Drop in for a natter about anything French related.
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Last post by Hotrodder
Fri May 12, 2023 9:34 am
Orange and SOSH
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tagh »
Thu Jun 13, 2024 12:10 pm
I have been trying to change from Orange to SOSH for my mobile but it keeps getting blocked because I already have an Orange phone number and...
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Last post by suein56
Fri Jun 14, 2024 5:40 pm
80th anniversary of Oradour massacre
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MAD87 »
Wed Jun 05, 2024 3:04 pm
On Monday 10 June,starting at 8.45 a.m. We'll be in lockdown as both Macron and the President of Germany are attending, along with delegations from...
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Last post by exile
Thu Jun 06, 2024 11:32 pm
What a load of Rubbish.
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Bayleaf »
Thu Mar 03, 2022 11:01 am
Just received our notification through the post that the refuse collections will stop/change as from 14th March 2022. Don't know whether this is the...
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Last post by Chappers51
Thu Jun 06, 2024 9:22 pm
Life is cheap.
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OTBC »
Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:40 am
Drive by shooting in Saumur yesterday at 6pm.
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Last post by ajm
Tue Jun 04, 2024 5:49 pm
1€ SNCF Train tickets
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Bayleaf »
Mon Jun 03, 2024 7:54 am
I actually had occasion to use this great value service at the weekend. I was due to travel by train from Toulouse to Brive, so booked the ticket the...
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Last post by glazedallover
Mon Jun 03, 2024 12:12 pm
scrap metal
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hughnique »
Sun Jun 02, 2024 1:29 pm
Having a clear out and get rid of stuff I am never likely to use, I came across a bit of brass, in the form of cable glands and plumbing fittings,...
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Last post by Hotrodder
Sun Jun 02, 2024 9:45 pm
Ryanair and EasyJet in the dock again
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niemeyjt »
Fri May 31, 2024 4:00 pm
A Spanish case, so it remains to be how, if at all, it impacts wider travel on the various airlines more globally.
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Last post by Trelawney
Fri May 31, 2024 10:30 pm
Pierre Palmade trial
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MAD87 »
Tue May 28, 2024 11:08 am
Last year, this French actor/playwright/comedian drugged himself up (again) and took the wheel. In the inevitable collision, he injured a man and his...
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Last post by MAD87
Wed May 29, 2024 3:15 pm
Only in France ....
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Blaze »
Mon May 27, 2024 9:36 am
This sounds like a researcher's dream for a book - scandal, sex, manipulation, embezzlement .... the Maire and the fortune teller !!
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Last post by MAD87
Mon May 27, 2024 2:17 pm
Original use for Mr Propre ???
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Blaze »
Thu May 16, 2024 2:21 pm
Well, it does say multi-usages :lol:
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Last post by Hotrodder
Wed May 22, 2024 6:15 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 Naylor's Ark
Wed May 15, 2024 9:16 am
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Last post by Bayleaf
Wed May 15, 2024 7:53 am
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.
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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?
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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.
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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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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.
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Last post by exile
Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:54 pm
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Last post by MAD87
Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:01 am
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Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:26 pm
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