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Maybe I should start charging for publicity on my blog. Nah, I couldn’t do that besides how many people really listen to me? Don’t answer that!!!
It has come to my attention that my favorite Pub has a site on the Internet. So if you are so inclined then here it is The Big Ben . If you like the site then let me know because Raffaella who works at the bar needs some positive encouragement. Also if you have any advice then I’m sure she would welcome that too. Hey, It’s a work in progress and not her real job. Be careful what you say as she may find this blog one of these days.

I also want to give out the site of Bob and Debbie. They have taken care of my cats while I’ve been in the states and now they have an article written by me on Brindisi on their website. Andiamo in Italia. Sure I’ll say it. If you’re looking for a vacation rental around Brindisi then they are good place to go. Maybe I’ll follow in their footsteps someday. They bought two villas south of Brindisi. One they live in and the other they rent. I think it’s a great idea because, you, as the vacation renter have the owners that are native English speakers nearby if you need help and they, as owners, can keep a close watch on their property and keep their renters happy (but maybe at the expense of their own happiness at times). It can’t be easy as some renters will never be content.
Other news on the money front. You know that I like to track my monthly bills so I know how much I’m spending for utilities and stuff. Well the electric bill comes every two months (the gas every 3) and the bill for June-July was much higher than I expected and it didn’t seem right and sure enough it wasn’t because the August-September bill showed a credit that made a correction in the right direction. In the end I’m happy because I did lower my electric bill over the summer (June to September) by about 10%. So that brings the total to around 630 euros on gas and electricity this year, compared to 634 at this time last year. No real savings, but not an increase. I figure that’s pretty good because I know couldn’t heat, cool and provide electricity for my house in the US for this amount. But there is always bad news because I recently read in the paper that the gas rate went up 2.4% and electricity rate has increased 2.8% starting in October. Maybe that’s more than you wanted to know…