JSKS
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Apparently the incidence of bed bugs in the western world is on the increase. I've heard it suggested that this is because of the introduction of lower temperatures when washing bedding.
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Clearly overpaid but underintelligent civil servants and politicians feel the need to quantify everything which in this case leads to a proforma assessment of something (disability) that just doesn't lend itself to box-ticking. After 30 of years of interference by idiots in my clinical practice (HTF do you set targets for, say, emergency surgery?) I find this need by the untrained to govern the judgement of experts tiresome. Disability needs expert assessment not box-ticking.
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The most guilty I've ever felt in my life was passing a stationary Polizei vehicle while I was doing 270k in a Porsche 911. I hasten to add that this was on an arrow-straight autoroute in daylight, there was no traffic and I wasn't breaking the limit (there wasn't one). 310 at night with other vehicles about? Er, I think not. As for one year in jail - probably fair enough.
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Wow! That must be a record. Godwin's Law invoked in the thread title!
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The best thing is just to say ''OPh dear, that sounds awful. Just give me a moment to switch the computer on so you can check it.'' Then set the phone down (but don't disconnect) and get on with whatever you were doing. Sooner or later they get fed up. If you really want to string it out 'cos it's a slow day and you need some fun every minute or so just say 'OK it's nearly started now just another minute or two''. 'Oh dear, just switched it off by accident, just wait 'til it starts again''. ''All I'm getting is a blue screen, is that right? Better restart it'' etc
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He was Mr Madonna for a while which immediately calls his judgement into question.
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[quote user="BJSLIV"]It's a quote fromhttp://www.freesat.co.uk/how-to/faqs/support/[/quote]
Note that this applies to FREESAT not FREEVIEW as mentioned in the OP.
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It's not the thawing out that causes the burst it is the initial freeze - water expands on freezing. The worst thing is constant thaw and freeze where the expansion cycle happens over and over again. So if you get the pipe thawed don't let it refreeze - if you know it will refreeze, don't thaw it! Certainly close the supply to the affected area - if there is a burst that shows up when the ice melts then you only have the small quantity of water in the pipe to worry about.
Lagging only slows the rate at which water in pipes cools then freezes so it's helpful for short periods of freezing - in the current longer freeze the surrounding area temperature needs to be at or above 0 degrees. Similarly when the temp rises it will take a lagged pipe longer to thaw.
Water is a strange fluid - it releases a lot of energy when it freezes (which is why it takes a good while to freeze) but then needs a lot of energy to thaw (this is the latent heat of water).
So the simple answer is yes, turn off the source. When the pipes are thawed turn the water on and check for leaks.
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[quote user="Chiefluvvie"]??? not sure what you're on about here......especially you JK ![/quote]
Come on. Catch up.
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[quote user="louisedaniel"]Can anyone help with this problem:
My parents (both English) - the most up front honest people you could find - sold a property in France last October to a couple (one English one French). They had lived there 10 years. The Compromis de Vent was signed 6 months previously so plenty of cooling off period. There is a feature in the house of rocks (real rocks, part of the landscape inside the house, at ground level) which seep water if it rains badly. The rain seeps onto quarry tiles so causes no damage. You simply have to mop it up with towels or put a bucket there. It's very obvious that this is likely to happen because the rocks are real rocks connected to the outside. My parents were totally open about this (verbally, in an email to the buyers English, plus the buyers looked freely around the house at least twice and could have asked questions then, plus a long period between signing of compromis de vent and completion). My parents are now being sued by the buyers who are saying they kept the leaks hidden which is simply not true. It would seem there were bad rains last autumn (Provence) the worse for some time - in fact all the neighbours suffered in a similar fashion. The buyers chose not to have a survey although I know this is not common practice in France. It has to be said these buyers were a nightmare from start to finish... nitpicking every detail and in fact had pulled out of two previous sales at the last minute... the agent says she has never met people like them. None of this counts for anything, I realise. Where can I find out the law on this. Given they didn't want a survey, given they have bought the house, can they do what they are doing? i.e. suing to pay for damage and to sort out the leaks - probably impossible if they want to keep the rocks (which are a very attractive, rustic feature). The situation is that the court are appointing 'experts' to inspect the house and make a decision - which could potentially cost a fortune, if my parents lost - money they don't have - they are retired and live in France permanently (only one home). Would be grateful for any insights or suggestions as to where to find info about this kind of situation. I speak French so ok with French sites. Very many thanks indeed.[/quote]Just to get back on track.
There really isn't any choice but to bite the bullet and get personal legal advice from a specialist in property law.
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[quote user="AnOther"]Sorry but you seem to be speaking in riddles, what 'if' are you referring to, the OP doesn't even hint that they might be returning to UK ?
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A hypothetical situation that might be of interest to anyone reading this that is selling/has sold a house and returned to UK. And that would be writing in riddles.
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Oh dear. Is this going to be one of those ''I'm more integrated/French/morally superior'' (delete as appropriate) thread - this time based on numbers of days each year 'in country'?
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[quote user="AnOther"][quote user="JK"]How could a buyer follow this up if the sellers had returned to UK?[/quote]Read the post, "they are retired and live in France permanently (only one home)" but in any case situations like this can be pursued internationally
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Read the post and note the word ''if''. (Don't like using the imperative - it seems so patronising)
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How could a buyer follow this up if the sellers had returned to UK?
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As one who lives in Burgundy, I would suggest that the shots are carefully edited to demonstrate the stereotype rather than the reality. Unless, like us, you live deep in the countryside (which was well represented on the prog) parts of Burgundy can be a touristy nightmare in the holiday periods - if you really want to be ripped off have lunch in Beaune in July. Having said that, there is no doubt that the standard of food, once you get away from the tourist traps, is remarkable both for price and quality.
Am I the only one who thinks M Blanc rather over-eggs the French accent for the benefit of viewers?
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It's also worth mentioning that when a car is really cold then a certain amount of extra energy needs to be expended to turn the engine, gearbox, axles etc which will have greater friction due to increased viscosity of lubricant and a reduction of tolerance due to thermal contraction.
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Wow. Thanks for those quick and very helpful replies!
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We will need to insure a car in UK in the next couple of months. I understand that French insurers can issue a form that details your driver history including no claims. Does anyone know what this is called in French?
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[quote user="Russethouse"]Perverting the course of justice is a serious crime, isn't it ?[/quote]
Not when it just concerns driving points for speeding IMHO.
I wonder how many of us have done the same thing as CH - or would to avoid the ban.
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I wonder how many of us have allegedly compounded a crime and consistently lied for 9 years in order to retain a position of power and influence in a position where integrity, honesty and openness are fundamental?
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One wonders if the police would have wasted so much time if he were not an Em Pee. But I would prefer to see the more serious crimes investigated first every time.
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Surely if a cabinet minster is shown to have lied and perverted the course of justice then this is a serious crime. These people may make the law but it doesn't place them above it. Not only that but, if he is found guilty, he has compounded the offence with his ex-wife and has continued to lie for 9 years.
On the other hand he may be acquitted in which case the above para is irrelevant.
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Heaven Hath no rage like a love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
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[quote user="JK"]And also Danish. All the Ds really: Dutch, Danish and Deutsch.[/quote]
All the D's - as in Doesn't anyone else in the world speak these languages?[;-)]
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If we're going for volume then Mandarin or Cantonese are the obvious choices.
French comes WAY down the list!
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[quote user="brianagain"]However learning German means that it should be a lot easier to move on to learning Dutch. I found that recognising German nouns using the Michel Thomas idea of substituting d for t, t for s, etc, very useful in reading German and being able to get by on holiday there.Brian (again)
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And also Danish. All the Ds really: Dutch, Danish and Deutsch.
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[quote user="Jazzer"]Interesting article:
http://www.independent.ie/todays-paper/jonathan-franzen-ebooks-are-damaging-society-3003586.html[/quote]I note, however, that his antipathy to the ebook has not prevented him from cashing in by offering his books on Amazon for Kindle download. What utter, rank hypocrisy. What some people will do for publicity!
Re: What was that one thing
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[quote user="Joe"]I had just started work as a bus conductor whilst the Inspector was showing me my rotas,his daughter appeared and asked for a lift home. I thought she looked very nice in her mini skirt.The following day I asked her out and 2 weeks later I asked her to marry me.
We got married 3 years later.That was 40 years ago.And they said it would not last.[/quote]Don't speak too soon.