Polremy

Murderer

I would think so. We always take sandwiches and fruit and they have never caused any excitement to the x ray machine.

Where are you exactly? It doesn't say.

But, Coops, you have a PhD in Stuff!!! You're the bee's knees in Stuff!! (can't quote!! am on Safari)

The same thing happened to us. In the days when our French house was simply a holiday home we arrived hot and tired in mid-july with three children in tow (well, in 2cv as it happens - yes really) only to find that we couldn't get onto our (very short, one car) drive because there was an even older banger there. After knocking on a few doors to enquire who it belonged to we eventually found out it was one of our neighbours. He was not the slightest bit embarrassed. It happened again after that and he even had the cheek to suggest that he was doing us a favour since the house would look occupied. We took Wooly's view and smiled sweetly thereby confirming that we were the soft touch anglais.

My brother informs me that the best way is to train 'em young. And to do that he recommends placing a ping pong ball in the bowl. The competition is then to hit it. Funnily enough all his three sons became experts as soon as they were out of nappies. Not sure if my brother uses this method himself!

Not being funny but ........try a big glass of water. Honestly it often tides me over when I want to eat but shouldn't.

"Sous" le pont d'Avignon - peut-etre.

Actually, I like the smell of Marmite, Marmite!

We found But good for sofas.

We were always very pleased with Darty. Can't remember how precise their delivery slot was but I do know that they arrived when they said they would. And their after sales service was great too. ps just reread your enquiry - delivery was definitely defined as a morning or an afternoon - never as vague as "some time during the day". It might even have been more precise than that.

Love it!!!!!!!!

"Frankfurter sandwiches, frankfurter sandwiches, all night long!!" Someone please tell me why this keeps going through my head.

Until someone more knowledgeable (now have I spelt that right?) comes along, you could alway google any word whose spelling you're not sure of.

It wasn't the blue one that came in a zip-up case was it, Idun? A newfangled portable one? Might have been an Olivetti. I had one of those.

Belligerent is good!

Thanks, Albert. My cousin has an AOL account. Do you think it would be safe to email her and let her know that her account has probably been hacked?

Agree totally, Bugsy. A little question - not sure what to do. I have a longlost and recently rediscovered cousin. We email each other now occasionally. She lives in France. We have relocated and are now based in UK and Tenerife. I have just received two one-liner emails purporting to be from her. The first one was sent to more than just me - not sure how many recipients. It just didn't sound like her - it started with "Hi" for a start and there was an attachment named something like "Re 1". I deleted the thing. The second one was just entitled "RE 5" so I didn't even open the email. I think she must have acquired some sort of virus. Don't know much about these things (I have a Mac!) Should I email my cousin or will that cause more problems. Don't even know her phone number so I couldn't call even if I wanted to. Have already sent her a Christmas card so I can't add a ps on that. Not sure how these viruses (viri?) work. Any advice would be appreciated. Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if she is on this forum but then I don't know what her forum name would be.

Maybe they're going to sell them at the gendarmarie. After all, they're not going to need them now are they? Nice little sideline peut-etre.

Man (woman?) after my own heart. Done that many times.

A fortnight with some septics? Sounds intriguing.

Moi aussi, GG. Had forgotten that. I am out of both France and UK at the moment so presumed it was just a problem with my internet provider here in Tenerife.

I rarely eat a dessert but still am very impressed if one is offered that is not an ice cream in a tub, (or two boules of stuff from a tub) or a "flan". Becoming increasingly rare to find a proper home-made offering.

Yep. I was logged out the other day too. In the end I had to get the boss to sort it. And this morning I was logged out again and couldn't even access the page to log in. In addition to that, all the writing was bright blue!! Very strange. Seems to be fine again at the moment.

That should do it!