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Forum: France
Sep 18th 2008, 7:35 am
Replies: 116
Views: 9,756
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: Franglais

Howdy...it was Joan Jett and the BlackHEARTS! :rofl:
Forum: France
Feb 18th 2008, 5:05 pm
Replies: 78
Views: 10,623
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: Anyone living in or near Annecy?

Welcome to the site, I am nearby in Allonzier la Caille
Forum: France
Dec 8th 2007, 4:42 pm
Replies: 64
Views: 8,017
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: Zut Alors! I lost 12 points on my French License

Well I never got to see that post, I think Mitzy deleted it for trolling. But It looks like there were some fun and games while I was away.

I'm still driving, albeit at a slower pace...(although I...
Forum: France
Nov 28th 2007, 9:38 pm
Replies: 64
Views: 8,017
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: Zut Alors! I lost 12 points on my French License

Ooops ...wasnt meant to be quite that big...sorry about that! :unsure:
Forum: France
Nov 28th 2007, 6:40 pm
Replies: 64
Views: 8,017
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: Zut Alors! I lost 12 points on my French License

I'll be getting a Segway at this rate. :thumbsup:
http://www.segway.de/images/segway_i2_med.jpg

As for the gendarmes, It doesn't matter how tight their trousers are or how much like Matt Damon...
Forum: France
Nov 26th 2007, 7:02 pm
Replies: 64
Views: 8,017
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: Zut Alors! I lost 12 points on my French License

Haha Cheeky... Thats what my wife said!
Forum: France
Nov 26th 2007, 7:01 pm
Replies: 64
Views: 8,017
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: Zut Alors! I lost 12 points on my French License

Oh my goodness!!! :eek: Eeeh ahm blushing 'ere! :rofl:

Nah only joking, takes a lot more than that to shock me!! And besides... i like wearing me keks on t'outside. :thumbsup:
Forum: France
Nov 21st 2007, 11:21 pm
Replies: 64
Views: 8,017
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: Zut Alors! I lost 12 points on my French License

Hey all, I went to the sous prefecture in St Julien-en-Genevois today to find out how many points they have on record for me. The answer....

1.

I have only been deducted 1 point! For a camera...
Forum: France
Nov 16th 2007, 11:21 pm
Replies: 78
Views: 10,623
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: Anyone living in or near Annecy?

Hello by the Lake...and welcome. Glad to see you got everything sorted. I'm experiencing the same cold weather as you!
Forum: France
Nov 8th 2007, 7:06 am
Replies: 64
Views: 8,017
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: Zut Alors! I lost 12 points on my French License

Thanks everyone for the responses. I am lucky to not too far out in the sticks. I live in Annecy and work in Geneva. There is a cross border bus route that goes past my door, so getting to and from...
Forum: France
Nov 7th 2007, 10:15 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 3,905
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: Crumpet addiction - where can I source them?

No problems Jazzy, and thanks for the well-wishing on the license. Marmite, butter and hot crumpets are my fave midnight snack! But its not a huge jar, even a small ones lasts ages at my house. s p r...
Forum: France
Nov 7th 2007, 9:56 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 3,905
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: Crumpet addiction - where can I source them?

>sigh< :zzz: I shall rise above all the Finbarr Saunders Double Entendres :p and actually answer your question. :rofl:

Yes yeast is Levure. And as far as I know, they dont have SR flour. You have...
Forum: France
Nov 7th 2007, 9:14 pm
Replies: 64
Views: 8,017
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Thumbs down Zut Alors! I lost 12 points on my French License

... Only myself to blame, but I've slowly been losing my points on my French license over the last year... Via various cameras, speed check points. (remember in France you 'lose' points when you're...
Forum: France
Oct 18th 2007, 9:44 am
Replies: 116
Views: 9,756
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: Franglais

Haha Good thinking, Henry...but no, this was definitely the Franglais verb "Setuper" because I have also seen it used in emails in the past tense, "j'ai setupé le meeting"
Forum: France
Oct 17th 2007, 11:19 pm
Replies: 116
Views: 9,756
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: Franglais

I work in french speaking Geneva and there's loads of franglais spoken there.

I heard "Je voudrais setuper le meeting" the other day.
Forum: France
Oct 12th 2007, 11:19 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 9,677
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: Reregistering a grey import motorcycle in France

That's unbelievable, Dudz... Especially when you see all the matriculated quad bikes running around my area of France. I know those ones were probably bought IN France but still... Honda Europe are...
Forum: France
Oct 9th 2007, 9:54 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 8,725
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: French paint really IS bad!!

No Dreamcatcher, my mistake. I misunderstood your post. That's great if there's a good paint out there in France that does the job. I dont know if there's a Weldon's near Annecy though....I'll keep...
Forum: France
Oct 9th 2007, 5:06 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 8,725
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: French paint really IS bad!!

Yes but Dulux Valentines is ENGLISH paint, bought in Weldon's. English Shop.

Dulux Onecoat in england is fine, never had a problem with it, I dunno what they do to it in France to make it so thin....
Forum: France
Oct 8th 2007, 6:43 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 9,677
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: Reregistering a grey import motorcycle in France

Not related to Grey Imports but someone might find it of use...

I brought a Honda Hornet 600cc over from the UK in 2004 and read that after 12 months in France it needed to be re-matriculated (ie...
Forum: France
Oct 8th 2007, 6:29 pm
Replies: 78
Views: 10,623
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: Anyone living in or near Annecy?

I promise you, no felines were harmed in the creation of my avatar.

The reason why it's looking shocked is because the little fella is in fear of the very Bond Villian-like cat in your avatar! :p
Forum: France
Oct 8th 2007, 5:23 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 8,725
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: French paint really IS bad!!

You could always use dirty dishwater, that seems to cover walls better than most of the french paint I have purchased. :thumbsup:

Seriously though, even the French "Dulux Monocouche" needs about...
Forum: France
Oct 8th 2007, 5:19 pm
Replies: 78
Views: 10,623
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: Anyone living in or near Annecy?

Well first piece of advice from my side is, don't get any of these broadband offers from Alice and Neufbox. These all-TV-Phone-Internet packages rarely reach speeds higher than 512Kb even though they...
Forum: France
Oct 8th 2007, 12:14 am
Replies: 78
Views: 10,623
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: Anyone living in or near Annecy?

In that case, I better get my third post in there too!!... ;)
Forum: France
Oct 7th 2007, 12:17 am
Replies: 12
Views: 9,194
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: ANNECY - Your thoughts and advice please

Hi - I'm living 15 minutes north of Annecy. As far as a place to live ... I think its got the best of everything in France. Proximity to major cities like Lyon and Geneva. Airports to fly back home...
Forum: France
Oct 6th 2007, 11:53 pm
Replies: 78
Views: 10,623
Posted By HauteSavoieJim

Re: Anyone living in or near Annecy?

Hi There, new to this forum.... But not new to Annecy.

I've been living here for 4 years. I can understand the problems getting connected to the internet. France Telecom had me tearing my hair out...
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