Jonzjob

[quote user="alittlebitfrench"]Jonzjob, 'the local' is not French lol.[/quote] The Local is an English-language digital news publisher with local editions in Sweden, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Austria and Italy. Each site, while alike in appearance, has separate editorial teams, each focused on its respective market. Coverage is purely domestic in each country, and includes current events, politics, business, sports and culture, as well as analysis and opinion. It's imternational, but the French bit is French by the looks of it..

[quote user="alittlebitfrench"]Why do I need to read a Guardian article to know about what is happening in France ? Just asking.[/quote] A French paper then https://www.thelocal.fr/20170517/whos-who-a-look-at-emmanuel-macrons-new-balanced-government Just suggesting. [blink]

I don't know about the remote capabilities of the Livebox, but as Ernie said the English help line is a good place to start. It costs 3€/month and if/when owt goes wrong you take it to an Orange shop and they replace it. Plus, when they bring out newer models you can change them too.

We are in the same situation. We are selling, but our place has only been on the market for a couple of months. We have 2 private ads on 2 U.K. sites. They are advertising only and you get to do the advert. If you want the details of them then PM me. I think that the forum would start throwing toys if I posted it on the open forum? Maybe not? We also have gone the multi immo route with 2 local, one of which also does all of France and international, and one international, based in the U.K. but with agents all over the place. The U.K. based estate agency is not on line yet as we are only just sorting out the mandate for them. So far we have had 3 visits. 1.  from one of the U.K. web ads, English couple. 2.  from the local only immo, also an English couple 3.  from the same immo, French couple. So far no response.

[quote user="alittlebitfrench"]Very nice indeed...the wooden designs that is. The website needs some help...but it is ok. There is a big market for wooden handmade toys. Do you sell these things or is it just for pleasure ?[/quote] Ta for the compliment [:D] The web site is a freebe, so I can't complain and it's easy to set up. I both sell, normally on commision, and for my own pleasure. All of the tools I have have been bought from what I have made. It's a paying hobby really. I bought the MacBook Pro 13 I'm using now with the cash from the pens I've sold, so it ain't bad [B] I haven't tried selling much here in France because I just couldn't be bothered with the tax situation and giving 1/2 to the barstuards ! In the U.K. I enjoy craft fairs and the like though.

It wasn't a roof, it was a window and I must admit that I thought it a bit excessive [:-))] If you think your job boring then you should try mine. I'm boring loads a wood at the moment. I just can't find a method of getting it to bore itself. Just have a look at my web site if you don't believe me. It could be called a boring hobby I suppose [8-)]

There is an old Chinese proverb that states "You can tell the importance of a person be the impression their hand leaves in a bowl of water" So firstly, what is a celebrity? And secondly, who the hell cares where they live? It's like the old adage of working calss. Anyone who has to go out to work to earn a living is working class. How else can you describe them?

Portugal? Part of Europe? WOW, they will be letting the whole world in soon? A bit like the EU I suppose? I saw about 15 seconds of that program and decided that whoever it was in the spotlight came second to the light show and switched the 'haunted fish tank' off.

It's a bloke playin a guitar init [8-|] I think [8-)]

Sod France! I'm backing Australia [8-|] They sing in Strine and that's nowt like English either. I heard a rumour that they are applying for EU membership and to join €€€ too. Well, if they can get in the song contest for Europe then why not [:-))]

Miam, miam, miam, miam [:D][kiss] Sounds too good [8-|]

Ahhhh blesss! The poor lady is just a former of her shadow self [kiss] If people keep picking on her just because she's not too sure which way is up she'll go into the garden and eat worms, just like in the childerns verse [:-))]

According to Aunty Beeb the other day house prices have fallen for 2 months in a row and dropped 0.7% in that time. First time for quite q few years..

Why? [8-)] Don't they have internet access in the U.K. now [:-))] You obviously didn't not ever hear of the 'bad penny' and I don't mean yer old girlfriend mate [6] You don't get rid of me that easy. I was on here years before we moved over and I have no intent on leaving [blink]

We might not have a different choice Wooly [:-))]

hat's the general idea my slippery skinned friend.. We decided a while back that the time has come to see some more of our England. We have had a lovely time here and it has been a very difficult decision to make. Before any ask, it's got nowt to do with Brit/Frog/Craut/Ital or any other exit and we decided long before that happened. Just the start of a new chapter.. So if anyone wants our house then it's a bit more than Norman's but well worth it [8-|]

Just as a matter of interest ALBF, if the thread has no interest or point to you then why did you put a reply on here? Not trying to be a smar-tass, just interested [blink]

A free estimation? They need your phone number to estimate [8-)] As soon as I can get SWMBO to sign on to the impot site we will check ours as we are selling at the moment. A tad more than 100,000 though Norman. Ta for the link [:D]

[quote user="alittlebitfrench"]I don't think most of them can. I can cook. I learnt how to cook in France. I think France is a pointless country to move to really if you can't cook. What do you think ?[/quote] I think the answer to that is yes and no. Some can cook and some can't. I can and so can SWMBO.  I learnt to cook in the U.K. One of our French neighbour/friends is a lovely cook and we have had a lot of meals in her home. She usually cooks the meat using a 200 year old clockwork rotisary an dit's done on the lounge fire. She uses that fire as much as she does the oven and we usually have to lever ourselves out of the chair at the end of a meal. We went on a picnic whith her last week. Not the sandwich/cuppa tea either. It was a 4 course meal by the Lak Lampy. Other French friends we have eaten at have been very similar. Oh, and if you see a fat woman who can speak very good French then she isn't French and here's the proof We have the book somewhere and I have read it? I'm not sure what galsses the author has but they need replacing![:-))]

5 mins with a key and my bench grinder and I now have a key that works!! Now I will get a new front and rear lock for our neighbour and another 10 mins and all will be back to normal. I find it quite bizar that it's just so easy [:-))]

I have been looking to see if it was possible to get a couple of new locks for our neighbours letter box, she has lost her keys. It's a box with the back and front opening. I had a look on Amazon.fr and saw this !! Can you actually go and get a key that will open every letter box in France for just 13€ ? If so, then so much for security!

I have read most of this thread and can't believe some of it? Cheese is cheese is cheese, apart from some of the processed c r a p . Cantal, 'laguiole, chedder are all similar, but different. Anyone who chucks the best and most tasty bit away, the rind, has got to have somethng missing from the neck up. I mean, they would probably reject the rind from the 'King of Cheeses' Stilton! Goat's cheese, sheeps cheese, cows cheese are all wonderful as long as they are raw cheeses. Pasturise them and you will loose a boat load of the taste. Fresh cheese, mature cheese? All wonderful, how else can you describe them, unless you also like MacDoDos 'stuff' [:-))] I like GOOD cheese [8-|]

If you look in your local bio shops you will probably find lait de brebis, sheep milk and it's lovely rich and creamy. They may well sell raw milk too. Of our 3 bio supermarkets here in Carcassonne one sell the raw, all sell the brebis and a couple sell horse mik, both liquid and powered!! I have been steering away from milk and use out milk in my tea. It tastes good to me and making poridge with it is superb!!

[quote user="Lehaut"]We got one for the children (!)[/quote] That sounds like the best swop I have heard for a while [:-))]

It must be pure hell at times being so perfect 51? But I wouldn't know about that would I ? If you can't laugh at some of the antics the politions get up to then what can you laugh at? I will certainly be voting. I didn't vote for Brexit, but as there is no way out of it now then I just hope that the complete lack of forward planning by any of the so called leaders doesn't grop the country in it any further?