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Phew, thank you, all you kind-hearted folk!  Sue, you have given me just the right ammunition to write to them............yet again! Having been weakened by weeks of interrupted nights (getting up for poor old doggy, though OH's knee is well enough for him to shoulder his share again), I was truly overwhelmed.  I must admit I was coming to the point of just paying up because, as id says, there are tons of paperwork to dig up, and the cost of letters with avis de réception is mounting up.  However, you have now stiffened my resolve and I am up for the confrontation[:)] Giving in to bullies is after all no way for any self-respecting étrangère to go, is it? 

[quote user="NormanH"]The point was that SFR changed the conditions of the contract in August 2016, and you had 4 months in which to cancel saying that you weren't in agreement with the new terms. That gave a loophole of having nothing to pay, unlike a normal cancellation fee. [/quote] As they have now (finally) admitted that my contract with them finished on 25 September, that shows that I am well within the 4 months you have spoken about. Could you, after you are replete with Sunday lunch and in a post prandial glow of goodwill towards all mankind, please, please, please point me to somewhere that states you have this 4-month period of grace, stp? I'd feel on firmer ground if I have something to quote and can then stand my ground against the big, bad wolf who is coming a-knocking on my door? Sue56, if you are reading, you'd perhaps know straight off? Anyone else accomplished at reading small print, please?

I'd be very interested in the views of people who voted right of centre about the enclosed. Apparently, the people who voted for Trump have no issue with this.  In fact, they think that Trump is going to make them rich like him and his family!!!

Sometimes, even the most serious adult needs to play games[:)]

Good point, marmite, good point

ET, I have recently read some of the pieces from his Exercises de style and I could never have imagined that you could write about a simple anecdote in 99 different ways! Very good for French language students, I think[:)] Edit: had to return and change a grammar mistake ...........alas, more and more common these days

Oh, yes, I remember now that one of the main characters in L'assomoir was called Gervaise! But the song is more of a lament!

Enough of Brexit and any other serious topic for the moment.  Plus, this is to tempt Chancer to reply as we haven't seen him for a while! OK then, the word is Doukipudonktan!  Translation:  D'ou qui'ils puent donc tant. Do join in the fun, if anyone is so inclined?

Any fans out there?  Eurotrash perhaps? Any recommendations? 

Thank you, Norman.  My inquietude having somewhat subsided and I have now looked at the letter that accompanied the labels sent to me, dated 16.02.17, it said that my SFR souscrite has ended since 25.09.16 and said that the résiliation fee would be 45 euros. So, I will send back the labels, send yet again the colissimo receipt for the equipment and say once more that I owe nothing as it was they who changed the conditions of the contract! So no paying of the 63 euros demanded and be prepared to be dug in for a long and tedious war of attrition. My reckoning is that if I do pay up, they are only going to come after me later for non return of their sodding equipment. This evening, after I have had some food, I am sending you a PM about something that I am sure you will know about and that is of more interest to me than this poxy debt collecting firm[:D]

Hello again..............just testing as I seemed to have been logged out automatically. Yes, will pay the bill and fall back on the good nature of Orange to refund me.  Just come back to say this in case it's of help to someone else in the same situation.