John L

To the original poster. The Control Techniques in France are very fair. During my stint in France I went through three.CT's and had no problems with any of them.

[quote user="Christine Animal"]Yes, we are.   [kiss]  [/quote] Christine I have sent you a PM.

Very sad. Dogs are indeed our best friends.

[quote user="Jerac"] Assemble the joint with a twisting motion to spread the solvent and melted pvc around the joint BUT WORK QUICKLY as you have only a few seconds to get the felt tip marks in line. Suddenly the weld will 'grab' and from then there is no way back.[/quote] You have confirmed what I thought should be done when assembling the pipes. However the instructions in French seem to indicate that the joint should be assembled without twisting. Which method is correct?

Wen wrote: And, as far as I know, they only allow French-born citizens to run for Maire. Not True Wen There is/was an English woman who became the Maire of a French village a few years ago. I dont know if she is still doing it.

I too find that Gmail is an excellent way of dealing with emails.

I just telephoned them using the line that I wanted disconnected. I told them the date I wanted to disconnect and it was all done correctly and I received a letter confirming this.

The trees are definately a consideration. I have found that there musnt be any in the line of sight to the satellite if you want to get a really good signal. If you have a building in the path then that may not impair the signal, but vegetation of any kind may cause problems.

Tony and Ron The link I mentioned is for a properly run Pharmacy come doctor service. They wont give you any drugs you are not supposed to have and yes the drugs are the correct ones and not some cheap imports. You don't have to use their service. I merely pointed it out as a reliable alternative for someone who finds it difficult to obtain the drugs they need there in France. For instance. If your not fluent in French and you need some of your regular medicine but find that it's not available there.

I was never sure about whether we needed a CDS, TDS or anything. We lived in France quite OK from 2002 till 2007 without any formal paperwork. Apart from our passports and a carte gris that is. I dont think anyone is really bothered if you do normal things within the law. I did register my car on French plates and paid all my bills but never had a problem with anything else. We are now back in the beautiful UK and my car is now back on its original UK plates.

Have used these people in France for several years and it works fine. Excelent service. http://www.e-med.co.uk/  

I think the original poster mentioned that this package was without a contract. Therefore can be cancelled without having to stay with it for at least a year..

Does anyone know of a good simple way of learning French verbs in the spoken form. I have a Collins Verb table book but find it infuriating in that it doesn't show which part of the verbs endings you pronounce and which parts you don't. I don’t have the book to hand but I think the verb stems are in grey and the different endings in brown. The use of colours is very useful but are there any books that show you in colour which bits to pronounce and which bits stay silent

[quote user="Martinwatkins"] And I would now never dump France Telecom,  at least when I ring on the FT line I can quickly disabuse them of any idea that my line is at fault. [/quote] It is for that reason that I have used Wanadoo over FT lines for the last four years. It is also possible to walk into an FT shop and talk to someone about problems that may arise. A big advantage in my book.

All asbestos should have been included in the report. If it's cement bonded sheeting then it should be possible to take it to your decheterie. You'll need to wrap it in plastic bags or something similar. Make sure you use a good face mask whilst removing it though.