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Apparently their seeds were used in the 1930's to get rid of tapeworm!!!  Bring back old medicine and thats a new business idea!!

Verbascum Pulverulentum it is!!! Also called Hoary Mullein! This link     http://www.kuleuven-kortrijk.be/bioweb/?lang=en&detail=844       has other pics of it. Thank you for identifying it. For those that don't like them, the standard systemic weedkiller (glycosophate) eradicated my neighbours!

Yes it does look like we have the same thing. I have a 'collection' of 4 but only one is at the flowering stage. Cooperlola is kindly going to put up my pics. I've got to go out but will back to google the suggestions in an hour or so! (edited for spelling!)

Its not Phlomis either for me!  I've asked my (french) neighbours and none of them know its name but have seen them but i'm the only one thats not killing them (the plants that is!) off with weedkiller!

no, it's not lambs ears either! ALthough the leaves (when smaller) have the same soft texture. The leaves now are about a foot long and are only at the base of the plant. The rest is all flowers. Its not Verbascum Olympicum either!! More ideas please??!!

What i thought was an impressive wild flower my neighbour says is a weed! I've never seen one in UK and would be interested in knowing its name. They probably exist throughout France but i'm in the Loire region. It starts out with green furry (like rabbit ears!) leaves that became about a foot long and then sends up a giant stalk up to 5 foot high, sometimes more. This then has lots of small 'branches' with loads and loads of bright yellow flowers on it. At the moment i have one laden with yellow flowers and has made 6 ft high and it looks very impressive.....for a weed! I have pictures if anyone can put them on this site for me (as i've failed trying!)   Does anyone have any ideas what it's called?

My 'Free' experience! Having had many, many, many (!!) problems with Alice i've now been with Free for 12 months. I'm pleased to say that on the rare occasion i had a problem i found their online help of great use. Their telephone helpline (1044) is charged at a local rate and i wasn't asked to contact the 34c per minute technical line, perhaps i was just lucky. My (french) neighbour had a problem with his freebox last month and received a replacement in just 3 days. This was free of charge as his old one was then proved to have become faulty. I think that for every good experience with an ISP there is someone else with a bad one, but I do hope you get your problem quickly resolved.

Just seen this post and remember in 2005  having my brand new and unused spare wheel x-rayed at Dover after i admitted i had only owned my 1 year old car for 3 months. They asked if i owned the car (a Mondeo), how long i had owned it for and then immediately said they wanted the spare wheel!! It was a standard factory supplied wheel and i had to empty the whole boot in order to get it out. Then i had one rear door panel tapped and carefully listened to and that was it. No interest in the other 3 doors! Or the other wheels. Oh, and i had to specifically ask for our passports back as they has been left beside the x ray machine. So be warned if you buy a 2nd hand car - check out that spare wheel in case it contains something other than air!!

Hi Does anyone know the equivalent to "Pepti Bismol" in France or any other non-prescription indigestion remedies? (liquid or tablets) So far i've only found some very serious looking medicines that you take before each meal etc which is not what i want for the occasional bout of indigestion! Thanks in advance.

I think you'll find the price varies with the time of your sailings. AS of today, the half term dates you mentioned in an earlier post costs just £50 return. This is for a standard car leaving at 07.45 and returning at 21.00. As always, there are many variables and peak time crossings may be more expensive.

Nelson - Our messages crossed in cyberspace! I quite agree with you and tried taking this 'issue' private on more than one occasion. I shan't be posting in this thread again, so hopefully that will be the end of the matter.

This has been going on for too long and, to be frank, i've had enough of it. You can both find someone else to insult/be sarcastic to when you disagree with a comment that they have made. Thank you to those of you who PM'd me about this - much appreciated. Perhaps we can revert back to the original topic of this thread.

"If Miki's posts are sometimes (but I defy you to say again always)" In my defence, I have never said 'always', i said 'nearly every post'.

"Oh dear, "rabbiting being topical" was in relation to you rabbiting on here as well." The person with nearly 2,300 posts accuses me with 66 of rabbiting - Thats hilarious!!!! You've been in France longer than i've been on this earth...and i always thought wisdom and maturity came with years.

"Presumaby because I recommended it and you wanted to get a dig in." Where on earth did that come from? Do i have a history of digging at you? Definite paranoia! I wasn't rubbishing the site - just pointing out where the money goes. When i donate i want to know it all goes to the cause i'm donating to. Simple. If there are costs involved i would like them to be specified. If that doesn't bother you then fine, i have no issue with that. Hi Albi - i was just wondering why the two had 'ganged up'. Mucky said in one post he had a stalker but i'm beginning to think Ducky is actually his admirer.

[quote]Apologies.However, it's nothing to do with money (I really don't know where you got that idea from) - it is people from all over the world logging pictures and messages in support of London at this ti...[/quote] Before you resort to further insults, the website has a link which is SELLING items to raise money SOME OF WHICH is going to the Red Cross. So less of the "brainless" and "paranoid" please. "We're not afraid tshirts and bags sold here. Some of the profits earned from the sale of this merchandise will be allocated to server costs. The rest will be donated to the Red Cross London Bomb Relief Fund." I'd prefer ALL my donation to go to the Red Cross and not have a % go to unspecified server costs.

Slight change in spelling: www.werenotafraid.com But being very dubious of the 'net, i'd rather donate directly to the Red Cross and be 110% certain the money is going to the right place.

I made my points, simple or not. At least you didn't need to resort to sarcasm and insults I'm afraid that link doesn't work! And neither does .co.uk

Double yawn @ Miki. More insults. More sarcasm. Does he ever stop? P.S. A language degree is just that. It enables one to speak the language but doesnt make one an expert in all things French. Enjoy the fete - given the 2,200 odd posts of yours you definitely need to be getting out more.

yawn @ miki. never knows when to stop.

Good advice Ray and i will be taking it. "better still, just a simple retort." - like a playground game. Those that like the playground can find others to play with. "And don’t try silly statements like “last word” it is school playground times when that kind of childish comment is used." - It's sooo true though. You ALWAYS have to be the last to answer in every post you disagree with!!! As i said before, if you have a problem PM me. Otherwise please consider that many other people have to read through this.

More sarcasm. You just can't help yourself. Having the benefit of a degree in French means i know the meaning of "bonne fête" but thanks for the advice in seeking assistance. You obviously enjoy such playground antics in public but like i said PM me. Awaiting your last word....as ever.

[quote]"....Thank you Miki.Fortunately others are more helpful to those that ask 'blatantly obvious' questions as you put it."Yes I never help anyone, I shall try harder in future.If you wish to criticise an...[/quote] I wasn't criticising, merely making a comment - I'm not the first/only one to have noticed this and my post certainly wasn't smug. I never said you didn't help anyone, i said a lot of your posts are unnecessarily sardonic and i stand by that. For the sake of everyone else who reads this site i would suggest you air any of your grievances in a PM to me. Meanwhile, i'll expect you'll want the last word on this - previous form shows you invariably do.

"shall we discuss you now?" Thank you Miki.Fortunately others are more helpful to those that ask 'blatantly obvious' questions as you put it. I can only assume you had nothing better to do than search my profile and see what posts i've previously made, as any questions i have asked have been very few and far between and certainly a lot more infrequent than the sardonic replys i've seen from yourself. EVERY question asked is always blatantly obvious to those that know the answer. And the answer to ANY question can always be found from more than one source. Still, i'll try very hard not to ask any more.

[quote]Blimey oh Reilly, perhaps more comebacks than The Cream, Renaud I also took note that you were not having a dig at anyone. I also am not having a dig when I say this, in the years to come I am pretty...[/quote] Miki - Why does nearly every post of yours have to have sarcastic implications? Whilst this site provides some very useful information, some posters can make finding that information very tedious.