Janetw

Yes this is a bit of a grumble and me doing a bit of promo for those who live north of Watford Gap and own a place in France. The front cover of LF for July boasts that there are 26 places you can now fly from to France - what a disappointment this turned out to be !!! With the odd exception nearly all destinations were promoting the same airline from southern based airports - for those that never stop to think about it 'We ( yes thats the royal 'We') in the north like to fly locally wherever possible, but it seems airlines have up to press failed to take this smal matter on board - until now that is, as I am glad to report that jet2 a new low cost airline operating out of Leeds/Bradford airport has just started to offer direct flights to Geneva which for skiers like myself and many of our friends (incidentally that is where we have our apt -dept 74) are thrilled to bits about.Whilst I appreciate Geneva is not 'in' France,it does straddle the borders and for anyone accessing many of ski resorts in the northern alps they will find it much easier than using Lyon. Living in the north - Leeds to be precise, this for us is great news - so please LF in future could such articles include some of the other low cost airlines that suit people like me, a skier and not just those seeking sun and sand ? For more info on jet 2 visit www.jet2.com Sorry for the length of this message but I got a bit of 'bee in my bonnet' over it but now I will go and lay down somewhere dark and quiet and relax Janet

I recently chnaged our bank from CA(no surprises for guessing why !!!) to Banque Populaire who have been extremely helpful, however I am puzzled over one thing......they have insisted that we have a deposit account in which we must put 300 euros as a guarantee and then found out that we have a separate current account,why I wonder ?. They charge us 5.01 euros a month for this pack ' equipage' - is this normal practice or should we challenge it ? all I wanted was a 'normal' bank account with a cheque book ! Any advice gratefully received. Janet Ward

I'm sure this topic has been raised many times already so apologies in advance, but what is the procedure if a tradesman does a sub-standard job and unfortunately you find out approx 1 yr later ? The French roofer ( I now use this term loosely) is based in Carnoet, Nr Callac. The chimmneys are leaking and it appears he hasn't done all he said he would. Is it tough or is there any means of getting him back ? Any advice greatly received. Janet Ward