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  1. Hi Does anyone know of where I can hire a large trailer from for a Ikea run which we are planning on doing next month. Btw we are just outside of Piegut Pluviers Any help much appreciated Jayne & Andy
  2. Hi we have been looking at woodburners to but the prices were a bit steep for the Godins (without the tax relief that is) but we have ordered a 11kw hunter stove from Mole Valley farmers in devon list price £820 special offer at £530   Basically the time to buy in the UK is now there are some good deals but the ony issue is they weigh in excess of 120kg so it wil be a bit of a load for our Picasso.  Btw a friend of ours bought a godin and there local chimney sweep fitted it for them.  
  3. It seems that money is dictating peoples lives yet again.   We had and possibly still have , a similar issue in my local village in Devon.UK Nigel Mansell , of grand prix racing fame , tried very hard to extend a local go cart track(purchased for his sons to play with) into a multi million pound race track and corporate entertainments centre. It was planned to provide accommodation for staff and be the base for the works championship team.It is coincidentally , next to the local airstrip and right in the middle of the Black down hills , which is clasified an area of outstanding natural beauty.New building work is strictly controlled . After worrying weeks of protesting , including marches and petitions by local residents ,planning permission was refused, however , he still hasnt gone away , and it is believed he maybe making moves to buy up othe local areas and businesses including the airfield , to further his cauuse. I guess he believes that if he owns most of the area, thee wont be any one to protest. My recommendation to all of you would be to gather as much support as possible and protest vocally but peacefully against the plans . Remember the added problems that are likely to descend on the area, its not just racedays , they are controlled. Its the add ons that have to be run to make the proect viable such as your corporate play times , often shipped in by helicopters for the day . Get a good web site up and running . ours had the great catch phrase "cancel mansell.com" Get someone famous to back your campaign  from the area , they usually know how to get the best from the media.   good luck Go for it , protect your sanctary .   Jayne        
  4. i totally agree, after spending the night on the ferry from roscoffe to Plymouth , leaving behind lovely french country side and beautifil towns , we hit Plymouth on a demolition site and tattooed students litter and grubby stree[:D]ts. Just reinforced the decision to continue house hunting in France ..jayne
  5. I really didnt mean to imply that our house in England is bad, we live in what is thought of as a "nice" Devon village , and yes our house is lovely . However, building is now rife , even in places that are designated as "areas of outstanding beauty ", 4 bed houses are being crammed into plots no bigger than a double garage spaces, and  the village has seriously out grown its infrastructure with doctors appointments taking over a week to secure.  England is now over crowded and angry, friday nights are no go areas in the bigger towns , and supermarkets churn out plastic food . The roads are Hell and the i have regular prescriptions for anti-stress medication bcause my job is manic and although well paid for Devon, still takes its pound of flesh. My 16 year old son is about to go to college and i fear for his future living in a place where last week an old disabled pensioner was mugged and robbed of her disabled buggy by "joy riding " youths (and we live in a better part of the country !!) The truth is , its not the houses that i dislike , its the package that comes with it , and to achieve the kind of life that i crave France is my utopia. Yes i know i will have to work hard ,and i have no objections to that , but the type of house i can afford in france ticks all my boxes ,for approx 180,000 euros . In England the equivalent in Devon would be £650,000 .   Quality not quantity is all i ask, where good food is "normale" and respect is still there to be earned and given. I agree the type of house is immaterial but i do love to work on the land and rear my own food , and a modern house seems to be a contradiction of this desire. Also in response to the other lady, i too would love to spend time with my other half on our own project at home , at least it would be for ourselves and our families future with a lot of satisfaction and fun along the way. I think i just have to convince my OH that we dont have to  complete everything immediately as we would be pressurised to do in England . my heart goes out to John, thank you John for making me even more determined to take the step off the tread mill , life is cruelly short and there to be lived for as long as we are priviliged to do so. take care . jaynebee     
  6. [:(] I couldnt resist replying to your post even though i hve not yet managed to buy in France. The reason for tis is that we cant agree on what we would like to buy ! Originally we both (hubby and me) were quite sure that we wanted a fermette or similar, definately rural with some land. I am an avid beekeeper and small holder , so this is a must. After yet another property viewing session this week i saw and fell in love with the perfect place, much to my horror, our immoblier threw in a wild card of a much newer style proerty (with land) but definately no character. Even more to my horror, the other half loved it !!! and now set on that type of purchase saying that old barns are putting him off. Help . is their any hope ? i cant imagine living in a typically "British" style house , maybe i should stay in Britain. I know it has to be a joint ecision, but i am so so diapponted. Has anyone else experienced differing opinions ?? jayne [:(]bee
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