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Mr Wiggly, I recently got an email supposedly from a well know British newspaper journalist saying the he had been mugged in the Philippines and needed help. I immediately sent him all my bank account information and loads of money. I hope he gets home OK. Oh, he must have, I saw him on the Andrew Marr show on Sunday. Think I should ask for my money back? David

mowerman, Talk about getting your hackles up, who are you refering to as elderly? I'm 73 and don't fall for any of this rubbish. David 

Lehaut, That's an old American Halloween trick. David   Personally I prefer wrapping the excrement in newspaper, setting light to it on the door step then ringing the bell.  Stamping on it whilst hot seems to spread it further

another, Re peeing through the letterbox: Are you a male or a female? David

james, That sounds like a scam to me. Think I'm stupid enough to look at those programs? David

monaco, I like the phone calls you get from people with very English names and Indian type accents. My wife usually replies to them in French. David

17, Does it say "send all" in English or French? David

Benjamin, We thought that must be the reason, but in years of using campsites that is the first time we have run into it. Next summer we are going to L'Etang de la Breche near Saumur in Loire. They use real money. David

Chancer, We stayed at a nice (at least we thought so) campsite called Domaine de Drancourt near St Valery using Eurocamp early last September, but as you say, a lot of sites close by the second or third week in September. The odd thing about Drancourt was that you had to get a camp 'credit card' to buy anything in the shop, bar, or restaurant. No cash accepted. We found out that we quickly used the euros we put on the card and kept having to get more put on it. Fortunately, they refunded any money left on the card when we went home. David

gherkin, Like chasing poll tax evaders in GB? David

HSD, As I remember, drivers park facing every direction in France. David

Kitty, We buy parking tickets all the time, all over France, from machines in the street. Have you never seen the word PAYANT marked in the street? Remember the blue line parking zones, though. David

ZFP, Baseball or cricket? David

Hoddy, There were bats flying in and out of the roof of the recreation/restaurant building of a campsite we stay at in Daglan in France. Everybody enjoyed watching them. I suggest your friend try the nearest belfry. They like bats. David 

Jimmy, I thought you meant one of those square yellow things. I have a small one in front of me that is for children to put coins in. I got it free in a French post office by saying I wanted one for my grandson. David

Betty, Ah, another contheoricy spearist! David 'Praps it was some newbie trying to stop the usual suspects from racking up their post count.'

John, I wasn't online yesterday, bu have no problems today. Some people have been having odd problems on another forum I use, like not being able to edit messages. David

The Holidays in France thing at the top of this page has/had Eurotunnel prices. David

paul, Try Findus. David

Pickles, So, who's having the last laugh? David

Are my wife and I the only people who emails from time to time from Eurotunnel about special deals? And no, we don't own shares in the company.

Paul, We've never paid anywhere near as much as idun quotes. Maybe he/she means Euorstar. They will even let you leave earlier at times for no extra charge. David

17, We spend most of our holidays in France on campsites, using Eurocamp. They choose very nice campsites all over France and provide tents or mobile homes. The tents are already up, have bedrooms with beds, a tabe and chairs, a cooker and fridge, pots and pans, dishes, and knives, forks, and spoons. It is much better, and cheaper, than anything I've seen in GB. And the locals speak that quaint, funny language. David  

Q, So, no Conservatives say similar things? Does that make the whole Conservative party racist? David 

Russet Q, Interesting website. A good way to practice French. David