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[quote user="alittlebitfrench"]Trouble should stop ? Methinks not.[/quote] Just thinking positive

[quote user="alittlebitfrench"]Trouble should stop ? Methinks not.[/quote] Just thinking positive

Should be fine as Macron has given in so the trouble should stop.

Glad to hear no one was hurt.

Has "le planet Bleu" been shown in France?

Charismatic, persuasive, diplomatic, not words I will ever use to describe May. Diplomacy is only the smarmy way to describe the journey to hell in a handcart and lead you to believe you'll enjoy the trip!

Is it any wonder TV is talked about when no one wants to bring the elephant in the room up or risk depressing every one. I disagree about the apathy though, plenty concerned.

Lots of news papers, media etc quoting May, "Brexit, take it or leave it" that sounds like the need for a referendum, a vote by the people for the future of their country on the deal.

Fantastic! I was only thinking we haven't heard from you and also if you could turn me some formers?

[quote user="Andrew C"]Someone else told me that this week, and I'm a little disappointed as I thought I could fill a tray with caustic soda and start removing the pain. The problem with continuous repainting is thick paint, and I wanted to avoid that. Thanks Andrew[/quote] If the paint is thick then "peel away" stripper is environmentally and user friendly and works to remove up to about 10 coats in one go

That is the unfortunate truth, no matter what we built on automated assembly lines there would always be the one occasion when...........

Dipping and stripping loosens the glue so they will fall apart anyway.If the previous paint is well stuck leave it, just sand to remove any loose and soften the edges between painted and un painted and any shine to provide a key for the new paint and go.

I don't know but it gives paws for thought.........[:P]

[quote user="pomme"]The cost of going to a garage to get summer and winter tyres swapped onto a single set of rims each spring and autumn make it much more cost-effective to buy a second set of rims if you are going to keep the car for more than a year or two.[/quote]I kept mine on all year as I din't have a set of rims and buying them would cost more than two sets of tyres, even 2nd hand off Ebay.

[quote user="NormanH"]It is estimated that there could be 450,000 buildings in a dangerous condition in France.This little video by LeMonde is worth watching and easy to followhttps://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2018/11/10/immeubles-effondres-a-marseille-une-marche-blanche-pour-exprimer-tristesse-et-colere_5381748_3224.html [/quote]And only 50 British to come and buy them!! [:D]

Whereas American's who love to tell the world how to do everything build their houses of wood in areas renowned for forest fires.  Look on the TV (as we can't avoid these stories at the moment) the only bit left standing is the STONE FIREPLACE! maybe a clue there America?

[quote user="nomoss"]on top of that has conned you into buying winter tyres. It's referred to in the trade (or in mechanical terms if you prefer) as "Bullsh*t baffles brains" [/quote]Fitting winter tyres in winter is not a con, fitting summer tyres in winter would be.Winter tyres work in summer too although the wear rate is a little higher, by comparison summer tyres do not work in winter and if you have a crash you could be a lot worse off.

[quote user="alittlebitfrench"] I drove home on it for 5 Kms and it was definitely flat. [/quote]Only on the bottom [:D]

[quote user="mattjazz"]Do you know what? Forget it. If I am wrong for trying to understand what it is that I will probably be asking a French electrician to do then shoot me. If not, sod off and pick holes in someone else.[/quote] Wind your neck in or you won't last long in France, as frustrating as it is beautiful. If you currently have 6kw you can have that increased to 9,12 etc as my last post gave a link to some info. When anyone posts on a forum they hardly ever give the whole picture to start with so the information is nearly always different to later information when the picture becomes clearer. So you will just be adding 2 bedrooms and a utility room? You will still have sockets, lights etc that will need to be transferred from the old panel to the new. Being an old property you should adopt the latest norms in the re wire but it's not compulsory, yes when you sell whatever the latest norms at the time are will be applied so likely as not you won't comply then anyway. Just make sure you get the guides on French wiring to make sure your friend follows it as closely as possible.

Keep them, they will not only add fun to winter when you show off climbing your snowy hill but they are so much safer with steering and braking actually possible. I use winter tyres when temp drops to 7 or below.

Sadly no quick fix for what you are doing unless you leave the second supply in place. Depending on how many rooms you end up with will denote the number of mcb's you'll need. My relatively small cottage uses 27 from memory now it's rewired.

Hope your mate has done his homework. Several differences. There is a maximum single phase supply. https://www-installation--renovation--electrique-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.installation-renovation-electrique.com/le-disjoncteur-de-branchement-edf-tout-savoir/amp/?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCCAE%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.installation-renovation-electrique.com%2Fle-disjoncteur-de-branchement-edf-tout-savoir%2F

I have already sent in a complaint to the advertising standards lot as the smart meter cannot save money!

[quote user="nomoss"]Well, that writes me off, together with my opinions, I guess[:)] [/quote]Its a paradigm shift in what we have grown up with so hardly surprising. I have been watching the developments over the last year, originally a skeptic, now I am looking forward to the change. Noticed a high speed charger on the A10 just north of Tours, very handy for a quick top up and only 8 euros at the moment. then charge at home. Should make the night/day tariff finally worth something.

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