Charitable help needed!!!!!!

[peter319]

Hi,
We are finally getting to rogito with our house in Arsita, Teramo province, Abruzzo.......the offer was accepted and deposit paid over a year ago!
We are flying out on 13th Dec to stay at the house for 3 weeks and as expected the owners have gutted the place. Once we move properly our furniture will be coming from the UK but we need some stuff for the next 3 weeks..........
Can anyone offer any old items they don't want or can anyone lend us some items for this period? Camp beds, chairs, table etc etc....anything really
Also are there any second hand furniture shops in the area?
We are loath to spend good money we don't really have on new items we will not need long term.
Any help and/or advice will be much appreciated.
Thanks.

[deborahandricky]

Hi Peter
We are a ways away, but we have a couple of bottled gas , fires that you are welcome too..........good luck with the rest

[alan h]

Originally Posted by peter319

Hi,
...........and as expected the owners have gutted the place. ..................

For info of readers - Did they take the kitchen with them?
[you don't mention the need of cooking equipment]

[Carole B]

Alas, I'm too far away to be able to help either. But I could have chipped in with a couple of folding beds + new materasses and a kitchen table and chairs, but Abruzzo and the Valtellina don't really 'go together'.............

Sorry - but good luck!

[Nielo]

Hi Peter

I am just down the road and there are a lot of others in your area, who can also probably help out. I have PMd you.

[Noble]

If you don't get all the stuff you need and often second-hand stuff can be junk and very over priced, why not buy summer furniture that you can then use outside. You'll most probably be buying it anyway.

[peter319]

Hi everyone and thanks for your kind offers. I'll PM people and see what we can arrange.

Originally Posted by alan h

For info of readers - Did they take the kitchen with them?
[you don't mention the need of cooking equipment]

As far as we can find out they have taken everything, although there wasn't a kitchen to speak of anyway. No one has lived there for years although the sellers farmed the land so were in and out regularly. We will be arriving after dark and don't know if there is any electricity connected so will be bringing a torch in our luggage! Despite numerous requests our estate agent hasn't been at all informative with regard to the property or the legals either so we are on a bit of a wing and a prayer.......oh well, it'll be an adventure

[Angie and Robert]

When we arrived at our house in February 3 yrs ago, she had taken everything including the kitchen sink, we cooked in an outhouse on a 2 ring burner, but we did have central heating and an open fire, was still freezing, and we used alot of that precious gas.
As someone has suggested we bought cane garden furniture and camped out, actually it was OK, our cats were very unamused, cold tiles no fitted carpet, but I dont remember it being all bad.
friends arrived at their house at the same time and had nothing, were very lucky to have a neighbour who bought them up a wheelbarrow of wood.
Hope your adventure reaches a happy conclusion as our has.
A,

[Noble]

Bring 2 hot water bottles and a little travel kettle and adaptor...you will thank me for that tip!

[alan h]

Originally Posted by Noble

Bring 2 hot water bottles and a little travel kettle and adaptor...you will thank me for that tip!

Not if the electrics are off!

As a back up - do you know where the nearest hotel is?

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