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I've seen this done in London just outside our old house. The repair lasted about a week. One way to keep pot hole fillers employed for life!
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If it was a new install then I would give consideration to solar but popping in a new ballon will just be a matter of 'plug and play'. The only cost being the ballon and and a bit of pipe work. Solar would add €+++++ to the cost. I reckon 15 years to pay for itself (but major replacements parts needed in 10), so not really an option.
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Cheers Chancer, Thanks for the reply and yes I did mean a ballon. Re brands, I was thinking which ones have better insulation, quality of build etc.
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Hiya All, I need to replace our electric hot water boiler and I need advice on good brands to buy ( and bad ones not to). I looking to buy a 100l tank and I've looked online but not knowing the reputation of brands here in France, I'm a little hesitant to make a purchase. All advice welcome and many thanks in advance.
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French ex-pats living in Britain to get their own MP
Richard-R replied to Clair's topic in The Complete France Post Bag
I'll stand for Brits in France. Being an MP is a cushy job and I promise let to let the wife charge any porno videos to expenses :) :) -
Great photos. I head out into the vines from time to time to shoot photos and videos for both my 'Life in France' blog , my wine blog and for a few village sites I have. Must admit this last year or so the poor weather and being a lazy sod has limited my picture and video taking :(
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EDF Carcassonne
Richard-R replied to Pads's topic in South East (Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur)
Look in the yellow pages ( www.pagesjaunes.fr ) -
Why no cat's eyes!
Richard-R replied to Jill<br><br>Jill (99)'s topic in The Complete France Post Bag
No trouble with them being kept clean in France (if they had them) give that everyone drives on the white line!!!!! -
I use and Mac and connect via Orange (DLS) without any trouble. I use my own router/modem (netgear) and not the one they try and flog in some of their packages.
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[quote]Norman. The point I was making was that we have not suffered the huge unrestrained 30%+ hikes in utility bills (because they are still thankfully public companies) and council taxes. In the UK I have to pay £930 council tax for the privelege of sleeping in a garden shed! and the electricity rises take my breath away, mind you EDF bought the local electricity board so I am in effect subsidising my consumption here. Richard. Are there really "French wages of say 40,000 - 80,000 euros a year" around you? The average household income in my local town is €12,000. [/quote] Norman, I was using "40,000 - 80,000 euros a year" for an example and there's money in these hills that's for sure, given the number of new cars in the village, many of which fall into the luxury 4 saloon bracket (Aude/BMW etc.). AND no I'm not just down the road from Nice, but in rural Aude (Corbieres).
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Are there any Jewish people here?
Richard-R replied to chocccie's topic in The Complete France Post Bag
We lived in Israel for a while and where often asked by Israeli's if we where Jewish, because my now wife is dark. The word Jew was passed around with never a hair raised. Same with everyone of the Jewish faith we know in London, and that's a lot. I can understand a member of the French Jewry not being over pleased being called Juifs, given the history!!! -
[quote user="NormanH"]"the costs of car/house insurance, taxes foncieres and habitation, water and electricity have hardly risen for me during that period" I find car insurance much higher here, or would do if I wasn't priced out of car ownership Taxes foncieres and habitation are about 1200 euros for small flat. Water 75 euros a month Electricity 80 euros a month. I have been able to cut down, but don't know any more how that compares with the UK The cost of food I can't compare, but it certainly seems to be hurting the French see here seen on another Forum [/quote] Yikes 'Water 75 euros a month ' we pay 150 euros a year for water ( we payed £1200 a year ~ 6 years ago in the U.K. for water, fixed rate and no chance of getting a water meter) Electricity is 150 euros a month and the cost of food, well I would say it's risen by 10% a year for the last 3-4 years. If I had to earn a French wage of say 40,000 - 80,000 euros a year, I would say it would be far cheaper to live in the U.K. given French taxation.
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You can buy them fresh in the Grand Frais store, but not sure how wide spread they are. Also if you have a oriental restaurant local you could ask them. Our local (Narbonne/Aude) Grand Frais stocks an excellent range of oriental fresh fruit and veg.