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We're with Caisse d'Epargne in France and just pay in a cheque about monthly from our UK account ; they give a good rate for the exchange and charge €9.15 for the transaction. They are also extremely efficient and pleasant to deal with (especially compared with Britline).

Not annoyed in the least, Chris! Just a bit of explanation for our younger friends (commonly known as useless information).

Back to the threepenny bit! Introduced in 1937 for the new king (Edward VIII); the Royal Mint struck a trial run to circulate to banks and other interested parties with his head on the obverse. However history intervened, and though all samples were supposed to have been returned to the Mint, some escaped into the wide world, and are pretty valuable (along with 1933 pennies!).

A friend hired a Case digger from a local agricultural dealer; no plates, no carnet d'assurance, and running on red diesel. The owner assured us it was fine to drive it about 6 kms down the Route Nationale, through the town (and back again). And no deposit was asked, not even  signature!

These books are a bit like a driving licence - once you pass your test you start to learn to drive!

That's right! Go on, blame me for it! You're as bad as the wife!!! Thanks for the link - I'll keep watching the site, but it seems to be mainly old taxis. Regards

I know it's a long shot but....my W124 saloon (E250TD) with the 5 cylinder motor has dropped a piston somehow at 210000 km (I know they are supposed to last for ever!). Is there anybody out there who's written off an E250TD and wants to sell the motor or buy my body (alright, BODYSHELL)?

I think the unknown ones will be very difficult to find!

Lard in French is "Saindoux" and should be in the fats section of the dairy cabinet.

Don't know, it's Opas' idea not mine!

You'll need to liaise with Dick Smith if you're ordering soya mice on-line, as he has lots of experience in posting kittens in and to various places, and could, I'm sure, help with the packaging requirements, etc.

As a mere man of a certain age, I am of course a very distinguished silver colour, without any artificial aids.

If a mere man dare comment, on Meteo.com, they regularly forecast P M T   -Storms;. Luckily the old girl stopped all that at 39!!

My wife was terrified of driving on the right, and for the usual marital reasons it was no use me accompanying her. I asked the local driving school proprietor if he would go with her for a couple of trips in her car to give her confidence, and it worked! And, being France, he wouldn't accept any payment: "it was your car and your petrol".

In Dick's absence,someone has to nit-pick. Going all the way back to Hagar's post that ZYZYGY was the only 6-letter word in the English language without a vowel, what about RHYTHM?????