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Forum: France
Apr 16th 2026, 9:54 am
Replies: 12
Views: 999
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: New rules for Dual Nationality Brits visiting the UK

Good news!:thumb:
Forum: Portugal
Mar 17th 2026, 9:45 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 545
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: you know you are getting old when ...............

You know you are getting old when...........the moles on your back request a younger body! :sneaky:
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Forum: France
Feb 19th 2026, 4:52 am
Replies: 1
Views: 1,273
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: Film review

Some of the films we go to see in the cinema are worth the visit, but of late we've been seeing more and more excellent telefilms on French tv. One shown last night on FR2 was no exception, the title...
Forum: France
Feb 19th 2026, 4:13 am
Replies: 6
Views: 597
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: Spam mail and scams

Received another new scam mail today. (Info as a heads-up to prevent others falling for this).
The heading was 'Votre nouvelle carte est prete', and hovering (not clicking) on this indicated that it...
Forum: France
Feb 16th 2026, 10:02 am
Replies: 6
Views: 597
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: Spam mail and scams

Interesting! I too get spam mails from someone who appears to be sending photos and invites my comments. They're never opened but sent straight into trash.
Forum: France
Feb 16th 2026, 9:31 am
Replies: 12
Views: 999
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: New rules for Dual Nationality Brits visiting the UK

DMU, You really have no need to shy away from renewing your UK passport on-line. It's a doddle - and this coming from someone who normally dislikes on-line administration tasks. I renewed mine about...
Forum: France
Feb 15th 2026, 2:49 am
Replies: 6
Views: 597
Posted By Tweedpipe

Spam mail and scams

Recently I was trying to trace an old pal and could find nothing by routine searches in white pages directory. As he used to be an employee of a large multi-national company I also wasn't really sure...
Forum: France
Feb 15th 2026, 1:37 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,408
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: Energy efficiency of houses

A little something that I should have added in my previous post:
Energy-efficient renovations are becoming increasingly popular with households thanks to government assistance programs such as...
Forum: France
Feb 15th 2026, 1:13 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,408
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: Energy efficiency of houses

An interesting topic and my experience here with French bureaucracy has always been, "why keep it easy when it can be made complicated". Plus my many years with Mme TP certainly echo this.:blink:...
Forum: France
Aug 3rd 2025, 12:58 am
Replies: 8
Views: 5,342
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: New to forum

Recently I was researching bringing a clasic car into France.
As far as I understand it, if a car car comes from a country not part of the European union, one needs a 846A certificate from the...
Forum: France
Aug 2nd 2025, 9:37 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 5,342
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: New to forum

Hi, and welcome to the French forum.
Here are a few links which make interesting reading for those wishing to make the move here. Visas are a sticking point, especially since Brexit....
Forum: France
Jul 2nd 2025, 6:35 am
Replies: 3
Views: 2,089
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: Importing a UK vehicle to France post Brexit

You have a PM.
Forum: Spain
Jun 26th 2025, 7:22 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,042
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: Airline charges for small bags

The only lesson I can see here from the OP is a positive one, a heads-up warning to readers of the forum that many shopkeepers might be unaware of airline policies and pursuade shoppers to purchase...
Forum: France
Jun 21st 2025, 2:41 am
Replies: 3
Views: 2,089
Posted By Tweedpipe

Importing a UK vehicle to France post Brexit

I'd be very interested to know if anyone reading this has purchased and exported a private vehicle from the UK to France post Brexit, and more importantly - was it worth the hassle! Also interested...
Forum: France
Jun 19th 2025, 3:48 am
Replies: 1
Views: 1,273
Posted By Tweedpipe

Film review

Mme TP and myself are keen cinema-goers, and as we need only a 5min trip into the next town, a trip to watch a recently released film is convenient.
I usually check on-line cinema reviews to get an...
Forum: France
Jun 2nd 2025, 8:31 pm
Replies: 368
Views: 232,456
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: Useful French Phrases

:lol: It could have been worse though. She could have asked to inspect the ingredients!:eek:

Think I've mentioned the following in the past, if not:
Many years ago when still struggling with...
Forum: France
Jun 1st 2025, 8:23 am
Replies: 368
Views: 232,456
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: Useful French Phrases

As Frankie Howerd might say, "Ohooooooo!! :ohmy:
Forum: France
Jun 1st 2025, 8:20 am
Replies: 368
Views: 232,456
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: Useful French Phrases

Don't blame me. It's a quote from Coluche.
Forum: France
May 31st 2025, 10:22 am
Replies: 368
Views: 232,456
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: Useful French Phrases

The following is not really a useful phrase, but (for those with advanced knowledge of French), guaranteed to make guests laugh at parties.
J'aime bien manger épicé, mais pas en même temps! :eek:...
Forum: France
May 21st 2025, 8:38 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 3,292
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: Internet fibre-optic connection difficulties

For those who may be interested:
I was always quite happy with our ADSL connection speeds which was more than adequate for general internet web browsing, YTube videos etc. As we never watch...
Forum: France
May 21st 2025, 8:12 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 1,177
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: Hi all - newbie from the UK

Welcome to the forum!
Sorry, but unable to gve any useful info on Orthez - in fact I had to do a search to understand where it was. It's in the dept of Pyrenees -Atlantiques for others who may be...
Forum: France
May 14th 2025, 8:15 am
Replies: 22
Views: 3,292
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: Internet fibre-optic connection difficulties

Well, getting fibre optic installed to our place was difficult to say the least, with 4 visits by different ‘technicians’ over a period of a month. I’d made several visits to the local Orange...
Forum: Italy
May 1st 2025, 12:12 am
Replies: 16
Views: 3,017
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: How to be an idiot

Thanks for that, it made me smile.
Which reminds me: A few days ago a couple of religious characters rung our doorbell trying to sell vacuum cleaners.
- They were JeHoovers Witnesses.......:getcoat:
Forum: Spain
Apr 30th 2025, 11:48 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,721
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: lOOKING TO MOVE TO SPAIN FROM CANADA

:thumbs_down:
It's certainly no rant about squatters! Valuable FOC info has been provided here by helpful forum members about the visa requirement and also the risk of potential squatters if a...
Forum: France
Apr 17th 2025, 3:55 am
Replies: 22
Views: 3,292
Posted By Tweedpipe

Re: Internet fibre-optic connection difficulties

Unsure who your internet service provider is, but the link below gives some info on installations in Department 22.
https://fibre.guide/eligibilite/cotes-darmor
Just had a thought about your...
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