I've had a bit of a nightmare with my Internet connection this month just over 4 weeks without a regular service and trying to get it fixed is difficult. France must be the only country with a TV program mocking "SAV " ( service apres vente )  they are just not interested, first you contact the service provider which has a call centre in North Africa, someone speaking french equally as bad as mine telling me to do things I have already done and then over the course of two weeks they sent me new cables (yippee) and even a new box which didn't make a bit of difference. I had in the mean time started telephoning France Telecoms complaining about the line and the noise on it so they test it from the office and say its fine but after persistent complaining they eventually send an engineer to visually check it. He mutters a lot saying "pas bon" as I have moved the final cable about 5 times and its not up to his standard , but it has worked fine for the last 10 years but on his second visit at least a week later he spotted a bad connection along the road so in the end it was just a crossed wire. It would be worrying if there was a serious problem.

Its been a strange year business wise there is a growing trend of more French clients ( it could be 50% next year ) and much less Brits with the shrinking pound.There are quite a few local retired Brits selling up and going back to the UK for financial and social reasons I guess it depends on the roots you have in the local community and if you fit in well. I used to think I was a bit of an oddball in the local bar but with the beret and local knowledge I,m well in with the crowd compared to some of the other regulars, there is one guy whose wife committed suicide a few years ago and is now a fanatical Buddhist and dresses the part and another guy who has recently moved to Plufur, aback to nature man with 2 wives!!!!!!

Wishing best wishes and good health and wealth to my two regular readers for the new year, blaovez mat..........