Wilko

Sometime ago there was a thread discussing the purchase of glasses online. Search fails to find it, or anything like it. Can anyone help SVP, I need to get some for Mrs W. THanks W

Thanks everyone for the replies. Really helpful. Norman could you post a link to: "I have previously posted on what to look out for when choosing a Mutuelle". I don't seem to be able to find it. Cheers Wilko

One thing i forgot to ask is that we have not specified a doctor, will do so in next couple of weeks "n'a pas declare un medecin traitant. Does this make a difference to our reimbousements ? W

Hi Cooperlola.After 6 years, don't ask, have finally got Mrs W's CV however they missed me off the CV, let's hope they do't take another 6 years to sort it. We are both of retirement age. We have never had any sort of mutuelle and have been looking at them on the i/net........all a bit confusing. What are the sort of things to look for when buying a mutuelle. We are both in good health, touch wood, especially Mrs W. I have had a stent put in 10 years ago and have had check ups in France and all is good. The thing I don't really understand is this 200% 300% etc. Be obliged for any sort of run down as to what we should look out to be buying, and from whom Thanks Wi;ko

Hi Gyn Paul You said "Most mornings there are 10 to 20 corpses to brush up in the living room" We have similar, have had for a couple of years. Are you sure they are wasps? They listless, can barely fly and although the majority seem to come from the chimney they appear in random places on the ground floor. They are not in the least bit aggressive. I have searched for a nest but can't find one. They are not a big problem but I just wonder if they are damaging the fabric of the house. I have asked the local old boys but they have no idea as to what they are. Has anyone else experienced these ? W

"You are of course joking W." No I'm not...........we have never had water shortages here in the Vaucluse including 2003. I don't know where you cross the Durance but try crossing at Chatreuse de Bonpas and even in the summer months there is a huge amount of water. You also choose to forget the Canals du Provence, Carpentras and St Julien, of which the latter two flow right through the commune...............and don't forget les Canadair. So for you to think that the mairie is seeking out water for fire fighting you are very much mistaken. In June 2006 the whole of the south Luberon mountains were alight, arsonist, it burned for 3 days, less than a km from us and that " encompasses several thousand hectares" It was handled by the Canadairs and the local pompiers but at no time were we advised to flee our premises, as the pompiers pointed out, if necessary they could flood the whole of the commune in under 30 minutes. This part of Provence is not called the "Potager de France" for nothing... huge amounts of fruit and vegetables are grown here because there is access to unlimited supplies of water. W

We have water in abundance here, local canal system, River Durance all fed from the Alps Also all swimming pools are marked on the cadastrale at the mairie, with regular checks on them by helicopter throughout Provence. So in our case I suspect, as do my neighbours, that it was yet another method by the mairie to relieve us of our hard earned.

We had a similar issue to Cendrillon. I asked three of my neighbours and they all said to me declare nothing, which they all did...........so I followed suit. It's bound to be another method of taxation. W

Thanks for that PP W

How do the rating agencies get paid ? W

Hi Nectarine I have cooked this recipe on several occasions, they are excellent. I used farine de pois chiche. I'm no cook but this is pretty simple, put the laptp on the kitchen table cos the photos are really useful when cooking them Bon Ap W

JC just plays the market and does very well from it...............I find him most amusing and vaguely relevant. Each to his own W PS Got the Ferrari wound up at 6.21am hier on the way to Grenoble ...............249 kms/hr...........what a blast...JC would have been proud,

My OH has become increasingly anxious with regard to the increasing number of break ins around here, often associated with violence. I'm getting a bit old to handle 2-3 20 year olds especially as many are armed. We are rural but not isolated, nearest neighbours at 300m I imagine there are others on here who share the same fears and wonder what steps you have taken to protect yourselves...........guns, tasers, steel bars ? Interested to read your comments. Rgds W

Simon............call his bluff, do nothing. Is he going to go to law for this, considering what it costs in France. If the trees are unlikely to cause a subsidence problem with the neighbours house I fail to see how the insurance company will wish to become involved. He's taking the piss. Good luck Wilko

Hi Thanks so much for all your replies. We have spent a lot of time looking on the net........so many conflicting views. Thanks again Wilko & Mrs

Hello Mrs W went to the doc this am. Her cholesterol level is very high. She has been given statins and a diet sheet which implies that the only things she can eat are basically vegetables.........all a bit of a drag. Would like to hear from others that suffer similarly and what has worked for them. Thanks for any info bon santee W

Hi Missed "Go Greek for a Week" Apparently G/span thought the markets would self regulate..............bit of a mistake, we'll see this evening. W

10.00 GMT on More 4, The flaw, Greenspan's miscalculation. W

I use zero forfait, you get it off the net, I just pay for what I use from my CC mothly......works for me...........last months bill 8 euros. I only use it here. W

Betty I think it really depends on how much you owe and whether it is worth the bank pursuing you. I would talk to the bank direct and if your french isn't up to it ask them to find someone who speaks english. Good luck W

Channel 4 tonight 10.00pm w

In some ways I think it is sad for France that DSK's dik interfered in this way. I think that France would have been better off with him in charge in these hard times. W

Windows 7. We are a B&B so may different types of system used by clients. Thanks W

Might have looked better though. W

We bought a double one from Leroy Merlin about 7 years ago. Never again, pain to keep clean and if you drop crockery in them it breaks. Stainless steel for us next time. W