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[quote user="tegwini"] Cripes - lots of virtual 'what-noting'   'ere! But, thank you Ulster Rugby,  I was away in France/Rome when it was first posted, and would never have seen it, and I really like it. Reminds me of school concerts, especially the 'staff concerts' we used to give to raise funds for charity. Shows too that a 'thugbby' fan can also be a bit cultured !  Regards Tegwini[/quote] That'll virtually be a compliment then [:D][;-)][:D]

[quote user="Clair"]You're virtually thanked and I'm virtually blushing [:P] [/quote] Tis about as good as it virtually gets then [kiss][kiss]

[quote user="Clair"]http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/1941935/ShowPost.aspx [:)] [/quote] Oh well - at least we get a wee laugh from it. Isnt the internet just the best thing ever. By the way Clair - if this is virtually you - then I virtually like you lots. [:$][:D][:$]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCFCeJTEzNU Very clever and very funny too. Enjoy.

You saw him [:@] you actually saw him. God I hate you already. Kidding. I'm green with envy. He's playing here in France over the next few months and my son and I will be going to see him, probably Nantes or Bordeaux - most definitely.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lbvSBNLLoo IMHO - probably the best all round guitarist I have ever heard.

I got this by email earlier today and I laughed. Man I laughed. At least there are still human beings with real humour left in them. I'm assured that it was genuinely sent to Miliband - but hey - who cares - its funny anyway. Rt Hon David Miliband MP Secretary of State. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Nobel House 17 Smith Square London SW1P 3JR 16 July 2009 Dear Secretary of State, My friend, who is in farming at the moment, recently received a cheque for £3,000 from the Rural Payments Agency for not rearing pigs.. I would now like to join the "not rearing pigs" business. In your opinion, what is the best kind of farm not to rear pigs on, and which is the best breed of pigs not to rear? I want to be sure I approach this endeavour in keeping with all government policies, as dictated by the EU under the Common Agricultural Policy. I would prefer not to rear bacon pigs, but if this is not the type you want not rearing, I will just as gladly not rear porkers. Are there any advantages in not rearing rare breeds such as Saddlebacks or Gloucester Old Spots, or are there too many people already not rearing these? As I see it, the hardest part of this programme will be keeping an accurate record of how many pigs I haven't reared. Are there any Government or Local Authority courses on this? My friend is very satisfied with this business. He has been rearing pigs for forty years or so, and the best he ever made on them was £1,422 in 1968. That is - until this year, when he received a cheque for not rearing any. If I get £3,000 for not rearing 50 pigs, will I get £6,000 for not rearing 100? I plan to operate on a small scale at first, holding myself down to about 4,000 pigs not raised, which will mean about £240,000 for the first year. As I become more expert in not rearing pigs, I plan to be more ambitious, perhaps increasing to, say, 40,000 pigs not reared in my second year, for which I should expect about £2.4 million from your department. Incidentally, I wonder if I would be eligible to receive tradable carbon credits for all these pigs not producing harmful and polluting methane gases? Another point: These pigs that I plan not to rear will not eat 2,000 tonnes of cereals. I understand that you also pay farmers for not growing crops. Will I qualify for payments for not growing cereals to not feed the pigs I don't rear? I am also considering the "not milking cows" business, so please send any information you have on that too. Please could you also include the current Defra advice on set aside fields? Can this be done on an e-commerce basis with virtual fields (of which I seem to have several thousand hectares)? In view of the above you will realise that I will be totally unemployed, and will therefore qualify for unemployment benefits. I shall of course be voting for your party at the next general election. Yours faithfully,

Watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdSaWW9vuow   Ah man did I laugh at this. I hope you enjoy it and it brings a wee smile to your self [:D] It has some strong language in it BUT............

Okay - the deed has been done. But wait until you hear. On Saturday, while en route to Paris for the Open, I called in to Chateauroux to get some paint from BricoDepot. Guess what? They had on special offer their air con units. The cheaper BiSplit units (non inverter type) which had been 749€e were now 499€ and the MonoSplit unit (inverter type) which had been 899€ was now 599€. So, without a further thought, I bought the 3 units I wanted for a saving 800€. They are not the quick fit connections but I couldnt resist them at that price. All I need now is someone to make the connections and gas them up. Hey ho - thanks folks for all your input. Good luck. Paul

powerdesal - wwww.airton.fr - what does SWMBO stand for. Quillan - [;-)] not looking for which one is best but rather what happens when the temp gets below -7C or -15C. Do they simply switch off or reduce efficiency. Like you, we get temps here that come in at -15C or so. This winter the nearest recording Mairie recorded an all time low of -21C (so we are told). So if the units switch off, then the inverters would have done so too but would have kept going that much longer. If its an efficiency thing then I'd suck it and see (as powerdesal says [;-)] ) and take the hit for the few days that it gets so cold. As you say Quillan the cheaper units in the bedrooms would be okay, if, they dont switch themselves off below their stated temperature level. As JR's gone native tells us, his older unit, rated to -5C doesnt switch of even when it gets down to -18C so maybe the bedrooms could work fine with the cheaper units. One more question for you clever troops - how can a unit which produces 3.5 CoP be energy rated at C when another unit which produces 3.42 CoP be rated at B???? I wont be here for a while as I'm off right now, with my son, to the French Open in Paris - aye - its tough at the top.............[:P]

Morning folks and many thanks for the responses. Krusty - thanks for the link. I need 2 BiSplit units and a large MonoSplit unit so sadly your link doesnt get me what I want. Thanks anyway. Quillan - good response, as always. I kind of understand the inverter concept but wondered with such a close set of CoP figures (and EER stats too) would the saving in buying the cheaper models be agin me or for me. For the three models I need the difference in cost is either 4k€ or 2.2k€ which is quite a significant saving, but would the running costs soon burn up that saving. Then the temperature aspect of it makes me wonder how often we get to below -7C let alone -15C here in the south east Vienne area. If it was a case, for example, that the CoP delivery dropped 0.1 or 0.2 for every degree below the -7C then I could live with that for the short periods we would have those temperatures. If, however, they just shut down then there is no competition. In that case everything this last winter would have shut down. Does this make any sense or am I barking up the wrong tree again

Morning Quillan - I still havent bought the units. When I finally find what I think I'm looking for there appears something to put me off them. The last one was the cost of having a local guy gas them up. Nearly 600€............ The BricoDepot units do now appear to be value for money. One question if you, or any of the other guys, can answer for me. The BiSplit Inverter unit shows a COP of 3.42 with an energy rating of A (for chauffage) with a cost of 1349€ whereas the non inverter unit costs 749€ has a COP of 3.2 and a energy rating of B. Difference between the two COP's is 0.22 but cost is nearly 50% cheaper/dearer. The big difference is the lowest temeratures that they will operate at max efficiency. The inverter will run at optimum down to -15 while the non inverter is only rated to -7. So, to the question - what happens when the units get to a temp below either -7 or -15? Do they just stop running or do they reduce in efficiency or what? I cannot find any information on this. Cheers - Paul