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I understood that olives were soaked in brine for some weeks before becoming edible.

[quote user="StephenM"] Hi   We are just about to buy our fist house in France.  The heating is electric.  I have read and been told by numerous people that electricity is expensive in France.  I have looked at the French website of EDF and the costs appear to be HP €0.1074 kwh and HC € 0.0654 kwh, with a standing charge of about €270 for a 60 amp supply. I checked the cost of 14 UK suppliers and the average cost was 9.03 pence per kwh or €0.13.  This makes French electricity cheaper than the UK.   Have I missed something, or have I or the tariffs wrong? [/quote] Have you included the standing charge in your English calculations? We are option tempo with gas for cooking and a woodburner which is backed up by electric convectors when needed. Our costs for 366 days including standing charge for an 18kva supply using a tad under 10000 kw hours averaged 0.14 cents a kw hour. Where did you get the cost of a 60amp supply and is that the same as kva?

I do wish that you had called this topic something different. I keep misreading it as "fosse sitting!"

I am sure that if I should return to the UK I would initially be enchanted by the things I can't enjoy here - like libraries, looong summer days ( we lived in the north west) and cosy pubs. Then I would start noticing things which I would not like. Just like coming to France. Once the new wears off things look different. Regarding a cup of tea I gave up sugar in tea eons ago. Initially I could not stand it without sugar. Then I could not stand it with or ithout. Now I can't stand it with sugar. What am I saying? Perservere I think.

Daphne?

You have a month to reregister your car. The process does not cost you anything but of course you must buy new plates.

Thanks for the link fluffy. It's a great site and even has something I have been looking for for ages - a non electric slicer. That will solve the "too thin" poitrine problem.

It could be a cup and saucer vine. I can't remember the proper name but it is only an annual.

From my observations locally (south west Correze) this area is not cheap. An area with good communication links, infrastructure and facilities is going to be more expensive than the back of beyond. Creuse seems cheaper but at the risk of attracting the ire of those who favour it I must say that it seems to live up to one of the meanings of creuse which is empty. The wide variation in land prices could also be to do with whether the services such as electricity, water and sometimes phone are in place or the offer is just a field with CU. Notaires often sell houses and land. Try logic-immo. Services to a parcel of land are indicated by the word viabilisé

My sister in law came to visit navigating by satnav. She used the postcode which was not very satisfactory as our postcode covers about 6 villages and hamlets over about 40sq kilometers. Plenty of villages in France do not have street names how do they manage with that?

I've only tried it in a resto - I thought that they would know how to cook it. still disgusting!

The only English cheese other than Cheddar I have seen is Stilton and then very occasionally. 8 types of Italian cheese are available and 4 or 5 Dutch. In a French quiz where the contestants were asked to name 5 cheese producing countries England was disallowed!

Sorry, I thought the photobucket name detail carried through. It is in The Petit Palais which was reopened to the public early in the year.

[IMG]http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c338/martonmasher/val/P1000135.jpg[/IMG] Sadie   [IMG]http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c338/martonmasher/val/Tchan1.jpg[/IMG] and Tchan both rescue cats

[IMG]http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c338/martonmasher/val/DSCN9342.jpg[/IMG] Collonges la Rouge The first of the 'most beautiful villages of France'

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There are certain similarities between the French and the Americans. Many Americans have not been out of the state let alone America. They think their social model is the best and they have little faith in Their politicians. (no criticism implied)

[quote user="Renaud"] Arriving at the BA check-in desk he said that he was travelling to Bahrain but wanted his suitcase to go to India. "That's not possible," the check-in person said. "Well you managed it last time". The look that the check-in person gave, implied that she had heard it before but couldn't believe that she had given the feed line again. ------------  [/quote] I love flying. I've been to nearly as many places as my luggage Bob Hope

Very useful site. One thing, however, I can't find any clarification about. If a married couple buy a house and the ownership is detailed in the purchase documents as 50/50 and one partner dies is the estate of the deceased 50% of the house?

Years back a neighbour of  mine opened the door to JWs who informed him "Jesus is coming" to which he replied "that's alright we have a spare room" and shut the door.

I understand that eye care is not the best part of the French medical system. I have Fuch's polychromatic syndrome and used to visit an eye specialist in England. I think I should have a check up. Should I contact an opthamologist or is there a classification nearer specialist. I need a fields test. Would an opthamologist do this?

I was taught that stalegtites had to hang in tight and stalegmites might reach the roof eventually.

My spelling is getting worse!

Chilli sauce on a kebab!!  Is there anyone out there who has actually experienced Turksh cuisine? It is generally thought that  most euopean food has been 'flavoured' by the cooking of theOtterman Empire. Is it only me who adores proper Turkish food - I admit it is not easy to get outside Istambul as the Turks will modify their offer towards what they think is the requirement of the customer- hence c***

It's a shame that Turkish food doesn't seem to travel. As soon as it leaves Turkey it turns into kebabs. Not even proper Iskender kebab but some unidentifiable meat sliced off the grill thing and served with chips. Oh for some merjimec (sp) soup etc. As regarding Indian restos those I have found tend to be indo/pakistan restos and do not serve beef or pork due to the religous food laws. There is one in Brive which is pretty good.