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Brilliant!!! [:D] Can't beat that one!!

All similar things to us!! We also lay a fire in the woodburner ready for lighting.

Great Dick!! When we have mature - ie 2 year old + wood we don't get much blackening on the door. If the wood isn't old we do get a dirty door and as Dick and others, either use rolled up newspaper/ash or just leave it. We get loads of heat from it!!

We have a maximum number of guests of 4, we provide enough crockery/cutlery (we think) for 8. Assuming guests have breakfast and one meal in our cottage, then the dishwasher will be used once a day. But often there are just 2 guests only. (And sometimes I expect they have friends to dinner, so there are more) Only a guess, but I provide the tablets, salt etc, and it isn't used more than once a day on average - if that!!

Clair - spot on ref the washing etc, I think it's the electric socket that makes me twitchy!!! [:D]

mitsi spot on re the washing machine space!!! Our cottage had existing plumbing in the bathroom for a washing machine, so ours had to go there. I'm not very comfortable with this - but I just hope guests find it quaint, and very French!!! [;-)]

Thanks for that - I hadn't thought of a restrictor, but that's a great idea!! I've seen them in many hotels!

We have a dishwasher - we get good feedback from our visitors saying it did influence their decision. We have quite a large kitchen so no space issues. Personally, if I was in self-catering accomodation, I would prefer one! [:)]

Hi!! We have got permission to replace an old wooden door into to our Grenier with a window and shutter. Question - the door is effectively at floor level (used for hauling grain in etc). When we instal the new window I wondered if there are any building regs - ie as window goes down to floor do I need bars outside? thanks!

Thanks - yes, the first thing I did was check the firewall and Internet Security was up to date, and I ran a scan - nothing showed so in this case I guess Will's description is most likely!! It is very irritating - at least I'm not on dial-up as I was last time something like this happened.  Cheers all!!

thanks all for the suggestions - and so promptly!!! Glad I won't be a pariah for ever!!

Help - please!! I have just received a load of 'undeliverable' return receipts and I didn't recognise the addresses. Upon clicking the original message turned out to be one of those selling various pharmaceuticals, and the sender was [email protected] where www.yyyyyyy.com is my website. Is there anything I can do to stop this? thanks!!

L - no offence taken, not sure why you think so? Probably my dodgy use of icons - I can't get the hang of them. Thanks ref the Vet - I'll ring the one in La Haye now I know I won't be making a complete idiot of myself!!! I actually work in Bridport, just North of West Bay - lots of apartments being built there now. Know the restaurant but not eaten there. (Live near Bere Regis) thanks for all the comments!!

Clair is spot on. With our rentals we have in our T's & C's that guests must have their own liability insurance as whilst our insurers would pay for incidents, they would seek to recover  their costs from the guest if they caused the incident.

Hi Does anyone know a good decorator in 50250? If so, please could you PM me. thanks!!

La Haye du Puits, 50250, East of Carentan,  Llwyncelyn!!!

Hi! I think that the 8th of May is a bank holiday in France. Do you think a Vet would be open on the 7th ? (Pet Passport stuff) Many thanks!![:)]

I wrote and told CA I didn't need the letter, but they told me I had to have as system generated. And even if they could stop it, they would still charge!! I use Moneybookers.com for smaller amounts - the small % fee is offset by a good exchange rate, I feel. And CA don't charge to receive the money.

ha . .  yahoo eh . . . . Cassis is spot on about some of the free sites - in fact I think it was the one's he posted that we use and have had a couple of bookings from!!!

Got the email too - never heard of them, and nothing comes up on google. I don't respond to unsolicited requests, but as per JJ will respond to free listings!

Hi. I see from the new BF timetable that although they said that whilst the Barfleur was being serviced there would be replacement service, there is now a gap in March. Also - am I reading it correctly - there is an overnight seacat crossing in August? cheers!!

this is the same with Mozilla too. I've paid all my taxes online, and wanted to check my account and when I try to log on to 'my space' it tells me that a certificate is missing, and to my knowledge I've never had a certificate before. Perhaps the impots.gouv.fr site has been upgraded? Does anyone know how I get the certificate? thanks

me neither in 50 . . . . .

Jon Thanks - this is exactly how I feel. As you say, we had repeat bookings who should have found us anyway!! Think I may drop them, gulp!!! Thanks all for your thoughts!

Hi. Could you suggest paint suitable for internal stone walls? (minimal or no plaster on them) Would lime render be the correc thing and if so, what it is it called? thanks