Graham & Brenda
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I am using IE7 and trying to get into the website Viamichelin. It keeps telling me my PC is refusing cookies. Even when I change the settings it still wont let me in.
I used to use this site with IE6 and I thought I had used it with IE7. Does anyone else have this problem and is there a solution please (that does not include changing my browser to Firefox etc.).
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I bought an Amgen wireless mouse for €6 at a troc. It is brilliant and even works on a surface my optical mouse had trouble with. It does eat batteries though so now I'm using 900mah AAA rechargeables which last about a week.
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Or you could just buy them in France at Super U! Saw some today on the English shelf but didn't check the quality or price.
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If you are already with FT have you looked at the Atout 240 package? It is what we use as we have one son on a mobile only and one with a landline and mobile. More expensive than Skype but more convenient.
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Jon, no wish to be pedantic but that is just what does happen for multi-buys. E.g. at Auchan we bought a 2 for 1 on wine and a case was shown as a deduction. Similar at Super U - where they also do extra points added to your card when you buy product 'X'
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Because I have had similar problems in the past, I lined up my 3 special offers first on the tapis today (Auchan Cognac by the way) and mentioned them to the checkout girl. Surprisingly, they all went through correctly - although she kindly said I was quite right to tell her.
Another plus today, when I asked at the photo counter to see a battery charger on special at €14.90 they said they didn't have any so would I like the €29.90 one for €14.90. It was not a tough decision and was the second example of good customer service I've had there recently. Of course it is still hit and miss finding a vendeur/vendeuse for the particular section when you need one - but that's normal everywhere.
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This is in the paper today:
http://www.sudouest.com/141106/reg_charente.asp?Article=141106a64266.xml
Ce n'est plus qu'une qu'une question de semaines. La communauté des communes (CDCC) et la Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Cognac (CCIC) doivent officialiser d'ici la fin d'année leur entrée dans le syndicat mixte des aéroports de Charente. Cette entité, flambant neuve, sera créée pour gérer les deux plate-formes aéroportuaires du département (Brie-Champniers et Chateaubernard). Y siégeront deux CDC (Cognac et Braconne-Charente), la Comaga, deux CCI (Angoulême et Cognac) et le Conseil général.
Cadre financier. Avec la mise en place de la ligne « low cost » (à bas coût) entre Angoulême et Londres, qui devrait être lancée en juin prochain par la compagnie Ryanair, le transport aérien charentais se dote d'une nouvelle structure dont le budget est bien cadré. « Chacun des partenaires concernés interviendra dans les activités liées à son aéroport », explique Robert Richard, vice-président PS de la communauté des communes de Cognac. Pour chaque dépense sur Châteaubernard, le Conseil général, la CDCC et la CCIC se partageront à parts égales un coût plafonné à 70 000 euros.
Du côté de Brie-Champniers, la répartition se fera de la façon suivante : Département (32 %), Comaga (32 %), CCI Angoulême (32 %) et CDC Braconne (4 %). Enfin, les six membres participeront à des dépenses communes : soit le fonctionnement interne et les actions diverses pouvant bénéficier aux deux aéroports. Dans ce cas, les décisions seront prises à l'unanimité.
L'aéroport Angoulême-Cognac. Autre changement découlant de cette nouvelle « association », l'aéroport de Brie-Champniers devrait être rebaptisé et s'appeler « Angoulême-Cognac ». La compagnie low cost Ryanair s'est d'ailleurs prononcé pour que Cognac apparaisse dans le nom de l'aéroport, pour être davantage attractive.
Le syndicat mixte devrait être créé le 1er janvier 2007. Après un accord de principe donné par la Communauté des communes Braconne et Charente la semaine dernière, les élus de la CDC de Cognac doivent se réunir ce soir pour plancher sur le projet de constitution. Selon Robert Richard, l'élu chargé des transports, cela constituerait une réelle opportunité pour le secteur cognaçais. « Il ne faut pas se leurrer, c'est d'un grand intérêt pour la communauté. La ligne low cost, doublée de l'évolution du secteur routier, pourrait notamment favoriser l'implantation de Britanniques dans la région ».
Du côté de la CCI de Cognac, le président Alexander Garandeau, beaucoup plus frileux, attend d'avoir les statuts juridiques. « Nous voulons nous border pour ne pas commettre d'impairs. Nous sommes également en train de négocier notre participation aux dépenses communes, qui sera modeste ». Quant aux premiers Boeings de la compagnie Ryanair, illustration de la renaissance du transport aérien charentais, ils devraient atterrir et décoller quotidiennement avant l'été prochain.
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I get my UK free to air TV channels through a dish and a "Metronic" brand decoder (if that's the correct name for the box). My French TV comes from an aerial.
Can I install a TNT box (saw a Metronic one in Geant today for €39) alongside the existing Metronic box and would I need any additional special leads or adaptors to do so? (I have spare scart cables). Thanks,
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I am interested in the magnetic type. Can anyone advise me if they available in France - if so what are they called, who sells them and approx. how much please? thanks,
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I was refused a Castorama card some time ago. It was before I had completed my first French tax return and the lady said it was probably that which was the problem - i.e. I wasn't "in the system"
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I have been toying with the idea of matt Ronseal for our oak flooring. Any alternative suggestions - pros/cons - will be welcomed before I take the plunge!! Thanks,
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Unless someone else knows better.........I would say that he gets the usual letter from Newcastle refusing to extend his E106 (as described elsewhere on the forum) and signs up with CPAM as a French resident. His contributions will then be based upon his French tax return. However, I have no idea if your UK residency has any effect upon the situation, so perhaps someone in a similar position will clarify.
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Thanks for that thought - and yes I did.
They weren' t concerned but it reminds me that, when I lived in the UK, Direct Line wouldn't even quote me but plenty of other companies would and without any loading/excess.
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Thanks SD. Perhaps he didn't realise I needed to re-apply. I have now had my French licence for nearly 2 years (not for work and not HGV), so I'm a bit undecided what to do. I suppose I'll start by taking copies of some of your links to the medecin and taking it from there. Thanks again,
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SD. This is very interesting as my medecin said nothing about any of these requirements. (I have diabetes controlled by insulin). It would be helpful if you could give me the source of your information so that I can discuss it with him at my next appointment, as, whilst I have very good control, I also want to be legal!!
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Thank you all for the replies, which I have passed on.
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A Telegraph article says Feb 2007...........
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Firstly I apologise as I hate it when my thread is hijacked by a different topic...........but the village of Herpes is nearby to us and it seems such an undesirable address. However I suppose it is pronounced "erp" or similar in French.
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I kept my Nationwide Flex account and credit card just with a change of address. If you want a joint account make sure you include your partner before you leave the UK. They won't open or change the account once you are a French resident. We also have Barclays accounts upon which we just changed the address.
Neither bank will accept instructions to pay interest gross - they just refer you to their offshore departments. You can claim it back from the UK taxman though, whilst declaring it in France to the Impots.
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My neighbour has returned his livebox today as it is the second to fail. He's bought a Netgear modem but is having problems connecting to Orange even though the modem detects the connection - any ideas please? The Orange website is no help as it mainly refers to "their" modems.
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Having looked at the page for signing up, I assume I need to give a UK address for the UK Paypal account and then apply again with a French address for the French Paypal account. Sorry if I'm asking the obvious but do they do any sort of credit check on the UK address as, although I can give a UK address I don't have a credit record connected to it as I am resident in France. (The UK bank account is no problem but they use the French address).
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Sorry if this is slightly off-subject. Before we were in a position to buy and move here we holidayed in France every year. I considered the cost of running a maison secondaire to be too high and chose to rent a gite, often in different parts of France, thus helping to discover which areas we liked best. One can hire an awful lot of gites (or stay in hotels come to that) for the running costs of a house and you don't have to spend all your holiday on maintenance, decorating etc. (Nor worrying about it when you're not there).
Just a thought........
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Which is the best company for exhaust replacements please? We are between Angouleme and Cognac in 16
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