Polremy

The only time we ever checked to confirm our flight (not Ryanair) we arrived at the airport 12 hours later only to be told that there would be a 7 hour delay! I can't believe they didn't know that in advance. Something to do with a plane being in the wrong country. It meant we missed a glorious day of sunshine and spent the whole time in an airport trying to work out the best way of spending our 15euros compensation voucher. (started with a double g and t)

Actually, while I think of it, there was another motivation in organising my coins The little man in the garage in the village NEVER used to give us the right change. Really annoying. If the petrol came to 16.43 for example he wouldn't think of letting us off the 3cents. On the other hand, we would never bother giving us the odd 7cents change. This really annoyed Mr. Polremy who argued quite rightly that his petrol was overpriced anyway and he must be making quite a lot over the week.

My new purse (the old one burst its zip because of too many small denomination coins!) has several compartments. I am so organised now: 1st compartment : notes 2nd compartment : 2 euro coins middle compartment which has another zip : 1 euro coins (I try not to use these so that I always have some for car parking) 4th compartment: gold coloured coins 10-50cents 5th compartment: the brown ones that my son always used to call s*** This means that I can now give the right change in shops without being one of those annoying people at the front of the queue who takes ages. It's surprising how few brown coins I now have. God, I sound so smug. Now to get the rest of my life as organised.

don't think you'd like to see the 100 metres men being all fluffy with each other though, would you?

Ah. Hope I haven't got this wrong. Am going shopping on Monday (Leaderprice and then Carrefour). Will let you know the damage. Mind you, I am running out of a few things like coffee so it might be a bit more.

20 euros a week saving is a lot! how many are there of you? i think we only spend around 50euros for the two of us and that includes quite a bit of wine. maybe another 5 euros or so for some of our fruit and veg at the market.

Maybe most post offices, giantpanda, but certainly not ours. things move very slowly round these parts.

Well, I have decided to try and buy stamps on line - thanks to Allanb giving me the helpful website. I will miss the colourful scenes in the village post office - thank goodness!

Do I understand you right? We have been married only to each other for 38 years. We have three children all of whom are reliable, love us and each other and are over the age of consent. I have been worrying about making a will in France and have almost entered the solicitors office many times to enquire. Do you think there really is no point and that, in the event of one of us dying or both of us dying simultaneously, our property and any money in France would go to all the right people?

No, I didn't say "French-eating horses"!! So there!

Someone's going to mention the French eating horses. I just know it.

yes. i was confused about south west and south east. we are near perpignan - west of marseille and the posh folk of nice and so on. but we are east of bayonne and the atlantic lot. so, apparently, we are south east. i think that we should be south central!!

Pistols and peace dont really go together though, do they?

That's what I thought too. I seem to remember that boxers can't be in the Olympics after they have turned professional.

Wow, you know everything, Clair

and dont blame the papis in battered old citroens either because mr polremy is one.

oh sorry. didnt know i had nicked your joke. someone sent it to me and i had just booked on line with ryanair who seem to be now charging double for booking two people on a debitcard. so, it seemed the joke was very apt. anyway, somethingis meant to be the most sincere form of flattery. forgive me , please.

If you want the Jimmy's you will have to marry a plumber - or an electrician.

A guy is sitting in the bar in departures at a busy airport. A beautiful woman walks in and sits down at the table next to him. He decides because she's got a uniform on that she is probably an off duty flight attendant. So he decides to have a go at picking her up by identifying the airline she flies for, thereby impressing her greatly. He leans across her and says the Delta Airlines motto - "We love to fly and it shows" The woman looks at him blankly. He sits back and thinks of another. He leans forward again and delivers the Air France motto - "Winning the hearts of the world" Again she looks blank so he tries the Malaysian Airlines - "Going beyond expectations" The woman glares at him and says - "What the **** do you want?" "AH!", he says, sitting back with a smile on his face, "Ryanair".

We bought one in Carrefour when our grand daughter was due to visit - 27 euros. Not really worth getting a second hand one I would have thought. It says suitable up to 48 months too.

wot - play 10 a side perhaps?

Excellent, Bugbear.

I thought this was going to be about cricket.

But then, English is a far richer language than most others. Such a shame that most of the English have reduced it to grunts and "you know what I mean" Don't get me started. In the other hand, why not?

Wow, another bread thingy! I never thought of that one either.