[French motorists are just thick as...]

Just for the record the 1st rule of the road - France, keep to the right except when overtaking, UK, keep to the left except when overtaking. The label of autoroutes and motorways having slow, middle and fast lanes is a misconception. On a 3 lane highway there is a driving lane and 2 overtaking lanes.

The safe driving distance between your vehicle and the one in front is the 4 second rule and yes people will leap-frog it. Better to arrive where you're going slightly later under your own steam than on a gurney or in a body bag.

[Boy am I in trouble, help please.]

[quote user="Alan Zoff"]Don't send the $155. Try haggling first.[/quote]

[Tax]

[quote user="BritinBretagne"]It always (insert your own well known phrase or saying) me when people are posting about tax forms in early February.[/quote]

[Boost to forum membership]

As with nomoss, I can't remember the last time I saw a 'live' cursor awaiting my action at the begining of the blank message reply box. A click of the left button, hit the keys and away you go. Try it.

[Homeopathy]

[quote user="JSKS"]

Would you say it didn't come up to scratch?

[/quote]

Do you not think that's are rather rash question to be asking someone with eczema?

[French motorists are just thick as...]

[quote user="idun"]Simply ego. We all have it, or just about.

driving and also ie love making, who would say that they are rubbish at it.

Few say that they are rubbish drivers and those that do, and I know some, tend to hang up their licence and not drive any more.  [/quote]

Is this what you mean?

I wonder how they rate their performance in either of the disciplines.  

[French economy on the up.]

The economy finished 2017 up, all be it on the back of a eurozone improvement and a general worldwide growth there was internal growth. Added to the mix must be the ousting of Hollande, after burying the Corrèze and then France. The Macron effect can now be seen to be having an impact, of sorts, on the overall economic improvement.

[FC exchange rates]

I was fortunate to eek out €1.1458    from CurrencyFair last Thursday with only €3 charge. By Friday it had dived back down €1.13 ranges.

[This is one for ablf]

[quote user="You can call me Betty"]I just wonder how "expats" can be considered to be "contributing to the economy" of an area if they're largely retirees causing an increasing burden on healthcare and whilst their main contribution to the economy is spending a few quid occasionally in the local pizzeria and buying a baguette or three. They're not contributing a whole lot to society in their chosen place of residence.[/quote]

Hmm, are you not confusing the poolside, wine swigging part-time idlers with full-time involved retired residentsI? I assume the statement was  a 'blague' for the benefit of we immigrants. I don't know where you hang your hat in France or what sort of company you keep but the immigrants I know and associate with have, over the years, pumped millions in to the French economy by way of taxation, investment and purchasing. As we are legally resident in France we are entitled to expect and receive the same standard of health care as the indigenous population and let those in charge ie. politicians sort out the finances of the present system.

[vous êtes un rat sale]

Paris eh?

[Satellite receiver box and quad lnb]

[quote user="andyh4"]2 feeds to Sky +HD box

2 feeds to Humax 11008 box

2 feeds to ancient but still functioning Humax box from around 2004 vintage

2 feter us.eds spare

I had previously thought to use a splitter between two old Manhatton boxes where the Humax boxes now reside. As said they blew up after a short period of use.[/quote]

You obviously enjoy your tele. I tend to do the majority of my tele viewing from t'internet via my laptop and headphones (ie. not deaf, but with todays slimline tvs, the poor diction of so many and 25 years of standing in front of a 1000 watt Marshall stack I do struggle with certain tone levels.) However, as we are having major refurb works carried out I thought it was a good opportunity to install media wiring for whom ever lives here after us.

[Satellite receiver box and quad lnb]

Thanks for the response and positive comments.

[quote user="andyh4"] I then decided it would be better and cheaper to go from a 4 to an 8 port lnb - best decision I ever made regarding electrical and electronic goods.[/quote]

By the way, I'd be interested to know what sort of kit you are running off an 'octuple' lnb.

[Satellite receiver box and quad lnb]

[quote user="pip24"]Hi Caj I have a Humax box in the UK and I have had no problems with it and would not hesitate to buy another. You do need a twin lnb for the two inputs so that you can watch one chanel and record another.

[/quote]

Exactly. I'm expecting a rumble with my sparks, who has installed all the electrical/media conduit during our alterations, as he is saying for the set up we want we will need a splitter and I'm saying we won't except for french tv from an aerial.

[quote user="pip24"]I have an inverto twin lnb in the Perigord noir on the edge of the satalite footprint which feeds a Panasonic TV and it works very well.

In my oplnion both good pieces of kit.[/quote]

We are going for quad - 2 for a Humax HDR and 1 for our basic 15 year old Panasonic leaving one spare for possible use at a later date.

Thanks again for your response and recommendation.

[Satellite receiver box and quad lnb]

Thanks for the response and the heads up Sue re the terminal connectors, forewarned is forearmed so to speak.

Inverto do appear to receive positve recs on a global scale. The only two negatives I've come across were where the LNB failed to work. I suspect the reason for that could have been that they bought themselves a Quattro when they required a Quad or vice versa. Both are totally different devices.

Cheers

cajal

[Satellite receiver box and quad lnb]

We are looking to purchase another satellite receiver and quad lnb to power the new and our existing Panasonic receiver.

I have narrowed the search to a Humax HDR 1100s box and an Inverto Silver Tech 0.2db Quad lnb.

I would be interested to hear comments from anyone who has either of the above or is aware of their quality.

Thanks.

[Unpleasant and rude guests]

[quote user="DebbieB"]We just spent a week renting an apartment in Bagneres de Luchon via homeaway. .........................................

I run a biz in the Uk so know how difficult it is to please some customers ![/quote]

Welcome DebbieB. What took you so long?

Joined : 08/2012

Posts : 1

[Don't buy windscreen wiper blades from the UK]

+1

For Lidl wiper blades. I bought 5 pairs in 2008 and still have 1 pair left.

["Clickable" links]

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I give up. It has to be the forum software

["Clickable" links]

I can make a link clickable on my tablet in LF preview but once posted it is no longer clickable

[Way to go Catherine, Ingrid and Catherine.]

Allow fanatics an audience and the masses in between are the ultimate sufferers. Of course all human behavior should  be acceptable and respectful towards others but allow the few to dictate the terms of that behaviour to the many, then society overall will sufer.

So yes-'Way to go Catherine, Ingrid and Catherine' and to the other 97 women who signed the letter.

[Way to go Catherine, Ingrid and Catherine.]

French

'Dans une tribune au « Monde », un collectif de 100 femmes, dont

Catherine Millet, Ingrid Caven et Catherine Deneuve, affirme son rejet

d’un certain féminisme qui exprime une « haine des hommes »'.

English

'Catherine Deneuve joined more than 100 other Frenchwomen in

entertainment, publishing and academic fields Tuesday in the pages of

the newspaper Le Monde and on its website in arguing that the two

movements, in which women and men have used social media as a forum to

describe sexual misconduct, have gone too far by publicly prosecuting

private experiences and have created a totalitarian climate.'

[French High Street charity shops?]

[quote user="Chancer"]

 Emmaus works well in the UK, well Dover actually![/quote]

Try as I may, I find it impossible to ever pronounce Emmaüs accurately enough for any French person to have any inklin as to what it is I'm saying. 

[French bank account on leaving?]

[quote user="You can call me Betty"]Cajal...I've had an account with Metro Bank since just after they opened. Very useful, except that on my last half dozen visits to Lidl, I always get "carte muette" when I try to use it in their machines. Nowhere else, just Lidl...??[/quote]

Ah Lidl, I hold a season ticket with them. No, have never suffered with the "carte muette" with Lidl. However have experienced the occasional hiccough with Carrefour filling station and shop. I always put it down to a time-out due to excessive card traffic on the system within Fr and UK

[French bank account on leaving?]

[quote user="Loiseau"]

As I still go to France fairly often, I thought I would keep my account open anyway, and transfer a bit over to it every now and then to use for cash, shopping and expenses when there. I reckon that would be cheaper that using a UK bank card each time.[/quote]

Open yourself a 'Metro Bank' account and you will not be subjected to non-sterling charges on cash withdrawls or purchases when using your card in Europe. Info

[A Place in the Sun 'LIVE']

[quote user="NickP"]cajal wrote: she's certainly a looker......................................

You like the botox look then? everyone to their own taste[/quote]

No need for you to concern yourself as to what floats my boat.