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Forum: France
Jul 22nd 2018, 11:14 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 463
Posted By Pondlife

Out of Hours community doctors services

Hi all,

May I pick your brains please?
If you require urgent (non emergency) medical assistance outside of normal doctors practice hours who do you call? I am presuming there is an on call...
Forum: France
Feb 18th 2018, 5:19 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,025
Posted By Pondlife

Re: Renting without being an official resident

Yes you are right DMU - they did find me the rental property - so yes sorry , comparing apples and oranges
Forum: France
Feb 17th 2018, 10:51 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,025
Posted By Pondlife

Re: Renting without being an official resident

I didn't have a problem renting in Paris for 9 months. Didn't need a car so that wasn't an issue, I was still officially resident of the UK as that is where my home was, got my money paid into a UK...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 4th 2018, 4:35 pm
Replies: 80
Views: 10,950
Posted By Pondlife

Re: A monthly UK budget

Building and Contents insurance £24 a month

The 'food' bill includes cleaning stuff, dog and cat food and every other bit and bob for the house (Sainsburys)

I too think it's a lot. I am sure I...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 1st 2018, 11:32 pm
Replies: 80
Views: 10,950
Posted By Pondlife

Re: A monthly UK budget

Hi ya. I live in Cornwall with my wife. Obviously some things you can reduce my 50% as you are single.
There are the numbers for us on a monthly basis.
Council tax £143
House insurance £48
Food...
Forum: France
Dec 18th 2016, 1:34 am
Replies: 7
Views: 5,473
Posted By Pondlife

Re: I live in UK, work as Builder in France

Putting aside the artisan element of this which I completely understand.
I thought the whole idea of the EU is free trade, business ability to work anywhere in any member state and the ability of...
Forum: France
Aug 20th 2016, 12:19 am
Replies: 5
Views: 744
Posted By Pondlife

Re: Private gernaliste GP in Paris

I work for International SOS, here is the link office in Paris. May be worthwhile giving them a call if you don't have any joy with the above advise....
Forum: France
Aug 7th 2016, 9:54 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 4,302
Posted By Pondlife

Re: First Aid Courses in France

Thank you EuroTrash.
Certainly not as simple as I thought it was going to be. Thank you all for your advice
Forum: France
Aug 6th 2016, 9:53 am
Replies: 6
Views: 4,302
Posted By Pondlife

Re: First Aid Courses in France

The reason this thought process came up was that I currently teaching some French Engineers who are employed by Canadian company working in Mauritania. All three of which have been insistent that...
Forum: France
Aug 5th 2016, 10:47 pm
Replies: 119
Views: 14,836
Posted By Pondlife

Re: UK votes to leave

So, has the prices of houses gone down in France now we are in Brexit. The only reason I saw the prices as inflated as they were was because of the Brits pushing upmarket prices.
Now there are no...
Forum: France
Aug 5th 2016, 10:01 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 4,302
Posted By Pondlife

First Aid Courses in France

Hi all,
I am a UK paramedic that works overseas a lot (China, Africa etc). Everywhere I go I am asked by clients to teach their workforce Emergency First Aid and First Aid at Work courses.
This got...
Forum: France
Aug 30th 2015, 6:59 am
Replies: 13
Views: 981
Posted By Pondlife

Re: Coals to Newcastle (sort of)

interesting - thank you
Forum: France
Aug 28th 2015, 7:38 am
Replies: 13
Views: 981
Posted By Pondlife

Re: Coals to Newcastle (sort of)

Thanks all.
I wasn't thinking of food produce for a number of reasons such as increased paperwork associated with it, spoil, and probably the main perception for me is French produce is better than...
Forum: France
Aug 27th 2015, 9:23 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 981
Posted By Pondlife

Re: Coals to Newcastle (sort of)

oh well, that's the end of that "next year we'll be millionaires" idea then huh :-)
Forum: France
Aug 27th 2015, 5:24 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 981
Posted By Pondlife

Coals to Newcastle (sort of)

I was pondering the concept of doing the same as the French do - bringing a French market stall to England - in reverse.
I thought about going to France with loads of English products and selling...
Forum: France
May 11th 2014, 2:12 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 2,524
Posted By Pondlife

Britain getting out of Europe

I've just got back from China (working) and there is overt discussions from friends, relatives, media and FB discussion lists on Britain getting out of Europe.
We've seen/heard this before but this...
Forum: France
Apr 27th 2014, 2:16 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,293
Posted By Pondlife

Re: Citroen DS dealers and parts

I love the DS. Wish I had one.

Back in the day I was in awe of the SM. Electric windows, air con - in the 1970s - wow!

After a few decades I look back and still prefer the DS over the SM, it...
Forum: ME Job Discussions
Apr 26th 2014, 1:49 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,643
Posted By Pondlife

Re: Health and safety manager Job offer - move to Doha

The pay is poor, even taking into account the add ons.
H&S in O&G get between £600 and £900 a day on the projects I've been on. I can't comment on working life in Qatar but a few of my friends spent...
Forum: France
Apr 25th 2014, 12:06 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,728
Posted By Pondlife

Re: Climate

as I say - sometime it catches you out

The locals who work with me here in China asked if it's true that all English people carry unbrellas. I told them that we don't do that anymore and we have...
Forum: France
Apr 24th 2014, 11:55 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,728
Posted By Pondlife

Re: Climate

for me I think the difference is being able to plan a day. In France you pretty much know what the weather is going to do that day. Yep sometimes it catches you out but on the whole if you wake up...
Forum: France
Apr 23rd 2014, 8:50 am
Replies: 11
Views: 811
Posted By Pondlife

Re: Medication question

When I have been to France and needed to treat unwell colleagues I have been amazed at how many prescription drugs are OTC and some of the more common OTC drugs have a much stronger formulary.
Forum: France
Apr 23rd 2014, 8:08 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,090
Posted By Pondlife

Re: Art In France

Spooky, I went to Eastbourne College of Art and Design way way back in the late 70s
Forum: France
Apr 21st 2014, 1:21 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 3,831
Posted By Pondlife

Re: French product name for limescale remover

Is that DHL England or UK deciding that I wonder.
I can imagine both sides of the Channel playing that game when it comes to delivering to France.
And yet - DHL to and from China - no probs
...
Forum: France
Apr 21st 2014, 1:15 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 982
Posted By Pondlife

Re: Ruffiac, Brittany

such a shame - ho hum.
Lovely houses in Brittany and not at the higher prices that we are now seeing in Dordogne.

I suppose I'll have to live in a cardboard box when I move... :-(
Forum: France
Apr 18th 2014, 11:11 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 982
Posted By Pondlife

Ruffiac, Brittany

My nearest and dearest has seen a nice house in Ruffiac. We were chatting about the location and I said that one of the many reasons for leaving the UK was to live in a climate more suitable for our...
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