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Just a simple tip :- Make a note of all the opening dates you quote for accounts, some may have to be guesswork. You will need the same dates for next years 3916 form ( unless they change it again )

So, if the processing of claims based on this issue is suspended for the moment and until further notice is there any point in submitting a claim at this time. I was about to submit a claim when I read the above response and am now wondering whether to bother.

Update: The lab did not need a referral from a dentist, really put themselves out to help, produced a new denture plate very quickly - all sorted, extremely good service.

I am ''sort of'' with Chessie on the mobile phone front. I have a mobile phone, it's an i phone 6 (I think), it was a recycled phone from my son. It replaced my previous Samsung Galaxy which again was a recycled phone from a daughter that time. The phone is always on and I even occasionally remember to take it with me when I am out. I don't know the number so it's written on a label stuck on the back - after all how often do you phone your own phone. I spent many years being a 'slave' to a mobile phone because of my job, at that time the phone was never, ever, switched off even at night it lived on my bedside cabinet. Now I suppose that I am rebelling against the need.

I will stop ''lurking'' and post on this thread:- £1000 for a laptop, that's unreal. The spec may be (very) high but I'm willing to bet that it will be outdated within less than a year. I reckon between £300 and £600 will get a perfectly serviceable laptop, with a warranty but unfortunately it will be Windows 10 (spit). You just can't avoid it these days. I am typing this on a 9 year old Acer Aspire running Windows 7 and it still works perfectly.

Went to a lab in Coutances this morning who said come back tomorrow at 9 AM and they will see what they can do, they are a bit short staffed at the moment due to holidays. No mention of needing a dentist - so far !

Thanks for the suggestion Andy, unfortunately a temporary repair is not possible.

I need information. My wife and I have never needed a dentist since coming to France but now....... A serious accident has happened to the lower set of my wifes dentures, now totally unwearable. Of course it had to happen on Friday evening. My question is can one go directly to a dental laboratory and get a new set made or do you have to go via a Dentist. Any info will be very appreciated.

easy-peasy Jewellery stand, earings and things

Thanks JJ, it's now quite obvious.... It's a ''thingy'', otherwise known as a ''forum talking point'', a bit like certain 'coffee table books'.

JJ, to make an educated guess ( and still get it wrong ) we need to know what size it is. Is it likkle, or HUGE. Put something alongside it to give scale - please.

[quote user="TWINKLE"] I don't know Vista but as this function has been included since W2K it is probably included in Vista as well.[/quote] Well is it available in Vista Home or is it still a "probably' ? I know very little about computers but when our new Vista PC was bought I couldn't fax from it and had to use a laptop with XP Pro. I wil be more than a little interested in getting the fax function enabled on the Vista machines.

Unless you have one of the top 2 versions of Vista (there are 4) you will not have the fax capability that was automatically included in (say) XP Pro.

[quote user="Ron-sur-Marne"] Many other expats did not french register their cars, but kept them UK legal (myself included) - MoT, Road Tax, valid UK insurance (with long-term green card) - and never had problems. [/quote] ''A Green Card is not required by law to cross borders within the European Union and some other countries. This is because all EU countries and certain other countries comply with the first directive on motor insurance, which says that every insurance policy issued in the EU must provide the minimum insurance cover required by law in any other EU country.  The countries that don't need a Green Card are: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland '' From :-      www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/Motorinsurance/DG_067624

Scones ....no problem Cream.....no problem, even the Elle & Vire stuff from Carrefour (or equivalent from Spinneys) Coffee.... what blend / brand / nationality would you like.....all are possible. We are quite civilised in this part of the World (mostly) [:P]