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On Wed, 15 Apr 2009, David in Normandy wrote:
I abandoned the email address with my ISP Wanadoo/Orange here in France. The account is saturated with spam. I think someone managed to hack and grab their entire database of email names a couple of years ago. Either that or they sold it to spammers! There was a lot of talk on forums at the time about the explosion in spam to Wanadoo/Orange email addresses. The address gets a thousand spams a week. I don't even look at it any more. Interesting! I've never had any spam on my Wanadoo/Orange account but then I never use that address. David -- David Rance writing from Le Mesnil Villement, Calvados, France |
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On Apr 15, 6:28*pm, David Rance
wrote: On Wed, 15 Apr 2009, Judith in France wrote: On Apr 15, 12:04*pm, David Rance wrote: Making friends with the local maire is always a good idea. It certainly is David, we are moderately friendly with him and he has visited our home a few times for a BBQ and supper. We also support all municipal events including the annual ball in the square, where we all sit on scrubbed pine tables, eat, drink and dance. I've even danced, or tried to dance, with him but my Auvergne clog dance is not up to scratch :-) Ah, you're doing all the right things. We found the value of that here in Normandy. David -- David Rance writing from Le Mesnil Villement, Calvados, France LOL They have such power though, don't they? I asked about an extra window in the office when he was here and he took a look both inside and out and said go ahead, no permission!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT I have to have permission for a greenhouse!!!! Judith |
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On Wed, 15 Apr 2009, Judith in France wrote:
Making friends with the local maire is always a good idea. It certainly is David, we are moderately friendly with him and he has visited our home a few times for a BBQ and supper. We also support all municipal events including the annual ball in the square, where we all sit on scrubbed pine tables, eat, drink and dance. I've even danced, or tried to dance, with him but my Auvergne clog dance is not up to scratch :-) Ah, you're doing all the right things. We found the value of that here in Normandy. LOL They have such power though, don't they? They do! And they can circumvent local byelaws when they want. I asked about an extra window in the office when he was here and he took a look both inside and out and said go ahead, no permission!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT I have to have permission for a greenhouse!!!! Hmm, strange. Our maire, when he was first elected, was keen to get on the right side of everyone. I have a lean-to on the side of the house which was originally a cider shed - and it still has a cider press in it. I asked him whether I could demolish the wooden structure and build something more substantial. Would I need planning permission. Oh no, he said, we can just say that it's replacing the original structure. And he took a photograph of the wooden shed so that if anything were said we could prove that there was a already a shed there! Did you know that the maires of rural communes have a right to a free supply of coal at the ratepayer's expense to keep them warm through the winter? That's why the previous maire wasn't keen to give up the job even though he was about 85! David -- David Rance writing from Le Mesnil Villement, Calvados, France |
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On Apr 15, 11:20*am, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:54:49 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France wrote: The new greenhouse has taken off in the gales this morning and is a crumpled heap. *It wasn't quite finished. *We think it is beyond repair as it is twisted. *What a waste of money, insurance won't cover it. *I said originally that I wanted it in the garden and not on our land opposite, because of the gales here. *Unfortunately to erect a greenhouse in the garden, we need planning permission!!!!!!!!!!!!! For as long as I can remember, there's been a commercial sized polytent in a windswept local field surrounded on three sides by Leylandii. I hope we aren't going to get the leftovers of your weather tomorrow. 100,000, mainly French and Germans, visited the Keukenhof on Saturday and Sunday, *whilst 30 miles north west of Amsterdam, there are flowers to the horizon and nobody shows any interest. -- Martin Take a look Martin, I worked so hard to erect this thing, the instructions labelled each part. BUT part 107A didn't exist!!!!! Part 50A was labelled, but it didn't show in the instructions. I am disheartened. http://i40.tinypic.com/2vwsapv.jpg Judith |
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On Apr 15, 7:34*pm, David Rance
wrote: On Wed, 15 Apr 2009, Judith in France wrote: Making friends with the local maire is always a good idea. It certainly is David, we are moderately friendly with him and he has visited our home a few times for a BBQ and supper. We also support all municipal events including the annual ball in the square, where we all sit on scrubbed pine tables, eat, drink and dance. I've even danced, or tried to dance, with him but my Auvergne clog dance is not up to scratch :-) Ah, you're doing all the right things. We found the value of that here in Normandy. LOL *They have such power though, don't they? They do! And they can circumvent local byelaws when they want. *I asked about an extra window in the office when he was here and he took a look both inside and out and said go ahead, no permission!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *BUT I have to have permission for a greenhouse!!!! Hmm, strange. Our maire, when he was first elected, was keen to get on the right side of everyone. I have a lean-to on the side of the house which was originally a cider shed - and it still has a cider press in it. I asked him whether I could demolish the wooden structure and build something more substantial. Would I need planning permission. Oh no, he said, we can just say that it's replacing the original structure. And he took a photograph of the wooden shed so that if anything were said we could prove that there was a already a shed there! Did you know that the maires of rural communes have a right to a free supply of coal at the ratepayer's expense to keep them warm through the winter? That's why the previous maire wasn't keen to give up the job even though he was about 85! David -- David Rance writing from Le Mesnil Villement, Calvados, France Is this just to keep the Maire warm, rather than their home? Judith |
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On Apr 15, 7:17*pm, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:28:05 +0100, David Rance wrote: On Wed, 15 Apr 2009, Judith in France wrote: On Apr 15, 12:04*pm, David Rance wrote: Making friends with the local maire is always a good idea. It certainly is David, we are moderately friendly with him and he has visited our home a few times for a BBQ and supper. We also support all municipal events including the annual ball in the square, where we all sit on scrubbed pine tables, eat, drink and dance. I've even danced, or tried to dance, with him but my Auvergne clog dance is not up to scratch :-) Ah, you're doing all the right things. We found the value of that here in Normandy. Judith should have bought a pair of Dutch clogs when she visited the *Keukenhof. -- Martin Nah Baby, I wore loafers, Bally. Judith |
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On Apr 15, 10:42*pm, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:13:02 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France wrote: On Apr 15, 11:20*am, Martin wrote: On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:54:49 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France wrote: The new greenhouse has taken off in the gales this morning and is a crumpled heap. *It wasn't quite finished. *We think it is beyond repair as it is twisted. *What a waste of money, insurance won't cover it. *I said originally that I wanted it in the garden and not on our land opposite, because of the gales here. *Unfortunately to erect a greenhouse in the garden, we need planning permission!!!!!!!!!!!!! For as long as I can remember, there's been a commercial sized polytent in a windswept local field surrounded on three sides by Leylandii. I hope we aren't going to get the leftovers of your weather tomorrow. 100,000, mainly French and Germans, visited the Keukenhof on Saturday and Sunday, *whilst 30 miles north west of Amsterdam, there are flowers to the horizon and nobody shows any interest. -- Martin Take a look Martin, I worked so hard to erect this thing, the instructions labelled each part. *BUT part 107A didn't exist!!!!! Part 50A was labelled, but it didn't show in the instructions. *I am disheartened. Did you buy it in IKEA? ) http://i40.tinypic.com/2vwsapv.jpg Very sad! We had a thunderstorm this evening. Your weather is a more reliable forecast for us than the traditional piece of seaweed. -- Martin No, not Ikea, Gamm Vert, I think. The weather forecast for tonight is winds of 55 kilometres per hour, so it will be relatively quiet. Judith |
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On Apr 15, 10:43*pm, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:24:19 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France wrote: On Apr 15, 7:17*pm, Martin wrote: On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:28:05 +0100, David Rance wrote: On Wed, 15 Apr 2009, Judith in France wrote: On Apr 15, 12:04*pm, David Rance wrote: Making friends with the local maire is always a good idea. It certainly is David, we are moderately friendly with him and he has visited our home a few times for a BBQ and supper. We also support all municipal events including the annual ball in the square, where we all sit on scrubbed pine tables, eat, drink and dance. I've even danced, or tried to dance, with him but my Auvergne clog dance is not up to scratch :-) Ah, you're doing all the right things. We found the value of that here in Normandy. Judith should have bought a pair of Dutch clogs when she visited the *Keukenhof. -- Martin Nah Baby, I wore loafers, Bally. Gold? -- Martin What else? :-) Judith |
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Anne Welsh Jackson wrote:
We didn't hang about when we were erecting either of them. Got 'em up, and masticked to the slab base. No probs! The mastic prevented the slugs accessing the 'house from under the base as well... We didn't hang about either we[1] built it twice, in the one day, once as per instructions but 'too' well, parts that were supposed to slot together didn't have spaces as we had constructed parts with no gaps. Then we rebuilt it on the ground, we made little plates to screw the bottom cill to the base. The gaps between this bottom cill and the slab base was filled with a sand/cement (mortar) mix to keep out 'creepy-crawlies'. [1] Myself and my youngest son (15)(who requires lots of support special school all that)it is his greenhouse (his as he saved up for it he was too old for toys so at birthdays and Christmases he got money for presents until he had saved enough to get a greenhouse) really he is the gardener I just fumble about and do what he tells me. He started of with a ½m x 2m patch in the garden, next year I extended it a bit for him, we sent photos. of this patch and what he grew in it to Blue Peter, he got a BP badge. This patch has grown (no pun intended) again plus he has the hanging baskets, the greenhouse and he looks after the tubs out the front. ASIDE :- Just had a thought one of these days I will have to put together a web page of what was done. |
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soup wrote:
[1] Myself and my youngest son (15)(who requires lots of support special school all that)it is his greenhouse (his as he saved up for it he was too old for toys so at birthdays and Christmases he got money for presents until he had saved enough to get a greenhouse) really he is the gardener I just fumble about and do what he tells me. He started of with a ½m x 2m patch in the garden, next year I extended it a bit for him, we sent photos. of this patch and what he grew in it to Blue Peter, he got a BP badge. This patch has grown (no pun intended) again plus he has the hanging baskets, the greenhouse and he looks after the tubs out the front. I am impressed!! Perhaps he could come over here and teach me) ASIDE :- Just had a thought one of these days I will have to put together a web page of what was done. I hope you do |
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Hello!
I have found this forum, trying to find other people who had problems for assembling a greenhouse and I have read that Judith's greenhouse had been twisted by gales, sorry. I am erecting mine, sweating, swearing and battling against that stupid instructions manual! I wished to say that in France, you need a permission if the building is over 20 square meters. The greenhouse is only 6 square meters and I did not ask anyone. Marc |
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Judith, I have only just caught up with all the gardening chatter including
your bad luck losing your greenhouse, I am sorry to hear that :-( I still havnt decided on a new greenhouse or a poly tunnel, My daughter kindly reglazed my existing greenhouse so I will make do with that,I had to get the tomatoes in and growing. It is very windy here today I dont think that I will be doing much outside, I suppose I had better do some housework instead :-( kate Gloucestershire |
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