Alex H

They are pdf files and appear to be from a site that sells the courses [:)]

[quote user="Gluestick"] I understand that 8 people are shot each and every day now in the UK! [/quote] Source please? Oh, and this one too please? [quote user="Gluestick"] In a week where an Australian trader in London, apparently called Troy, has refused to take £125 million basic pay as too little (!!!) [/quote]

[quote user="Jonzjob"]That is probably true if you know where to look. I looked at 'default file formats' in the OO help, but '.doc' does not show as an default?[8-)] [/quote] As I said up there ^ select Microsoft Word 6.0 - that is .doc[:)]

Almost there [:)] In the box you are now in - use the up arrow on the RHS to get the entries starting with Microsoft Like this (although I seem to have a different version to you) [IMG]http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa288/alexhudghton/Image2.jpg[/IMG]

Tools > Options > Load/Save > Default File Format > Always Save As  <your choice here>

Checkout this hybrid [:D] French / English website - it has a list of compatible cars http://www.e85-ffv.com/en/index2.php All you need is the 'magic box' for €490 [:)]

Thanks Clair [:)]

[IMG]http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa288/alexhudghton/014.jpg[/IMG]

[quote user="Russethouse"]I thought that by their nature they let in light from more directions ?[/quote] But you can't get any more light through the same sized hole can you?

[quote user="Gyn_Paul"]is there something I need to do with Opera, to make it quote without printing all the formatting codes? paul[/quote] Yes, change it to MS Internet Explorer  [+o(] - its the only browser that works fully with the forum software (I use Firefox [:D])

Info here http://www.ideesmaison.com/La-VMC-ventilation-mecanique.html

No, but I did buy this (and the colours are original [:D]) [IMG]http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa288/alexhudghton/house_ad.jpg[/IMG]  

Buy a tatty old van, the larger the better and park it in the access when you are not in residence [:D]

But as in all communities, some are not as welcome as others. Quote from Yahoo.co.uk News A gypsy encampment has sprung up just 200 yards from the country home of government minister Tessa Jowell. Dozens of travellers piled on to the site over the bank holiday weekend, setting up a water supply and laying electricity cables. A septic tank has been installed and concrete pathways laid on the site, near the town of Shipston-on-Stour in Warwickshire. Fencing has also been erected and hedges have been pulled down. Residents reported the caravans moved on to the two-and-a-half acre site on Friday, leading to accusations that the gypsies were taking advantage of the public holiday when nobody at Warwickshire County Council was working. The field, which has space for at least 30 caravans, is just 200 yards from the country home of Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell, 60, and her estranged husband David Mills. It was reported the gypsies had bought the site from a local businessman. Conservative councillor Chris Saint represents the area on Warwickshire County Council. He said: "Up until last Thursday it was simply a piece of pasture land. On Friday morning I got a call from one of the parish councillors to say that there was some frenzied activity taking place on the field. "We view it with alarm because I have no information about a planning application even being lodged, let alone granted, and I would be the first to know. "I understand that water and electricity have been brought on and I also understand they have put in a sceptic tank and put down roads and fencing." Asked whether he thought the gypsies had targeted the bank holiday weekend as no-one would be working at the council's offices, Mr Saint added: "We don't know that for certain but the speculation is that they have done this because there is a four day window when officialdom is unlikely to get to them." It will certainly be interesting to see what happens.

How about using Metapost bolt down brackets used for concrete bases to slot your posts into? Not sure if they are available in France though. (must learn to type quicker[:)])

Not too sure - it can be read both ways. Must have been in cynic mode this morning [:)]

[quote user="Deby"]have to say isnt that really a nice thing to do. Deby [/quote] Why not? He is probably paying a lot of money and wants to know whats going on without the expense of being there.

Hi I just had a look on Wikipedia - it seems to list every walnut in the world (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut) Sorry thats not a proper link,  but I use Firefox [:D]

That article is about Black Walnut (Juglans nigra - timber only, native to N&S.America) not Common Walnut (Juglans regia - timber and nuts, native to Europe & Asia), so I don't think it applies to you [:)]

[quote user="Etoile"] The house was built in 1632 but I understand it has been rewired since then, about twenty years ago. [/quote] [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

The trick is to get France Telecom to believe that they actually provide this service to those with a Maison Premiere in another country. How did you do it? I spent the best part of an hour in the office in Limoges trying to get this service and was told that as my primary residence is in England, they can't do it. I know about the english speaking helpline (that is forever engaged), so any other suggestions?

Thanks Clair (again[:D])

Thanks Clair

Having just watched the film "Tell  No One", can anyone tell me the origin of the word 'flic' for cop or policeman?

We don't have a TV and use a DVD rental by mail supplier to watch the latest films in the UK. Is there anything similar in France?