Drop in for a natter about anything French related.
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Fri May 12, 2023 9:34 am
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Last post by DominicBest
Tue May 14, 2024 11:44 pm
Weather ... again
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Blaze »
Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:28 am
Most of the time our area in the north of Brittany seems to be sheltered from the terrible weather that we hear about elsewhere.
But today, we are...
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Last post by Wilbro
Tue May 14, 2024 3:03 pm
Operation Tranquilité
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Headers »
Mon May 13, 2024 8:11 pm
Has anybody used this crime prevention service? We are going to use it soon as our local Mairie’s has today told us of a break-in and robbery in the...
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Last post by p4psb
Tue May 14, 2024 2:43 pm
Northern Lights
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exile »
Sat May 11, 2024 1:28 am
A strong anomaly has been reported meaning that the Northern Lights should be visible over much of Northern Europe.
Tonight doing my rounds, I noted...
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Last post by exile
Sun May 12, 2024 5:50 pm
Time Travel
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DominicBest »
Sat May 04, 2024 9:39 pm
I was walking through my kitchen last night and I noticed that my Roberts Radio was displaying the time, something it doesn’t normally do. My first...
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Last post by ajm
Mon May 06, 2024 12:43 pm
Monetary gifts
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ajm »
Thu May 02, 2024 2:01 pm
I know there are limits on the amounts you can give as gifts in the UK. Are there similar rules here?
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Last post by ajm
Thu May 02, 2024 4:31 pm
Paris 2024 and TDF preparations
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Headers »
Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:35 pm
In 47 we are hosting 2 stages of the Tour de France and at the sports complex in Le Temple sur Lot an aquatic team are being hosted.
This seems an...
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Last post by exile
Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:12 pm
UK state pension
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ajm »
Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:59 am
Whats the procedure to get it paid into a french bank and are there any pitfalls apart from being at the mercy of the exchange rate?
Thanks in...
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Last post by A.N.Other
Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:39 pm
Scam EDF calls
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Liz »
Fri Apr 12, 2024 11:02 am
Fixit took a call yesterday purporting to be from EDF, so he did his polite get-out of 'I'm visually impaired my wife deals with admin and she's not...
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Last post by hughnique
Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:03 pm
*-$$3" Flies
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L Austin France »
Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:14 pm
Great weather today at last so had the kitchen door open whilst I worked on the terrace.
Came in to find Jess the mutt going tits chasing flies ....
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Last post by Lori
Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:55 am
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Last post by Lori
Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:31 pm
Water bill
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Blaze »
Thu Apr 04, 2024 3:08 pm
For the 4th year in a row, our use of water has gone down. We're now at almost half the daily level of the average person in France. Yes, we do...
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Last post by suein56
Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:00 pm
Electric bill
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hughnique »
Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:00 pm
Well it's just dropped in to the post box, and I nearly dropped dead, 1700€ for 2 months, and I am told it's going up again. So might be time, whilst...
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Last post by L Austin France
Thu Apr 04, 2024 3:19 pm
Spring Forward
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MAD87 »
Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:51 am
Tonight. Just a reminder (to self) to put the clocks forward.
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Last post by MAD87
Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:51 am
Missing post - where does it go?
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by
Headers »
Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:38 pm
I am beginning to wonder what happens to all the post that is not getting delivered because of an incorrect address.
We have a new postie and they...
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Last post by exile
Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:54 pm
Moving house?
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Grangela »
Sat Jul 30, 2022 11:47 am
Not sure this is the right section, but as I can’t find another, here goes.
We lived, happily, in a village in the Var for 12 years. Then, nearly 8...
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Last post by Grangela
Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:20 pm
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Last post by MAD87
Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:01 am
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Last post by exile
Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:26 pm
best way to kill a chicken
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by
L Austin France »
Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:28 pm
our old chook, who I've previously posted here as going blind, seems to have suffered, probably through badly landing from a higher box, & is now on...
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Last post by Lori
Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:31 pm
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Last post by Liz
Fri Feb 23, 2024 4:05 pm
Farmer's demo?
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by
Hotrodder »
Tue Feb 20, 2024 6:45 pm
I was thinking the farmers protest had settled down but maybe not. Went out today and things seem to have kicked off again. Huge plume of black smoke...
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Last post by Quiksilver
Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:45 pm
Spring?
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Wilbro »
Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:54 am
In the last few days we have heard a woodpecker drumming, a butterfly in the garden and the crocuses are coming out. Nature's clock needs re-setting...
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Last post by exile
Tue Feb 20, 2024 12:50 am
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Last post by rabbit
Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:54 am
Weather Station anomaly
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Wilbro »
Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:37 pm
Yesterday on checking the daytime high it read 44.1C :crazy:
I have occasionally had this before and my only thought is It's down to military...
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Last post by Wilbro
Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:37 pm
Gare de Lyon
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Pathca »
Sat Feb 03, 2024 10:34 am
Stabbing incident at Gare de Lyon
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Sat Feb 03, 2024 10:42 am
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