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Any chance that the person posting 3 above mine has the first name of Doug?[;-)]

I am sure Coops knows, but just so nobody goes to the garage and mentions the incorrect term...the correct phraseology for correcting uneven tyre wear is "wheel alignment...toe in (or out)...or tracking". Wheel balancing is placing balance weights on the rim of the wheel to correct shake at the steering wheel or vibration felt through the car. Nowadays, all tyre shops balance wheels upon fitting new tyres as a matter of course. IMHO this is very often a means of generating a little more profit because the margins on tyres are small. Tyres these days (unlike years ago) are manufactured to a much better degree so are less likely to be "out of balance". Before anybody says so. I agree that a badly out of balance tyre can cause wear on the tread, but if it were so out of balance to do so it would most probably be a fault that could not be rectified by balancing. Phew! I feel better now.

On "Google" front page there are guitar strings to twang to celebrate Les Paul's birthday...clever.

Anybody looked at this website? http://www.bookcrossing.com/hunt Nothing near me.

Had the energy performance carried out first to get the property on the market...37.50 euros (x 2) because I have a little gite as well, and I was told each building has to have its own. That was in April. Had the rest of it carried out in May as a buyer was found toot sweet, at a cost of 238 Euros. No mention of now having to pay for 2 buildings. We don't have termites in this area so it was only electrical, lead paint and asbestos. Incidentally, if you have asbestos you have no obligation to remove it but as I understand it the new owner has it mentioned in the transaction and is obliged to show how it is disposed of in the future. There has been no mention of having a fosse inspection, although it was checked out by SPANC (could be SAUR) in 2009 so I imagine that sufficed. I had it emptied yesterday at a cost of 268 euros. That was after I told the man it was a 4000 litre tank and him asking me 3 times to confirm it wasn't a 3000 litre tank. I am a bit slow these days, so it was only after he told me the different prices for a 3000 and a 4000 tank that I finally agreed with him that it was indeed the smaller one.  As an aside, I only eat Spanish cucumbers as I haven't a clue as to how the locals dispose of fosse contents,  you can't be too careful can you? (edited)

[quote user="idun"] I have just watched FR2 news, still on in fact and I am feeling disgusted. He has said that he is not guilty and if there was any sexual act it was consensual, doesn't he know if there was or not? [/quote]   I can vouch for the fact that after a certain age you can't actually be sure, certainly not the next day.

[quote user="Christine Animal"] The same happened to us a few weeks ago.  We were eating outside and one suddenly dropped from the roof with a bong.  He seemed a bit stunned, but managed to crawl away and hide. [/quote] Thank you for that Mrs A.[:D] I now have this vision of a reptile making a helluva noise as it comes sliding down the roof....gong-a-bonging (like the old geezer in the yes no interlude in Take Your Pick), before crashing to the ground whilst (we) sat there forks mid-way to open mouths watching in stunned silence as the beast shakes his head (had to be a he), blinks a few times, before crawling away dragging his gong?? Betcha he couldn't resist returning a few minutes later to peep through the bushes to see what sort of reaction he caused. Perhaps it's just me[8-)] Reminds me of years (and years) ago when my grandma used to bong her gong to call us to lunch. Actually quite a few things remind me of grandma.

If you could fire up the kindling-burning camera Dog, I'd love to see a photo of the wood-burning gas oven in operation. Is it one of those old-fashioned ones with the overhead grill for doing toast?

I was out in the garden yesterday doing a bit of what is called "pruning", the way I do it is more like hacking. Anyway....I put my secateurs down somewhere and as they are green I can't now find them, now normally that would really bug me but I thought to myself, it's not the end of the world is it?

Back in the 1960s my aunt lived next door to George Brown (Nero and Super Nero) in Milton Keynes. The 2 times I visited her I was too shy to go next door to look at his bikes. You might be interested in this video and others on the same page of You Tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlSqKccPL30  

I only suffered from the first bit, but then it's why I decided to sell up and get another house with a smaller garden, as I suffer from friggingrass syndrome most days.

As I have just found a buyer for my house, and as a result looking for another in France I have had experience of obtaining of both Energy Performance as well as the lead paint, asbestos and electrical checks. Although my house is nearly 200 years old it did achieve a D rating in the Energy Performance, which I was told was helpful to the French buyer in obtaining a decent rate on the mortgage as, apparently, banks look favourably on a good energy rating. As far as an aid to finding a house to buy, it never even crosses my mind to ask about it. I wouldn't mind betting that in a couple of years time it will be discontinued  

There's nothing like a really nice slow love song......and this is..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZlFBSRrSR0

I've got the chutney to go with your paté. I've read your book Geronimo and can't wait to see if you still possess the skills to move like the wind. See here. I'll do you a swop. If you can teach me to ride bareback I'll show you how to play the guitar.

[quote user="idun"]  the other thing is that  I wear cover up on a few taches on the sides of my face as I don't like them, I put them down to living in a hot climate [;-)] [/quote] I think a moustache on a woman is quite fetching , especially if you add some wax to the ends to curl them up. Light up a little cigar and the look is complete. Corrr!

Customer in a bar, "Can I have a bin laden please?" Bartender," Sorry sir I'm not familiar with that one." Customer," It's two shots and a splash of water."

You get to look like that from making contact with the backside of a 51 year old shevell. I thought she looked a bit like Archie Andrews.

Blimey sweet, you are brave. Come on Frenchie, there's only one way to sort this out.....FIGHT!

Poor old Clegg was never the same after Nora Batty gave him the elbow and seduced Compo by letting her stockings go all droopy.

I think Afghan's are usually quite tall with long snouts, they look sort of....snooty.

[quote user="Val1956"]I know this thread is years old, but I came back from our French house today and swore I saw him in a battered van, while waiting to board the ferry.![/quote] What a fantastic disguise, to batter the van. Surely though you would smell him coming from miles away.

[quote user="Renaud"]"an over-weight, grey haird man, with glasses and a beard." The swine is impersonating me, and I wonder how many others on this site. My lurcher says the afghan is impersonating him.[/quote] You and me both Renaud. I like to think though that it's muscle that just needs a little honing. This lank haired biddy, is that the Afghan dog or the woman?

Investment is just like sticking your finger in the air to see which way the wind is blowing.  It is only correct for the time your finger is in the air. I would hazard a guess that anybody with enough second vision to predict investments with any real success isn't posting on Living France. That being said I might be able to help. I am at present looking to buy a house as I am homeless come the end of July, and if past record counts for anything I seemed to have always bought when prices were going up and sold when prices took a nose-dive. If you see a lonely figure wandering round Mayenne with his finger in the air and with "wipe feet here" stencilled across his forehead, that'll be me. 

You will have to do a few extra bounces with your football the day before then! [:D]

Found the photograph. [IMG]http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a372/weedonwite/161110039.jpg[/IMG] I've put a stop to his antics though, I've taken away his rake.