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| Me with my Codice Fiscale |
We decided to head to a bank in the main part of Campomarino
today, thinking it was the right bank. We were wrong, it was a letter off
(Carim vs Carime). Either way, I was trying to open an account in my name to
pay bills over here. For years, we’ve used my father’s account, but it is time
to get one of my own. Once we got to the bank, we needed to wait for the
representative who handles accounts to get back from a café (coffee) break. He
informed me about the Codice Fiscale so once I obtained one, I went back to
open an account. After more than an hour and a half, I will need to go back on
Wednesday. When I asked why, he said because they do not have any accounts
there (as far as I could understand). But come Wednesday, they will begin to
automatically handle the payment of our bills here, except property tax, thus making
things a bit easier.
Two other things were handled today. After dinner and a
short rest, we headed over to Euronics today. It’s a Best Buy-type store. Our
big purchase was a new, 32” Panasonic TV. Our 9-year-old satellite has been
working better this year than it has in a long time, and we now get BBC World
News, Euronews, Al Jazeera International, and France 24 in English. The most “American”
of the channels thus far is France 24. But I can hook my iPod into the TV, so
that is good for us. The other purchase was a bug zapper for all of the mosquitoes.
We are long overdue in getting one. Citronella candles only last so long. 