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The Mairie has approved it - and they sent a certificate to authorise the works. Let's hope they know best....

I am having a 5000 litre septic tank installed this week, the firm fitting it say there is nothing in the new regulations to say it cannot be situated within 4 metres of the swimming pool. Can this be correct?

I had been thinking along similar lines except using water power. there being many watermills for sale. Are you charged in France as you are in the UK to use river water?

I bought a 9.5KW French wood burner which is strange but works fine, a Jotul 9KW from a Vide Grenier for 100 Euros which is also great. The Trocs have secondhand wood burners from a quick look most just need a good clean and new seals, Auchan also has woodburners for sale on the for sale wanted board. The local newspaper has secondhand wood burners. Just get one quickly before winter is over!

[quote]To go back to jumping off bridges - there's another condition ( other than wanting to end it all ) that can cause people to do this. It's connected to a fear of heights, when the fear is linked to a c...[/quote] I'd never heard of this behaviour. The only information I can find was Australian. I'd be interested to know more. Suicide and related behaviour from river bridges. A clinical perspective. Cantor CH, Hill MA, McLachlan EK. Valley Community Psychiatry Service, Brisbane, Australia. A survey was conducted of 47 suicides, 16 failed suicides, and 24 attempted suicides that occurred from Brisbane river bridges over 15 years. Compared with findings from other suicide surveys, subjects of bridge suicides and failed suicides had a much higher rate of schizophrenia (46%), with hallucinations often precipitating the jump. They also had extensive histories of previous self-harm. Those who attempted suicide by jumping had a higher rate of personality disorder (58%) compared with findings from other attempted suicide surveys, and had very extensive histories of previous self-harm which tended to continue beyond the bridge incident. Both groups had histories of extensive previous psychiatric care.

My sisters husband blew his head off with a shotgun. After much thought I can only go along with the words used by the Coroner 'balance of the mind was disturbed'. These unfortunate people are just not thinking straight. My youngest brother works for the railways - he was the first to fiund two and also had to clear up after many others - he'd much prefer if it never happens again.

They did move a lot of of books and cast iron items, litho stones, 7 motorcycles, 4 square pianos, various stone statues and large furniture. I am presently lusting after some of that enormous French dining room furniture - the wifelet is coming around to the idea!

All I can say is that the French didn't even look at our dog or ask for his papers. All they seem to ask for is that animals arriving are healthy.

I paid £2,200 no VAT to move 22 tons from Northampton to Perigueux. The garden shed did turn up 3 months later, but they did only charge £100 for the 8x10ft shed. Lowest other quotes were £5,500 and £8,200 both plus VAT - do shop around.

I bought direct from an English couple that had been given the house 25 years ago as a wedding present. Had trouble with the French Notaire who spent 360 days a year on the golf course rather than working. I eventually paid an English based French lawyer to wake the French Notaire up. Further complications arose as the people we bought from had to get proof from all other family members that they had no claim on the property. Good part was we paid Sterling in UK for the house and saved conversion costs.

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 2:30 PM Subject: Staff Christmas Party Subject: Fw: Staff Christmas Party! Subject: Staff Christmas Party FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director TO: All Employees DATE: October 01, 2004 RE: Christmas Party I'm happy to inform you that the company Christmas Party will take place on December 23, starting at noon in the private function room at the Grill House. There will be a cash bar and plenty of drinks! We'll have a small band playing traditional carols...feel free to sing along. And don't be surprised if our CEO shows up dressed as Santa Claus! A Christmas tree will be lit at 1:00pm. Exchange of gifts among employees can be done at that time; however,no gift should be over €10.00 to make the iving of gifts easy for everyone's pockets. This gathering is only for employees! Our CEO will make a special announcement at that time! Merry Christmas to you and your family. Patty --------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director TO: All Employees DATE: October 02, 2004 RE: Holiday Party In no way was yesterday's memo intended to exclude our Jewish employees. We recognize that Chanukah is an important holiday, which often coincides with Christmas, though unfortunately not this year. However, from now on we're calling it our "Holiday Party." The same policy applies to any other employees who are not Christians or those still celebrating Reconciliation Day. There will be no Christmas tree present. No Christmas carols sung. We will have other types of music for your enjoyment. Happy now? Happy Holidays to you and your family. Patty ------------------------------ FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director TO: All Employees DATE: October 03, 2004 RE: Holiday Party Regarding the note I received from a member of Alcoholics Anonymous requesting a non-drinking table ... you didn't sign your name. I'm happy to accommodate this request, but if I put a sign on a table that reads, "AA Only"; you wouldn't be anonymous anymore. How am I supposed to handle this? Somebody? Forget about the gifts exchange, no gifts exchange are allowed since the union members feel that €10.00 is too much money and executives believe €10.00 is a little chintzy. NO GIFTS EXCHANGE WILL BE ALLOWED. --------------------------------- FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director To: All Employees DATE: October 04, 2004 RE: Holiday Party What a diverse group we are! I had no idea that December 20 begins the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which forbids eating and drinking during daylight hours. There goes the party! Seriously, we can appreciate how a luncheon at this time of year does not accommodate our Muslim employees' beliefs. Perhaps the Grill House can hold off on serving your meal until the end of the party- or else package everything for you to take it home in little foil doggy baggy. Will that work? Meanwhile, I've arranged for members of Weight Watchers to sit farthest from The dessert buffet and pregnant women will get the table closest to the restrooms. Gays are allowed to sit with each other. Lesbians do not have to sit with Gay men, each will have their own table. Yes, there will be flower arrangement for the Gay men's table. To the person asking permission to cross dress, no cross-dressing allowed though. We will have booster seats for short people. Low-fat food will be available for those on a diet. We cannot control the salt used in the food we suggest for those people with high blood pressure to taste first. There will be fresh fruits as dessert for Diabetics, the restaurant cannot supply "No Sugar" desserts. Sorry! Did I miss anything?!?!? Patty --------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director TO: All F****** Employees DATE: October 05, 2004 RE: The F****** Holiday Party Vegetarian pricks I've had it with you people!!! We're going to keep this party at the Grill House whether you like it or not, so you can sit quietly at the table furthest from the "grill of death," as you so quaintly put it, and you'll get your f****** salad bar, including organic tomatoes. But you know, tomatoes have feelings, too. They scream when you slice them. I've heard them scream. I'm hearing them scream right NOW! I hope you all have a rotten holiday! Drive drunk and die, The Bitch from HELL!!!!!!!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: Joan Bishop, Acting Human Resources Director DATE: October 06, 2004 RE: Patty Lewis and Holiday Party I'm sure I speak for all of us in wishing Patty Lewis a speedy recovery and I'll continue to forward your cards to her. In the meantime, management has decided to cancel our Holiday Party and give everyone the afternoon of the 23rd off with full pay. Happy Holidays!

I did catch one of these where Porsche driving hiflier paid builder 10,000 to fix her roof. When she hadn't heard much and returned three months later to the property she fought her way through the beer bottles to find the said man rather the worse for wear after drinking all her money away..

Auchan have had loose lichis recently though they were nothing special,but today I rashly bought a ready bagged kilo for @2.60 which is a very good price in Europe. Then was annoyed with myself as last week we'd discovered the local ethnic food and vegetable place were there was a good selection of exotic fruit and spices and we finally found some pinto beans, so it's refried beans tonight! The prices were good too though not quite as cheap or a vast choice as in Melton Road in Leicester. But I had decided I would prefer to give these Moroccans my business rather than faceless Auchan. Was very pleasantly surprised - the Auchan Lichis were large juicy and a good 20% were 'chicken tongue' and so were lusciously fleshy so am having an even more luxurious exotic fruit salad tonight than normal.

Use some to make my favourites Leek and Cheese Sausages - scrumptious.

Nietzsche reckoned 'Woman was God's second mistake'. Though I prefer Voltaire idea 'God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh'.

[quote]Ah so it's you Doggo ! I wondered where Jim Davidson's script writer had disappeared to. Now the game is up, you have surfaced at last, still not funny but at least you are alive. The art of trolli...[/quote] Trouble is you margthatherists don't understand irony. For the more simple amongst you a return to easily digested stupidity. The 12 Days of Christmas, Deconstructed On the 12th day of the Eurocentrically imposed midwinter festival, my potential-acquaintance-rape-survivor gave to me: * TWELVE males reclaiming their inner warrior through ritual drumming. * ELEVEN pipers piping (plus the 18-member pit orchestra made up of members in good standing of the Musicians Equity Union as called for in their union contract even though they will not be asked to play a note...) * TEN melanin-deprived testosterone-poisoned scions of the patriarchal ruling class system leaping, * NINE persons engaged in rhythmic self-expression, * EIGHT economically disadvantaged female persons stealing milk-products from enslaved Bovine-Europeans, * SEVEN endangered swans swimming on protected wetlands, * SIX enslaved fowl-Europeans producing stolen nonhuman animal products, * FIVE golden symbols of culturally sanctioned enforced domestic incarceration, NOTE: after member of the Animal Liberation Front threatened to throw red paint at my computer, the calling birds, French hens and partridge have been reintroduced to their native habitat. To avoid further animal-European enslavement, the remaining gift package has been revised. * FOUR hours of recorded whale songs, * THREE deconstructionist poets, * TWO Sierra Club calendars printed on recycled processed tree carcasses * And an Animal Rights activist chained to an old-growth pear tree.

Eye fergot two sae wat anoyz mee abart po-litikal corwectnez iz were dyd itt cum fromm itt waz hiosted onn uz wivart uh vot ann waz nevir inn kno po-litikle womanlyfiesta aw dah licke, b4 ann eelecktun orr wateeveer. Wat ham eye too doo wiv awl mi veri ole 78prm rekords wiv Gud Ole N*gger songz? Is itt legul two sel themn abrawd? an al mi Bigglez bookz an Rober Crum comickz? So wat doo yu kall a spayed noww uh nun motirized digin impliment? Kis my donkee-hibred-horz Hardee!

[quote]Some of the members of longstanding will remember that when the forum was in its first year there was a lot of criticism about spelling, punctuation and use of English.After a while it became so tires...[/quote] I agwee bu wot anoyz mee iz wen peple ouse longw wurds wen thay dunno wat thay meen two pwetend 2 bee clevur. If wurdz iz spilt sew bad eet iz nawt esi too ydunsyillimanrdslty thum.

[quote]They are also running sets of digital cameras which calculate speed between points. Currentlty being tested on 20 mph sections for road works but will probalyl spread to entire motorway network.[/quote] Specs cameras that take a photo and record your speed between cameras have been operational for at least 3 years in Northamptonshire. On Lumbertubs way they have 4 cameras over a two mile section and you can be fined for exceeding the speed limit between any two cameras. The stupid thing is they take a frontal picture so motorcycles are free to speed and they only operate in the outer lane so you can go as fast as you want on the inner lane. On the single carriageway from Northampton to Bedford these cameras have been errected and will be difficult to avoid.

[quote]For me the story lacks verisilimiltude: after all, Nelson would have been at home claiming invalifity benefit ever since the Battle of the Nile in 1800...[/quote] I am sorry but was just passing and the Dick is at it again! I suppose it was only spelling this time not the wrong word. Verisimilitude and opinion are an easy purchase; but true knowledge is dear and difficult.

[quote]Doggy - if you could read you would note that I gave that information - 85% goes to recipients (source: their audited website). And if you don't want to give to World Vision then give to Oxfam, or Sig...[/quote] You really are ungentlemanly and I hereby rename you Mr Malaprop as you don't seem to use English in the same way as others. I will ignore you in future as it will save me time trying to educate you. You truly think you are always correct - I am dumbfounded. Sorry you won't understand that word.

[quote]Herself and me agree this is a good idea. We'll be going for World Vision. And what would Dick do with a Dictionary except use it as a door-stop? His vocab is wide enough![/quote] I'd check out the proportion of cash that reaches the unfortunate from World Vision some time ago it was found over 90% was spent on administration. I don't disagree that Dick has width in his vocabulary I just question if he knows what these words mean.

I shall be supporting my usual charities, yet will still find a dictionary for Dicksmith this yuletide.

Just testing Living France computer controlled censorship. I bought a new shagpile carpet today. On the way to the carpet shop I saw a great tit and a great bustard plus a large******rel. I bought the carpet in Scunthorpe my Daughter bought an FCUK T-shirt. It is a really swanky carpet and I enjoyed intercourse with the salesman about the joys of carpets. It's a lovely colour but clashes with my green door knobs which I will have to change, as I like my door furniture to be common I will change the door knockers too. I have just looked at the preview what is it about****** that upsets LF so much???? My daughters FCUK T-shirt didn't fit she said "Siht"

[quote]Granny is fine but embarassing - she phoned yesterday and told me how the previous day she was walking down the main street in Ushuaia wearing her very tight satin trousers and a see through blouse, a...[/quote] I have never found my grannie attractive and cannot remember the sixties, come to that the seventies or the eighties or nineties. My wifes grandmother was 96 when she threw of her veil and met the almighty and then died.