Nell

Happy Camping-Car Hols wooly..... We may meet up on a campsite somewhere in the future [:D] You'll find me in an Adria Coral 760 - Also a Fiat - good engines - ignore the jibes, they are only jealous [;-)] Enjoy and [B][B][B] - Oh No I forgot, you're not allowed to have them ....

Does this mean you have bought a camping car Wooly ?? The secret must be to stay in your PJ's all day as well as all night, then the blue meanies won't get you [:D]

SD - The piece you lifted from the Pensions website about claiming over the phone..... Well I tried that last week and was told they no longer accept details over the phone, the form has to be filled in and posted off to Fitzroy House... When I asked why the on-line help facilities were not up to to date, I got a very frosty "Nothing to do with this departement" answer. [8-)]

Or www.angloinfo.com and select which region you want to advertise in

Like Dartford, both Mersey tunnels had the same scam going....

[quote user="Clair"][quote user="Pierre ZFP"]Before cooking I would avoid salt as this can make the steak tough.[/quote] There is a new school of thought on this: How to Turn Cheap “Choice” Steak into Gucci “Prime” Steak [/quote] Have you tried this Clair ??? I have followed the Aldi/Lidl advice and have a steak pack in the freezer, but all that salt urm...... [:-))]

Thanks Clair - What would we do without you [:D]

Anyone know how to use this facility in France.....

My Teleconnect connection seems to be a bit flaky over this weekend.... I think internet connections are going down for a few minutes at a time, so maybe just as you were sending your email, connection was interrupted for a second.. Things are obviously not resolved yet !!

Rabbit !!!

Snake shedding it's skin !!

[quote user="powerdesal"] [quote user="Cendrillon"] All I ask is to be able to eat my meal without cigarette smoke being constantly puffed across my food and the table where I am sitting. [/quote]   Eat inside then. [/quote] Or stay at home.... Presumably that's what you did when smoking was freely allowed in all public places, including the workplace and the top deck of the bus   [Www]  (comment from a non-smoker)

"By the by: is the iPod Touch really as good as it sounds, or has anyone found problems? It seems a lot of money, appears wonderful but would be an expensive error if not good. Is anyone allowed to tell me, or is it breaking the rules of the forum? If so, then I apologise in advance." Don't know whether this comment will help or not, but a few months ago, we decided it was time for Ipods... We bought 2  Ipod Classics 80Gb (used) from Ebay uk. Lots of these young things with plenty of disposable income are upgrading to the touch/latest  versions and are selling their old ones. Some real good bargains to be had, and 80Gb holds a massive amount of music and film. Really pleased with the purchases and a lot less expensive than the latest technology, so it may be worth considering

We used to get them looking in the glass door of the kitchen to see what I was cooking for tea !!!!! I was not impressed, so told my old man if he didn't get rid of them he was going to get pretty hungry [:D]

I did my first tax return last year and found all my information on this forum. The best starting point is Cat's FAQ here http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/1196188/ShowPost.aspx - Brilliant piece of overall advice [:)] As for the Connexion's advice - my suggestion - The Bin !! I also know some who don't fill in tax returns here, leaving everything in the UK system, but all I can say is we are definitely better off in the French system... Good Luck

Brilliant [:D][:D][:D]

Hi Tuppence - Yes mine went down last night about 9.00pm and didn't reappear until this morning..... It's a bit up and down today. I've got to the stage where I may consider changing provider. To be honest I'm surprised at myself for putting up with this for so long. The only thing is, that every time I think enough is enough, I seem to get my head stuck in the sand and hope it will all turn out okay in the end [8-)] Laid back retirement has definitely calmed my hot Irish temper [:D][:D]

It seems to disappear up it's own Back**** most evenings around 9 o'clock too what was the last date we were told it would all be fixed by??

Don't know about Polio, but tetanus is every 10 years. I had mine not long ago - you can either get it separately or have it combined with your flu jab

Ikea - sells them - I've used these for storage and they are good

Last year I gave the man at the tax office my A4 sheet of paper listing all UK Bank accounts - he then put a "X" in the "UU" box... so it must be and "and" What I do find interesting, is you say list names/addresses/type of accounts etc, but No account sort codes or numbers. I has just got all my stuff ready to take to tax office next week, but after reading this I am about to take account numbers off my A4 sheet. You made me think, an A4 sheet with all my details may not be such a good idea.

[quote user="Ron Avery"] Nell wrote "It was a 2041-K I was questioning" And the answer was posted five minutes before you made that post. ITS AN EXPLANATORY NOTE, unfortunately it seems in French[:'(], A search using 2041K would have found this amongst other threads about 2041 notes http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/ShowPost.aspx?PageIndex=2&PostID=937199 [/quote] Thanks for your reply Ron... Obviously my 'search" skills were a bit off yesterday [:$] The overlap with your reply and my reply to Parsnips - I must have been on a go slow at the time [:)] Anyway thank you both for the replies

Or use CNTRL/+ and CNTRL/- or there should be a Zoom Level on the bottom right of your screen

[quote user="parsnips"] Hi, 2042K is your tax declaration , on which the tax office has entered any information which they already have on your circumstances and income; You now have to check and if necessary, correct what they have pre-printed , and give details of any income which is not already entered on the form. [/quote] I know what a 2042-K form is...... It was a 2041-K I was questioning

Anyone any ideas..... Got this with my 2042 in the post (2047-K turned up a week later) Been searching the forum for clues but to no avail The form heading "Déclaration Préremplie des Revenus de 2008"