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    TGV lines

    in The Complete France Post Bag

    Posted

    I'll bet no-one has lived as close to a railway line as I have.

    As a lad (albeit in the UK), father was a railwayman and we had the pleasure of living in the "Station House"

    My bedroom overlooked the platform so the window was probably only 10-12 feet from the actual line.

    Best bit was that I could step out of my bedroom onto the roof over the platform and get even closer - unfortunately this was knackered when they electrified the line and installed bars to stop us all frying ourselves.

    As for the noise, well you simply get used to it - when I eventually left the family home I found it far too quiet to sleep.

    I know it doesn't answer the OP's question but it did bring back fond memories.

    Converting a pigsty for hens????

    in Animal Welfare, Rescue & Protection

    Posted

    Absolutely

    Similar to what we have, four of them, two of which are devoted to chickens, one for the goat and one for feed.

    Make sure it's thoroughly cleaned out, suggest using a suitable disinfectant and a high-pressure washer if you have one, that's what I did.

    We now have 22 birds in these, they decide themselves which one they prefer to bed down in and put themselves away at night, I just close and secure the doors.

    My girls like the nesting boxes to be up off the floor, they're just over a metre high, no problem for them to get to them. The perches sit either on the floor or on an old coffee table height door that is used as a surface to get them off the floor. They don't mind either.

    Small Trailer Maximum Size

    in Driving in France

    Posted

    [quote user="Sunday Driver"]

    As far as not being heavy enough to be big, a specialist trailer designed to transport a long but lightweight load could well have a PTAC less than 3500kg, but it will still be subject to the length restriction.

     

    [/quote]

    Such as a Glider Trailer, these certainly don't weigh much and can be VEEEEEERRRRRRYYYYYY    LLLLLOOOONNNNGGG

    "Brit" gripe

    in Other Topics

    Posted

    [quote user="powerdesal"]It's just you being grumpy.

    The Paki's in the rest of the World don't object to "Paki", only the ones in Britland.

    [/quote]

    Don't forget the 'Flips' they don't like to be left out of anything...[blink]

    ryanair

    in Travelling to/from France

    Posted

    [quote user="ErnieY"]

    One thing nobody seems to question is why it matters one iota to Ryanair, or any airline for that matter, who actually flies on a paid for ticket.

    It was some years ago admittedly but whilst in the Middle East it was quite common practice for colleagues and friends to sell unwanted tickets to others and it was never questioned at the airport..

    It can't really be a security issue as you still have to show your passport for international travel and incidentally, the insistance by RA and Easyjet for either a passport or photo driving licence for domestic journeys is simply their own policy, nothing else, and presumably designed to ensure that it is the purchaser of the ticket who is actually flying.

     

    [/quote]

    There is I believe a requirement for airlines to provide (when known) advance passenger details to destination countries. Whilst they don't fly to the USA (where this rule is strictly enforced) this is quite likely a 'standard' IATA rule.

    Would you want to be on a flight which carries a passenger booked as 'Joe Bloggs' and the actual passenger turns out to be one of Bin Laden's buddies...? (no offence intended to the 'Bloggs' family).

    Death.... then integration

    in French Culture

    Posted

    Knowing when, who and how many kisses are correct does seem to be quite a problem...[:)]

    However, and I'm sure that Powerdesal will back me up in this, in the Middle East (yep I just left there) it's a little more unusual.

    The men kiss each other on the cheeks (or if you're related maybe on the forehead or nose), believe me as a fully red-blooded western male it does take a little getting used to, especially when it's your very influential employer that's instigating the move...[kiss]

    And then there's what you can do with the ladies, or rather what you can't do with them, some even won't let you shake hands, you tend not, as a male, to offer a hand leaving it to the lady to make the first hand-shake move.

    Self Move

    in Making the Move From Outside the EU

    Posted

    [quote user="powerdesal"]I have an acceptable UK address.

    The shippers will clear the consignment, they are usually pretty accurate with pick up dates, I have had stuff shipped before and have always had a collection date, after clearance.I believe there is a specified demurrage period , after which you have to pay storage charges.

    I believe you normally have time / place to unload your stuff into your own transport.

    As it happens I believe that Vervialle has the best suggestion and I have already contacted the company suggested, and others to get the full story and quotes.

    Thanks for the thoughts and the thought provoking points / questions.

    [/quote]

    Powerdesal

    As one who was in the 'business' let me help you with a couple of points.

    1). Port storage: Most (but not all) shipping lines allow upto 7 days from the actual date of the vessel before beginning to charge for the space in the port your container is taking, after the first 7 chargeable days it will often increase per day for the following week, thereafter it gets very expensive.

    2). Container demurrage: Again working from the actual date of arrival of the vessel at the destination port, most shipping lines allow 7 days freetime for you to 'have' the container, charging normally from day 8 until such time as it is returned empty to their appointed depot.

    Don't confuse these two charges, with personal effects it is very important as most lines will charge you BOTH CHARGES. The reason for both charges being payable is that the shipping line probably own or lease your container, but they don't own the port that you landed your container at, hence the second charge of port storage as well as demurrage.

    Some lines amalgamate the port storage/demurrage charge, calling it simply demurrage, but it is worth checking to make sure so that you don't get any nasty shocks.

    As far as delivery of the container to your designated discharge point, a 40' container would normally have a free-time of between 3-5 hours to discharge before they can start charging for the excess time.

    Take it from me, my 'French' clearance/delivery agent thought that they could pull the wool over my eyes when they caused a delay in my container, it ended up with them having to swallow 5 days of charges...[:D]

    You know my email address, if you have any questions I can probably help, have been in shipping/logistics for 20+ years, hence my pleasure in setting the agent 'right' when trying to stitch me with extra costs on a fully prepaid room to room shipment.

    Pet passport

    in Pets

    Posted

    Hi Steve

    First question, how's Sharjah right now, we've just escaped Kuwait this February...it was hot...[:D]

    Ok, serious parts now.

    We just flew our three dogs into CDG from KWI using EK, great service provided by EK, especially as they had to travel cargo rather than excess baggage.

    How are you intending to book the cat, as excess baggage or cargo, it will make a bit of a difference when getting to CDG, not with the paperwork but with where you can collect the animal.

    If you're going to be shipping as cargo then you're going to need to get a clearance agent at the cargo terminal (which is quite some way away from the passenger terminal), OK you are I believe allowed to try to clear cargo yourself, but speaking as a person in the shipping business I would not recommend trying to do so. I have a great agent at CDG/Roissy who'd be able to do it if shipping as cargo.

    For excess baggage the paperwork should basically all be the same, in that the cat has to have various vaccinations (especially rabies and to have had this certified) and to have with it the completed and certified form EU988, then if the immigration/customs guys at CDG feel like it they can check them or refer you to the airport vet office for further checking (beware the airport vets close for a 2 hour lunch...!)

    Let me know what papers you have so far, suggest by private PM then we can see if we can help you further.

    Regards

    Witsinfr

    How to keep moles away...

    in Gardening

    Posted

    [quote user="Weedon"]...bag of crisps, pickled egg and a drop of Guinness...[/quote]

    Not fair, now I'm sitting, mouth watering (or more like it...drooling), imagining dropping the pickled egg into the Walkers cheese and onion crisps bag...[:D]

    SWMBO has made me some pickled eggs, not tried them yet, waiting for them to mature a bit, so all we have to do now is get the Walkers delivered.

     

    The French Hens

    in West (Bretagne, Pays de la Loire, Poitou-Charente)

    Posted

    The French Hens

     

    Would like to form a women’s circle in or near L’Isle Jourdain (86), near the border with 16 and 87, open to all age groups, all nationalities, full or part-time residents, with a view to meeting once or twice a month over tea or coffee to make friends and exchange ideas. 

    There would be no subs, fees or committee!  If anyone is interested, please email me at [email protected] and we can take it from there. 

    V

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