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So did you watch it, Sweets?  I managed to catch the last 30 minutes.  It really was one long advert.  Infuriating.  It had such promise as an interesting subject but glossed over all the problems.  Tax?  Building permissions?  Problems with contractors?  Lack of capital growth?  It was unrealistic.

[quote user="LEO"]The French don't drink as much Cointreau as the brits!  [/quote] I'm not surprised if it comes from Angers.  I thought that it would be made somewhere more romantic.  How come they thought of making an orange drink in Angers when Seville (where there are few oranges, I understand) is 1553 kms away ?  [8-)] Babycham used to be made in Shepton Mallet, by the way.

Sweets - it has been on all week at 3pm UK time and 4pm French time.  So there is another programme tomorrow (Friday). So far, even though people are buying properties in France, there has been one French man seen (a mayor who uncorked some champagne bought by the agent representing some lottery winners) and fewer than 10 French words spoken and at least 4 of those were Bonjour (pronounced bon-dewer as only the Brits know how). It gives the impression that every house 45 mins east of Bordeaux is owned, sold or bought (or all three) by Brits.  So it's compulsive viewing (with some sewing. knitting or ironing to hand). P.S. If I won close to £1 million on the lottery or on Ernie, I would spend more than 150,000 euros on a house... P.P.S. Does anyone do the Pools now-a-days?

Knock me down with a feather.  I didn't know Cointreau was made near Angers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cointreau I have been looking for reviews of Carre Cointreau on Trip Advisor etc and there is very little information.

There you have it.  We (ladies, that is) watch television if we have something else to do, such as knitting or taking up trousers. [:D] This programme is getting rather addictive as I'm trying to spot the French person - and there were none today (I think).  At the end of today's episode, it did seem as if it were a commercial for British estate agents in France.  None of them has slipped up yet or said anything rude.  I did like the comment that people arrive knowing no French.  That made me chuckle.  But then I live in an area of 50 square miles where you can count the number of Brits (other than holiday makers) on one hand or possibly two. I can't see tomorrow's, which is a shame.  Is it being repeated?

I watched it.  It was slow moving and so it was just as well that I was sewing at the same time.  It wasn't fast moving enough to sit and watch without having something else to do.  The potential buyers only looked over three houses so I reckon that it could have been edited into a 30 minute programme. It was interesting that there wasn't a presenter, just a voice over.

As Rose has said, I was diagnosed with breast cancer last autumn in the UK but had the treatment in France.  There was a delay while I changed systems and there were exasperating things e.g. the CD Rom with my results from the UK did not work in the French hospital.  However, I am pleased that I did have the treatment in the place that I live (France) because of the follow up treatment, which for me is for five years. I cannot fault my treatment in France.  As others have said, you get a 100% dispensation (go to your French GP for this) so you don't have to worry about costs.  You could telephone the French GP from the UK to ask for advice - that is what I did. There are several women who have had breast cancer on this Forum (and many others who have had other cancers) so you are not alone.  The spookiest time is now.  It's good that you are seeking help.  A problem shared is a problem halved ... I have sent you an email and a PM.

Hi-yer boyo? (say in Caerdith accent) Anyway, where are Dave and Olive?  They are good uns as they started this much appreciated thread: http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/2602073/ShowPost.aspx

[quote user="cooperlola"] I have to have a boob MRI now because I have cysts which the radiologist was quite happy about in April but now they want to investigate further.  Blimey, it never stops - with luck the radiolog was right and  (1) I won't have to lose those as well.[:-))] On a practical note - (2) has anybody managed to get any response out of Cancer Support France?  I've e-mailed them and tried to join the forum but don't get any reply.  Is Mrs B about anywhere?[/quote] (1) I know that you said this in jest but actually few people in France lose their boobs due to cancer surgery.  These days, they really try to leave you as much of the breast as they can, if it is possible.  The French pioneered this and so you are in safe hands in France.  So one thing less to worry about (and that is if the cysts are a problem).  (For the very few who lose them, they give you falsies.) (2) Yes, but as they are manned by volunteers and it is August, the response would be slow.  The Forum does not have heavy traffic, which is such a shame as it is a good place to post concerns.  However, I have found that one of the mods does try to reply. The waiting and uncertainty is a bad time.  Once treatment is under way, somehow things are easier.  Courage, mon amie.

I have just sold a (RHD) car on Le Bon Coin.  It is really easy to do.  You are allowed up to three photos.  I was very surprised how much that it sold for.  If you do a search on Le Bon Coin for cars of your make, age and mileage, you can get a guide of how much they can sell for. I kept the description simple but prepared a Word document to send to enquirers with further information and photos (of damaged areas in particular, so any purchasers did not have a wasted journey). Some of the phrases you can use: Marche assez bien mais quelques faults a corriger. Vente pour pieces (ou reparer?). A recuperer sur place. N'hesiter pas a me contacter par email pour plus de reseignements et plus de photos. Tout paiement doit etre verifie avant le retrait du vehicule.  Le retrait doit etre effectue par l'acheteur. Good luck!

Why did he have a Rolex watch in prison? [:-))]

Brilliant news.  [:D]

I have a holiday house in the UK. Remember that last winter in December, the UK experienced record freezing temperatures?  Well, during that time, guests rang my housekeeper asking for summer duvets...  [:-))]

I agree that cracking them in half is difficult and positively dangerous to your fingers. I put mine in a very hot wood burning stove, several at a time.  They burned like phosperous and there was nothing left of them in the morning.

My thoughts are with you.  Baby units are special places filled with love and hope - I speak from personal experience.  Everyone is in it together and so lifelong friendships are formed.  Most have bedrooms nearby where you can stay. Friends of the units knit little hats and mitts and blankets that you keep because they cannot be used by anyone else (unless rules have changed in the last 12 years) so if you feel helpless, get the knitting needles out.  It is therapeutic.

I read somewhere that the property value then and the value now has to be converted from pounds sterling into euros at the approved rate of exchange of the time.  Hopefully, someone on the Forum will be able to confirm this (or otherwise). Therefore, any gain may have been diminished (or enhanced) by the fall (or rise) in the exchange rate - possibly...

What a good idea, Norman.  I have copied the words onto a Word document and printed it out for my hospital file.  Brilliant. What about adding ecographie (scan)?  Thinking about my various stays and what I found confusing, other possibilities could be a rash, bedsores, injection and pill.

Lidl items in France usually only have instructions in French, Italian, German and one other (not English).  When I asked why, I was told that this was the distribution area.

I found Le Bon Coin very easy to advertise on.  I had prepared some words offline, using other Land Rover adverts but once online, the advert took 10 minutes.  It is equally easy to modify the advert or to delete it. A recommended site for selling things.  AND its free ...

[quote user="woolybanana"]Four in the country but not the town, plus a little tweak of affection on the posterior. Surely you know that Clair![6][/quote] This is what happens in Singapore after a tweak of affection on the posterior. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2020632/British-businessman-faces-lashing-pinching-womans-buttocks-holiday-Singapore.html

I have sold my beloved Land Rover on Le Bon Coin after nearly a couple of decades of faithful service. There was no devaluation on selling my RHD car in France.  As a result of these posts, as I was working out the price, I decided to increase the amount that I wanted by 200 euros and got it.  So thank you, Forum.  [:D] I was inundated with calls.  People were prepared to come from the length and breadth of France.  The buyer did a 7 hour round trip and pleaded with me to secure it.  He was fluent in English and his wife felt that a RHD car was fun to have. The car had an oil leak, no power steering, no radio, tired interior (from all my children), a large dent from an accident (not my fault but my OH) that I hadn't bothered to repair, corrosion on the under chassis etc etc.  The advert was honest and any enquirers were sent a document with photographs and script of all these problems. I did fill up the car tank on the day of the sale (do unto others etc) and the buyers said that was the difference between the Brits and the French.  They said that the French would have drained the tank. So to anyone wanting to sell a RHD car in France, I would suggest Le Bon Coin and do not devalue it.  Place it on with the LHD price and see what happens.

The arrival hall is not too bad and is quite quick. However, you do need to make sure that you go to the loo on the plane.  [8-)]  Guests need to know that there is no loo in arrivals and if you are caught short while waiting for your bags, you have to leave Billi, walk about a quarter of a mile to the main terminal building loos and back again.  [Www] [+o(]  Highly unsatisfactory.

Thank you to one and all.  I shall let you know what happens.  I am hoping to get it onto LeBonCoin and AngloInfo tomorrow.  It sounds as if a 25% devaluation will still be more than the UK. These days, I am often confused [8-)] so don't worry about the hijack.  I had to read the posts several times before I understood.  Then again, I didn't make it that clear from the outset.  So thank to all of you for being so patient. I took the photographs tonight in the sunny weather that we are unexpectedly having.  Let us hope that the good weather this week will bring some buyers out of the woodwork...

I am confused, mainly because of the hijack...  Is everyone saying that there is no devaluation? I was asking about devaluation from French values of LHD cars not devaluation from UK values of RHD cars. The car is a 1996 Land Rover Discovery with one owner (me) but it is French registered with 5 months left on the controle technique.  I have been comparing prices on LeBonCoin of similar LHD vehicles and was unsure whether to apply a percentage discount for it being RHD.  I have not compared UK values. Thanks for the advice about AngloInfo.  That's a good idea. (Message for Pierre - I cannot find how to pick up my Private Messages.)

Yes, the British are fascinated with the weather. But the French are fascinated by the temperature.  It is plastered all over the place - on factories, on pharmacies - and everyone talks about a day being 30 degrees or 25 degrees etc.  The sea temperature is given out on the public address system.  Everyone tells you their pool temperatures.  You can't get away from them.