The New French Forum

No worries, do let us know if you resolve it as the method I have to use is clunky, occasionally I forget or cant read the screen properly and pay using the wrong currency, a purchase I did yesterday timed out when I had selected the correct French account and then I saw in my E-mails that the payment had been made in £'s from the UK account, each...

You just get a nice little email telling you you've won! :good: The funds are credited to your account and you can either leave them there or withdraw them at will.

That would be great. Imagine getting the email to say you had won the big one! :o

Without the junk mail to deliver they will be playing jeux de societé 1m apart for 2 of the 3 working days per week.

The fuel that electronic petrole heaters run on is the same as C1 grade paraffin in the UK. Some friends of ours who had a Zibro heater returned to the UK and took it with them. They buy the C1 paraffin for it in the UK.
It officially called Premium Paraffin / Premium Kerosene (BS 2869 Class C1)
If you buy a Zibro heater in the UK, or from Amazon...

There will be!

'Cos the postman always rings twice. :)

Hi Toovey,
Sorry, didn't see your reply earlier. I know other people have had problems getting a response from Matt, for one of whom I asked Matt why he hadn't responded and he said that he was so busy at the moment that he just found it hard to get back to people! Not a good business model, but there it is.
His next delivery date is the 18th...

Bar

Ann

by basileus » Wed Feb 12, 2020 7:34 pm
I don't eat marmalade it's too sweet for me. I just make it. Our French CdH guests demolish it!

Post by basileus » Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:16 pm
I don't like whisky in the marmalade. The whisky spoils the marmalade and the marmalade wrecks the whisky....

What a difference a day makes! :oops:

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We bought one of these recently from Amazon fr. The extra large size cost €25.88 delivered. It could have been fractionally cheaper from Amazon co uk but...

Anyway, it arrived today and was exactly what our pastry chef wanted. Whilst throwing the packaging away I saw the word China printed on the box. Just out of...

All sorted, called them to cancel the out of stock order, and just ordered one that was in stock on the website, and delivery on 27 apres midi.......

Darty were very helpful.

JD

We have several cards registered on paypal account, euro and sterling. Unfortunately I often accidentally forget to select the right card and buy things with OH’s card. Oh whoops, silly me!

Does it have to be brand new? Loads on Facebook marketplace, LeBonCoin or in local Depot Vents.
After buying an absolutely gorgeous sofa that had hardly been used for a fraction of the new price I'd never buy new again! If, like me, you have champagne taste and a lemonade budget it's the way to go!

Well I am happy - I had my list of a dozen or so things that I want either for presents (mostly Xmas) or for myself / family over the next year or so and was actually watching Digitec and other prices in Switzerland as they can have some good deals (helped by 8% VAT).

Well two of the watched items actually came up on Amazon UK at 33% and 50% off...

do you know why it has to be lactic acid?, the limescale and its PH value will be the same regardless of the machine, it must be something specific within its construction that wont tolerate the other acids or maybe its something to do with the aftertaste?

I frequently make my own lactic acid but extracting it and bottling it is beyond my...

We are very fortunate to live close to Bazas, in Sud-Gironde, where a very tasty and tender beef is produced. It is only sold in a select number of local butchers who, lucky for us, are all within a 20 minute drive. Each year in February the Fete de Boeuf de Bazas celebrates with parades, music and competitions to select the best of the Bazadaise...

If its not too far go see for yourself with your own eyes and make your own decision.

Managing a fullfillment centre from a labour pool drawn from one specific community will bring unique challenges.

You would have to really hate them to do that.

Mysty and I stand up to put on our socks!

I get rave reviews for my cheap horrible beds with Lidl mattresses, together they make a great combination.

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...

You probably know of the polemique as to whether they are a biscuit or a cake and therefore whether VAT should be levied on them.

Anyone who has ever put one or more of them in a biscuit tin with other biscuits would quickly understand the difference.

I bought a Lidl random orbital sander a while back. First time I had ever used one. I have a Bosch conventional orbital. The effect of the random was miles better but the last time I tried to use it the random action wasn't working. I took it to bits and flushed out a lot of dust and it worked, for a short time. I'll be replacing it (one day) for...

Another +1 for manomano. Have used them and prices are good for tools. Had a seal extractor which wasn't up to the job in my opinion and they refunded the cost but not the postage. Quickly done on receipt of photos from me.

Good to know, I have always used the Brico-depot kits and as I usually did them in series it was not too hard a job, I would fit the rails to the windows with the monobloc dropping into place on the top and the coffret inside, that way they looked seamless just like the all in one windows/stores.

Pricier now and a much reduced range of sizes so...

The other advantage of rolled mattresses is that it is much easier to carry them to the room where you want them.

But 70€ does seem very, very inexpensive. If you have any issues with your back, shoulders, neck etc I would get the best mattress you can afford. We went to a shop and tried out different mattresses before deciding what felt best...