Comments on: no parking (plus a poppy) http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/05/no-parking-plus-a-poppy.html Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:33:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: sognatrice http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/05/no-parking-plus-a-poppy.html/comment-page-1#comment-2507 sognatrice Wed, 23 May 2007 06:26:00 +0000 http://siteground218.com/~bleedin2/?p=172#comment-2507 Shameless, some things never get old, do they--and on the other hand, I've become accustomed to a lot of things that would stand out to "true" foreigners. It's always fun when I notice something my old self would've picked out too.<br/><br/>Ally Bean, I think most Italians would make great lawyers based on their creativity for getting around laws ;) Oops, did I generalize?<br/><br/>Louise, Rebecca, glad you enjoyed it :)<br/><br/>Erin, ooh, tulips! Another of my favorites!<br/><br/>Candace, poppy fields are so wonderful, aren't they? We don't have a lot of uninterrupted ones here, but poppies in small groups abound.<br/><br/>Bella, glad you liked the poppy--I especially liked the bug action ;)<br/><br/>KC, is it sad that nothing you've written surprises me?<br/><br/>Jennifer, ah the electrical wires...again, keep in mind that this is right outside the comune. I should take photos of these all over the village, quite funny in the middle of buildings that are hundreds of years old.<br/><br/>Gil, see, I knew those rumors were true! Actually I think I did some sort of paper/debate/speech (can't remember) on mandatory drug testing at some point, and that's when I learned about poppy seeds. Such an innocent flower to me before that ;)<br/><br/>Jennifer, ugh. Don't you have "Lasciare libero" (or the like) hand-painted across your drive like they do here? I'll have to do photos of those someday too.... Shameless, some things never get old, do they–and on the other hand, I’ve become accustomed to a lot of things that would stand out to “true” foreigners. It’s always fun when I notice something my old self would’ve picked out too.

Ally Bean, I think most Italians would make great lawyers based on their creativity for getting around laws ;) Oops, did I generalize?

Louise, Rebecca, glad you enjoyed it :)

Erin, ooh, tulips! Another of my favorites!

Candace, poppy fields are so wonderful, aren’t they? We don’t have a lot of uninterrupted ones here, but poppies in small groups abound.

Bella, glad you liked the poppy–I especially liked the bug action ;)

KC, is it sad that nothing you’ve written surprises me?

Jennifer, ah the electrical wires…again, keep in mind that this is right outside the comune. I should take photos of these all over the village, quite funny in the middle of buildings that are hundreds of years old.

Gil, see, I knew those rumors were true! Actually I think I did some sort of paper/debate/speech (can’t remember) on mandatory drug testing at some point, and that’s when I learned about poppy seeds. Such an innocent flower to me before that ;)

Jennifer, ugh. Don’t you have “Lasciare libero” (or the like) hand-painted across your drive like they do here? I’ll have to do photos of those someday too….

]]> By: Jennifer http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/05/no-parking-plus-a-poppy.html/comment-page-1#comment-2502 Jennifer Tue, 22 May 2007 11:13:00 +0000 http://siteground218.com/~bleedin2/?p=172#comment-2502 Cute! I know how that goes. We can never get out of our drive because the neighbors park in front. After thirty years of living here, you think they'd know better. Cute! I know how that goes. We can never get out of our drive because the neighbors park in front. After thirty years of living here, you think they’d know better.

]]> By: Gil http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/05/no-parking-plus-a-poppy.html/comment-page-1#comment-2499 Gil Tue, 22 May 2007 06:37:00 +0000 http://siteground218.com/~bleedin2/?p=172#comment-2499 I relayed how when drug testing first began in the States, people were really surprised when they tested positive because they had eaten poppy seed bagels.... <br/><br/>I actually knew someone that couldn't get the clearance needed to get her teaching certificate because of poppy seed bagels.<br/><br/>I agree with you on the beautiful shade of red. I relayed how when drug testing first began in the States, people were really surprised when they tested positive because they had eaten poppy seed bagels….

I actually knew someone that couldn’t get the clearance needed to get her teaching certificate because of poppy seed bagels.

I agree with you on the beautiful shade of red.

]]> By: jennifer http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/05/no-parking-plus-a-poppy.html/comment-page-1#comment-2498 jennifer Tue, 22 May 2007 06:14:00 +0000 http://siteground218.com/~bleedin2/?p=172#comment-2498 wow- the south and north are so very different. I don't park my car anywhere for five minutes for fear of a ticket. And I couldn't help notice that gob of electric wires hanging on the wall! I saw those all over southern Italy. That would be cause for another big fat fine where I live! wow- the south and north are so very different. I don’t park my car anywhere for five minutes for fear of a ticket. And I couldn’t help notice that gob of electric wires hanging on the wall! I saw those all over southern Italy. That would be cause for another big fat fine where I live!

]]> By: KC http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/05/no-parking-plus-a-poppy.html/comment-page-1#comment-2497 KC Tue, 22 May 2007 05:51:00 +0000 http://siteground218.com/~bleedin2/?p=172#comment-2497 At first I was thinking, wow, we could use some signs like that in the piazze here, but then I realized that it would be pointless because they'd be ignored. The fines for parking in my town are about 40 Euro! Much of the parking here is within blue lines, so you have to pay. And you're more likely to get a ticket if you park there (without paying) then if you park in the middle of a piazza, block driveways, or double-park, because the people who control the paid parking are a lot more diligent than the vigili! At first I was thinking, wow, we could use some signs like that in the piazze here, but then I realized that it would be pointless because they’d be ignored. The fines for parking in my town are about 40 Euro! Much of the parking here is within blue lines, so you have to pay. And you’re more likely to get a ticket if you park there (without paying) then if you park in the middle of a piazza, block driveways, or double-park, because the people who control the paid parking are a lot more diligent than the vigili!

]]> By: Rebecca http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/05/no-parking-plus-a-poppy.html/comment-page-1#comment-2496 Rebecca Tue, 22 May 2007 05:17:00 +0000 http://siteground218.com/~bleedin2/?p=172#comment-2496 Thanks for my morning giggle! Thanks for my morning giggle!

]]> By: bella http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/05/no-parking-plus-a-poppy.html/comment-page-1#comment-2495 bella Tue, 22 May 2007 04:18:00 +0000 http://siteground218.com/~bleedin2/?p=172#comment-2495 I don't think I've seen one up close. Very pretty that poppy. I don’t think I’ve seen one up close. Very pretty that poppy.

]]> By: Candace Dempsey http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/05/no-parking-plus-a-poppy.html/comment-page-1#comment-2493 Candace Dempsey Tue, 22 May 2007 03:03:00 +0000 http://siteground218.com/~bleedin2/?p=172#comment-2493 Sara, I was so happy to see the poppies. My son and I spent a week in Tuscany last spring and we saw fields and fields of them. Thanks for bringing that memory back. Sara, I was so happy to see the poppies. My son and I spent a week in Tuscany last spring and we saw fields and fields of them. Thanks for bringing that memory back.

]]> By: Erin http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/05/no-parking-plus-a-poppy.html/comment-page-1#comment-2491 Erin Tue, 22 May 2007 01:59:00 +0000 http://siteground218.com/~bleedin2/?p=172#comment-2491 Some people are so crafty! Always walking the line. And I love the picture of the poppy. I took a picture of a tulip in full bloom from the top the other day and it looked like a poppy! Some people are so crafty! Always walking the line. And I love the picture of the poppy. I took a picture of a tulip in full bloom from the top the other day and it looked like a poppy!

]]> By: Louise http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/05/no-parking-plus-a-poppy.html/comment-page-1#comment-2489 Louise Tue, 22 May 2007 01:14:00 +0000 http://siteground218.com/~bleedin2/?p=172#comment-2489 LOVE IT,.....TOO FUNNY!<br/>Thanks for the chuckle! LOVE IT,…..TOO FUNNY!
Thanks for the chuckle!

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