ngh

Thank you for that. Please delete Theiere post also for the same reason.

Hi all I am just about to open our outdoor pool for the season. Water is quite clean. What shock should i use to get it going? I have just installed a Bromine tablet feeder. Last year i was using Baquacil. I am hoping all traces of that will have gone over the winter. Cheers Nichthewood

Might be a little to far but "oradour sur glane" is a must for teenagers. Very moving. less we forget.

Hi John I would say it depends on the back up you have in place in France. You can organise the booking from the UK, but from experience, the day to day running needs someone close by. When you get that call!!! the electric gone off, the fridge is broken, i can't light the fire etc. Not to mention the up-keep of the grounds, the change overs and all the washing, ironing and cleaning, that's a day in it's self. There is also the damage to be put right when it happens, before the next client arrives. I would say its a full time job running a successful gite business, and if you run it from afar, then it will cost you to have it managed properly. So yes you can but at a price. cheers hope it helps nichthewood

My wife goes back to the UK to work as a supply teacher. Although we live here in France and pay our gite Taxes here, she has to pay tax in England on her teaching money and just declare here,and show proof too, that the tax has been paid in the UK. No problem. Happy house hunting.

sorry can't help but your not alone, our dog eats all sorts of poo. He chases the duck so he can get it fresh. yuk

All the above about the base board is correct. But having worked with tiled tops, you main problem will be the grout. the only grout that should be used on worktops is a silicon based grout (sorry can't remember it technical name) This doesn't stain as other grouts including "waterproof" grouts do. Them main problems with tiled tops is not water penetration(although that is a problem) but grout discolouring. The down side is it is very expensive. nichthewood

I have always found BF very flexible and have never been questioned about the overall height even when i have been a couple of cm over. Like with everything you pays your money and you take your chance. Customer care still holds up on BF. Good luck

Hi Im thinking of buying Solar Sun Rings, has anyone used them and what do you think? Cheers nichthewood

Well. When we moved into our 17th century home my better half was insisting we use all the right gear. We made the ceilings good with field mud. Then bought from the UK 40lts of Lime wash paint. At this time my wife had to return to the UK for a couple of weeks. Good job really as if she was here she'd have been wearing it! It was bloody awful to put on. There was more down my arm than on the ceiling. Well got it finished in a couple of days, look up........ and all the staining from the centuries past where coming through again. In the end while i was on my own i made the executive decision....mat paint to seal and 2 coats of brilliant white emulsion to finish. job done, better half cross at first but forgave me after she'd had a go. Never again...

Perhaps this is where people power comes in . How about starting a boycott ? I for one will be there first. Never been Tom Toms best point, that is costumer satisfaction. Profit first.

Just a quick follow up. I managed to register the car on Friday at Poitiers prefecture, without a certificate of conformity!!!!! Just told the lady that the relevant number was on the V5C and it was. This was on a Citroen Picasso 2003. Nichthewood

Thats great. will get it sorted. Thanks Nich

Can anyone give me a good traslation for "angles,ripage av ripage excessif" Its from my control technique. Thanks nich

Sound great but again we are to far away. Vicq-sur-Gartempe. 86260 Maybe we end up with more localized ones? Good luck nich the wood

Look for a second hand one. Same thing happened to us last year. found one for 50 euro. Try the classified ads on Total France forum. Good look nichthewood

Can anyone help. I have just Bought a Citroen Picasso hdi exclusive 2003 from England. I thought the certificate was in the service book. But no it isn't and Citroen want 140 euro for one. What a rip off. has anyone imported a picasso and if so can they give any help. I thought we were organised. Cheers Nichthewood

We are just about to take out insurance on our 5 month old Pup. Can anyone recommend a good company. We don't so much need medicine cover, mainly accident and ops. Cheers nichthewood

Isn’t 52 euro, 25 euro backwards? There. I new there was some logic to the French system.

Free! it cost us 25 euro and a SAE each time. Isn't France a funny place.

Wow. Just got back from Poitiers. Been to get a French driving licence. What a VERY VERY rude woman. In 11 years i have never met anyone as bad. My wife replaced her license a month ago, we had no trouble and everything was fine. That time we had a vey helpful lady. This time she was at us as soon as we opened our mouths. Why do we want a French license, this wrong that wrong. Wrong Prefecture. Everything she could think of. We were sent away for new photos, photocopies of the English license. You name, it she found it. She was as rude as you can get. But we stayed calm and stood our ground and left her, with everything in order. It remains to be seen if i get the license without further trouble. Why are people so awkward ?

Sorry, i think you have might have left it a bit late. would like to help but already have bookings in place over the summer. good luck. nich the wood

All doom and gloom Where has all the trust in the world gone. If this is a friend of a friend, how well are they known to you? We have had several longer lets we treated as "holiday" lets. No problems. We read meters they paid us the readings and other bills, then we paid them. All went well. One is even coming back next year. Yes i know it happens, but don't let 1 apple spoil the bag. You never now, he may just buy it. Good luck what is it Del boy says "He who dares wins"

I am in the process of switching from a Uk licence to a French one. I have had in the past 2 years had 2 French speeding fines while still holding my UK licence. Can anyone tell me when i get my new French licence, will any point come off it automatically. cheers

please let us know how you go on.