[Britain's finest at work]

Perhaps the second bike should have been travelling slower and at a distance where he could have stopped safely in the distance available, bearing in mind the weather conditions. I'll bet his insurance company would like to get hold of that recording.

[Re: ARE WE ALL GETTING TOO OLD OR DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS?]

You tell them Racerbear! Brilliant and it certainly made me think. I wish I could remember it by heart to use on some of these young uns.

[Good morning all]

Where we were was too far north in the valley for the full blast of the mistral but I did get my knuckles rapped on this forum for describing it as a bit of a breeze

[Buying a flat in copropriété]

I used to own and live in a flat which was one of a block of 4. We found that the owner/occupiers of the 2 largest flats permanently dictated what was going to happen and regularly made decisions without contacting us and the other owner. The syndic was useless as he wanted an easy life so he just agreed with whatever they said. Th experience prompted us to build our own house so some good came of it but I would not purchase such a property again in France.

Be careful if it is a small block.

[Good morning all]

The sunshine was in the Rhone Valley in the very north of La Drome. We used to eat outside in January. Admittedly the postman used to laugh but used to join us at the table for aperos.

[Good morning all]

Yes same name as before but a long time ago although I remember both of you. The name was because where I lived seemed to have constant sunshine.

[Good morning all]

I thought that I should inform you that I am a new member as of today. I look forward to joining your discussions, seeking your advice and giving assistance when I can. Actually I was a member for several years and in the main enjoyed the experience, however, having been inactive for quite a while I found that I had to rejoin.