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  1. [quote user="Chancer"]

    [quote user="Debra"]Does anyone know whether proving your 'droit de sejour' over a five year period when applying for a permanent resident card includes proof of a self sufficient income level during the five years if you are 'active', as it does for those who are 'inactive'?[/quote]

    Only in the minds of people who keep spouting it and the other old chestnut "you must have had full private health cover" on forums.

     

    When the mantra becomes omni-present like that of global warming people start believing it and worrying needlessly.

     

    It is only right and proper that people whatever their nationality should pay healthcare cotisations on all their income not just a small part declared as AE, re the gîte income, the French are currently advised not to declare it as AE earnings under any circumstances as they will pay healthcare cotisations on it whereas declared under revenus BIC non pro they wont, they are only advised to declare under AE if they have no social cover.

     

    I also feel that it is not right that S1 holders should be able to reclaim their social charges on UK income, the French cannot and to me its no different.

    [/quote]As I understand it and please correct me if I am wrong people on S1 have their health care paid for by the country issuing the S1. The French health care system will issue a bill for the costs of treatment to the relevant authority in the other country. If this is the case then I can see no reason why S1 holders should pay cotisations /social charges as they are not costing the French State for their treatment.

  2. I quite agree. The Japanese treatment of POWs was terrible. Given what the allies knew at the time and the fact that the Japanese had stated they would not surrender then the decision to use the A-bomb was justified to save lives which would have been lost in a non nuclear invasion of Japan. A choice between two evils but justified given the knowledge at the time.

    It is too easy to make judgments based on hindsight.

  3. Glad to hear people are getting their postal votes. I believe it is important that everyone votes regardless of which way. I just think it is wrong that UK citizens who have lived in other EU countries for more than 15 years don't get a vote while an Australian in the UK for one year does. I also think that EU citizens who have been resident in the UK  for more than ten years should be allowed to vote. After all this decision will affect them too

  4. If there is a Brexit win in the referendum there will not necessarily be an immediate application to leave. Only once the application is made does the two year transition period start. So there is no way that passports or driving licences will become invalid without adequate notice being given. As Betty says it will done as part of the normal update process.

    I have just compared my UK EU passport with Mrs Rabbie's Swedish EU passport. The two have different formats - the UK one has my photo and details at the back while the Swedish one has those at the front.

    For once in this debate it would be nice if we could look at facts rather than scare stories or false/misleading statistics. Then we might reach a rational solution

  5. [quote user="vette"]No, no tints on mine other than how it came from Crewe.

    Betty. My Aston didn't have a spare. Just a canister of inflating sealant. Actually, not a bad idea in an emergency.

    I have just bought a couple of small ones for the push bikes that we lend to guests. The same canister also fits the ride on mower, etc.[/quote]

    I must admit to not noticing many personalised number plates in this part of southern England  although I have noticed some plates which are clearly indicating an earlier year than the car model.

    My car does have a spare wheel albeit of the space saver variety and can and have changed it as required. I would not be happy to only have a canister as I would doubt their effectiveness if there was a cut in the tyre wall.

  6. There does seem to be a touch of double standards in this debate.

    IMO it is reasonable to expect people to work on sundays to provide vital services that can protect life. But to compel people to work sundays just to provide you with something you could with a little foresight bought in advance seems to me to smack of arrogance.

    Now personally I have nothing against sunday opening where the people providing the service wish to do so. For single parents with school age children the weekend is the only chance they have to spend quality time together in term time but people in this situation can easily be put under pressure to do so.

  7. [quote user="vette"]I forgot to mention in my last post.

    One thing that myself and her ladyship always do is to have the dipped headlamps on during the day.

    It does at least make one more noticeable.[/quote]I agree. I have always done this since living in Sweden where it is a legal requirement. Mind you now I drive a Volvo it does it automatically.

    [quote user="mint"]I think they look aggresive, especially if they are the xenon type!

    Had

    a couple of volvos in the past and the sidelights used to be on all the

    time and I always felt a bit

    self-conscious.............aaarrrggghhhhhhh!  Could be attracting the

    wrong type of attention....[/quote]

    I don't find it aggressive provided the lights are properly adjusted. I also find it useful if other drivers can see that I am there and thus avoid me. I certainly find it useful now that motorcyclists in the UK are using dipped headlamps. It does make them easier to see and therefore safer for everyone

  8. Just an appeal to anyone reading this thread that many weed killers are extremely toxic to fish and should be disposed off in a responsible way.

    I took WBs post to be in jest but you never know who might think it a sensible way to get rid of unwanted chemicals
  9. I have no problems with Sunday opening provided that there is no compulsion on people to work on these days.

    A lot of pressure can be put on employees to work on Sunday's which can have a bad effect on family life. Many people doing these lower paid jobs have no choice but to take what is available regardless of their circumstances. In the final analysis it comes down to customer convenience rather than necessity.
  10. When I was a young man we had electricity on Sundays, we had radio, we had Sunday papers and papers on Mondays There was medical care available. There was a bus service and a limited train service. There was a fire service and police. A few pubs were open and some small shops were too. Did we suffer as a result. No we didn't. Is it convenient to have shops open on Sundays? Certainly but not essential

  11. [quote user="ebaynut"]


    Good to see you are still with us Rabbie, I

    thought you may be busy packing up for this move to France you spoke

    about. [Www]  [Www]  [Www]
    [/quote]I f you had read my post correctly you would have seen that I used the word If in regard to any possible move to France.

    You also stated incorrectly that I had the same signature for over a year. I adjust it every year on the anniversary of my retirement in February and this year was no exception so no marks for your powers of observation. As you know very little about me you have no idea whether I took late retirement or early retirement so any speculation about my age based on that is meaningless.

    I do notice however that Trump has started to moderate his views now he has realised that he cannot win the election without the support of moderate Republicans so I feel that his more extreme supporters are in for a disappointment regardless of who wins.

    Assuming he builds his wall how is he going to make Mexico pay for it. The wall will no doubt hamper any invasion to enforce payment.

    Please keep posting in support of Trump. They make me smile and remind me that there are worse options than Mrs Clinton

  12. EBN, I was under the impression that everyone whether legal or illegal had to pay for hospital care in the USA even if these costs were covered by Obamacare/Medicare or private insurance. I have heard stories of accident victims being searched for their credit card by ambulance crews so I was a little surprised that you stated it was free of charge for illegal immigrants. Perhaps you could clarify this.

    I noticed you were beginning to make personal remarks about WB's intellect. Does this mean you are beginning to lose the argument?
  13. [quote user="woolybanana"]

    The problem with your sandwich analogy is that too much bread and not enough filling does not douse the hunger pains and is largely a rip off.[/quote]which is why I prefer open sandwiches.

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