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    new car

    in Driving in France

    Posted

    Tag,

    My preference is the Opel /Vauxhall Zafira diesel. I think its a great

    car with wonderful flexibility of seating / loading and a good balance

    of power/speed versus economy. Front quarter vis is an issue initially

    but you can get used to it. I cant comment on long term reliabilty as

    ours is less than year old but i believe the car mag reports give it a

    good write up. I find the cruise control a particular worthwhile

    feature on the run from Manche to Boulogne.

    Hope this helps

    Regards

    Guests from Hell

    in Gite Owners Forum

    Posted

    Judith,

    Its a bit of a damning indictment of all smokers do you not think?

    There are inconsiderate non smokers also.

    I personally would never light a cigarette in the company of those who

    dont smoke, however, in my home I set the rules, is that not how it

    should be ?

    Regards

    Protocal regarding Pompiers?

    in French Culture

    Posted

    SaligoBay,

    I had, in the recent past, posted that I had been 'advised' that,

    following a chimmney fire call-out the Pompiers would require to see

    proof that the flue had been swept within the previous 12 months.

    Absence of the certificate being (presumably) an indication of

    negligence causing a fire which would then lead to a fine.

    I passed on the info in good faith for the benefit of other wood

    burning (or multi-fuel) members. I make no personal claims to know at

    first hand what the results of a call-out are. It was purely in the

    interests of safety.

    I have been wrong before and no doubt will be again.

    Regards

    The Holly Tree

    in North West (Basse-Normandie, Haute-Normandie, Picardie, Nord Pas-de-Calais)

    Posted

    Have been once, wont be repeated. Fully agree with comments about cats. I love cats ....but.

    Food was nothing to write home about. Only went because we had read

    about it on that other forum and we were at a 'loose end' at that time.

    The bar at Le Luot seemed quite ok. only went once to try to get some

    info.Cant remember the barman/owners name but the only other customers

    when we arrived were local villagers, they seemed quite happy. No idea

    how behaviour is if its full.

    Regards

    Scaffolding Towers

    in House Renovations

    Posted

    [quote user="Cassis"]I tried buying a trailer second hand but found

    that they cost about as much as new ones!  If you can get one in

    the UK it may be cheaper (but then there's the ferry cost).  You

    don't need to register an ordinary trailer - just put a number plate on

    the back for the car towing, same as UK.[/quote]

    Cassis,

    From memory,French trailers seem to have a different number on the

    plate than on the car, if you don't need to register the trailer, how

    do you know what number to fit?

    Cartoons (the sequel)

    in The Complete France Post Bag

    Posted

    I suspect that Quillans 'agenda' comments would more likely apply to

    Iran than to the West. There are a lot of 'disturbing issues'

    associated with this situation:-

    Everywhere in the Islamic world seems to have an over-abundance of

    Danish flags on hand ready to burn, its not generall the sort of thing

    available in your average souk.

    Big demos in UK promising massive aggro - UK didn't publish the cartoons!

    Attack on US base in Afghanistan ( Bagram) - USA didn't publish the cartoons !

    Shouts in Iran of 'Death to America' - again USA didn't publish the cartoons !

    Who is winding up whom in this case.

    Opening shots of WW3 'The Islamic Wars', I hope not as I live in the middle !!!!!!!!!

    Winter

    in French Culture

    Posted

    Try 50, its been a 'tad' cool, certainly two weeks ago at -7.5 at 0930 in Villedieu Les Poeles.

    Bit of a temperature shock visiting from the UAE where its been really

    realy cold, it got down to 13 one morning - had to have the heater on

    in the car !!!!!!!!

    How to make a good fire

    in Finding/Owning French Property

    Posted

    A flat plate floor rather than a barred grate is best for a wood fire,

    as someone early said, wood requires air across the surface wheras coal

    / coke needs air flowing up through the combustion from underneath.

    When you remove the ash, leaving a bed behind, layer the ash on your

    compost heap, its organic after all. When you turn your compost it wll

    all mix in with the other rotted down veg and do your veggies a world

    of good.

    Ash is the best ( so I believe), there is an old poem about which woods

    are good / bad etc but I can't remember where I saw it. Will google and

    post if I find it.

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