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Yes you can and then you need to register it to the Amazon account you want to order from.

Thanks, Jay. It's cheaper than the OKO site. Those thorny branches are the real problem so to have a preventive effect would be great.

Where can one get OKO in france. Would it be the sort of thing that is freely available in car parts shops?

Ah. I always assumed (don't know why) that the whole can emptied itself into the tyre - I've never actually used one of these things. Do they do any long-term harm or jam the valve?

We have 2 lawn tractors each of which has one or more tyres with slow punctures. It's easy enough just to hook up the compressor and reinflate them (and it's a day or two before they go down) but I just wondered if there's anything you can get to seal the rubber. I'm thinking of those cans of sealant for car tyres that you connect to the valve but I expect there would be too much for a mower tyre. Any ideas?

Cathy said: ''JK - Thank you for highlighting the problem that I had too. What happened to you is exactly what happened to me.'' How did you resolve the problem, Cathy?

Simon, The Kindle is a marvellous device if used for its primary function. Furthermore, it is a convenient way to access the WWW using free wifi hotspots if, like us, you have no internet access on the mobile. The problem is that Amazon are less than wholly transparent on their selling to account holders overseas. If one opts for the .co.uk system then all is fine unless you need to order from abroad via wifi. If one does not have a US address but has a .com account (as those who live in France should according to the Ts&Cs) the price of ebooks is inflated from the US price. These factors appear nowhere in Amazon's promotional literature which I think is a little disingenuous - particularly as they make great play of downloading on the move. As for the free ebooks - there are some splendid works available but also a lot of esoteric material of extremely limited appeal. I suspect that the majority of users will want the latest Lee Child, Iain Banks or whatever rather than the Dream or Just William. Which is not to dismiss the freebies, merely to allude to their limited appeal. There's a useful website which you can use to get notified of price drops for Kindle books: http://www.ereaderiq.co.uk/pricewatch/

Jay wrote: ''Well isn't that nice of Amazon! You buy their product when you could get a similar item elswhere. You buy their books and then they have the nerve to tell you that you are being investigated! I would tell them to s**ff their K where the sun don't shine and buy a Nook or something similar.'' (The quote facility is producing gobbledegook - prob'ly 'cos I'm using Opera) Their Ts and Cs clearly state that only UK residents can use the .co.uk store. On the grounds that I bought the Kindle from my home in North Yorkshire where my a/c is registered I foolishly believed the guff about downloading worldwide using wifi and Whispernet (there's always a McDo's with free wifi). As I put in my email to Amazon, the beauty of the Kindle is if you go away for a month not only do you not have to take 20 books but you can also buy as the mood takes you rather than having to predict your reading requirements. I never had a reply, incidentally. i would not have bought the K if I had known that this travelling thing was an issue. They should make clear when extolling the portability that they will limit download. They also need to recognise that the EU permits full, unfettered movement of its citizens within the community and that there will be many people who through work or lifestyle will not spend there entire time in Little England. Really, the parochialism drives me potty! I nearly did return it but I like it too much!

The lockout that occurs when using Kindle overseas seems only to affect those using wifi. The IP address is flagged as a non-UK one. After about 3 or 4 orders you will get a message something like ''Are you travelling? Please contact us.'' There is a link to a page which then doesn't exist when the link is clicked. I emailed them explaining that it was a UK reg Kindle but I was both a UK and French homeowner so would expect to use the Kindle in both regions and that the ability to download while travelling was a fundamental element in my decidiing to get one in the first place. I got a reply to the effect that they would allow 5 more downloads as a courtesy until their investigation was complete. I understand using 3G doesn't flag this in the same way. Using a VPN seems to be the only satisfactory way to allow one to access .co.uk while travelling (which is, after all, when you don't have access to your proper books!). Not impressed with this aspect of the organisation. Buy your Kindle so you can download and read as you travel - er, unless you want to download using wifi when you're travelling.

Quote from Simon-come-lately: ''Only trying to help JK , no need to be so touchy! Quite obviously you DON'T know how it works because you'd know that there's no need to 'CHOOSE' a delivery method - the Kindle does that for you based on the strongest available signal (so sorry to repeat myself!). Does it really matter how the e-books are delivered so long as you get them? THERE IS NO CHAGRE FOR DELIVERY - GLOBALLY - no matter where you order them from...although I suspect they all come from the same Amazon server anyway. I would add that you do pay a small fee, no matter where you live, if you want to send documents to your Kindle via their Whispernet. Boring stuff JK - just relax and enjoy it Simon :-)'' Thank you. I haven't been patronised like that in a long time! Thank you also for saving Suze from replying to my question to her - I'm sure she will appreciate your replying on her behalf. Try getting Amazon to send a Kindle from .co.uk to a French address. Then try getting your books from .co.uk with a French account and card as many people who have no UK address must do. And then baulk at the extra charge .com makes for ebook orders from a non-US account. Then try patronising someone else.

Simon-come-lately. Yeah, I know how it works. I was curious as to which method the other poster would choose and whether there is a surcharge for .com ebooks that are received outside the US

Well, that sounds very reasonable. Will you use the 3G or wifi to get books and do .com levy a charge for delivery outside the US?

Suze, would it be rude to ask what you paid in the end including taxes and delivery?

Just joined the forum but have watched this thread for a while now. Got my Kindle Oct last and it has transformed my reading habits. Advantages: Easy to carry lots of books Slim and light. Holds charge for a month Cheap ebooks You can read trash novels and nobody can see the cover! Arms don't get tired when reading in bed. Disadvantges: Expensive ebooks Doesn't respond well to being dropped on tiled floor Order from .com if not UK resident (unless prepared to tinker with the rules) More fragile than a paperback Nobody knows that you're reading The Iliad or Troilus and Cressida.

Even heat-cured acrylic? Any non-vulcanite denture should survive an autoclave. I agree about the chlorhexidine - it should kill the pathogens and leave a nice life-like brown coating (which will, of course, brush off).

I bought a Murray 12.5 hp side eject mower from the American Px in 1994 (€700). It gets used and abused on our 4 acres running about 3 hrs a week in summer. It has had one new spark plug, the oil in the B&S motor changed each spring and has had 2 new batteries. I've just fitted its first set of new blades sent from a dealer in Arkansas and cheaper than sourcing in France (if you can find them). It just plods on and on. In 2008 I bought an Oleo-Mac 18.5 hp (€4100) pro quality (Hah!). It is dealer serviced each year (at a cost of €150) and covers about 50 hrs a year. It gives an impeccable cut and the bag holds 350 litres so is useful for leaf clearing in autumn. But the whole unit has a strange feeling of fragility and is a sod on bumpy ground because the seat is very high. So......If you need a perfect cut with no clippings go for a good make. If you are happy with an adequate cut and no clear up why spend too much. The only thing I would say is that 12.5 hp is a tad breathless for 4 acres (1.5 acres of lawn, 2.5 acres topped 2 x year). I'd certainly aim for a twin cylinder 18+hp motor. Were I buying new again I'd go for a John Deere (a neighbour has one and its indestructible) if they have a suitable one in the price range. I'd also try for a hydromatic gearbox. The Oleo-Mac has one and it's much better than the manual change on the Murray. Good luck!