I drink mineral water. You are right to be cynical! I'm just the one in this block who can least tolerate the situation because I've just not been used to it. Everyone else thinks it's normal! Love to you, too. <br />Hi, jmb. You are right. I took it for granted before coming here and I do realise that my concerns are paltry when co,pared to the water situation os so many in the world. I cannot imagine how they manage. <br />It is indeed, WW. I can't do that as the landlord is not responsible for the water situation.<br />Thanks, flutterby. I have no choice but to have pazienza! It does not come easily, believe me.<br />Lucia, you have made me laugh. Thank you. I'll be extra careful when moving the bidoni off the balcony now! <br />Hi, Cherie. So did I when I was over there. When I came over for a holiday 2 years ago the friend I was staying with asked me what I wanted to do first. I said, "Listen to your taps running!"Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-9807879771717268392009-07-03T19:44:27.469+02:002009-07-03T19:44:27.469+02:00And everyone over hear takes water for granted, pe...And everyone over hear takes water for granted, people really should take more care.CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-38848392176521143442009-07-03T14:54:02.706+02:002009-07-03T14:54:02.706+02:00This reminds me of when I was in Sicily and came h...This reminds me of when I was in Sicily and came home from one of those processions that you walk to a church in another town for 6 hours and sit through a mass and then you just wanna shower and wash your feet when you get home only to find the water is off and so you go onto the balcony where the water jugs are stored and you accidently spill one over the edge of the balcony and Signora Rosa's laundry gets all wet and you lug the jug inside half a sleep and wash your feet because that's all the energy you have! zzzz....summer in Sicily there's always a water story isn't there!?!Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064247260945638783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-3648703068003236942009-07-03T14:43:49.255+02:002009-07-03T14:43:49.255+02:00Remembering your water supply problems makes me tu...Remembering your water supply problems makes me turn off the water tap when I'm being profligate. You really do have fantastic <i>pazienza</i> dealing with such water supply issues.flutterbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459048589582773801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-53912306612099354092009-07-03T14:23:30.907+02:002009-07-03T14:23:30.907+02:00Troppo caudo for no water, WL! I still think you s...Troppo caudo for no water, WL! I still think you should demand a rent reductionWhispering Wallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410656699815679312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-3193219482005883262009-07-03T10:59:23.368+02:002009-07-03T10:59:23.368+02:00You are right Welshcakes. While it is an amusing ...You are right Welshcakes. While it is an amusing story in some ways, it is indeed a very serious matter. <br /><br />We take the water which pours out of the tap for granted, but we never should since so many in the world do not have a source of clean water for even the bare necessities.jmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563252743976699923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-73952248571785261372009-07-03T09:48:48.131+02:002009-07-03T09:48:48.131+02:00Water is such a precious resourse. We know that in...Water is such a precious resourse. We know that in Australia, although I have to say, the situation you describe is unheard of here in Sydney. It does actually rain torrents here, on a regular basis, but unfortunately this is not the catchment area. Still, we always have water coming out from the taps.<br /><br />I hate to be cynical, but I do think you may be being taken advantage of..you should store a quantity of water, so that next time the well runs dry, some other person will have to cough up. You can be very sure that they will have no problem asking you for the money. I told you I was a cynic. Sorry about that.<br /><br />Love to you.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326180226196384260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-89002698876922979772009-07-03T02:35:27.010+02:002009-07-03T02:35:27.010+02:00Hi, Simi! U knowz dat us kitty katz dunt likez was...Hi, Simi! U knowz dat us kitty katz dunt likez wasserz, dunt u? But I be sadz if we dunt hab no wasser. OK?Alex the Blogging Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11798281517941154398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-31915477323555721702009-07-03T02:03:05.765+02:002009-07-03T02:03:05.765+02:00Can you not bribe the Mafia to get the water worki...Can you not bribe the Mafia to get the water working? Oops, I forgot what happened when they took over trash collections.<br /><br />OK, isn't Sicily surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea? Isn't that made up of water?<br /><br />BTW, earlier today I found some letters that my father wrote from Sicily back in 1943. Of course, he had no time to appreciate the sites and because of Army censorship I have no idea where is Sicily he was when he wrote the letters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939152657551690867noreply@blogger.com