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  1. [quote user="ErnieY"] Correct me if I'm wrong but do you not (theoretically at least) have to guarantee work for 10 years whether it be professional or DIY ? An extract from THIS site (not renowned for being 100% correct 100% of the time [:'(]) "Renovation Insurance. It is now required that all completed renovation work be accompanied by a ten-year, insurance backed defects guarantee. What this means, in effect, is that whilst property owners may still do the work themselves, unless the renovations were carried out by a recognized professional, the insurance will likely not be available and may adversely affect the sell on value of the property."   [/quote] Only a registered Artisan can make that Gaurentee but if people buying are willing to forgoe that (forget the clause name) they may do so.
  2. Like I say.. Let us agree to differ.  Obviously you love your pets jsut as I do mine.  I too have had dogs all my life and thank god for their undying loyalty and companionship.  I was just trying to alert you to the issues and it is likely you already knew about these things.  I never worry about giving my pets a disease and maybe you are right and I should.  I take your coments on board and do agree maybe I am abit too ott with the issue. Good luck to you and your pets.  oone who loves their pets cant be all bad but I suggest, respectfully that I am neither sad nor the other thing you said.  Take care and good night to you.
  3. [quote user="Pads"] No your right and I shouldnt be rude .... sorry ... but My life is to full and short to worry about things that might happen. I keep my animals healthy and they live with me as my family .. yes many a dog has licked me and I havnt died ... did you wash your hands before making your dogs dinner ? probally not ... dont you care what you might be passing to him ? I think in this world man kills more animals then animals kill people ... so I will take my chances !![:D]   [/quote]   Like I say.. Let us agree to differ.  Obviously you love your pets jsut as I do mine.  I too have had dogs all my life and thank god for their undying loyalty and companionship.  I was just trying to alert you to the issues and it is likely you already knew about these things.  I never worry about giving my pets a disease and maybe you are right and I should.  I take your coments on board and do agree maybe I am abit too ott with the issue. Good luck to you and your pets.  oone who loves their pets can be all bad but I suggest, respectfully that I am neither sad nor the other thing you said.  Take care and good night to you.  
  4. woolybanana'sbrother   Rubbish.  If I was his sister we would play you a banjo duet...   Wooly bahave you big girl.... !!!  I am me I am no one's sister.  Wooly did you read the PM I sent you?
  5. [quote user="Pads"] Bless you [:D]you sad person[:)] get a life and worry about wots worth worrying about [kiss] By the way my eyes are to old to work out your picture ... wot is it ? [/quote] Its a picture my uncle painted and was on show at the Tate Modern for a bit.  I am not sure that it is appropriate that you make personal commnets about me but I guess as they say more aboout you tham me it is OK. Here is some more information of which you obviously were blissfully unaware. Campylobacter infection: transmitted by household pets carrying Campylobacter jejuni bacteria, which cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever in people. The campylobacter bacteria may exist in the intestinal tract of an infected domestic or wild animal, and a person can become infected through contact with contaminated water, feces, or unpasteurized milk. More than 2 million cases of campylobacter infection occur each year in the United States, and C. jejuni is now the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis. Campylobacter infections are contagious, especially among members of the same family and kids in day-care or preschools. This infection is treated with antibiotics. Toxocariasis: an illness caused by the parasitic roundworm Toxocara, which lives in the intestines of dogs and cats. The eggs from the worms are passed in the stools of dogs and cats, often contaminating soil where children play. When a child ingests the contaminated soil, the eggs hatch in the intestine and the larvae spread to other organs, an infection known as visceral larva migrans. Symptoms include fever, cough or wheezing, enlarged liver, rash, or swollen lymph nodes. Symptoms may resolve on their own, or a doctor may prescribe drugs to kill the larvae. When the larvae in the intestine make their way through the bloodstream to the eye, it is known as ocular toxocariasis, or ocular larva migrans, which may lead to a permanent loss of vision. Toxoplasmosis: contracted after contact with a parasite found in cat feces. In most healthy people, toxoplasmosis infection produces no symptoms. When symptoms do occur they may include swollen glands, fatigue, muscle pain, fever, sore throat, and a rash. In pregnant women, toxoplasmosis can cause miscarriage, premature births, and severe illness and blindness in newborns. Pregnant women should avoid contact with litter boxes. People whose immune systems have been weakened by illnesses such as HIV or cancer are at risk for severe complications from toxoplasmosis infection. Ringworm: also called tinea; a skin infection caused by several types of fungi found in the soil and on the skin of humans and pets. Kids can get ringworm from touching infected animals such as dogs and cats. Ringworm of the skin, or tinea corporis, usually is a dry, scaly round area with a raised red bumpy border and a clear center. When the scalp is affected, the area may be flaky, red, or swollen. Often there are bald patches. Ringworm is treated with antifungal medications including shampoo, cream, or oral medicine. Cat scratch disease: can infect a person who is bitten or scratched by a cat with Bartonella henselae bacteria. Symptoms include swollen and tender lymph nodes, fever, headaches, and fatigue, which usually resolve without treatment. However, a doctor may prescribe antibiotics if the infection is severe. Cat scratch disease rarely causes any long-term complications. I shall not resond to your rude personal remarks and only hope some of this infromation is taken on board. take Care CY
  6. [quote user="Cathy"] Now I don't understand.  Are we saying that Wiskers is WBB's sister, Randy?  I happen to know that Wiskers's mother was born in 1900 and so that makes WBB far older than I previously thought. WBB - how many siblings do you have? [/quote]   I assure you I have not met WWB and tonight is my first contact with him or his sister. 
  7. [quote user="Pads"]lick my lips.... do you think Im a pervert ?... [:D] My dog has been wormed and is fit and healthy... we live in a very rural area and my dog only runs on my land, hence meets no other dogs except friends dogs who are also wormed and healthy.... I say again 46 years of dog ownership and Im still alive..... If i was you Id worry about being blow up by terrorist .... more likely than dieing of a dog related death ....[;-)][/quote]   Many people do let the dogs lick their lips you know...if not you..  Ok.  Lets agree to differ.. I probably got it wrong.  Cheers   PS My Dad smoked 95 fags a day and lived till he was 101
  8. [quote user="Cathy"] Wiskers is giving good advice.  I've instructed a geometre (sometimes called an expert, but pronounced ex-bare) in a land dispute.  He (not a she, this time) took about two hours to work out where all the boundries were on site, consulting with plans, and then hammered the blocks into the ground and that was that.   [/quote] What did it cost you Cathy?  Mine was 600 euro for abot an acre
  9. [quote user="Pads"]On your bike you sad git ...... [:D] i aint dead yet and I have had dogs for 46 years .....as long as you make sure they are fit and healthy they arnt going to kill you... its a sad world where we cant have a few germs.... I was teethed sharing a marrow bone with the dog .... If I was going to die from a few germs I think they may of got me by now.....[;-)]   [/quote] I do joke a lot but seriously, if you allow a dog to lick your lips you can have serious problems.  Dogs lick their bums and the bums of other dogs.  These can have worms and other parasites.  These are transfered to your mouth and the parasites can cause liver and intestine problems.  Don't take my word for it, ask a vet ot a doctor or look it up on google.  Seriously. Do not allow a dog to lick your mouth.   Here is an extract from a medical website.  One of many but this should show I am not joking: Like people, all animals carry germs. Some illnesses that are common among house pets — such as distemper, canine parvovirus, and heartworms — can't be transmitted to humans. But pets also carry certain bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi that can cause illness if transmitted to humans. Humans get these animal-borne diseases when they're bitten or scratched or have contact with an animal's waste, saliva, or dander.
  10. [quote user="woody234"]thanks for replys, do you mean put yellow blocks on the plots of land on a sheet of paper, but does the notare inform the people at the local goverment planning people in the town and does it include the mesurments in metres[/quote]   He (or she) will come out and place the blocks (which have big spikes under them) in the ground.  He is the man (or woman) who draws up the official maps.  It has been this way in France since Napolean.  Land Law in France is brilliant.  Poeple do not need to argue, just pay the Geo and all is done... NO DISPUTE.  Trust me I am a doctor
  11. [quote user="Pads"]In my kitchen, in my bed , on my sofa, in my  heart, in my arms ....... whats the difference ?[:)] [/quote]   Well dogs in particular carry very bad bacterior in their mouths.  Their bum stuff (I invented that phrase please respect copyright) carries very deadly thigys which can make you sick and stuff.  These are pets and they belong on the floor
  12. Sorry... was I keeping her out late.. she wanted to see my etchings!
  13. [quote user="Cathy"][quote user="wiskersnatch"] Drink drivers KILL PEOPLE!  Losing a child is just something no one should ever have to endure.   To lose a child because someone wants to drink and drive is beyond evil.  If you find it embarrasing to tell your friends off picture a child mangled in a car's wheels and try again! [/quote] You speak a lot of sense, Wiskers.  My best friend, aged 15, died because of a drunk driver.  35 years on and I'm still angry.   [/quote] Don't blame you Cathy.  Take that anger and next time you see a mate getting into a car drunk tell them straight you will phone the police.  I have done this and actually got a thrashing for it but we MUST all do this.
  14. [quote user="ErnieY"] whiskersnatch, you may consider that some of WB's comments are casually worded responses however, as you come to know him better you'll realise that on the contrary, his every comment is carefully crafted and calculated to keep him to the very edge on which he patently thrives, I think you will enjoy a few spats together [6]   [/quote]   I had already deduced that he is a man of not inconsiderable intelligence. Frankly, he is not alone in that aspect on this site.  I have spent weeks stealing great advice from you all and I am well aware that many of you are very bright, in many varied fields... I also have deduced that some of his comments although well shot have not been aimed particularly well.  In a phrase I like him, I like him alot and I respect his opinions and his manner of dilivery (but not always)... I like his intelligence, I like his whit and I like his bravery. I know he will dislike this as patronisation but it is sincere.  I have little doubt that our exchanges may be, in the future, a l little heated but then so are my exchanges with my wife and children. and those I love.  If I do not value someone's opinion I don't even entertain it with a comment.. So me arguing with a person is in fact a compliment..[:D]  Thank you for your comments but I am not totally unarmed when it comes to a little inter... inta... inrelecual excahnge...   I will say this however.  I  vow that I shall never deliberately throw an insult to him or any other.  Without meaning to dishearten you.. I have read his posts and I agree pretty much with everything he says, if not perhaps with the delivery CY
  15. [quote user="JMB"]Guns never kill people. People kill people with guns.[/quote] People without guns are less likely to kill than are people with guns.  I know if I had a gun when my Mrs dropped a bottle of 21 year old scotch last week I would have killed her.  Luckily for her all I had was a base ball bat....  She will live[:P]
  16. woolybanana'sbrother ---- Being a priest does not preuppose any interest whatsoever in religion   In fact probaly disqualifies same
  17. [quote user="BIG MAC"]New work New work ..so good they named it twice?[/quote]   Nice one.  Sorry about that... my fingers are fat.[:D]
  18. [quote user="sweet 17"]No, I'm not bored by the concept of papal infallibility.  Wooly, amongst others on the forum, already think they're infallible, so why do you imagine that anyone would be bored?[/quote]   It's just that it is an emotive subject and I do not want to offend anyone.  It is an absolutely fascinating topic however and on which I have spent many years trying to dilute into something I can accept. Still no luck.  I am not a priest but I did grow up in a very very catholic family.  I have learned much about religeon and although no scholar (check the spelling!!) do know a little.  It is why I immeadiatley thought your reference was to Noah's dad.  Even now and with due respect to wolly I suggest that reference is to the person of whom I speak. Maybe if there is a thread on religeon I will contribute but to continue it here would kind of defeat my first post on this thread.[:)]   Again.. sorry to all about my spelling
  19. Hello. Provided you are not working for payment for others you do not need to register. You should know that if you are registered (or use a registered person) you can pay just 5% for materials as opposed to the 19 or so %. as you seem to be doing this as a business (as opposed to a primary home) you need to know you may be liable for Capitol Gains Tax.  If this is so you can not offset your material costs but can offset the costs of employing registered artisans, including materials (even if they are you).  It may be worth registering just to buy materials. There is lots more you need to understand and I can highly recommend this site as a place to ask the questions.  You need to know the questions to ask of course. I do hope this little ntroduction helps you.  If you need any building advise I can help if you care to PM me.
  20. [quote user="Bluebell"]Thanks Clair, this is exactly the one I've got.  The dog in question is quite small (but incredibly loud!) so I wouldn't know if it worked on big dogs.  As I use it from the attic window I can testify that it works over quite a distance.   I wouldn't think I've used it more than five or six times over a couple of weeks and it has solved the problem.  And as for not stressing, it's more a question of being totally unable to think after a few hours of frantic yapping in the garden outside.[/quote]   I know.  Forgive me, having just re-read my reply it does sound patronising. Sorry.  I hope the device does the trick for you.  I was just trying to point out that here people tend to think of a shouty dog as normal (I disagree but they do).   Take care   CY
  21. woolybanana'sbrother I am interested to know you are a priest.  What seminary did you go to.  Did you know father Placid? He is very well known here in France.  I have a great interest in religeon.  Tell me what you think of the concept of 'ex cathedra'.  I always struggle with this, in particular when thinking of Innocent 3rd.  Maybe we should chat about it on PM.  I am sure others on this thread would be bored by the whole infalability thing.
  22. woolybanana'sbrother I thought he was Noha's dad and born before France was invented.  Who is OH... You lost me on the rest of the stuff
  23. Go to your Geometre (sorry bout speling) (look in phone book or ask the notaire he will do this for you and he is the ONLY one who may.  He will put yellow blocks in the land and these may not be moved by anyone.  It will cost you 600 euro.   It is simple, it is fast and it is beyond dispute. Good luck
  24. [quote user="sweet 17"] Well done, wiskersnatch, you have answered Wooly with charm and tolerance.  He's not a bad old stick, really, just gets a little OTT sometimes. At heart, he is a real softie and he can be very knowledgeable in many areas of French life as he has been here for as long as Methuselah. I am glad you decided to join the forum.  I love having new and interesting people post, particularly as the forum has been somewhat quiet lately. [/quote] Methuselah never visited France!!!  You want to fight about that??  Do you? Do you?  ..... You looking at my pint?... are you?  are you????  go on then! go on...!!!## [:D]    See my point...   Hey... Lets all sleep in the same room tonight, on the floor in front of the fire....  lets tell ghost stories... Lets JUST BE NICE
  25. We have had a similar problem.  At the end of the day dogs in France bark and the people here think that is fine.  Don't stress about it as there is nothing you can do.  Look at the Channel 4 films, they are sponsored by Stella and even part of that add shows a perfect village scene with a dog barking in the background.  I think your guests will not worry as much as you do.  Its the same withc cockerels..  Ours shouts all day long as do our 4 neighbours.  Sorry if this is not what you want to hear but it is a fact of life in rural France.
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