Re: Solar heating for pools 2008-05-25 08:12:59 Hope this helps.Solar
Evacuated tubes work very well for pool and hot water heating year round if installed and sized correctly which is key. They are not affected by ambient temperature as is the case with flat panel systems.They will work during wi... Read more:pools
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ITV1 Looking for ex-pats in France considering a move back to the UK 2008-05-28 06:57:39 Are You A British Ex-Pat In France
Considering A Move Back To The UK?Are You In A Dilemma About Whether To Return? If so ITV1 are making a documentary series about expats who are weighing up the merits of returning home. It is the great British dre...
Re: Are You A Kiwi who has moved to France?? 2008-05-28 03:41:51 We have rising petrol costs/food costs in NZ and it is causing people to look elsewhere. Sorry I worded it wrong with the EU passport I meant that if you have a passport from an EU country does it get you better access to other EU countries. We will le... Read more:France
Re: Colorado Beetles 2008-05-27 09:17:48 Although I notice this was posted a year ago, the following might still be useful as the 'doryphores' don't go away.The best method (if you want to avoid nasty chemicals which kill other useful predators) is to 'earth up' with straw not soil. This ma... Read more:Colorado
Re: Are You A Kiwi who has moved to France?? 2008-05-27 07:15:12 hello ...I would be interested to know why you want to leave New Zealand,why do you think France
would be better?I would love to move to New Zealand but it seems to be almost impossible.If I move there on a tourist visa and stay forever,will that land ...
Re: Are You A Kiwi who has moved to France?? 2008-05-27 05:34:37 Hi, We are also a Kiwi family wanting to move to France
. We can get access to EU passports thru ancestry(one of us Hungarian descent the other Italian descent). This makes it easier for us right? We can get jobs etc and won't need a visa? Thanks.
Re: Are You A Kiwi who has moved to France?? 2008-05-29 14:02:44 36 You seem very uninformed about life! Just because YOU want to move to New Zealand does NOT mean NZers do not want to move elsewhere! Do you know ANYTHING about NZ 36, or just the glossy brochures you have seen?Anyone can visit France
, anyone can li...
reflective jacket and triangle law 2008-05-29 09:53:01 Just a small add-on to the article on the new law sarting 1st July 2008The reflective jacket must be kept inside the car and not in the boot, if it is not kept inside the car and you are stopped by the police you will get a 90E fine.The warnin... Read more:triangle
Re: Are You A Kiwi who has moved to France?? 2008-05-28 21:19:06 Thanks for that. Very interesting the price for the glasses would be about $1000-$1400 NZ money and the petrol would cost about $3 a litre which is more than we pay. Plus the info re the Healthcare is very helpful. Read more:France
Probus Club de Bretagne 2008-05-28 15:03:24 The next Probus Club de Bretagne Meeting will be on 10 June at 11h30 at the “1703 restaurant” in Noyal Pontivy. We meet in a private room at the back of the “1703”. After a short talk given by one of the members, at 12h00 we take an aperitif and at 12h...
Re: Are You A Kiwi who has moved to France?? 2008-05-28 13:07:22 hello...yes a passport from any EU country entitles you to enter any other EU country.However recent changes in the law affecting health care mean that you will not be entitled to treatment in France
unless you have private medical cover,I don't know...
Re: Are You A Kiwi who has moved to France?? 2008-05-30 22:53:42 I hope the anti-America comments (and anti-Brit comments) by 36 aren't reflective of the general attitude towards outsiders in the French countryside. especially since I am moving there in about 6 weeks.either way, I'm sure I will find those friendly... Read more:France
Re: Are You A Kiwi who has moved to France?? 2008-05-30 16:25:45 I can see the point about geographical isolation,being close to Antarctica hasn't got a lot going for it....though I like OZ a lot which as a kiwi you might not.One good thing that both NZ and France
have in common is that they are both a good long way...
Re: Are You A Kiwi who has moved to France?? 2008-05-30 12:26:45 36, you ask why anyone would want to move from NZ to live in France
. I think I can answer that one. Sure New Zealand is a GREAT place to live, fab for raising a family, for a varied and interesting lifestyle, BUT New Zealand is geographically challenge...
Re: Are You A Kiwi who has moved to France?? 2008-05-31 11:39:20 I think what you say may be true in the country side, my Parisian friends are for the most part anything but gentle.I'm wondering, 36, are you from New York? Read more:France
Re: Are You A Kiwi who has moved to France?? 2008-05-31 10:05:29 hello.....One general character difference that you can often find between the anglo saxon and the french that you might have noticed is that the french are more courteous and gentle as a rule(except when they are driving).A lot has been said about th... Read more:France
Re: Are You A Kiwi who has moved to France?? 2008-05-31 08:01:05 yeah like I would move to France
for the men. big eyeroll on that one. but I am sure you know that is not what I meant.And I can't believe the French put Sarkozy in office. disappointing. I notice many differences in the French approach to life, wh...
Re: Are You A Kiwi who has moved to France?? 2008-05-31 02:21:26 hello ...my comments about the USA are a bit tongue in cheek though you can see a noticeable difference between the anglo saxon approach to life and the french.France
does not have simply chateaux and cheap wine but a different take on life altogether....
Re: Are You A Kiwi who has moved to France?? 2008-06-02 09:08:36 Quote from: 36 on Yesterday at 09:36 AMhello...a confession of rudeness,such honesty is good.I am probably going right off the topic now but raising the question of rudeness,this is one of the character differences between ... Read more:France
Re: Are You A Kiwi who has moved to France?? 2008-06-02 03:36:21 hello...a confession of rudeness,such honesty is good.I am probably going right off the topic now but raising the question of rudeness,this is one of the character differences between the french and the anglo saxons to which I referred earlier.It is wh... Read more:France
Re: Are You A Kiwi who has moved to France?? 2008-06-02 00:30:14 Ok I had a post deleted from this topic for whatever reason I HAVE NO IDEA but I was not nearly as rude as any of the comments I have just been reading! Read more:France
French vehicle bought in England, problem changing name on Matriculation 2008-06-04 07:48:32 I bought a Susuki Santana Jeep in an English garage and obtained a receipt for my purchase. I came to France with the Carte Grise of former owner, got Control technique and Insurance. The Prefecture inCahors will not change the name on the carte Grise ... Read more:French
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Egyptology 2008-06-04 06:05:20 Is there anyone else who finds Egyptology fascinating? When we lived in England I went to most of the British Museum Egyptology Lectures, Bloomsbury Summer School and belonged to the Egyptian Exploration Society. Here in Brittany I cannot fi...
Re: leaving france 2008-06-05 13:04:57 Hi We have a place in Lignac and Steve the plasterer who has been doing a few jobs for us is moving to Australia. He has three children and considers they will have 'more of a life' there.He says the 'Social Charges' in France stop him from earning a...
Re: French vehicle bought in England, problem changing name on Matriculation 2008-06-06 09:10:40 I have since talked to the Mairie in the vendor's home town, who furnished me with his correct phone number , spoke to the vendor who still has the receipt from the garage who bought the car from him. All should now be well, unless the Prefecture want... Read more:French
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Re: leaving france 2008-06-06 02:05:40 helloOf the three couples I know who have left,one was an elderly retired couple who moved to South Africa for a better climate and lower cost of living,one was a young couple who returned to the UK having been unable to make a living from gites and t...
Re: leaving france 2008-06-07 13:36:52 HiYes I can see they are all very good reasons for leaving, but as far as work is concerned what type do you have to do to make a good living in France.
Re: leaving france 2008-06-10 11:38:48 hello Minky....perhaps the lack of response tells a tale.From my experience I can say the following.I know of four british couples near here who run chambre d'hotes or gites and none of them earn a good living from it alone,they all do other things to ...
House for sale in 37 region of France 2008-06-10 05:59:16 Hi everyoneI have some French friends who are renovating a house circa 1850 in the centre of a village in 37 region
of France
.Anyone interested in purchasing such a property should contact me for further details. The house is not on the market with a... Read more:House
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