james Mallett

Uh oh.  Didn't realise about the drought.  Am moving back to UK on the 28th so I've stopped watching french telly altogether, which explains why I was outside this morning washing the car and having a water fight with my two young sons around 11am.  Neighbours saw and didn't seemed to mind though, even waved and said ca va.  Maybe they were waiting for the impending visit from the gendarmerie to cart me away which would have made their life just that little bit more exciting today.  Hey ho, just as well we are going back to the UK before I break any more french laws.

Try www.angloinfo.com in the animal magic section.  I rehomed my two cats within a week and had lots of replies.   Good luck.

Loving home has been found.  Getting rehomed tomorrow.  Thanks to everyone that helped me. x

Thanks catgirl, but found a loving home already.  Taking them round tomorrow.  Thanks for all your help though. x

They sound like the perfect owners for the cats, but I wouldn't want to impose. Sounds like they are going through it a bit at the moment.  Fingers crossed, if Dave or Olive reads this posting, please feel free to contact me.  Will travel as far as Spain to find a good home for them (Spain wasn't a joke by the way).

I apologise to anyone reading this who is sick of reading animal postings in the North West France section, but I have already placed an posting in the pets section.  I posted about my two cats a few weeks ago finding a new home and I did find one, but due to problems at the other end, the lady is now unable to take them.  I have advertised the cats absoloutely everywhere and am really desperate to get them rehoused.  I am leaving on 26 August, so time is running out.  If anyone knows of a good home for them, PLEASE let me know. Thank you.

Desperately seeking again.  Had new home sorted, but other problems set in and now unable to take the cats.  Can ANYONE please help.  Leaving Aug 26, must have them re-homed by then. Thanks.

In the last couple of days, I have had the unwanted and terrifying pleasure of having these absoloutely massive things in my house.  The look like wasps, but seem to have two separate bits to their body and they are easily 2 inches long.  I don't know where they are coming from.  A couple of days ago, one came down the chimney, so I opened the fire door and let it outside, but today when I came back from the shops there were THREE of the monsters in my house and I'd only been gone an hour and all the windows were closed.  Does anyone know what they are and how to get rid.  They are REALLY scary.

Loads of good advice, knowing how rural France is though, it will proably be totally different to all the answers you've given me.  Off to the local renault garage tomorrow for the first service on the car before the big drive home. I dare not ask any of you how much any of you have paid for a first service.  Can't wait to get back to the north of England for some tranquility. 

Do I have to leave a forwarding address for EDF and FT.  Don't have a direct debit set up with them, so how can they ensure payment (not thinking of doing a runner either!!!) As with the water, we're on mains drainage and water, will that still be the mairie??

Please can anybody help.  I am returning to the UK at the end of August (husband already gone back and left me with everything!) and I need to sort out all the untilities and haven't got a single clue what to do.  I need to cancel the water, edf, france telecom and aol.  Can anybody tell me how I do it, who I have to inform and how much notice I have to give.  Can't even think straight at the moment with two buys 4 and 2 off school for ten weeks and all the last minute worries to tie up.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  

Dear All, I have just had a reply from a lovely lady who said she will take the cats, however, the only problem is, is that she is not going to arrive in Brittany until the end of September and I am leaving the end of August.  Does anybody know someone who would foster them for a month in enclosed surroundings so they wouldn't run away until the lady was able to collect them.  Any suggestion or recommendations would be MASSIVELY appreciated. Thank you

Thanks for replying Christine.  I will try that now.

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Thank you so much.  I have put a posting in the pets section like you recommened, so hopefully something with come from that.  Thanks for all your help though.  Didn't realise it would be so hard to give them away. I thought I would have them for life.  They are part of the family.