The New French Forum

I would have thought France would have learnt a lesson from the 2019 Six Nations tournament when they were leading Wales 16 - 0 at half time (in Paris!)) only for Wales to come out in the second half and win the game. Do believe they (Wales) did the same to England.
The two fouls committed one after the other by the France number 5 (the guy with...

I took that as par for the course when I came here, but you’re right, they are getting worse. The road through Malemort was bad 12 years ago and has been ‘repaired’ at a huge cost, but is still as bad, if not worse...

We use this company -

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Light switches, prices and reliability, read this . They don't like inrush currents (CFL lights etc.). Simple old school technology, made more expensive every year, thank you designers for the surprising looks of your new line of elegant switches and sockets for this year. One light switch of Legrand buys me ten high-tech voltage regulators, light...

Related but I will start another thread if requested but dont think it warrants it.

Some sites that require a password for their own delusions of security try to make you change it frequently and will not allow the re-use of an old one, Booking.com springs to mind as they always do it in the middle of the busiest period and fail to send the...

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I dont consider the word is childish, the Muppet Show was a programme for adults but with humour that had something for all generations. It has been used amongst my circle of friends since the 90's in an affectionate mocking manner as a synonym of Plonker, Dipstick etc, are they considered childish and unacceptable?

I would prefer childish...

Scotland we are always second .

Oh do behave!
Syd.

Thats right!

Basically there have to be service penetrations between the hot areas and to the outside, steam pipes, coolant water pipes, electrical conduits, ventilation etc. The radiation would shine straight through these so they have to take a tortuous path of three dimensional joggles and the area between them having additional sheilding.

We...

My UK neighbour wont buy anything on line using his credit card, he uses Paypal but only has his bank account registered, no cards (I think), he wont give his credit card details to make a phone purchase.

He wont use on line banking and every week goes to Santander to pay all his bills over the counter and also to make bank transfers for the...

Not today but Tuesday. OTP wouldn’t approve but I’ve been invited for lunch by friends in the Dordogne.

Am I the only one who thinks this is highly amusing?

Not amusing, no. But highly embarrassing and sad that such a devious shitbag can run rings around both Parliament and law and not be held to account. Between him and Trump I have lost all faith in democracy and its systems.

All that's happened is that he's been made to look like a fool to...

Sometimes I just have no idea what is going on :?

Join the club.

The joys of editing. I quoted Gardengirl and replied with her same typo error - lovley.

Then I made the same error in my own reply, so I went back to edit.

When I had done that I realised that I had edited her typo but not my own, so went back again to edit my own and then realising that correcting someone else was very bad etiquette, so went...

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At those prices I think I'd stick with a crate of beer and a hooker. That would leave me enough money for next year's firewood.

Did you mean Hookah? :)

Nope. Gave those up quite some time ago. (But I never inhaled, your honour)

Thank you Spardo, the instrument you described is a Hurdy Gurdy - one of my favourite instruments - produces an unique sound. :good:

I knew that was the English name but I don't use it as to me it conjures up visions of blokes in the street with what I would call a barrel organ and a monkey on a chain seeking contributions for a mug he held...

Never mind that it is clear, from the photo, that Lord Lucan did not kill himself but found the perfect hiding place as a prison officer! :o

This is a good assessment about yesterday. Particularly like his comment regarding businesses and certainty.

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I found out about the driving licence not being a valid means of ID a couple of years ago when I had a medical check in Perigueux. Before the checkup they asked for Id for the form and refused the permis, they did allow me to have the check but wouldn't give me the resluting paperwork until I had alked a km to retrieve the permis from my car....

I read an article by a French Michelin 3* chef who said that eating beef is a relatively recent habit for the French. Maybe since 1930s. Cows and bulls were beasts of burden and hence were reared for their strength, hence they developed muscular and sinew bodies. The Brits on the other hand have been eating beef since the 1500s and breeds were...

I am beginning to think the same suein56 :?

He's giving you clues ATS .. by thanking you for your post.

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