Chrisc Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 That the little cafe just outside Vire has stopped serving fish&chips on Fridays- due to damage done to the place by drunken Brits fighting! Anyone know anything about this?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Does he still go to Mortain on a Saturday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 [quote]Does he still go to Mortain on a Saturday?[/quote]Don't know how true it is Chris but I've heard that too. And I'm afraid that judging by the type of people I saw in there on my one and only visit (even though the fish and chips were absolutely delicious!) I can well believe it - they really were the dregs of humanity and the type that make you embarrassed to be British. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisc Posted February 28, 2005 Author Share Posted February 28, 2005 Well thats 2 places I've heard it from now- I know the type-they talk loudly in public and still call the French frogs-!-Typically the ones that respond to those dreadful loan ads on tv..Thanks Coco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furry Knickers Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 No doubt they resort to the loans after they have used up their grants! Chuck Anyone know where I can get hold of a Llama? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Peru or one of those dodgy french circuses which leave their animals tied up all over the show during the daytime. Are you thinking of terrorising drunken brits with one then? Now there's a thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Trollope Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 [quote]No doubt they resort to the loans after they have used up their grants! Chuck Anyone know where I can get hold of a Llama?[/quote]Grants? People can still get grants? Gimme.And there were 2 in a field local to us until (suspiciously) a few days before Xmas. According to my Columbian connections they make good eating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazanton Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Yes, bring back Grant... Eastenders hasn't been the same without the Mitchells...I heard a rumour that one day, Nick Trollope is going to update his website... .....nah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Yeah, having a Grant to increase the size of my kitchen sounds even better if it's Grant Mitchell He can lay my concrete floor any time. As long of course as he doesn't put Dirty Den under it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisc Posted March 2, 2005 Author Share Posted March 2, 2005 Llamas are big and live in rivers in South America-they have gills and are equipped with fins for swimming-Llamas are dangerous-if you see one you must cry out ALERTO-ALERTO! Watch out there are Llamas!!!!whats next ? pan pipes and wearing of multi colured blankets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 [quote]That the little cafe just outside Vire has stopped serving fish&chips on Fridays- due to damage done to the place by drunken Brits fighting! Anyone know anything about this??[/quote]which cafe was this? Which road out of Vire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furry Knickers Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Catalpa is a really beautiful tree (are you named after the tree?) My Mother had one in her garden and she called it 'Josephine' after Josephine Baker, and it grew into a magnificent specimen with huge golden leaves. I hope it is still there and the new owners have not ripped it out!Do you think one would survive in Normandie? I would love to have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 whats next ? pan pipes and wearing of multi colured blankets?Too late, they have been here for 15 years at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 [quote]which cafe was this? Which road out of Vire?[/quote]The bar/tabac at La Graverie, just off the N174 north of Vire. It's owned by a French guy from Tessy and his English wife from Watford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirpy Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 i HEARD A RUMOUR THAT THEIR ARE BANANAS AT THE CO-OP.!!!!!!!!!!!!ONLY THE OLDER GENERATION WILL REMEMBER THAT.THEY HAVE NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD TODAY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Furrynix said: ** Do you think one would survive in Normandie? I would love to have one. ** We had one in Wiltshire and it flowered beautifully in warm summers. It really is a stunning tree. As we're now 200 or so miles south of Wiltshire I would guess that climate won't be a problem so I plan to plant several - post renovation - because we're on a south-facing hillside and need terrace shade in summer. The catalpa has the additional benefit of coming into leaf comparatively late and shedding it's leaves quite early so when we want the sun in the colder months, the trees won't obscure it. I've recently discovered there's a purple version as well as the bog-standard green and 'aurea' versions. The Wiltshire catalpa had a fully mature copper beech as a foil in the background. Both looked stunning with the sun filtering through the beech leaves. The new owners will die if anything happens to either tree! We had no pangs selling the house, but the trees...Thanks Coco (so nice to see your name is no longer censored!) I've not heard of the restaurant at La Graverie but last I heard the fish and chip van still goes to Mortain on a Saturday evening though we've never been motivated to go find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixietoadstool Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 The fish and chip van also goes to Champ du Boult on a Thursday night (outside Pierre's bar A.K.A. "Le Groper") - we haven't been either - we tend to prefer eating French when in France (food that is - not people). Valerie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 [quote]The fish and chip van also goes to Champ du Boult on a Thursday night (outside Pierre's bar A.K.A. "Le Groper") - we haven't been either - we tend to prefer eating French when in France (food that is ...[/quote]Don't blame you - we always did when our house was a second home. But sometimes these days, you do get such a craving!!!Had an email from some friends who have flown back to the UK for a week and it said:"This is our last day back in England - we've eaten two Chinese, one curry, one fish & chips and a large doner kebab (not all at once). I've also squeezed in about 6 pints of Pride, 2 Guinness and a Greene King IPA." And this from a couple who usually eat very healthily!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 This is our last day back in England - we've eaten two Chinese, one curry, one fish & chips and a large doner kebab (not all at once). I've also squeezed in about 6 pints of Pride, 2 Guinness and a Greene King IPA." You sure know how to make someone envious Coco, well apart from the Kebab, I gave them up years ago when I saw one fall on the floor and Aristotle Jollipopolous, the owner simply stuck it back on the spike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Freeman<U><STRONG>Sébastien<STRONG><U> Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 [quote]That the little cafe just outside Vire has stopped serving fish&chips on Fridays- due to damage done to the place by drunken Brits fighting! Anyone know anything about this??[/quote] Wrong Rumours!!!!!!!!!!! Le Bar de la poste in La Graverie, as it was mentionned in your past messages, has not been smashed by silly brits . I don't know where you get your sources from but the bar is fine and running well with both our local french and english customers...Look forward to seeing you all soon!!Seb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Is the fish and chip van still coming Seb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Freeman<U><STRONG>Sébastien<STRONG><U> Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 [quote]Is the fish and chip van still coming Seb?[/quote]The van still comes every friday evening..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I'm so glad to hear the rumours are false. Some people seem to have nothing better to do than to complain about their fellow countrymen in France - if they can't find any real stories they make them up (and I'm not saying the person who originally posed the question was doing anything other than querying what had been heard elsewhere).Would you be the same Sébastien who used to have the Bar du Havre in St-Hilaire-du-Harcouët? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixietoadstool Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Bill - I believe it is he! Valerie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Freeman<U><STRONG>Sébastien<STRONG><U> Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 [quote]I'm so glad to hear the rumours are false. Some people seem to have nothing better to do than to complain about their fellow countrymen in France - if they can't find any real stories they make them u...[/quote]I am indeed "the" Sébastien who used to be in Saint hilaire at le bar du havre.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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