"Back and Forth..." | #41 | tying loose ends together and move!

[@SLUGGO19G]

You guys are my heroes. Wish I had the guts to do what you have already done. It's going to be beautiful 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@livinginabirdhouse]

Hi! Thank you for your wonderful comment. We do this now because we know we wouldn't do it tomorrow.

[@CoravanDuyn-mk1xg]

Tired, but safely home... Good luck with the mover and to put all your stuff in the cantina, of YOUR OWN WONDERfUL HOME. ✨🎶🎵

[@cornelisadrop]

Love your story and adventure

[@martin46792]

I like that you both have your gps/map on when driving. We also do that 😂

[@neutonrenda2303]

Wow you have been busy, but you made it back and now it all begins. I can only hope that you are going to be having a wonderful start to the next phase of your journey and I will definitely be watching for your next video. Take care, greetings from Cape Town.👍❤️

[@livinginabirdhouse]

Hello! Thank you for yur kind words!

[@DCL26]

So glad you're both well and safe! 😮 Congratulations on your new home in Italy! Sure you'll both make it a very lovely, comfy and unique home, and cook and enjoy lots of delicious meals there. Ciao, Rigazzi! 😅

[@livinginabirdhouse]

Hi, thank you! It will take "some" time before we can cook from our own kitchen...

[@happyhippie2853]

Lovely music you make ❤

[@livinginabirdhouse]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@yvanapantino273]

I really enjoy your music accompanying your videos. Great lyrics too. You've embarked on quite an adventure in taking on Italy. The country is not as good as it was 50 years ago and we would never go back to live there again today, despite having relatives still there.

[@livinginabirdhouse]

Wow, thank you for your kind words. We don't know if it was any better 50 years ago. We have to trust you on your words. But... did you know you can also listen to our music on youtube music?

[@yvanapantino273]

@@livinginabirdhouse Yes, I have also listened to your music on YT. I love it. Rebuilding Italy after the second world war resulted in a boom time. La dolce vita was real, at least up until the mid 80s. My sons were there only weeks ago and hated the place and people. As soon as the tyrannical EU came in, that was it for Italy, all down hill from there, especially in the big cities. I don't know what it's like in Holland, but you are a brave couple.

[@Ragnar8504]

What you found is the not very common Italian 16 A socket (P17 I think). Most Italian sockets are dual 10/16 A types P17/11 (the smaller ones in the cantina, next to the one you actually used). There's also a combined 10 A/Schuko socket (P30) that looks almost like a Schuko socket except for the earth pin hole in the middle and then there's the "universale" that takes both Italian plugs and Schuko but is slightly unsafe with Schuko plugs because you could touch exposed metal on the pins if the plug isn't all the way in. 10 A plugs have the same pin spacing as Schuko (German) plugs but thinner pins, 16 A plugs have the same pin diametre but wider spacing. I believe the original idea was that 10 A sockets were for lights only and lights were on unmetered supplies, only the power circuits were on a meter. Different plugs were used so you couldn't plug big appliances into the lighting circuit. As far as I know it's perfectly acceptable to go all Schuko in Italy but the best compromise is probably 10 A/Schuko as 16 A plugs are fairly rare and can be replaced with Schuko if you do get any. One thing to note though is that Italian sockets and switches are shockingly expensive in my experience, so ordering round back boxes, switches and sockets from Germany or Austria might actually be cheaper than buying locally. The only downside is that Italy uses all stranded wiring and German accessories are almost always designed for solid wires only, so make sure you order the version with screw terminals rather than push-in.

[@livinginabirdhouse]

Hi Ragnar8504! Wow! Thank you for taking the time to explain this to us. This is indeed very helpful. We have done a ot of wiring in the past in the Netherlands -where we are from-, but we have never done this in Italy. In our opinion the current electrical situation in the cantina is rather bad. The switches are loose in their sockets and some boxes are hanging loose on the wall. I will open a box this week to see if the color coding is correct. We will have to do further inspection but my guess is that we will rewire everything. But first we will need to find an electrician that can make us a bypass so we have electricity on the apartment.

[@brunett40]

I love you guys stay strong and positive i believe this house will turn out in gorgeous home it is going to take some time but be patience i love to watching you keep recording please. I keep searching for your next video

[@livinginabirdhouse]

Hi! We will keep on recording for sure. We love the whole process. It is invigorating.

[@lucswerts8845]

Dat komt helemaal goed! :-)

[@kevinmilley7541]

Wow, I wouldn't wish these scenarios water/hydro/phone/identification/travel/moving on anyone, what a bunch of red tape, but you guys are warriors, before we/utube know it, you'll be settled in and finding a new project, just kidding, congratulations on accomplishing all that logistical stuff, now the real work begins.

[@livinginabirdhouse]

Haha, that made us laugh out loud. For sure it will take us years to complete. We learn as we go, and are happy to share it with you!

[@isadio6580]

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[@melb8416]

Filming people without permission is a low vibe move, to put it midly. Not nice.