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Hi Racerbear Sounds dreadful.. Is there any fungus anywhere.. particularly honey bracket fungus (looks like half a diner plate)? You are sure that this a disease and not the result of animals( you see the nibble marks). If it is a disease the it is coming from the roots and the affected trees are doomed (with no bark they will die for sure). The problem is not to let the other trees get the disease as well (if indeed thats what it is), or you'll have a lot of standing firewood instead of a nice forest. Without a pic I am afraid I could only guess.. Regards Andrew

Simon Dendrochronology (latin) will only tell you how old the tree was - not when it was felled and installed in your house. Anyway, you can do that yourself if you can count and have one of the strong illuminated magnifying glass thingys. Mind you you'll have to be looking at the endgrain or else take a core-sample to the heart of the beam (Which might weaken it or start insect or fungus attack).   To find out how long it been there you'll need radio-carbon dating... in other words how much money do you have... double it and add some more and that be just fine.. then call you local University Physics Dept.   Another (cheaper) way might be to find out when the house was built? Or maybe there is a signature of the craftsman who built the house somewhere, that can be date even more accurately.   Just curious as to why you need such information??? Not sure I have helped but anyway Happy New Year Andrew

Carol   Just curious.. where did you end up?   And what made you decide...? Cheers Andrew (oissies...???)

The lead article in the Main page talked about Agent Commercial as attached to an Immobillier.   I've just been doing some digging as I want to do this type of work. To my horror I have it on reasonably reliable advice that the status of agent commercial is officially scrapped.   It's impossible now to work in the Immobillier industry unless you have either a Carte Professionalle or a salary from one.   Anyone have any more information on this?   Andrew

Hi Carol All of those areas already posted are nice, add another to your list though and you'll be astonished at how beautiful and peaceful this department can be...  Venice Verte. Sounds great doesn't it.... think of 'Wind in the Willows' and your nearly there.   I live in Marans about 10 min from the Coast, its the end of the VV. Let me know if I can help   Hello to Angie too.. bisous Andrew