Helios

[quote]I am about to load Wanadoo with start up disc....Having read this thread I am now unsure if I am doing the right thing...The main reason for changing ISP is so I can read emails via Outlook Express. H...[/quote] Harvey, what OS are you running?

Have sent you an email, regards, HELIOS.

QUOI?!! 04 by the way.

It could be a power supply problem within your decoder, I experienced the same thing and had to replace some capacitors on the psu itself, works fine now.

Here in our little village in 84 events started at 10.30am. Flags and bunting being put up, some already tucking into the booze, God knows in what state they will be in later! The open boules competition starts at 15.00, followed by the traditional march from the Mairie to the fountain square carrying the bust of Marianne and then all the children ride their decorated bikes around in a sort of display. After that there is a huge open air 6 course meal at the local school followed by 2 or 3 live bands infront of the bar. I'm just glad that we can walk there and back!!

I'm not being picky but that should be Pages 'Jaunes', meening yellow rather than young.

ps. 'Cero' and 'Draine' are other Provencal words for the same bird. Sorry if I'm boring you now!

The answer is........... Tourdres and Sayres are both thrushes/grives from the 'Passereaux' family of birds. Pagnol has expressed himself in the typically Provencal language. Tourdres are small thrushes and Sayres are bigger thrushes, hence the difference in the price of the two. They are also called 'Chacha' by the locals here.

Yes slast, I was going to email you about that one. Outrageous that they want you to pay for forecasts now, anyway you'll be glad to know that it's absolutely baking here today and we are all sheltering under the parasol! bientot mon voisin.

I doubt it seeing as EDF has won a court case against France Telecom to provide a much better service.

Yes, I couldn't watch it anymore on the TV as my French Grandfather was a part of it and recently died, we put the burning Flambeau on his coffin lid. I had to go into the garden and have a good weep accompanied by my 4 year old daughter who kept telling me everything was ok but she missed her 'Pappy' and that he was now in the clouds, how apt at such a time. I'm welling up again so I'll retreat for another blub in the veg garden and avoid the telly at all costs. Thanks for the posting, it's been cathartic. L, wiping tear from eye but sad. ps. It gives me some kind of satisfaction to be surrounded by poppies at this moment.

The film was made in 1962 by Georges Franju, you may get some joy from the link below, hope this helps. http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=4298.html

Please don't let the Mistral put you off, the weather here is great for 90 per cent of the year. Yes it does blow a bit and when it does you'll know about it!! It can be very refreshing and invigorating though, I remember standing in the garden last summer at 1 in the morning and it was like being under a very warm hairdrier, lovely. It really isn't that bad and being on the top of Mont Ventoux when it blows is an amazing experience!

Please don't let the Mistral put you off, the weather here is great for 90 per cent of the year. Yes it does blow a bit and when it does you'll know about it!! It can be very refreshing and invigorating though, I remember standing in the garden last summer at 1 in the morning and it was like being under a very warm hairdrier, lovely. It really isn't that bad and being on the top of Mont Ventoux when it blows is an amazing experience!

My Mum runs a B&B in a village called Crestet just outside of Vaison La Romaine, it's not right next to Bagnole but it's not that far away either, just a thought! Have a look at http://www.lermitage.net

I've got loads of her stuff if anyone wants a copy!

As Miki says, 'sincres salutations' is perfectly acceptable on all levels.

I don't wish to go against your PC Doctor , but generally hard drives either 1. Work 2. Bring up some kind of error message or 3. Don't work. The 16 colours issue sounds more like a loss of the proper graphics card driver which is easy enough to remedy. Have you tried to defrag the hard drive lately? Regards also from the soggy South of France!

This is a tricky one! As Christiane quite rightly says you do run the undeniable risk of getting on the wrong side of people (some of whom may be your neighbors) by putting up signs or a fence. I've found that 'Chasse Interdite' is largely ignored by most hunters and you can talk till your blue in the face to the President of the local chasse, it's a way of life to them passed on through generations. We live in the middle of vine fields and olive groves and our lunches or apros were regularly interrupted by squads of camouflaged carabine carrying locals when we first arrived. The rule is that you have to be 150 metres away from an inhabited property before shooting anything that moves, but again we found this to be largely ignored, which was rather worrying when our 3 year old daughter was playing outside and we had lead shot raining down on our heads!! What we did was to get to know all of the locals/hunters, either by chatting to them at the local bar or by inviting them in for a drink when we saw them. After some Pastis and discussion, they now come and tell us what time and date they are thinking of hunting on our land and we invariably have a knock at the door on the day to ask if it's ok!! We also regularly receive very fresh wild boar etc on the doorstep. If you want to fit in, I advise diplomacy over stubborness, Hope this helps, regards, L.

There is a big patchwork/quilting fraternity in Pierrelongue near Mollans in the Drome (26). I can e-mail you the name of the lady who runs it if you're interested. L.

Just a question so that I can give you a reply based on what I know : Where in France do you live? Department code will suffice!

We get really cheap DVD's and videos from our local LIDL. I know it's not a French film but has anyone seen 'Wings of Desire' by Wim Wenders, absolutely magical.

This is quite an informative and usefull site for Windows users. www.woodyswatch.com

This is quite an informative and usefull site for Windows users. www.woodyswatch.com

This is a great site for free stuff on the web, I subscribe to the newsletter and always find something of interest when it comes through. http://www.journaldugratuit.com Give me your opinions.