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Discussion in 'Member Casual Chat' started by tecoyah, Sep 1, 2019.

  1. Sallyally

    Sallyally Well-Known Member Donor

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    A lovesome thing god wot.
    Is it for sale?
     
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    Sallyally Well-Known Member Donor

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    We have a spare fridge, you could borrow it.
     
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    You're a wonderful person.
    Habit is difficult to break - I still open the door expecting lots of nice cold things to be in there.
    Still, the replacement should arrive tomorrow so only one more day of deprivation.
    I'm still waiting for the refuse company - it's call Smieeom for reasons unknown - to come and take the old one away, probably next year or the year after.
     
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    I have an old upright freezer in my garage that I use to store projects that I will be working on at some point in the future. That means that I can find everything I need all in one place when I start them. Given that some projects are small and others bulky the various shelves, drawers and spaces actually make it possible to organize them.
     
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    The thermostat in our fridge died and my husband and I had no belief that it could be repaired.
    Ergo, we bought a new fridge, aaanndd the repairman was able to fix the broken one!
    The new fridge is watching us reproachfully while we dither about what to do with it.
     
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    An old fridge is a good cupboard.
     
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    Put it in the garage and use it to keep the beer and wine cold. That is what everyone else does. ;)
     
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    That's a neat idea. Wouldn't work for me though, not enough room.
     
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    I'm quite attached to the thing actually. I guess, I'm not sure, it must be 30 years old, like the freezer and the microwave. I thought they weren't supposed to last that long.
     
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    There is NEVER enough room. ;)
     
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    The old ones are the ones that last. The modern crap is disposable. :(
     
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    Use which ever one is the most economical. Save the other one as a spare but only turn it on when absolutely necessary such as Christmas or other times when you have guests. We all have a duty to use as little energy as possible.
    Better still, move into a nice cool cave and live as a primitive hunter gatherer.
     
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    There are still some 'troglodyte' dwellings in this part of France, basically caves with some brick or stone walls across the entrance. I doubt many are occupied, but then you see some of people who come into town on market day and you wonder....lol!
     
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    Are you in the Dordogne?
    I have a house that I inherited from my father in the centre of France, Vienne. It's a tiny village which claims to have the largest outdoor market in the country. Ten thousand people turn up once a month and crowd the market place (the whole village really) I was there for the market this year and felt like a giant. They are all about 5'4'' and almost round. Good sturdy farming stock.
    I've always fancied a visit to La Roque Saint-Christophe to look at the cave dwellings carved into a shelf in the rock face.
    [​IMG]
     
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    This one from about 1929 is thought to be the oldest working fridge.
    [​IMG]
    Pretty too, they don't make them like that any more.
     
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    No, in the Loire, not far from Tours. I visited the Dordogne a lot, though, and saw some of the cave paintings. We took a canoe ride along the Vézere, right under the cave dwellings. We also took a boat trip on an underground river near there, I forget the name of the place, I know it was Padirac.
    Farming stock is a good description. lol!
     
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    Good hiding place for small children too.
     
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    No room. We are hoarders.
     
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    It needs to be tied up. It might sneak up on you at night.
     
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    Wow, underground river. I never even imagined you could do that.

    I've always wanted to canoe through the gorges of the Lot valley. Stunning part of France.

    I'm to the South of you half way between Poitiers and Limoges. The English seem to be reacquiring Aquitaine one house at a time.
    It doesn't have the most stunning scenery but it is chock full of medieval castles so I love it.
    I'm hoping to retire there eventually if Brexit doesn't screw up my plans.

    This beauty is about 10km from my place.
    [​IMG]
     
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    You'd have to paint a couple of friendly eyes on the globe wouldn't you. Maybe a smile too.
     
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    @Diablo
    Is this the place? Gouffre de Padirac.
    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]

    I visited one of the caves in the area nearly 20 years ago on the way down to Portugal in my camper van.
    It was quite a small one, famous for a crystal in the shape of a cross.
    Absolutely stunning shapes and colours of the deposits.
    I don't remember the name of the place or even where it was exactly but there were dozens of similar caves in the area.
    France truly is a beautiful place.
     
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    Yes, that's it. The entrance is a swallow hole and then you take the boat as above through the caves. It's quite an experience.

    If you like castles then some of the best are in the Loire region: Amboise, Blois and my fav, Chenonceaux, plus many others.
     

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