anotherbanana Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I am having a few days away at the moment but watching to see if my house floods and relying on my neighbours to tell me. But here is the quandary; should I rush home now and watch the flood waters, unable to significantly stop any serious water ingress or finish my holiday first? The first sounds attractive but might achieve little, the second rather laid back. Whichever way, if water gets in, the place will be a mess! Thus far there is the usual mud layer on the front garden but it does not seem to have got to the front door; Bobo knows what has happened to the bouanderie which is sous le sol!🤬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveLister Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 My instinct would be to stay where you are. You've no idea what the roads are like on either side of the Channel. Meteo France still has a red warning for the PdC and one poor soul has lost his life in the UK. Things can be replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I would just go to the pub and keep your feet dry. The worst is yet come they are saying on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 3 hours ago, anotherbanana said: Whichever way, if water gets in, the place will be a mess! Watch out for the 5 day delay in reporting any damage to your insurance company, if they want to play dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menthe Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Lehaut, can you please clarify if this 5-day delay is universal to all house insurance policies or just in particular cases with particular companies? Would be useful information in case of future problems. Wools, your quandary about your buanderie would depend on you and how you feel about any potential mess. Some people are quite laid back about things and "stuff". Me? I'd be rushing about, hand wringing and trying to get home tout de suite. A couple of years ago, I was on holiday with a some French friends. On the second day of the holiday, there was a freak storm where we lived. Once people had rung neighbours, family, the dog sitter, etc, they all booked out and rushed off home in their cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveLister Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 The 5 days is the minimum that insurance companies are allowed to stipulate in their policies ( for theft it's two days ). Some have longer. Regarding refusing a late claim, the insurance company has to be able to prove that the insured has 'caused them harm' by the delay i.e. deliberately leaving the claim long enough to prevent an assessor from making an accurate report. Most websites on the subject I've read say that under normal circumstances the 5 days begins as soon as the insured becomes aware there is a problem. This one appears to be the most definitive. https://www.village-justice.com/articles/declaration-tardive-sinistre-comment-vous-opposer-votre-assureur,43074.html I think, being the other side of the Channel at the time, Mr Banana won't have any problems. If he does, it's time to consider changing insurers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dept71 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 unless you are related to king Canute and can stand and hold the water back just sort of enjoy your break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menthe Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 DL, thank you very much for rooting out that useful information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveLister Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 avec plaisir madame menthe 🤝 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menthe Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Wools, I see that the PdC is on vigilance rouge again. Are you back in your house and are you and buandary ok? Did M. Attal visit you yesterday when he was in your neck of the woods and help you clear up the mess in the buandarie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherbanana Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Thanks for your concern, Mentheroonie, I am heading back in just under an hour; we shall have to see what is what. There is little rain about so I suspect the warning is for snow and ice.😡 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menthe Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Yes, I do believe that the vigilance is for snow and ice because I saw there was a lot of snow expected. Even here in the Dordogne, we had a vigilance jaune for this. The forecast is also for dry weather and a rise in temperature. Have a safe journey, Wools. Can't have you skiving off like that and leaving poor old DL to do all the work and take all the flak, can we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherbanana Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Update folks: The house is fine, no water ingress, except what looks like a tiny bit in the bouanderie. The expected mud to the front of the place is not there so I suspect someone has cleaned up. Which is very nice. Bl**dy cold though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 So glad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherbanana Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Thank you, Lori. It is a relief. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveLister Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 good news. 🙌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Does anyone know how to get rid of those annoying Meteo France weather alerts? I think I opted into them on my iphone back in November, during the flooding of the wooly one's village, and now they keep on and on appearing - still bleating about excessive rainfall, when I imagine the danger is more one of heavy frost. And I should just like them to stop. I have tried digging into the Meteo France website, but haven't yet found any way to turn them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveLister Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I don't have an iPhone myself but you could try this. https://smallbusiness.chron.com/disable-alerts-iphone-53566.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Ooo, thanks Dave! I never thought of that approach, but I have drilled down into Settings, and might have succeeded. Time will tell… 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Those of us who use MF may have noticed recently as I have. the disjointed and slightly odd forecasts of temperatures. Examples include the 7 day forecast not matching the daily forecast and the 15 day not agreeing with thre 7 day forecast. There could be a reason for this:- “Staff at Météo-France will go on strike this week, claiming ‘absurd mistakes’ are being accelerated by loss of human oversight” “Since Nov 13, weather forecast data models have been crunched together via an algorithm and then directly sent to Météo-France’s internet site or mobile application. The software that has led to the strike has predicted that the eastern city of Strasbourg will hit a baking 28C on Dec 9 despite it currently experiencing freezing temperatures” https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/12/04/algorithm-replaced-weather-forecasters-december-heatwave/ Before the time of storm Ciaran I started using ventusky.com and have found it very accurate as regards local actual and forecast temperature. You get temps, winds direction/strength, baro pressures for your location and loads more. Meteo is basically not worth using a the moment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Meteo France is certainly not fit for purpose. They forecast by looking out the window in Paris. Thursday evening google said on Oh’s phone that there was a 70% chance of snow during the night. I checked the meteo on TV and MF online and there was not a cloud to be seen on their charts. So we concluded it was rubbish. Next morning I got up early and sure enough it had snowed. Well done MF. So yeah, if want to know the wether forecast, ask google. Dont trust MF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherbanana Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 Now this is a weather warning; La Réunion now! https://vigilance.meteofrance.fr/fr/la-reunion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 I enjoy this site https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/week/béziers_france_3032833 That is for my town, but you can set it to anywhere in 'location' On "weather maps' there is a good menu on the left in which you can choose things. I find the 'radar' option with EU 2 hour interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 6 hours ago, NormanH said: I enjoy this site https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/week/béziers_france_3032833 That is for my town, but you can set it to anywhere in 'location' On "weather maps' there is a good menu on the left in which you can choose things. I find the 'radar' option with EU 2 hour interesting Thanks, now that does look useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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