British couple having a hard time with crazy neighbours in the Aude but fortunatly the rest of the village are turning out in strength to support them - more info here
My littlun looked at me in horror when I said I would be so happy if I could volunteer down there even just to shovel s... Love, love, love elephants. I've seen the FB page and they've all been rescued from various places. Now they can stroll green fields. Oh I do hope it's true. I may buy PIA a pair of earplugs for Christmas and tell him if he can't join in with the real world then to just plug up and leave us alone.
Oh how funny John - I should think the expression on Bill the foreman's face would have been the epitome of a Kodak moment.
Great Valerie , your post takes me back 47 years when i was an apprentice engineer, we had a large compound where all the finished machinery was stored prior to shipping. One of the electrical apprentices who was know for his practical jokes went to the foreman who was known as a miserable sod and told him there was an elephant in the compound, after the apprentice had been threatened with the sack and given a public rollicking there was a wailing of police sirens, there really was an elephant in the compound from a passing circus. We all stopped and watched the rounding up of said elephant while Rob the apprentice electrician gloated and demanded an apology from Bill the foreman from that day on Bill was never sure whether to take Rob seriously,while i hope the elephant went on to perform for many years after that
Karma is coming and I hope she's called Nellie! Okay, so after my little 'spat' with the English neighbour who detests in no order of preference dogs, cats and the noise children make when they're playing I almost burst into overly-hysterical laughter this morning (much needed I tell you) - rumour has it, but I'm investigating, that the sale of a farm 3/4 mile away is progressing nicely - to an ELEPHANT SANCTUARY!! Yes! YES!! Number one - I absolutely lurrrrve elephants even though the slow swaying feels odd when you're riding one and Number Two I hope they trumpet all day long. I adore the sound and imagine what it would do to f*rt face - he'd turn crimson. There is a number three that when Twerp is a bit older I'm going to persuade him to volunteer there so he can experience these gorgeous creatures first hand. Tourism will go up which is great for the commune. Traffic might be annoying (especially to Him) but probably only during the summer. Sooooo happy if it's true. Imagine driving around the bend on the lane and instead of sheep there are gently plodding elephants - amazing!
Not too sure about people in France leaving the neighbours alone Louise. When we asked our French friends how we could get to meet our neighbours, they said invite them for an apero. Great idea I said. Then he advised me, don't invite them both at the same time as the may be problems, historical problems!
Fortunately all our neighbours seem to get on with each other. Hurrah.
That was immediately my first reaction - and as for attempting to get Sarkozy involved ....? Methinks some mental health issues are clearly indicated.......??
'Cos it's Brits V. Brits!!
I know one shouldn't judge a book by its cover but the bird's nest beard and the earring don't exactly endear Mr Dunlop to me. His behaviour even less so.
It seems to me that bad neighbours is a peculiarly British phenomenon. My friend is having the same problems in the UK with a neighbour from hell and I have found in France that people generally leave their neighbours alone and don't complain all the time.
Totally agree with you Doreen, Old fashioned net curtains they look really nice and help stop the nosy parkers , that reminds me of when i lived in a tiny village and we had just moved in and i was dusting at the front window sill and moved the curtain back a wee bit and came face to face with a woman trying to have a good look in my living room, we both got a fright and jumped back but then she had the cheek to look at me as if i was the one in the wrong for looking out my own front window!
At first reading i thought it was French neighbours objecting but its two British couples why buy the property then kick up a fuss after the fact
and as ever with the Mail what is a dispute has exculated to war!!!
if no one seeks help, nobody knows :-(
Now it's out in the open everyone's getting involved and it's in all the local/regional press!