Ozzy183a
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Well water pumping system by MountainLife
Greetings esteemed forum members! We live in a house in a rural area fairly close to Sofia. The house is being supplied with running water by a dug well, where a pumping system has been installed; it includes an electrical pump, pressure tank, and a ...
Hi, I used to manage a couple of boreholes on a large estate back in the uk, common faults can be the obvious… a faulty pump, air in system (depending on type of set up you have) and sediment build up in the pump..try lift the pump out of the ... Read More
Getting older in Bulgaria by Kath948381
Do I have to return to the UK from my Bulgarian village home as I'm getting older ? I miss the peace and quiet when I have to return to the UK now and then so what do I do when I get older and older, I'm 72 , 73 later in the year.
@JimJEvening Jim, Sorry to hear that and thanks for the update on bloods that’s eye opening!Rgds,ozzy Read More
Snakes in rural Bulgaria by Pumarosa200
Is it true there are poisonous snakes in rural Bulgaria? And if true what are the areas to avoid living in?
@Pumarosa200Yes there are and they can be anywhere which is overgrown, mountains or forest! Best get a cat if your in a rural forested area as are great at keeping on top of such as well as mice etc… Read More
Getting older in Bulgaria by Kath948381
Do I have to return to the UK from my Bulgarian village home as I'm getting older ? I miss the peace and quiet when I have to return to the UK now and then so what do I do when I get older and older, I'm 72 , 73 later in the year.
@JimJ I understood that Labour removed the 80ish K cap that the Conservatives had imposed on care home contributions in UK so now it’s full whack there too! Read More
Glass Blocks
Hi all,Can anyone recommend or direct me to a shop that sells internal clear and coloured glass blocks as can’t seem to find anything. Thanks Ozzy Read More
Best Route please!! by Mrs Homemaker
Reoccurring Question, I know. But please be Patient..I'm Virgin 😃Honestly Ive read that much advise on here ..I'm dizzy 😵 So next month we are planning to do our first drive from UK -Bulgaria and yep wish to take my little Doggy ...
@CarlS1986Hi no not the E81 but the E68 Arrad, Deva,Sibiu etc… I think this is the Transylvanian section but I think better highways may have been built since I last did it. I too have driven here from Blighty with various vehicles first was ... Read More
Best Route please!! by Mrs Homemaker
Reoccurring Question, I know. But please be Patient..I'm Virgin 😃Honestly Ive read that much advise on here ..I'm dizzy 😵 So next month we are planning to do our first drive from UK -Bulgaria and yep wish to take my little Doggy ...
@Mrs HomemakerHi the main roads in Romania have improved no end since I last did it but as long as you keep you wits about you you’ll be fine, I must say though this section of the journey we nicknamed death can alley as there were so many ... Read More
Best Route please!! by Mrs Homemaker
Reoccurring Question, I know. But please be Patient..I'm Virgin 😃Honestly Ive read that much advise on here ..I'm dizzy 😵 So next month we are planning to do our first drive from UK -Bulgaria and yep wish to take my little Doggy ...
It’s simple just avoid serbia go via Romania! Done the journey loads, no problems. Rgds Ozzy Read More
Car jacking by roywebb58
Posting this message as I basically did everything wrong.Driving back from Burgas on Friday I needed to stop for fuel and a desperate windscreen clean after stupidly parking under a pine tree.I stopped at the shell garage which is the first one on ...
You didn’t leave your fuel cap open then when you left the petrol station, I scary experience I’m sure. Not had anything like that here but did have something similar whilst driving through Romania ..so agree people should always be ... Read More
Hello from Karl - New to site by wrightkarl
Hello allGood to be here and hopefully a first positive step towards a major life change.I'm in the UK with my girlfriend but look to leave the UK and find a happy, settled life in a country that hopefully meets our needs .Where to start !? So many ...
@JimJ lmao….you reminded me of a Bulgarian railway article that I read somewhere which basically was about the train drivers complaining they didn’t have anywhere to go pee… so the management decided by way of another cunning ... Read More
Driving from UK by jeanmandredeix
I take my hat off to anyone who has done journey from UK in two or three days!We left Suffolk at 2.30am Saturday and done a heavy drive in our van to Germany, some 12 hours or so.Today we drove the rest of Germany, Austria and are staying in Hungary ...
Oh not good, I recall a similar time at the Romanian Hungarian border on the Hungary side when I was transporting our mad German shepherd over. Despite being held in a metal cage in the car she managed to escape, climb over all the stuff as the car ... Read More
Driving from UK by jeanmandredeix
I take my hat off to anyone who has done journey from UK in two or three days!We left Suffolk at 2.30am Saturday and done a heavy drive in our van to Germany, some 12 hours or so.Today we drove the rest of Germany, Austria and are staying in Hungary ...
You’ve done good, that’s good progress, just take your time though as Romanian roads in my experience can be lethal. Quickest I ever did it was just over two days in my landrover discovery but was on my own, the drive was not for the ... Read More
Wasps in the basement of our village house by Kath948381
We've just found around eight or nine live wasps in the basement area of our traditional Bulgarian village house. We've never had this problem before but we use the basement as our kitchen, corridor and living room during the summer. So how do we ...
@Kath948381spray watered bleach on them taking care of your painted and any upholstery surfaces etc as bleach stains, find the nest watch them first to find where it is and once found spray that too but be prepared to run as they get grumpy and will ... Read More
Wood worm treatment by Kath948381
How often do we need to spray wood worm killer in our village house ? We did it every year until last year but husband has seen an adult bug this year in our downstairs area and I saw and killed one a couple of weeks ago in the same general area.
@SimCityATAs it’s not in line with the forums code of conduct consequently I will not promote any product on the forum! Read More
Wood worm treatment by Kath948381
How often do we need to spray wood worm killer in our village house ? We did it every year until last year but husband has seen an adult bug this year in our downstairs area and I saw and killed one a couple of weeks ago in the same general area.
@neil76medley I will pm you details of the stuff we used. Read More