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Posting Photos on the forum

Last post by Hotrodder « Fri May 12, 2023 9:34 am
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by Char » Sat Aug 07, 2021 2:28 pm » in Welcome and Forum User Guides.
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There are two ways you can add a photo to your posts.

To upload a photo via the attachments option you simply click on the attachments tab with you...
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Financial dilemma

Last post by exile « Sat Dec 06, 2025 7:41 pm
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by MAD87 » Thu Dec 04, 2025 9:56 am
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I noticed yesterday that DWP had paid the Christmas bonus for wrinklies. So I need ideas for spending this magnificent €13 on something worthwhile....
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Last post by exile
Sat Dec 06, 2025 7:41 pm
Weather ... again

Last post by Polly « Fri Nov 21, 2025 12:25 pm
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by Blaze » Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:28 am
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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 Polly
Fri Nov 21, 2025 12:25 pm
Sarkozy to be released after only 3 weeks

Last post by Pathca « Tue Nov 11, 2025 10:32 am
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by Blaze » Mon Nov 10, 2025 2:19 pm

Unbelievable ....
Former French president Sarkozy to be freed from prison after three weeks

If the courts were sure enough of their case to...

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Last post by Pathca
Tue Nov 11, 2025 10:32 am
Mondial Relais scam??

Last post by widge « Fri Oct 31, 2025 9:16 pm
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by rabbit » Fri Oct 31, 2025 11:14 am

I have just received an email from Mondial Relais asking me to provide a mobile number. They say my account will be closed in 30 days if I don’t...

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Last post by widge
Fri Oct 31, 2025 9:16 pm
Louvre heist

Last post by Polly « Fri Oct 24, 2025 8:11 pm
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by Blaze » Fri Oct 24, 2025 12:23 pm

Bold as brass, ingenious and no-one hurt. However, quite apart from the monetary value of the jewels, the sentimental value is incalculable. They...

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Last post by Polly
Fri Oct 24, 2025 8:11 pm
Early Days

Last post by hughnique « Thu Oct 16, 2025 6:58 am
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by hughnique » Tue Oct 14, 2025 11:36 am
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Might be a bit early to celebrate but an offer has finally come through on the house, don't ask me but a chap knocked on the door a couple of weeks...
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Last post by hughnique
Thu Oct 16, 2025 6:58 am
The French PM is resigning.

Last post by Blaze « Mon Oct 06, 2025 5:42 pm
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by Headers » Mon Sep 08, 2025 7:08 pm
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I am watching the parties tearing into the govt.
The right wing seem to be in the ascendency. Have I got that right?
The whole world seems to be in a...
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Last post by Blaze
Mon Oct 06, 2025 5:42 pm
A sad sight

Last post by Spectrum « Mon Sep 01, 2025 8:32 am
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by Headers » Sun Aug 31, 2025 4:22 pm

We haven’t been to Bordeaux for a while. We went today to fetch family from the airport.
Alongside the A62 is a pretty little chateau (proper old one...

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Last post by Spectrum
Mon Sep 01, 2025 8:32 am
Dried Out

Last post by exile « Sun Aug 24, 2025 1:29 pm
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by Veem » Sun Aug 24, 2025 9:33 am

I went out to lunch in La Rochefoucauld with a friend yesterday. Afterwards, we strolled over to the river bank to have a look and found the Tardoire...

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Last post by exile
Sun Aug 24, 2025 1:29 pm
Countryside Crime

Last post by DaveW « Sat Aug 23, 2025 9:49 pm
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by Veem » Mon Aug 18, 2025 12:22 pm
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Our local sheep farmer called in this morning. It's a long time since we saw him so we had a good long chat. It's even longer since we had seen his...
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Last post by DaveW
Sat Aug 23, 2025 9:49 pm
La loi Duplomb

Last post by exile « Wed Aug 13, 2025 11:20 am
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by Blaze » Thu Aug 07, 2025 8:56 pm
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I don't know if anyone has been following this ......

Very briefly, the aim of the Loi Duplomb was to lift restrictions for farmers on the use of...
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Last post by exile
Wed Aug 13, 2025 11:20 am
Catch a falling Pa

Last post by demi « Thu Jul 24, 2025 9:12 am
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by Grangela » Tue Mar 18, 2025 3:15 pm
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I haven’t posted on here for a long time.
We are thoroughly enjoying life in Pau apart from my husband’s ill health. John, 85, had a stroke almost...
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Last post by demi
Thu Jul 24, 2025 9:12 am
Confusion

Last post by MAD87 « Fri Jul 11, 2025 9:00 am
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by rabbit » Thu Jul 10, 2025 10:51 am
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A French person emailed me and said he would be arriving « fin am »
What time would you reasonably expect him?
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Last post by MAD87
Fri Jul 11, 2025 9:00 am
Van man with my parcel

Last post by Loup-garou « Sun Jul 06, 2025 12:24 pm
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by Polarengineer » Sat Jun 07, 2025 3:00 pm
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He is a regular van man often delivering our parcels, nice bloke. Today he turns up with a book-size parcel in his hand and a bloody computer gadget...
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Last post by Loup-garou
Sun Jul 06, 2025 12:24 pm
Mini break suggestions

Last post by exile « Thu Jun 26, 2025 8:46 pm
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by Naylor's Ark » Wed Jun 25, 2025 5:59 pm
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There are loads of pretty towns and villages in France. ( And just over the borders)
So where would you suggest to visit for a mini break?
We've...
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Last post by exile
Thu Jun 26, 2025 8:46 pm
Call the cops??

Last post by Blaze « Wed Jun 25, 2025 9:23 am
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by Hotrodder » Sun Jun 15, 2025 1:30 pm

Last night there was another rave in drug central but a strangely silent one. All the usual suspects started turning up on foot quite late but they...

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Last post by Blaze
Wed Jun 25, 2025 9:23 am
House Sale

Last post by Hotrodder « Thu May 22, 2025 9:51 am
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by hughnique » Thu May 15, 2025 9:30 am
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Not having a very productive experience with a well known international organisation we decided to call in a local agent, the subject of a recent...
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Last post by Hotrodder
Thu May 22, 2025 9:51 am
Our house was targeted last night

Last post by Hotrodder « Thu May 15, 2025 5:34 pm
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by Polarengineer » Wed May 14, 2025 12:02 pm
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Woken from a deep sleep at 0115 am by the afterburners of a fighter jet at about 100m over our house. I think there were two of them as we were...
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Last post by Hotrodder
Thu May 15, 2025 5:34 pm
The Pope has died

Last post by MAD87 « Sun May 11, 2025 9:50 am
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by Pathca » Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:13 am
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Earlier this morning. Although he looked dreadful on his pictures with Charles and Camila the other day
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Last post by MAD87
Sun May 11, 2025 9:50 am
Electricity production in France by energy type

Last post by Biloute « Fri Apr 18, 2025 8:03 am

by Biloute » Fri Apr 18, 2025 8:03 am

An interesting website that shows the distribution of different sources of electricity production in France over time:

By moving the cursor, we see...

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Last post by Biloute
Fri Apr 18, 2025 8:03 am
It would be funny if it wasn’t so pathetic

Last post by rabbit « Tue Apr 15, 2025 10:57 am
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by rabbit » Mon Apr 14, 2025 6:19 pm

Trump appointed as his head of education the former head of a wrestling franchise.(hmmm) Over the weekend she was being interviewed about her plans...

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Tue Apr 15, 2025 10:57 am
Confused with La Poste

Last post by manonthemoon2 « Sat Apr 12, 2025 9:34 am
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by manonthemoon2 » Wed Apr 09, 2025 1:52 pm

I have to send back an item to UK, I'm wondering about how much it's going to cost.

The parcel weighs 933 grams.

I've looked on La Poste English...

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Last post by manonthemoon2
Sat Apr 12, 2025 9:34 am
Marine Le Pen barred from public office

Last post by Pathca « Sun Apr 06, 2025 7:55 pm
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by Blaze » Mon Mar 31, 2025 1:33 pm
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Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of embezzling EU funds and is thus barred from running for public office for 5 years.

Rightly so. She's...
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Last post by Pathca
Sun Apr 06, 2025 7:55 pm
Tsunami

Last post by rabbit « Wed Apr 02, 2025 12:37 pm
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by rabbit » Tue Apr 01, 2025 4:16 pm

This sign has just appeared at my local beach in Southern Brittany.

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Last post by rabbit
Wed Apr 02, 2025 12:37 pm
I’ve made it

Last post by Hotrodder « Sun Mar 30, 2025 12:24 pm
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by rabbit » Thu Mar 06, 2025 6:45 pm
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Yes I’ve made it I have got to the point where I detest Trump more than Putin.
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Last post by Hotrodder
Sun Mar 30, 2025 12:24 pm

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