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21/05/2008, 22:59 J.R's gone native Joined on 16/07/2006 Picardie, Sussex Posts 1,813 Re: Gite heating and electric metres  dave21478 wrote:  Thebiga wrote: One thing that I did not ask for was peoples opinion on what they would think about a coin operated metre etc (Eos) as being put off. I can not understand this forum sometimes that a thread can just turn into what people think about something, Whether they like something or not or just turn into a plain argument. It saddens me. Please just stick to the questions and thats that.    Eh?  this is a discussion forum. No-one is dictating to you, ordering you or abusing you, no-one is arguing for or against anything. Some people are offering opinions in the belief that they may be helpfull to you. To be very blunt, with an attitude like that, you might struggle to get any help at all in the future. I can second that after having received a PM from the poster, they could have asked me where to get the coin meters from but chose to send an insult instead, I guess they wont be wanting my help then A bit of gratuitous and unasked for information for the OP to show that I am a forgiving type - when I had a conversation with a French landlord friend regarding coin meters and recharging electricity consumption to tenants he told me in very strong terms that it was illegal in France to resell electricity so I would take advice if and when you do find the supplier of coin meters.    Report

25/05/2008, 17:20 newbiee Joined on 29/12/2007 Posts 162 Re: Gite heating and electric metres quote user="J.R's gone native"  he told me in very strong terms that it was illegal in France to resell electricity so I would take advice if and when you do find the supplier of coin meters.     I was about to post the same information but just saw that JR's already done so.  (though perhaps that put out the original poster as she didn't ask for that info!) I too was advised that it is strictly illegal to sell on electricity... so all those who charge extra for electricity in their gites, based on consumption by the hirer, are in fact breaking the law.     Report

25/05/2008, 17:54 Boiling a frog Joined on 06/09/2004 Charente 16 Posts 598 Re: Gite heating and electric metres It is not illegal to charge people for electric consumption,many gite de france properties have such a condition ie meter read at start of stay with an allowance and any over consumption is paid for at end of stay. What is illegal is to charge more than the EDF tariff for electricity         Boiling a frog    Report

25/05/2008, 23:46 Eos Joined on 10/09/2007 Leinster / Herault Posts 165 Re: Gite heating and electric metres  Thebiga wrote:   One thing that I did not ask for was peoples opinion on what they would think about a coin operated metre etc (Eos) as being put off. I can not understand this forum sometimes that a thread can just turn into what people think about something, Whether they like something or not or just turn into a plain argument. It saddens me. Please just stick to the questions and thats that.  Let's not get into who's being argumentative. In my years of rental experience it takes little to sway a client between properties of an otherwise similar standard. Again, in my experience, people generally do not like to rent properties with metres such as you mention. I guess in your case they will have to get past your attitude too. I won't try to help again.     An apology is a good way to have the last word.    Report

26/05/2008, 6:55 cassis Joined on 28/12/2007 Manhattan and Glasgow Posts 521 Re: Gite heating and electric metres This is an electric meter. This is an electric metre (below).  In fact, on closer inspection, it could well be two electric metres. Zoggy played guitar, jammin' good with Weird and Golly. Lyrics copyright Sausage Music 2008    Report

26/05/2008, 17:44 Thebiga Joined on 23/08/2004 Posts 59 Re: Gite heating and electric metres .    Report

26/05/2008, 18:51 Cendrillon Joined on 19/10/2007 S.E. England & S.W.France Posts 402 Re: Gite heating and electric metres "I do not charge a breakage deposit so some could just up and leave after having the heating on all week and I would have no way of getting the cost of the heating back."   A lot of people who let out their property do take a security deposit and in this case it could be a useful thing for you to do. Cendrillon    Report

26/05/2008, 20:15 dave21478 Joined on 04/09/2006 Tarn Posts 221 Re: Gite heating and electric metres Like I said, this is a discussion forum. We are discussing things. People will naturally give their opinions in any discussion, thats the way conversation works. If you dont want to hear other peoples opinions - then dont read them. Or if you do read them, dont take a huff and moan about it. All you will succeed in doing is sounding ungrateful and rude.  Bear in mind though, there are a lot of very experienced and knowledgeable people on here who have been doing this a long time... they just might have some usefull information for you.      Report

27/05/2008, 8:07 Thebiga Joined on 23/08/2004 Posts 59 Re: Gite heating and electric metres I did place my questions because of the experience and knowledge of other people on here.      Report

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