RogerTaylor

Hi Adriana I bought "un stre" (cubic metre) of very dry hardwood logs from a neighbour two weeks ago for 200FFr. Fits perfectly in my "insert". A friend at French class thinks I did very well as he paid 300FFr for un stre of non descript wood which he had to cut to make fit his insert. Another friend also seems to have paid over the odds for wood that is too long. I asked my neighbour if the wood was oak and he said it was a mixture with some apple as well. Whatever I burned the fire was very cosy and put out plenty of heat. Elsewhere in this forum they have discussed firewood and the concensus is that a corde of wood is three stres but that might vary because in Hachette a corde is 5 cubic metres. Roger

You are lucky with the ten years supply of wood although it does burn quickly. I have just paid 200francs for un stere(a cubic metre) for my "insert" wood burner, so ten years supply is probably worth a lot of dosh. Can't help with the heaqter though, inless it is un insert wood burning stove. Mine has a glass door and is fitted inside the chimney breast hence insert. It has a heat exchanger over which the flue gases go and a two speed fan to blow warm air into the room. Very cosy. Roger

A friend with a house near Parthenay has a French TV and an English VHS video which seem to work OK together. I don't think a French video will play English tapes though. Roger

Have a look at this website. http://www.frenchconnections.co.uk/ I haven't started to use them but have found interesting property on the site. Roger