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Hi, Not sure how warm it gets where you are in summer, but we fitted a ceiling fan, wouldn't be without it, also, quite good in the winter....

THIS FANTASTIC MOULINEX BREAD MACHINE, does it have the ability to turn its hand to a danish Pastry or cinnamon bun ?

Richard and gardengirl Thank you, friends have managed to sort out a 2 month lease with travel anywhere in Europe and about 6000 kilometes . Thanks again

good afternoon, have had a request for info from friends in USA visiting us during the summer. They would like to lease a car from  ie Renault for about 4-6 weeks, do you know if this is possible in France. I know that it is possible to have a short lease in the USA, but have no idea about in Europe. Does anyone have any idea?  please

Good evening Quillan Let me see if I got this right NO Orange Livebox= No Unlimited phone or Orange TV Thanks

Hi We have bought a fitted kitchen from Lapeyre,  had their artisan fit it. The artisan that measured,  arranged the delivery and fitted it was excellent, in fact we will  be contacting the artisan in the New Year to get a devis for having a new front door made and fitted. Highly reccomended, but of course it all depends on the artisan assigned to youfrom Lapeyre

Happy New Year to you all. We have a Netgear  box and were wondering if we could up grade our maison secondaire internet to full time internet, this I know is not a problem BUT we would like  to use  the same wifi box (Netgear) and get the Orange unlimited phone, TV  with this box or do we have to have the Orange live box.

Hi there, I understand from our french colleagues that the road fund is now included/collected when you pay for car insurance.

Coops thank you, will go through and try and translate it all to OH, Gardian much appreciate your offer, I expect Allan will take you up on this. ThANK YOU BOTH

Husband has a 1952 traction and needs to get the CT renewed ( this is not " Collection"),  will try and be brief, he needs to know what areas are checked on the car, and what tolerances are aloud, is there a list somewhere similar to one for the UKs MOT that tells you what is passable and what is not accepatable?

Thank you folks will check it  out in supemarket tomorrow

Hello, sorry if this is in the wrong place, but wasn't sure where to ask. I am looking for baking parchment, to bake a squishy meringue  cake, is this available  in  France and if so what is it called please, if not does anyone have any ideas of what alternative could be used to the line the tin. Thanks

We have promised our sons for many many years about having a dog, but due to our life being overseas it was not practicable, BUT when we returned to UK after endless excuses from my husband and myself and pleas from our boys, we had an excellent reason to go ahead and make enquiries. Our sons had received  excellent awards and distinctions from school for a few years running, and we were settled into our life in the UK so we thought as a surprise we would start the search. Should it be long haired or short? My preference was for long, but the men won and we settled on short hair, big dog little dog, can't be seen walking a little dog they said, please note the word  'walk' so a large dog was added to the list. After what seemed an endless time in searching we settled on a golden Lab, we visited at 5weeks or so and collected him Spring B/H in 2003, the boys were beside hemselves, this little fella cried all the way home in the car, and was all feet, big eyes and wet nose. Put out on our lawn he went inside to pee, well this only happened on a few occaisions, and generally the boys got him so excited in play that little accidents happened, but the boys soon learnt, that clearing up was not that much fun, and played gently inside and roughly outside. He grew and grew, and spoke to us, yes, we knew what was needed and when, his actions and barks told us its time for ..... All in all yes they are a tie, the boys went to boarding school, and he missed them, so a lot more love was needed from us, but when they returned there was no stopping the rugby tackles and fun and the absolute worst of all, sleeping on the bed, going from one to the other and we were the last stop as he knew i was the one to get food ready and open the back door. Winston has proved to be a fantastic part of the family, and we do not regret our choice of breed, they are not naughty at times, and sometimes deaf, and walkies are always on his mind, though the boys only take him occaisinally, but when they do they are for miles and miles. He is now 8 years old, and a little more savvy, we have our home in france and uk, and commute between the two, though getting in the car is a problem, once in he is ok, after he has best  and most place in the car, the boot. Sorry to go on, but a dog is great company, I talk to Winston when out walking, I amsure anyone hearing me natter away and have an occaisional moan would think I am barmy, but when his looks up and those eyes and ears perk up, its magic.

Hello, we are looking for a plumber to fit new bath fittings (free standing) to a antique roll top bath , a new wash hand basin and taps, now normally we would tackle this job but there is a fair amount of soldering needed, as the guy who fitted the bath, basin and taps made a real good bodge of it and has t'd off in the wrong place for getting the water to the basin taps, plus the drain under the bath does not allow the water to empty from the bath. We live near Duras in 47, has anyone had any  experiences with a plumber in the area, your comments/contacts would be very welcome.

Is it me or are the local Labradors absolutely huge over here in  France, they seem to be closer to small great Danes than regular sized Labs, do they still have the same temperament ? Can anyone explain, I thought Labs were all of a standard size and shape.

Thank you Marcadis, now I know what to go shopping for, and see where I can get the best price.

We have an ancient enamel roll top bath in our house in France and would like to fit a bath filler, it needs tobe fitted to chrome stand pipes, can these be obtained in france and if so what are they called, thanks

Hey, how about the members from the forum organising a MasterMembers Forum Chef, don't know how would it could be organized?

Hi Pauline, What is Auto E  as a way of accessing the French health system Please ?

Have you tried somewhere like Argos, Tesco, M&S or similar and then get the blanket delivered to Sterling who then can deliver to you, or to a collection point near you..

Hi, Would love to share 'HENRI" my husbands fun love and joy with you, but unable to transfer a photo of him, I have iphoto on a mac book. Can someone tell me how please.

Monday will pay .69 for superior for 1500ltrs

Hello, have  been chatting with a neighbour, and was surprised to hear that when you visit your doctor and you are in the waiting room even though you have an appointment, if a young family come in after you, they have take priority in the queue? Also, the doctor or dentist take telephone calls whilst you are having a consultation with them, no matter what the state of undress or in the dentists case drilling you are in. Is this the norm.????

Hi PaulT we have had an underground fuel tank fitted, and I am sure that there are regulations concerning them, BUT in our case we were not at the house when it was fitted, and have had some bl.... awful experiences due to this fact. So beware be present no matter how good the fella is who digs the hole, who places the tank and especially who connects to the chaudierre. So I'll just give you an idea of what we experienced, 1 - the whole was not deep enough and not correcty filled with sand etc... 2- when the tank was connected the pipes were poorly fitted, therefore allowing water into the fuel 3 - Ensure before adding fuel that the tank is clean and dry, and that the top fits correctly 4 - that there is adequate drainage around the edge of the tank to allow rain water to escape, we dug around  the tank fitted afrench drain which went into aother dranage drain, and then peagrain, or whatever the equivalent is in france 5- make sure the delivery driver can get close enough to refill. Now that we have solved the problems of no water or heating and having to have the tank drained and cleaned we are quite happy, it took a lot of guts to get down and wet in freezing weather, but everything is ok, So PaulT, be there and watch like a hawk and then everything will be honkydory

Morning all, used the espace client a couple of days ago and no problem, switched the internet on by phone no problem, in fact they could not have been more helpful. It all depends who picks up, and I believe the time of day you contact them.