Didn't realise this pic was so fuzzy!! (took it when I got home!! :lol: some of my mates weren't keen on Genepi, so I had more than I 'needed' :lol: )- but I do have the best friends!! :lol: https://i.ibb.co/dJ8s7Rg/IMG-0589.jpg For future reference: Chappie dog food is indistinguishable from Haggi...

Woohoooooo - I may have bypassed the issue by creating a new account in the correct name (but a different email address!!)

Here's hoping it works and the licence will be processed asap

We know how much grief this has caused you (dodgy 'instruction', translation & comprehension woes, fellow students, unintended pressure from your boss). But we also know how much it means to you and the effort you have put in. Well done! Thank you. I am much more appreciative of the time there ...

JOOC… where is THAT muriel? There’s seem to be a lot of great ones round your way. In the shithole of my birth town,which is Carrickfergus. Town centre. :thumbup: My Dad's family mostly live in Carrickfergus (or Belfast)!!! I haven't been for years, so can't comment on the 'shithole' comment! :lol:

Finally got my diploma yesterday. Sent a scan of it and various other documents to the girl at the school who was willing to help me by doing the stuff on ANTS to get my licence, only she's away until Friday :roll: :roll: I've forwarded the email on to the people she mentioned in the out of office, ...

Buy a new one. Most of those 'sucky things' are very dependent on the edge being near perfect to get a good seal. Hacking it off with a CC or knife, or poking a screwdriver into it soon wrecks the seal. DAMHIKT It's more that it used to be 'tacky', so the suction bit just forced the tacky bit to st...

Ok. This bastarding sucky thing now has the opposite issue. It refuses to stick to the screen

Any ideas how to make it sticky again??

Computer systems!! I have no access to ANTS (DVLA equivalent, sort of) here due to the change of first name. They produced my French driving licence in the correct legal name but didn't change it in their system so I have no access as the licence doesn't match the info on the account :roll: When I s...

It was such a shame yesterday there wasn't enough sun to have a proper ski, but I had a fab day with some fab people :) A couple of fab cards and some awesome pressies!! Started the evening with a rum - cafebar too busy for inside so I sat outside, which is fine, for me! I did make my new friend shi...

Sitting watching Strictly, a bit late, but you know, been occupied with a birthday dinner with some mates up here!! :lol: Not sure I'll stay awake till the end cos I've had a few genepi :angelic-green: :angelic-green: It's still snowing :bblonde: :bblonde: Kinda hoping there's some sunshine tomorrow...

Sitting outside my favourite cafebar waiting for friends to arrive to go for dinner next door!! Outside cos it’s rammed inside and I prefer a bit of a chill outside to being squished and trying to hear loads of French conversation

Very short walk up the mountain this morning. Got up really early but the clouds were too low. Then I looked a bit later and it was snowing. About 8am the skies looked to be clearing so I got sorted and walked up for half an hour!! For some reason I just didn't feel it this morning, but it's the fir...

The phrase "it's complicated" - it is never positive and right now it's bloody annoying!! :cry: :cry: :cry: Us Belfast natives have a phrase that drives a coach and horses straight through "It's complicated." https://youtu.be/pMots39Br4A?si=ofj6tFQMwPADKl9A&t=26 :lol: :lol: ...

…….The “it’s complicated” wasn’t as bad as I worried , and he’d been worried about telling me! It it’s totally lovable with! 😊……… Interesting typo… - it maybe it isn’t!😜 LOL Yeah, couldn't correct it by the time I noticed!! :lol: But, livable/lovable - they both work :lol: :lol: :wub: :wub:

I've been grinning like a loon all day! Pretty sure I have a Readybrek glow as well!! Little bonuses of getting just the most awesome text first thing in the morning!! @Noggin After the challenging times you've had over the last few years, it's great that things are finally looking up :) :thumbup: ...

Well, I went to look at the Fabia yesterday in a dealer in Chambéry. It is very lovely. But I'd looked online and there was a slightly bigger Skoda which, with 2 years older and 20k kms was a similar price - but also a 1.5. And when I sat in it, it was easier to get in and out of, and also had seat ...

I've been grinning like a loon all day! Pretty sure I have a Readybrek glow as well!! Little bonuses of getting just the most awesome text first thing in the morning!! Went to the valley, saw the bank (helped a little, but not much till I've actually got the signed papers for the apartment sale, pic...

I ticked mince pie cos I just bought one from my friend's shop - with a jar of clotted cream!! Just got to do some stuff and will then warm the mince pie and add the cream

TBF, I don't generally have more than one, so this will be it!!

Date evening went well. Better than I’d expected. Lots of chat. Lots in common in how we want to live life and no need to be extra serious too fast or too much ‘in each others pockets’. The “it’s complicated” wasn’t as bad as I worried , and he’d been worried about telling me! It it’s totally lovabl...

@Noggin - what's the view in France? Do most people want to see the back of Macron or are people pissed off with the rival parties causing the current impasse? I'm guessing Barnier is seen as someone who had an impossible job and was collateral damage...? Honestly, the first I heard was at lunch to...