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thanks gardian.that will do pour moi john

bonjour .i wonder if anyone can advise on these two taxes ,and when they are usually receieved and paid ?we signed the compromis de vente in january 7/1/06 got our deeds in august 06.we are both over 60 and will be moving permanent in 2 years time.so far we have recieved nothing ,the reason i am concerned is, we have moved house 3times in the uk since the compromis ,i just wonder if my bills are reclining in someones post box somewhere on bodmin moor!although we have faxed everyone concerned with new adresses ,including the notaires office .any advice wood be welcome merci john

hi pogo .i suppose that everything would have to be perfectly square for the plasterboards to meet up properly .i was thinking of plastering the whole room afterwards .but not me personally .isover also say that you can screw! these sandwhich boards into wooden beams?i have a friend in cornwall who runs a plastering buisness .i have watched him work in an average room ie 15 by 15 in the uk the time between the first coat and the finish coat is exactly the time it takes to" roll a fag,and have a cup of builders tea!what timing!and its a perfect job . ha,ha.merci  pour le aider    john.

thanks bastet .i will have a good look at the site you suggested cordialament john

thanks nick. cordialement john

hi can anyone offer advice on inner  wall insulation ?i have to insulate a room i am converting into a bedroom .it has block walls and i like the look of the dab and fix idea that isover produce .is it as easy as it looks?i have built an extension using plasterboard in the uk before .and the panels seem quite cheap!about  14euros per  8 by 4 ish sheet thanks for any opinions on this .merci john

hi david .its the old where is my fosse question again .im still looking for ours !not really! i have taken good advice from this forum" if it works ok leave it alone" .i did notice in the summer whilst cutting the grass that some areas of grass seemed greener and looked as though pipes had been laid running down the slope .i am certain that the tank has been installed very close to the house and i am now the proud owner of some subsidence .never mind, the fosse or whatever i have works so i will stop digging about .just in case i find something nasty!

bonjour iceni".talking to newcastle they said that the AVERAGE WOMAN who lived abroad was only entitled to 25%of her state pension . why ?can you clarify please?cordialement john .ok i have just woken up .its because of EARLY RETIREMENT sorry!

more ,more,i love it!you won,t get away with much more ha,ha.cordialament john

HIGH DAVE.yes now that i have dug away some topsoil have found the blue lever that isolates the supply to the offending leaky stop valve.no problem now!cordialament john

hi the subject is well away from "wind damage"yes the sprints are still going on .there is mike tregoning still trying to shave a milli second off last years attempt .i can see all this from my garden .back to the wind.the wind turbines at beardown just up the road have all been rendered useless because they will only work with certain windspeeds too windyabove 45mph and they shutdown?HELLO WIND TURBINES?

salut steve .no isolating valve .i will just go and hire some flippers ,snorkel ,etc and being a motor technician the biggest wrench and of course a metric lump hammer! cheers cordialament john

thanks will .

bonjour will .i am also going to be a low mobile phone user .what would you suggest pour moi.i have an old" nokia brick "at the moment would it be easier to just buy a new mobile in france or get the sim card changed in the uk ?merci d,avance john.ps i noticed orange top up cards in the local vival shop.

hi i have noticed a fairly large leak coming from the joint on the stop valve in the utility room . the leak appears to be from a crack in the valve body .i think  someone has overtightened the joint?i am a fairly good diy plumber but i,m wondering if this is for a professional .the valve in question has a red lever the main plastic pipe coming into the house from the meter the outlet side has a pressure regulator and then to the hot water tank etc.is this something i can do  ?or is it a case of j,besoin de plombier? i think i can get the valve from a brico .any advice would be great thanks john

bonjour .we bought our property in the dordogne through 'french estates agents in rochebeaucourt -argentine .dealing personally with a great guy john woolley and found them very easy to deal with ,nothing was too much trouble and there aftersales help is exactly what they say it is on there website .as to how much a property is worth ,who knows ,not unless you are a property developer or something !we are delighted to have the opportunity to live in the dordogne .

salut! xmas in england ,no christmas carols ,not unless you listen to classic fm .rap tv ,not unless your waiting for (the muslim alternative xmas broadcast )or latest rap rendition of silent night !on one of the rock channels.just another nail in the declining culture coffin ov dis cantry .but wait ! there,s football,football,football,football.get it !guepe for gods sake go and get lubricated  as my jazz trombone player friend would say (industrial ammounts of asda red wine )joyeux noel john

salut jonzjob .are they really that  unpleasant?i will leave well alone then!i think m petit in the village has some topsoil for sale .plenty of time for that ,i have to convert a room into a bedroom .sort out the salle a manger ,replumb le salle de bain etc etc etc .joyeux noel, cordialement john

hi bugbear ..and i appologize to all who replied to my water question .now that i have taken the trouble to read the ABBONNEMENT section of the bill, its the fixed charges .montant independent de la consummation  correspondant a la mise a disposition et destine a couvir des charges fixes  .and i have no excuse, look at all the cognates in there ! cordialement john

hi bugbear so what do you think ? after reading my drivel ? i suppose what i was asking  was " do people find water usage expensive in france " sorry about this it looks as though ive just dug a big pit pour myself  never mind cordialement john

hi just received my water facture  ,and it seems to be excessive .VRAIMENT!the many deductions for water quality, tax this tax ,that tax ,etc .although the cost for actual water used is quite low .its obviously a french local tax thing !si seulement j,avai plus d,argent !cordialement john

oui st eval ,watergate bay,st merryn,porthcothan,trevose ,porth,treyarnon bay ,all that .and fast becoming an area for the very well orf cordialement john

thanks wjt et meg and mog for your trouble .i was just being neurotic again .the weather forcasts are pretty wild are,nt they for france.my worry was the result of spending the last week in the uk retreiving my shed and my moterbike from next doors garden .at the moment we are in rented acc on an old second world war airfeild on the north cornish coast .WINDSWEPT OR WHAT! cordialement

thanks everybody for the raised beds answers .and so simple !at last i have a use for those lazy ,hanging around in my pine trees catterpillars, they  can form a chain to the nearest farm and like a conveyer belt build me some raised beds?

hi does anyone know if there has been wind damage to  buildings in north west dordogne area ?according to the meteosat page ,mon maisson est quelque part don les alps ?cordialement john worried?[8-)]