hayley

I dont know if this is a touchy subject to some or not but my thinkiing is that ..the day that punishment was banned in schools (the strap/belt) was the day that respect flew out the window and THAT generation suddenly thought we can do what we like as there is no punishment for bad behavior! THAT generation have now produced this generation who couldnt care less about respect or manners.This is from someone who would have been too scared to go home and tell my parents i had been given the strap for misbehaving. A look from my dad was all my brother and sister and i needed and NO he never had to lift his hand to us, ever,we had far too much respect for him and our teacher. Respect starts in the home and if children dont get it there what hope do the teachers have with them when they start school,I know of one 5 year old who thought it was ok to pick up a chair and throw it at the teacher because he was being told what to do ,this was not ASD,this was a little boy who came from parents who think MY Johnny wouldnt do that !!! because THEY let him rule them!! ......AND THE PARENTS.......... THEY CAME FROM THE GENERATION WHO KNEW BAD BEHAVIOR COULDNT BE PUNISHED......But dont get me wrong, there are brilliant kids out there who are being brought up with the correct ideas that we have to respect others and treat people the way we would like to be treated ourselves............With respect and kindness.

Hi Hayley here, Have you visited Lac Eguson on the Creuse ,it is absolutely beautiful in that area,on the day we went it was 30 degrees and was perfect for all the water sports that are available,also 3 very nice restaurants at the lakeside.  

Hi Linda & Richard Just to say, hi and welcome to France,we are not there yet but are in the process of,. everytime we are over in our house we do a little bit more to make it ours,like you ,not sure what sort of heating to go for,  at the moment we are using a parrafin heater sort which is adequate for just now but we havent done a winter yet!! but then we are used to Scottish winters we will probably go for the wood burning system that everyone on LF are recommending on this topic but we have a couple of outside jobs that need seeing to first Good luck to both of you Hayley  

[quote]Hi Steve,we have just had a Franco Belge woodburner installed, we bought it at our local Quincaillere in Chalus (87), if you need the address please email me.They have been great to deal with, they ha...[/quote] Hi all, i am new here so be kind to me! Everyone will be horrified at us but we removed our stove (for the moment) due to the fact that every time we put the fire on the whole house filled up with smoke!!, and i mean the WHOLE HOUSE ,the seller assured us that the chimney was cleaned and clear but although there was plenty smoke coming out of the chimney , there was as much in the house,Smoke was coming from every possible crevice of the actual stove which we sealed and sealed with the proper stuff that we were recommended by Bricolage  staff but no joy.The stove would be absolutely ancient, cant remember the name but it isnt the one that every one has been talking about on this site, it is also a top loading sort but we wondered if it was where the house is situated ie with a very high bank at the back of the house which means there was not enough of a draw to draw the smoke up the chimney!! Any advice and ideas will be most appreciated Hayley