Radenac

Unfortunately, there are lots of things doggies can get up to when given a bit of space. Last year, Harry the Springer (he was only a year old then) found a large snake in the trees & tried to bring it in the house.  It turned out to be a grass snake, well over a metre long, which looked pretty big to me. Shortly afterwards, he took a fancy to some caterpillers (that spelling doesn't look right) & after eating about 20 or so was reeling around, violently sick, foaming at the mouth, and my french vet also showed me that they burned the inside of his mouth. They are called something like "chenil processional", come down from the sapins in the spring & give off acid when attacked.  Harry was OK after a day or so. What I am saying, even as far north as Brittany, there are many natural "enemies" as well as man made ones.  Interestingly though, Jason the Cocker is far too grown up to do anything that stupid.  Crazy kids!    

As an aside, if there are that many Brits in Brittany, why don't we justify our own section in the Living France forum??

When I had my soil test, I asked the man this same question.  As far I can recall, a grease "Box" is only required if the fosse septique is more than 5 metres from the property (or is it 3 metres). Sorry, make that fosse - not fosse septique - i.e. the tank.

When I had my soil test, I asked the man this same question.  As far I can recall, a grease "Box" is only required if the fosse septique is more than 5 metres from the property (or is it 3 metres).

I too have been looking around for simple means of moving money to my french bank account.  I was rather impressed with worldwides efficiency, so thought I would give them a try. Your comments are therefore encouraging.