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Don't forget unlimited gak.

House bought, off to get the keys at half past four. Just spent the last hour getting rattled through all the paperwork in French by the notaire. Lots of nodding, I'm sure it's all fine.

Don't try to understand it, the hi-fi world is so full of nonsense. I thought I'd seen it all but when I first moved to France I was looking locally for some xlr cables when I found this place...

6 grand usb cable for the cleanest of 1's and 0's

and the fact that you’ve bought the posh hifi will make you believe it sounds better.

What's the coffee equivalent of 10 grand phono cables?

I wonder if the cooling off policy still applies if you were to pay monthly?

It does, I did it when I was selling my car and the insurance just ran out. I just had to pay the admin fee. Think it was a tenner.

Wait until he finds out where women's pee actually comes from.

I really like his podcast with marina hyde, he reigns in her insufferable personality.

The Moccamaster was a wedding gift

You have good friends.

Shockingly I use London Tap Water™️

I was using the peak water filters for a while but in the end the improvement in taste wasn't worth the the faff imo, just dealt with the destruction of my kettle. I'd be a bit more protective of a Moccamaster.

then eventually install the filter system I've had in mind for years.

Yeah, interested to see where the chat goes on this, we're in the process of buying a house and having a brand new kitchen fitted so probably should have sorted it then but they seem pretty straight forward to fit at any point.

Watch the Hoff vid on brew method of you haven't already.

I've wanted a Moccamaster for years but just don't make enough coffee in one go to justify the space it'll take up, for the few occasions I make more a v60 is generally enough.

Still doesn't stop me searching online for one every couple of months.

Fair do's, what issue did you have with it? Just curious as I've found it's almost impossible to make bad coffee with it.

only ever brew 400ml for myself

Clever dripper is the answer.

Ouch

None of those prices seem outrageous to me, it's all increased infrastructure which will need people to maintain going forward, not to mention the liability the council needs to take on if they cause an accident by being poorly maintained.

I look forward to the increase in neighbourly parking spot wars they'll induce though.

don't want to break out the good stuff to almost strangers,

You could ask them what they like, they might not even drink? But if they say carling you might want to cancel.

But I agree, I was a bit put out at the lack of trying to make me welcome on first time of meeting that particular branch of extended family

Yeah, this doesn't tie in with my experience of French people, I mean, professionally it's expected they'll be cunts but friends and family less so.

salad with lardons…

Funnily enough my wife's go to method of getting me excited about salad.

Builder has suggested using ventilation tape (which is literally a fraction of the cost) instead of formal airtightness tape.

Why? What savings are we taking about, it can't be that much in comparison to what you're spending on windows?

I wouldn't do it, that's not the place to be skimping imo.

I don't think that's because they're French mate, they're just arseholes.

Cote d'Azur

Tbf, that's a pretty long côte. I'd be amazed if you can't find anything vegan especially in the big tourist spots. Plus there's so much Mediterranean cuisine round there that will either be vegan already or will be with the cheese taken out.

I wouldn't worry, you're not in butter country.

At least, that's the way it used to be - I'm going there tomorrow for the first time in a decade and will see if things have changed.

Where abouts are you going? Allergies have always been your safest bet to avoid things over here but it's way better than it was 10 years ago.

If you haven't already, check out the fork site, it's the best for finding restaurants here.

https://www.thefork.com/

You know the whole 'other people's money' shtick makes you sound like 15 year old with a picture of Ayn Rand above their bed?

I can book Business seats, thank fuck

No worries, slip away.

I'm in the process of right now but I'm living there full time so maybe not relevent to your situation?

Amazing, you won't regret it and when toy start doing overnight cooks and have everything ready for lunchtime you'll be in dreamland!

They might have tightened it I don't know, I'm not saying take my word as the law but I know for a fact my mum's friends have both, I've seen them.

I'm pretty sure it's a box ticking exercise, as in do you renounce your other citizenship yes or no. Not that they ask for an official document. Then you're just classed as Spanish and nothing else in Spain.

Personally I don't plan to return to the UK ever, I don't have connections left.

This makes it's easier, I'd just apply and then make the decision then. But I know an old couple, friends of my mum that have both passports.