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They wanted to be sure he was getting all his vitamins/minerals.

What he said, it would determine if the house / property is suffering from subsidence. That is, the property settling due to possible mining activity underneath the property. Subsidence can be caused by other causes, but in this case I assume that it is possible mining activity that they are concerned with.

Hi everyone, just wanted to introduce myself as a new member. I have been nosing through this forum since I started looking into getting a V11 and have to say there is a lot of info available. I’m not new to Guzzi’s, had a couple of Tonti’s in the past and had a 8v Griso Tenni for about 10 years. Then bought a V85tt travel, which was a great bike to ride but the allroad theme is not really for me. Then sold that one and got a RnineT last year, after I did a test ride on my dads RnineT. Have to say that I really enjoyed the smoothness of the boxer. But then again, it’s not a Guzzi. while browsing the internet I found a V11 Lemans Rosso Corsa for sale, went to have a look and was impressed with the state of the 19 year old bike. So I bought it. currently in the garage are a 850 Lemans, R nine T and the V11 lemans. I will be looking into getting the shifter upgrade and rusty picket roper plate. mand I will have a look into uploading some pictures of the bikes. greetings E from the Netherlands.

Welkom op dit forum! Altijd leuk een landgenoot te verwelkomen

Without knowing for sure, I assume it is a survey to check if the house is showing signs of damage due to subsidence resulting from mining activity. That is apparently a big issue in some areas in Gemany (Ruhr Valley, for instance...) where black coal has been mined for so long that it is more or less all gone. I saw a documentary on that a while back on T.V. . The spoke of up to 2 metres subsidence.

To put that into perspective: my de-facto father in law got a letter from his energy provider the other week. In Germany, by the way. He had been paying just over €250,- a month for gas. They informed him that as of Jan. the price "had to" go up to well over €1.000,- a month. Our provider has informed us that the price for electricity is going to double as of January. Don't know what the gas price is going to do, but it wont be pretty. Europe was, before the war in the Ukraine started, getting something over 60% of its gas from Russia. Most of it was going through pipes through the Ukraine. Also, I believe a large percentage of the diesel in Europe was coming from Russian oil. Given that diesel motors are almost the norm here, that is a not insignificant problem So Yes, this is true. One might argue that the european embargo on Russian oil is a foolish gambit in that context. On the other hand, Putin is financing the war to a large extent through fossil energy sales. I don't think anyone wants to keep financing his meglomania. Also, would it be wise to remain largely dependent for energy on a country whose leader has proven himself to be, to put it mildly, somewhat erratic? Much more importantly, to keep the industry running so the economy doesn't collapse. Lights are good too... It is worth noting that at least some of those coal power plants were supposed to be going out of service around now. Also, a couple of nuclear power plants that were scheduled to go off line will be kept going at least until the end of this winter. The bloke who had to decide about that is Robert Habek, vice chancellor and minister for the economy and climate protection. He is a member of the green party. In other words, it's all a bit complicated here right now.

While not a Guzzi, the description nails Italian V's: "I’ve recently grown fonder of Italian Vees, and the 900 motor is the star of the show for me. While the Americans seem to be chasing the elusive power curve of a Caterpillar dump truck and the Japanese are hunting some kind of 20,000 rpm torque-free dream, the Italians are developing engines that punch you in the face with power at a useable rpm, and breathe deep enough that you don’t need 15 gear ratios to keep the bike in the powerband. The Dorso’s 900 V-Twin delivers a perfect example of a wide and smooth—but not bland—power curve that has a useful, enjoyable hit down low but carries you long through the shift point." https://www.citybike.com/bikes/aprilia-dorsoduro-900-review/