My Car - part 2

After 197.800 Km, the power (and glory) of my car is going down. My Renault Clio MAX Edition, 1.400 CC, 98 Horse Power, made in March 2000, has seen many things....

I had Clio in my first date with Brikela, my wife, got her to the hospital when she was pregnant, and I drove my Clio when I came back with my daughter Noemi .... (after that, I used my wife's Car, so my second daughter Melissa isn't too connect to Clio) Well, you know, in Italy we have a law that imposes a periodical control (every 2 year after the 4th) to check the status of a Car (engine, brake, wheels, stability, etc.): then, before march 2012, I have to "kill" my car, 'cause it never passes the check... After that, always in Italy, another law forces the payement of an annual tax (called "Bollo Auto"): 220 €... almost 300 CAN for nothing... I don't speak about the gas price: today is over 1,78 € (2,34 CAN). The insurance is over 600 € (792 CAD) per year... in Italy to have a little car cost a lot!!! If I consider that I have a lot of business travel (average 3 day per week) AND in the week end I use my wife's car, then I drive only 2 days per week. I live close to the train station, and after 20 minutes I can reach my office.

I really don't need a Car. This is the calculatios:

gas: 60Km per week, almost 12 Km per Liter, then 60*52(weeks)/12 * 1,78(gas) = 462 €

Insurance: 600 €

Bollo: 220 €

Maintenance: 200€ per year

total: 1.282 €

If I buy a Car (average price for as similar as my car but younger 3000 €) and its loan, the annual cost is more then 2.500 €!!!

With this money, I can:

- buy over 200 bus/train ticket (280 €)

- buy the "car sharing services" (120 € 2€ per car hour using)

- take 50 taxi (1.000 €)

- save up to 1.000 €

- gain time to read/study english/PMP (in the train, in the bus, etc.)

Without a car I'll surely be more rich, but also a more sad

My Car

Tomorrow I'll write the destiny of my old car... After 12 years of honorable service It is going to retirement... But now is too late to describe the reasons of this choice.... Then goodnight!

Snow Man

This is the real reason to transfers my family to Canada. Snow Man! :-) Yes! In Genoa, the city where I actually live, the snow doesn't fall (it is a rare event!) and I can't play with it! I'm joking, obviously.... but this photo contains one of the better reason for my decision. Soon I'll publish the smaller one.

Who I am

I think that the first thing to do in a blog like this, is answer the question "Who am I???"
A Father. A (old) boy that doesn't see the future in his country for his daughters.
A Hard worker. I founded a company - ETT s.r.l. - in 2000: after 12 years, that company has over 100 employes and a growing rate up to 5% per years.
An Italian. For my family, for my wife, I can move away from my country, my parents and my friends.
I'm not a gambler. I'm not willing to lose everything for something fancy.
I was a Dreamer: 10 years ago, I thought that I could change the World, Italy especially, with my work, my mind, my ideas.
Time passed, and nothing is change (on the contrary, here is worse)

A new era

Another time.... But this time is 'the right time', because now I have an objective!
This is the blog to learn english, with or without external helps or tips, against the doom, against this bad iPad and his automatic translator from english to italian (I wrote this two rows ten times because was automatically converted in 'mafia pizza mandolino mamma Berlusconi bunga bunga pasta mangia capisci')....

Obviously everyone can help me with suggestions about english language, mistakes, questions or Maybe insults