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    French plumbing

    in House Renovations

    Posted

    Please don't let this get out of hand.

    I have accepted a ticking off from a moderator even though my 'complaint' was said tongue in cheek and was meant to be humourous ! (as was my reply to Dave.)

    Is it me ?

    Does everone who subscribes to this forum eventually lose their sense of fun ?

    Life's too short guys.

    French plumbing

    in House Renovations

    Posted

    Thank you Leo, you're a gent.

    I'm quite good (for a blonde) at building and I was confident about installing the plumbing until I read that the French use brazed joints whereas we use soldered joints. I'm quite at home with solder but have never brazed. If you think a soldered system will be OK that's good enough for me.

    French plumbing

    in House Renovations

    Posted

    Thanks Pachapapa, I can make good use of your recommendation.

    Leo ; for someone who lists 'words' as one of their likes I'd have thought you might read books.

    Dave: Thanks for pointing me towards a 1980's porn film.

    I get plenty of 'attention' and therefore don't need porn - I'm so sorry that you obviously do !

    Mercieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

    French plumbing

    in House Renovations

    Posted

    Can anyone suggest a good book explaining French plumbing systems, preferably in English with schematic diagrams.

    I need to put in a completely new system.

    All existing plumbing has been removed.

    It will be a fairly simple installation serving 2 bathrooms/wc's, and a kitchen.

    I don't need to install central heating.

    Mercie.

    Thanks.

    floorboard specification.

    in House Renovations

    Posted

    I need to replace some flooring on the second floor of my granite walled house.

    We have removed the old boards, nails etc. and treated the chestnut supporting beams.

    I want to replace the boards either with the French equivalent of 8ft x 4ft (or 8ft x 2ft) sheets which will be carpeted or solid wood planks which will be exposed.

    The chestnut beams are about 20cm deep and 13 to 15cm wide. they span 6 metres and are approximately 65cm centre to centre, which I believe is wider spacing than in English buildings.

    How do I calculate the correct material thickness for these measurements ?

    The rooms will be bedrooms.

    Any advice on French regulations and correct sizing would be most welcome.

    Thanks.

    Jenny.

     

     

    Oysters

    in French Food and Wine

    Posted

    [quote user="Dick Smith"]I agree with Vodak with caviar, but it still has to be very cold, very dry champagne with oysters. That's what my Irish grandfather showed me when I was nobbut a lad.
    [/quote]

    In Ireland and England (Whitstable in Kent in particular) it would definitely be Guinness, any (old) Londoner or Dubliner will tell you that.

    In Brittany, Muscadet-sur-lie.

    In Paris, Krug !

    Being an awkward little minx, I like them with Chablis.

    Jenny. x   [:P]

    MELONS!

    in French Food and Wine

    Posted

    Hello Ali,

    How can it possibly work in Tesco's ?

    Their sell by dates are meaningless because they never have any fruit that is actually ripe when you buy it and neither will it ripen with the passage of time.

    (Neither do they have any red meat that is edible or daily baked bread that is properly cooked for that matter !)

    They bring a whole new meaning to the word 'green' !

    If Carlsberg made the worst supermarket in the world - it would be Tesco!

    Jenny.[6]

    Gite rental web design.

    in Gite Owners Forum

    Posted

    Hello Gites people,

    I have the opportunity to buy a lovely old farmhouse that is currently divided into 3 gites.

    If I buy the place I will want to recover some of the cost through renting the gites until I can return the house to it's former glory.

    Are there any web design companies who specialise in gite rental sites ?

    The reason I ask is that , having looked at a number of gite owner's sites, they are mostly cxxp and I want something a bit more than just a few photos and a list of prices (ie. interactive booking/payment on-site etc.)

    Anyone know of anyone ?

    Thanks.

    Jenny. [:P]

     

    Expressions Which Annoy!

    in The Complete France Post Bag

    Posted

    Also; the way Americans and some others answer a question such as "Have you got a boyfriend" with the reply "Yes I do".

    What is wrong with "Yes I have" ?

    I think ' Latte to go ' probably annoys me the most though !

    It appears to go hand in hand with the current trend of awful coffee shops (Starbucks for instance) that sell mediocre beverages in pointless containers.

    It has led to the very strange phenomenon of people wandering about the streets drinking coffee from oversized cups designed for babies !

    Jenny.[6]

     

    Is this a forum or a member's club ?

    in Earning a Living

    Posted

    Replies in no particular order........

    Christine Animal ..........what do you think of the new avatar then ?

    Monika.........I've had that 'kiss of death' thing as well. Post something outrageous.

    Twinkle........not quite blonde but I do help it a bit so yes.

    Alfa......... no I work for a non passenger organisation. 

    Mini-mum.........thanks for the link.  Fascinating article.

    Tresco..............sorry, don't know this particular Franc. Have I missed the point/joke ?

    Thanks for making this a fun thread everyone including Mr Le Bouffon or buffoon as someone said.

    Now I have to work.

    Jenny.[ap]

    Is this a forum or a member's club ?

    in Earning a Living

    Posted

    Hiya Katie,

    I am sorry you think I am a bit blokey .

    I'm not really but my 'office' has a 64metre wingspan and weighs give or take 400,000kg on take off.

    I'm really sorry luvvy but if I didn't know the maths I wouldn't be safe to take the little sweetie out and knowing the maths makes me sound 'blokey'. Can't really get round that, I'm afraid.

    I can't help thinking I'm falling into a 'too much information' trap here.

    I've just seen the rest of the posts - GOD what have I done ?

    How did I get involved in this ?

    I don't think Quillan is a lezzie at all.

    Is Twinkle really KKK ? ( she did join the forum on the same day - sorry, I did the maths again !)

    BTW what is the 'other' forum like ? This one is outrageous.

    Jenny.[:'(]

     

     

     

    Is this a forum or a member's club ?

    in Earning a Living

    Posted

    Hello JohnM,

    You can't be sad !

    You are one of the good people (i have seen your profile).

    I can't mention the company I work  for (verboten, if you catch my drift) but I generally do London/Beijing, sometimes Tokyo/LA and sometimes London/Frankfurt.

    My name IS actually Rennes and I have nothing to do with the Bretagne capital although I have got a 'pad' in Bretagne.

     

    Hello Christine,

    Thanks for the pics, I think the second one is a touch more flattering.

     

    Hello Ab,

    Have you tried flying a R/C helicopter ? If not give it a try.

    Hello Le Bouffon,

    What can I say ?

    Jenny.[H]

    Is this a forum or a member's club ?

    in Earning a Living

    Posted

    Hello JohnM,

    You can't be sad !

    You are one of the good people (i have seen your profile).

    I can't mention the company I work  for (verboten, if you catch my drift) but I generally do London/Beijing, sometimes Tokyo/LA and sometimes London/Frankfurt.

    My name IS actually Rennes and I have nothing to do with the Bretagne capital although I have got a 'pad' in Bretagne.

     

    Hello Christine,

    Thanks for the pics, I think the second one is a touch more flattering.

     

    Hello Ab,

    Have you tried flying a R/C helicopter ? If not give it a try.

    Hello Le Bouffon,

    What can I say ?

    Jenny.[H]

    Is this a forum or a member's club ?

    in Earning a Living

    Posted

    Hello Ab,

    As it happens my cover is not too bad but I'm fed up being mistaken for Keira Knightley and I am getting quite attached to the 'flying pig' image.

    All sorts of possibilities there !

    So, you crashed a GD F111 did you ? Weren't they known as 'Aardvarks' ?

    Are you an American then or did the RAF have them - I thought we were all Jags and Harriers ?

    They were a bit before my time but I've heard stories about them being unmanageable.

    A bit like pigs I suppose.

    Carry on the splendid work (rhubarb) it must be very rewarding.

    Jenny.[6]

    Is this a forum or a member's club ?

    in Earning a Living

    Posted

    Hello Christine Animal,   [&]

    That's a very nice flying pig.

    I am not sure if you expected me to find it funny but I did. LOL.

    Could you possibly let me have the URL of the pig or e-mail me a copy so I can use it as my avatar ?

    It's a definite likeness !

     

    Hello Ab,

    I hope the rhubarb does well.

    You probably won't find this of interest but stewardesses (and pursars)  look after airline passengers..

    There are no passengers on freighters and nobody would want a pig like me as a trolley dolly anyway.

    Jenny. [;)]

     

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