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  1. As someone whose first action in the morning is to read papers on-line I too have pondered what I would do in the event of charging. I surmise that I would probably subscribe to one organ if I couldn't find any free ones that suited me. It would all depend on the cost I suppose.
  2. Maybe I've developed a terrible veneer of insensitivity over the years but I struggle to think that anybody could write anything so awful that I would have to give up reading or posting let alone be kept awake at night. In theory, I suppose, Odile won't be reading these posts, but on the off-chance that she is I would say let it wash over you and carry on.
  3. Here in the Tarn it's been a hard season due to extremely hot weather and lack of rain. Our tomatoes are fine, carrots - those that germinmated - so-so, beetroot not bad and the butternut squash rampant. Potatoes were ok. Haricots verts are flowering but very few beans forming. We are going to try another sowing in a few days hoping it will have cooled down a bit. I think we'll be able to supply the entire department with kiwis.
  4. Like many others, I'm sure, I was not looking forward to crossing Paris on the Calais-SW France run. So much so that I once tried the Rouen way. I've only done it once. The Périphérique is straightforward from Arras - just follow the signs to Bordeaux/Nantes until you get across Paris. I imagine that rush-hour is best avoided but it takes only about three-quarters of an hour to clear the capital. I found the Rouen way very tedious and a lot slower.
  5. I teach English as a volunteer and, although I would not deliberately set out to entertain myself with their attempts at pronunciation we often have a good laugh about it. Conversation is not really just a question of sitting down for a chat unless their level of English is good. I do prepare as much as possible but somebody will always ask a question I can't answer. I have to say it is excellent for the understanding of your own language.
  6. All seems pretty simple really except when you remember that the person offering these suggestions isn't ever going to be in the position to need them himself. For instance, the prosecution is entitled to make inferences if you are asked a question and don't answer. All police officers think that if you say "No comment" then you are guilty. If you say you are suicidal you will end up in a paper suit being watched all the time, and possibly get yourself assessed by a doctor, and who knows he may decide to section you.
  7. Saw "Looking for Eric" last night (in France). Very enjoyable and a Ken Loach with a happy, if somewhat contrived ending. One thing is for sure - the French in the audience will have learnt one English word beginning with f!
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