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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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Le Bon Coin

Last post by hughnique « Mon Mar 17, 2025 5:45 pm
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by Blaze » Fri Mar 14, 2025 6:39 pm
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I am well and truly foxed :crazy:
I have used LBC on and off for years to sell things, with no problems. I haven't used it for a while and something...
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Mon Mar 17, 2025 5:45 pm
I’ve made it

Last post by Hotrodder « Sun Mar 16, 2025 5:02 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 16, 2025 5:02 pm
Weather ... again

Last post by RobertArthur « Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:08 am
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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 RobertArthur
Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:08 am
Wills

Last post by hughnique « Thu Mar 13, 2025 5:13 pm
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by BishyB » Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:41 am
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Looking for recommendation for english speaking notaire to draw up our wills. Would prefer around Pontivy but not essential. Many thanks.
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Last post by hughnique
Thu Mar 13, 2025 5:13 pm
Amusing Translations

Last post by Bayleaf « Sun Feb 23, 2025 9:13 am
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by rabbit » Fri Feb 21, 2025 12:34 pm

Local restaurant had English translations of menu

Herbes de Provence - Provence grass
Carottes Rapée. - raped carrots

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Last post by Bayleaf
Sun Feb 23, 2025 9:13 am
Mulhouse

Last post by curtis « Sat Feb 22, 2025 6:02 pm
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by Pathca » Sat Feb 22, 2025 5:54 pm

Apologies for the source of this but it gives more details than others

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Last post by curtis
Sat Feb 22, 2025 6:02 pm
French idiosyncrasies

Last post by exile « Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:38 pm
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by rabbit » Wed Feb 19, 2025 5:49 pm
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I am trying to compile a list of items that Brits find strange in France for my English class. So far I have

Shops displaying « Entree libre »...
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Last post by exile
Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:38 pm
Premium Bond payments

Last post by hughnique « Mon Feb 17, 2025 3:56 pm
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by MAD87 » Sat Feb 15, 2025 2:03 pm
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I seem to recall being here before, but OH's PB winnings are now not being paid into my Nationwide Flex account. I assume that NS&I have looked at...
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Last post by hughnique
Mon Feb 17, 2025 3:56 pm
Where next?

Last post by Niftyons « Sun Feb 16, 2025 8:38 am
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by niemeyjt » Mon Dec 02, 2024 8:17 pm
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So M. Barnier is pushing through the Social Security budget using Article 49.3 - a move both right and left disagree with and threaten a no...
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Last post by Niftyons
Sun Feb 16, 2025 8:38 am
Washing you clothes

Last post by Niftyons « Sun Feb 09, 2025 10:50 am
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by niemeyjt » Wed Feb 05, 2025 3:30 pm
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How often do you wash your clothes?

According to the Ecological Transition Agency you should wash underwear daily, sports clothes after 3 days,...
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Last post by Niftyons
Sun Feb 09, 2025 10:50 am
Flooding in Brittany

Last post by exile « Sun Feb 02, 2025 1:44 pm
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by Blaze » Sat Feb 01, 2025 11:03 pm

The excessive rain has caused huge flooding in Rennes, Redon and in the countryside where some of the rivers have more than overflowed. About 20...

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Last post by exile
Sun Feb 02, 2025 1:44 pm
Lucie - RIP?

Last post by Quiksilver « Wed Jan 29, 2025 4:01 pm
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by niemeyjt » Wed Jan 29, 2025 12:38 pm

It seems that Lucie, France's answer of ChatGPT, has gone offline after less than a week.

Will it return given this week's announcements from...

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Last post by Quiksilver
Wed Jan 29, 2025 4:01 pm
Catherine Laborde RIP

Last post by RobertArthur « Wed Jan 29, 2025 11:53 am
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by Blaze » Tue Jan 28, 2025 5:53 pm

Sad to read of her passing. She was such a jolly weather girl and her wardrobe was guaranteed to raise a comment in our house ! She stopped...

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Last post by RobertArthur
Wed Jan 29, 2025 11:53 am
Jean-Marie Le Pen RIP

Last post by MAD87 « Wed Jan 08, 2025 1:12 pm
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by Blaze » Tue Jan 07, 2025 1:55 pm

Jean-Marie Le Pen, well-known far right troublemaker and Holocaust denier, has died aged 96.

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Last post by MAD87
Wed Jan 08, 2025 1:12 pm
forests in France

Last post by Niftyons « Mon Jan 06, 2025 2:39 am
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by Biloute » Sat Jan 04, 2025 2:51 pm

I discovered these maps on the internet:
forets en france.jpg
To my great surprise, forests have increased from 13 to 31% of the French territory...

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Last post by Niftyons
Mon Jan 06, 2025 2:39 am
Nuisance phone calls - how to report them

Last post by Blaze « Fri Jan 03, 2025 5:53 pm
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by Blaze » Sat Dec 21, 2024 10:09 am

It seems the government are trying to stop this .... so if you get a nuisance/spam call, you can report it on a computer via this link :

OH has...

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Last post by Blaze
Fri Jan 03, 2025 5:53 pm
Nuclear station in Flammanville

Last post by Polarengineer « Sun Dec 29, 2024 8:09 am
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by Biloute » Sat Dec 21, 2024 9:18 am
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The first EPR reactor in France (Flammanville) should be operational in the coming days:

It will be the 4th in the world after the 2 Chinese ones...
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Last post by Polarengineer
Sun Dec 29, 2024 8:09 am
New government: save private Macron ?

Last post by Biloute « Thu Dec 26, 2024 2:58 pm
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by Biloute » Tue Dec 24, 2024 10:38 am
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France has a new government. But how long will it last ? Hard to guess...
The distribution of political tendencies among the ministers shows that it...
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Last post by Biloute
Thu Dec 26, 2024 2:58 pm
National Day of Mourning today in France

Last post by niemeyjt « Mon Dec 23, 2024 2:18 pm
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by Biloute » Mon Dec 23, 2024 12:29 pm

National Day of Mourning today in France
The consequences of the cyclone in Mayotte are terrible: we are not even able to count the dead ! Not...

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Last post by niemeyjt
Mon Dec 23, 2024 2:18 pm
Gisèle Pelicot

Last post by Blaze « Sun Dec 22, 2024 5:22 pm
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by Blaze » Thu Dec 19, 2024 10:02 am
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What a courageous woman. She's gone through months of interrogation in such a calm and dignified manner and should be applauded.
Now we wait for...
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Last post by Blaze
Sun Dec 22, 2024 5:22 pm
electricity bills to decrease ?

Last post by RobertArthur « Sat Dec 21, 2024 1:22 pm
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by Biloute » Sat Dec 21, 2024 1:15 pm

I received a letter from Engie, our electricity supplier, announcing good news: I will pay less in 2025
prix électricité 2025.jpg
from 0.26500 to...

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Last post by RobertArthur
Sat Dec 21, 2024 1:22 pm
Very Sad

Last post by Pathca « Sun Dec 15, 2024 9:10 am
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by Pathca » Sat Dec 14, 2024 7:38 pm

Still breaking but it has been stated there was another victim outside the camp

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Last post by Pathca
Sun Dec 15, 2024 9:10 am
Notre Dame

Last post by RobertArthur « Tue Dec 10, 2024 1:52 pm
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by niemeyjt » Fri Nov 29, 2024 3:52 pm
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Am on phone so cannot post a picture - but the reconstruction looks superb.

Good for the next 600 years.
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Last post by RobertArthur
Tue Dec 10, 2024 1:52 pm
Transporters ??

Last post by Nomoss « Fri Nov 22, 2024 4:05 pm
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by Char » Thu Nov 21, 2024 11:43 am
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My Husband asked me to post the following question.

Hi. I have the opportunity to buy an engine for an old bike that I'm restoring, at a low price....
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Last post by Nomoss
Fri Nov 22, 2024 4:05 pm
Dictionnaire de l’Académie Française - 9th Edition

Last post by L Austin France « Sat Nov 16, 2024 3:43 pm
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by niemeyjt » Fri Nov 15, 2024 6:46 am

Start queuing up at your favourite bookshop!

Sadly, it has taken so long (the 8th edition was done in 1935) it is already out of date. Le...

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Last post by L Austin France
Sat Nov 16, 2024 3:43 pm

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