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19/03/2007, 21:45 Deimos Joined on 15/11/2005 France Posts 2,731 Re: 2 Families on the move  riff_raff wrote: ... as i was not in a million years going to leave hundreds of pounds of fishing tackle behind a bush to take a guy back that had obviously tried to joop us already ! what chances do you recon there would have been if we had left our gear there being there when we got back ? Or maybe lock it in his broken down car where it would be safe ?  riff_raff wrote: Please dont forget i did tow him out of the place and also got him and his car out onto the road free of charge, or should i have charged him or left him in the ditch where he had broken down. Sounds like you are just too kind and helpful. How come you did not charge him. A fellow human in trouble - you could have made some money there. I really can see why the French have a thing about some Brits. I was always taught to treat others as you would like them to treat you but hey, it might have taken you a few minutes to run him to the local garage and "time is money". To be honest I suspect you will not like life in France that much. Ian Copyright Deimos. All rights reserved    Report

20/03/2007, 7:11 Bugsy Joined on 15/11/2006 Vienne (86) Posts 4,328 Re: 2 Families on the move One really important lesson in life is to run with your first impressions. Many times I have ignored that and given someone the benefit of the doubt only to have it come back and 'bite me' later. I formed an opinion on this thread when it started and am now pretty convinced that I was right. Maybe, Riff & Raff, as other have said, France is perhaps a place where you should just visit for your holidays. "Life is Short - Forgive Quickly - Love Truly - Laugh Uncontrollably........ and get yourself an Apple Mac".    Report

20/03/2007, 8:55 Monika Joined on 23/08/2004 Dorset/Suisse Normande/Switzerland Posts 645 Re: 2 Families on the move Hey, you are now ganging up on poor Riff Raff, "school playground" springs to mind! Don't be put off Riff Raff, I want to know what happens next in your quest!    Report

20/03/2007, 9:05 Russethouse Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 10,318 Re: 2 Families on the move I'd probably be fairly cross if I had taken a 4x4 across the channel on a wild goose chase, and I know that Carp fishermen are very, very careful about their rods (BIL & nephew are a carp fisherman) My only concern is that riff raff mentions consulting a lawyer to see how the partnership could work but doesn't say in France or England ? www.quimperclub.org 99    Report

20/03/2007, 9:44 riff_raff Joined on 06/02/2007 Posts 32 Re: 2 Families on the move Hi, this is Mrs Riff now as Mr Riff doesn't seem to explain himself very well I understand what you are all saying in reply to Riff's posts but the fact is that he was in touch with this 'seller', agent  or whatever you want to call him for a couple of weeks before hand.  They had spoken on the phone on numerous occasions and the photos sent of the lakes were fantastic, although no one could estimate the actual size of the lakes from the pictures...we just had to take his word for it!! To drive 500 miles at a cost of £100 in diesel (sp?) to view the lakes I can fully understand why they were upset about the agent fabricating the sizes.  Never mind it is all in the past now and we are expecting to have quite a few fruitless trips in the future, but will avoid this 'agent' like the plague Like Riff mentioned they met some great french guys at the fishing lake that belongs to a friend that they all happend to be fishing overnight and have swapped email addy's and are in touch by email.  They are also going to keep their eyes open for us too as they are carp addicts as well. The lawyer mentioned is a lawyer in Portsmouth who is a Frenchman and specialises in French law.  He was brilliant and I think we have all the inheritance issues covered now too.  This lawyer works in a huge firm of solicitors in Portsmouth, so that is very handy for us too.  We will not be put off moving to France, ever.  Like we mentioned before we are not out to make our fortune just to have a peaceful life and more importantly enjoy life with the children in far better surroundings than we could ever hope to find in the UK. As long as we can pay our bills, food and clothes we will be happy.  BTW Riff's French is comiong along great he's having two lessons a week and is making real progress.  Myself and the children will be learning at a later date as we cannot afford for us all to have lessons at the moment. Riff is teaching us what he is learning as he goes along.  Also let me also stress that he can speak better french than he can spell it!!!!!!!!!!! Bonsoir??????????????    Report

20/03/2007, 9:53 Miki Joined on 23/08/2004 Saint Malo Posts 5,252 Re: 2 Families on the move One really important lesson in life is to run with your first impressions Another one is to take a little more time in getting to know someone. Mine is simply,don't judge a book by it's cover, stood me in far better stead than first impressions ever have, although I too often get first impressions spot on, other times they have been miles out. My bet is those that are seen as a bit iffy, yep you may all include me if you wish, will end up being better than the fluffy ones who in my experience, are all too often the ones that will turn and *** with fellow fluffies against their own. Seen it happen in real life and on forums all too often....... If one never questions, how will one ever know the answers?    Report

20/03/2007, 10:18 Will Joined on 22/09/2004 Sussex & 50 (Mortainais) Posts 5,169 Re: 2 Families on the move Mrs Riff, sorry the first trip didn't work out, but the best thing to do is to learn from it, put it down to experience and, as you say, be very wary of that particular breed of agent. Don't be put off by negative comments here - we all get them from time to time. As far as I am concerned you say you want to move to France and won't be put off. That's the best reason - indeed the only reason - to move. Not because it's 'cheap' (it ain't), or because you don't like Tony Blair (have you looked at Sarko?) or you object to various things in England. Wanting to move to France is the right reason, wanting to get out of where you are doesn't mean you will be any happier in another country once the honeymoon period has passed. Another thing is don't assume all agents are like that chap. Most are decent, honest and helpful people, and all too many British come to buy a house in France convinced that the agent they will be seeing - all estate agents in fact - will be a shyster and they can muck him/her about as much as they like. Those are the bane of Mrs Will's (an honest agent's) life. So perhaps Mr Riff will see where I am coming from. The problem is that few of the agents (or notaires or private sellers) will have a 10-acre-plus lake for sale, so you won't be able to pick and choose between the good and bad ones. But I am sure you will find a lake, so please try to enjoy looking and don't expect too much too soon, because these things do take their time in France.   Will intentionally blank signature http://www.vienormande.com    Report

20/03/2007, 10:33 Russethouse Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 10,318 Re: 2 Families on the move This may be a dim suggestion but would it be possible to look at the lakes and possibly get an idea of their size via Google Earth or similar? www.quimperclub.org 99    Report

20/03/2007, 10:42 Will Joined on 22/09/2004 Sussex & 50 (Mortainais) Posts 5,169 Re: 2 Families on the move I think that is an excellent idea, as long as you could find an agent willing to give the information. For many reasons, most of all because that's the way it has always been done in France, you will seldom get location information from a proper French agent, or at least not until the agent actually takes you there. Will intentionally blank signature http://www.vienormande.com    Report

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