Belle

On the other hand, Mme Poivre, I have regretted giving up work early to come here, if I had stayed just a few more years, I would have had a bigger pension, and more money saved, it's ok saying you only have one life, sure, but making the best out of that one life, is what it's all about, come here with as much money as possible, then you will be able to have a good life, things are changing in france all the time, everything is going up, and will continue to do so, you will need an awful big investment to be able to live off any interest, and of course, that will be subject to tax here. Good luck anyway Belle

we filled up today at Super - U La Mothe A Chard

forgot to ask have you seen any roads round our way that are closed off, due the dispute, not road works.

I live ten mins from Aizeney, I should have gone there then, but we were so low, I went to La Moth A Chard. I might have seen you in there WB.

no, no queues, just big signs, and ropes across the pump isles, also a friend has just rung to say, that a number of roads are being blocked off aswell.

just come back from the pumps, totally out of diesel, I understand that there are talks going on tomorrow, so fingers crossed.

fabulous, gluey, I rushed back from shopping hoping the pics were on here, what a loverly place and house to live. Belle

glustick how about showing us the inside of your house, it looks very nice.

It's very difficult looking at your children and seeing them as adults, you can only guide, and advise them for so long, then they are on their own, with their own ideas, and values, it is a shame that you have these feelings for this girl, ask yourself, is it JUST THIS ONE, or would you have similar issues with any girl that he took up with,I have never been in your situation, my son has been in two long term relationships, one of them he married, I got on famously with both of them, so much so, that after the divorce I saw more of my daughter-in-law, than I did my son, try and think of it this way, he is a grown man, and unless she has some sinister hold over him (which I doubt) then he is free to come and go, let him know that you are always there for him,and will continue to be so, WHATEVER you do NEVER NEVER rubbish her in front of him, because, no matter how much he loves you, if he stays with her, he will put her first, and you will lose him, also if the relationship fails, say nothing about her, never say'I told you so'. he will just need a cuddle. Anyway, all the very best. Belle

before this thread comes to a closure, I must say what I keep asking myself, and that is what form of birth control do you use, of course I'm not expecting an answer, as this would be very personal, or on the other hand, maybe you are gay, that would definately fit in with your views.

I have been reading all the threads from you WBB, RE; vasectomy, and have noticed that you use the word 'mutilation' quite alot, is this a favourite word of yours, or have you no idea what actually happens when a vasectomy is carried out, I think you are getting mixed up with castration, my O/h had his vasectomy carried out 39 years ago, if we hadn't decided on this together, and he had decided to go off on his own to get it sorted, then I would never have know, to put it bluntly, everything looked the same, felt the same, and deffinately performed the same, and to this day 39 years later, still does, hubby says going to the dentist is far worse, plus you can't talk after and you dribble, not so with a vassey, maybe dribble should have been excluded, but hopefully you get my drift.

Thanks Kylie

Does anyone know of any society/club, that operates in the Vendee, where people get together for social days and evenings, I saw the thread on the one in Bordeaux, and it looked really good.

Thank you for all your comments, I kept feeling it wasn't right, we will see what happens, 'madam Guilotine'  springs to mind.

no they do have a french car, and gites, and are always at the doctor, so something may happen shortly, don't you think, won't cpam cotton on.

Friends of ours have been in france for just over two years, they have not, and are not going to go to the tax office here in france, we have said that they are probably paying more tax in uk than they would here, but they have said that they will live with that rather than go to all the bother of sorting out their finances and filling in complicated forms, can this be right, my gut instinct says not, how will all this end up for them.

Thank you Clair

Jay, you say that QVC has a french phone number, can you tell me where to look, I can see a number to ring from outside the uk but it doesn't say anything about being french.

The Vendee is pretty special, lots of loverly beaches, Sable d' lonne has loads of shops too.

Actually Ron, keeping with your thread of thought, you don't think that Sharon and Paula work in the same office do you, maybe it's a set up, how will we know? I agree with you, how convienent, or are we just suspicious s--ds.

Hi Sue, and Jane and Danny, just to keep you up to date with our disconnected phone problem, it was the live box, hubby went to F/T and asked for another one, got it, plugged it in, that was Saturday morning, and the phone came back on an hour ago, to avoid anymore stress if it happens again, we are going to darty and enquire about their package, they have an english guy that works there, so hopefully another stressful situation eleminated, in the mean-time, thanks for all your help.

hi john we have done that, that's not the problem, what it seems to be is that we don't seem to have the boxes showing what we should have

hi Danny yes still having probs if you can bear with me I will outline what we get on screen

that's great if you could sue thankyou

me again sue, the 'phone over internet box' is saying deactivated, have looked on jane and danny thread and all that they were saying to do, we can't find, none of the boxes are showing, anyway please don't worry about us anymore, I can't tell you what a help you have been, thankyou so much for your time, and patience, we are at a loss of what to do next, F/T shop were unhelpful as was the english help line, anyway thank you again Best wishes ------Belle