Martinemj

£80.00 per hr i was also thinking the other day after my last post that if i was doing emergency repair work (also out of hrs) then this may not be too far off. most tradesmen i know or work with are charging from £90.00 --£150.00 day and as others have said some people resent paying that.

[quote]Well, here's my two penn'orth, as regards the situation in England. I'm afraid we have to look back to Tory years, when they didn't want to pay for training, there were fewer training positions avail...[/quote] alcazar... as a plasterer i wish i could charge 80.00 hr i wouldnt need to buy a wreck in brittany i would buy a 6 bedroom mansion

i have also done research on bulgarian property and will buy a place in the next 12 months . as an investment which can only increase with the amount of foreigners buying into the country and also their own inward investment of the ifastructure ,all before their joining the eu in 2007 (no guarentee) people are drawn to these lower cost areas as they can buy the place with savings as apposed to mortgages (10-12% apr in bulgaria) mabey we will soon see living bulgaria !

i tried to use mine in uk and found it would not work (ca maestro ) i can draw cash from uk fine in a pevious posting teamed up suggeted i may not have an international card (only france i suppose) i have to sort this on my next visit in nov.

thanks for all the replies to my question. will give us much to mull over in next few months, martin

i have a 14 yr old girl so would i take it that you would reccomend her to finish gcse s in uk as apposed to joining the french school sysytem. we have thought about this hard and it may be an option.

we will be moving to our house in france permanently in march 05(bought house mid 2002) the children will be 5 & 14, i have read a lot of different views about teenagers joining the french system and although wish we had moved 2 yrs earlier for her benefit it wasnt the right time for us (mentaly and financialy, house sale ect..another story) anyone have any views or experiance of moving over with children of this age , i tend to agree with the view that after 11 things become harder (to adapt).what about 14 . reguards martin

will .. i also noticed a couple of days ago that my flag had dissapeared. have also deleted and added as favorite ps... will i have to do this every few weeks..?

thanks for that, will write off this week. martin

could i please trouble you for the french address for mitsubishi as i have a uk shogun i would like to register . also good luck at the ddre martin

since owning my french house 2 yrs ago have been making the trip via p&o either cherbourg or le harvre always found p&o cheaper compared with bf but after today wonder if that may change. i notice that bf have quickly don a deal to take over the le harvre and cherbourg routes(and ships) which does limit a newcomer to the western channel.

[quote]There are so many cards these days. Is yours international? we pay extra to have an international card. When did you get your card, maybe you got it before updating occurred..........[/quote] had mine about 1 yr but never use the card in uk normally,but for this 1 time .. is your int card with ca maybee i need to ask for international use?

using me and all working fine martin

as you can see in my picture i have an iveco 79/10 7.5ton vehicle(6.8m(l)*3.4m(h)which is i know a camper as apposed to a full blown 7.5ton lorry with luton and tail lift. on 7 trips with p&0 have had no trouble being accepted as (tourist)and also carry a fair amount of stuff(my own ,not freight) have a tacho fitted but not required as exempt(for my own use non commercial) i have seen many horseboxes,hire lorries ect in the same que as myself. reguards martin

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