Le martin-pêcheur
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Le martin-pêcheur replied to cajal's topic in The Complete France Post Bag
Thanks Cajal, Excellent site. -
You could try Pineau des Charentes rouge...........not expensive and available in most supermarkets. My wife has used this for trifles before and it works well enough. Savoury dishes, don't know, sorry. Hope that helps. Cheers!
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"Also, many small businesses sell via Amazon"........ and Amazon charge them a greed tax of up to 15%, the same as Ebay and the like!! Not a level playing field anymore for smaller websites/businesses - I have had a sales website in France since 2009 and could not afford to have 15% ripped from our turnover!! Just an opinion however, based on fact.
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any chance of a collection of Trump cartoons, svp?
Le martin-pêcheur replied to mint's topic in The Lighter Side
Using Google Chrome, type trump cartoons into the search bar, then "images" on the top bar. Plenty to go at that will raise a smile. -
Great news, thank you Hoddy!!
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Is YOUR département under curfew from Friday midnight?
Le martin-pêcheur replied to NormanH's topic in Health
A new set of Covid -19 figures - commune by commune - just announced. https://www.francetvinfo.fr/sante/maladie/coronavirus/infographies-covid-19-decouvrez-quel-est-le-taux-d-incidence-dans-votre-commune_4151943.html Sorry, using Google so can't make the link live. Keep safe. -
Recommendations, please, for a portable computer
Le martin-pêcheur replied to mint's topic in Sport, Leisure and Pastimes
Hi, Never bought from this site - yet - but saved it for the future.If you're OK with an azerty keyboard and a French operating system....... https://www.laptopservice.fr/ Good prices and a decent guarantee it would seem. -
Hi, for œ hold down your Alt key and type 0156 on the numeric pad. We had to learn that one last year when we moved to Avenue Richard Cœur de Lion..............
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+1 Us too, members since 2004 and would not like to lose the forum - too valuable a resource. Fingers crossed.
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Hi, It could be this one https://mapthenews.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/5df19abcf8714bc590a3b143e14a548c Using Google so can't make link live sorry.
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A bank card to send money abroad
Le martin-pêcheur replied to LowK's topic in Making the Move From Outside the EU
Hi, If you have a French bank account, try Transferwise.Fast, cheap and efficient. -
It is going to get hot - Be careful !
Le martin-pêcheur replied to alittlebitfrench's topic in Health
A French friend of ours, who was a submariner, used the following technique to sleep cooler in a submarine with an internal temperature of 40° whilst moored in Africa. (This was a while ago, so no air-con on the boat) We tried it last year - and it does work. Dousing a towel in cold water, wringing it out and then draping it over yourself will bring your body temperature down. With a standard fan blowing towards you, the effect is even better. -
Very good indeed! Good to see that Cambridge students are not wasting their time ;-) See the main site https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk
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Hi, Some limited info here for Nouvelle Aquitaine https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/va-t-on-voir-retour-aux-90-kmh-routes-departementales-aquitaine-1775099.html Hope it helps.
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Hi, This site should give you the details https://renass.unistra.fr Tony
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Hi, Interesting website on this subject: http://propluvia.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/propluvia/faces/index.jsp Sorry can't see a way to make the link live. Cheers, Tony
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Thank you Idun, We're currently in the southern part of the Haute-Vienne and wood is fairly cheap and readily available, we use electric radiators when it's not worth lighting a fire, but they are not so cheap to run. Looking to move again soon, so looking at various properties, one of which has gaz de ville for everything, and another which is wood burners and electricity. The latter we can easily estimate the running costs, hence my question about gaz de ville. Of course convenience can become a factor which has to be weighed up against overall running costs and of course installation/maintenance. Could be the wood burner route again methinks. Thanks again for your informative post. Cheers, Tony
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Hi, Having had houses using log burners and/or electricity for heating for the most part in France, I wondered if anybody has used gaz de ville and has a rough idea of costs as against fuel. We had fuel central heating once and found it to be expensive, would gas be cheaper? Just an estimate would be ideal, as i understand the costs will vary as to usage. I thought I would ask our experts here before trawling through the French sites. Many thanks for any information that anyone can provide. Tony
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Hi, I am not an expert by any means, but if you take a look here: https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F17578 and then click Création et changement de porte/fenêtre/toiture, it seems a déclaration préalable may be needed. You can download the form further down the page. Cerfa n° 13703*06.The form comes down in an editable pdf format - much easier to type your requirements than try to write them in the little space allowed on the form. It should be the same form that the Mairie will give you, if you need one. Hope this helps. Kind regards, Tony
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Thunderstorms - will they ever stop ?
Le martin-pêcheur replied to chessie's topic in The Complete France Post Bag
Yes, great website lightningmaps.org. It's kept us out of trouble the last few weeks. We work online, so best to know when and where the storms are, or liable to be. Cheers, Tony