Where were you going, the farmers market 
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You daft bat… 
My bad foot is getting worse… making walking painful/difficult and I really do need some comfortable/supportive shoes… there’s several good shops in Perigueux …
can’t find anything suitable nearer to home (sadly…)
and before you suggest it… let me be clear that amputation is out of the question 
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Thanks Nigel. Looks like it’s best to stay at home.
I am now seriously £*&() off with the farmers. I couldn’t get to the foot intervention I was booked in for last Thur as roads were blocked, and next available slot is mid April. Anyway clinic phoned tonight to say April date cancelled and they will not know any future dates for May/June until end March.
This has been planned since November, so will prob end up as limping for 6 months because of the protests. And spending a lot on extra podologue appointments in the interim.
If they had given proper notice of their planned blockages I could have maybe found a route to get there. But no, they’re farmers so the pesky requirements that apply to other demonstrators can safely be ignored.
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They’ve spread liquid manure all over the car park and blocked the entrance to our Leclerc. Do they really think they will improve their support by doing such things?
Oh how exceedingly tedious for you, you have all my sympathy.
They had some priest blessing them in Bergerac today, what next a nip of communion roundup 
Not really a ‘like’ just an expression of sympathy, sorry to read about your situation and can’t really imagine the frustration of limping all the time - horrible!
What I don’t like about the farmers’ protests is that they weaponize and inconvenience fellow citizens, who might otherwise be sympathique to their cause as a means of arguing with the government
I think these days the Catholic Church is desperate to garner support wherever it can
Is there any end in sight for these protests or will they keep going until they get what they want???
Send any manure dumping farmers to me and if they have a few bales of straw too, I’d be happy.
I’ve asked around the farmers here to buy or in exchange for a decent bottle of Scotch for a trailer load of manure, no go! As for a few small bales of straw, it’s already sold before it’s been cut.
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One of the problems is that they don’t all have the same wants. Some protesters’ wants, such as scrapping of eco regs, are diametrically opposed by other groups of otherwise fellow protesters. How will Attal deal with that conundrum? Tho’ to be fair, I think he’s handling it pretty well so far
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My friend is having to teletravail for the rest of the week because of the hay bales at Jossigny.
He’s quite happy.
Obviously not the last straw for him.
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Think they are in it for the long haul now, its cost them all a lot to do this financially so they have nothing to lose except their livelihoods if help isn’t forthcoming. I have never understood how some farmers make a decent enough living as you don’t see them driving new cars or going on cruises.
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They are at the end of their tether with payments being withheld, more bureaucracy in France than in other countries, not being paid for the cost of production with any profit and trade deals allowing imported food that does not conform with the high standards they are required to follow.
This is also about the French countryside being governed by Paris with no allowances being made for the totally different way of life in the countryside.
One example of this is people not being allowed to extend into the small barns attached to their fermettes.
They are being classified as 'agricultural ’ although it is now impossible to get even a medium sized tractor inside. We have two young families who want to do this but are being prevented from doing so.
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That is local planning, not national. There are many things blamed on “Paris” when the reality is that this is used as a handy excuse for local politicians who don’t want to do x or y.
Well I have just come back from Lidl and I bought all French produced fresh produce today, ignored the fruit that was from elsewhere and the same with other goods. My way of supporting these hard working people. I also particularly support my previous region of Bretagne as maybe the produce came from old friends and neighbours, who knows! Have to say some of the shelves were lacking, hope we are not going to have the central distribution hubs blocked again, it was chaos last time as people panicked and bought up everything.
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I live in the SW fruit farming area. Out today and yesterday, within 5km we can see plenty of seasonal farm activity going on in the fields but not one sign of the protests going on further north. No upside down signs. No gilet jaune gatherings. No tractor manifestations.
This is an area that predominantly supports MLP but maybe, as Jane says, local agricultural is more autonomous and supportive? I have such a respect for those who farm and feed us!
According to our councillors it is a direcive which came from Paris and which is either implemented, or not, at a more local level.
There are not many tractors in Macon.
@Shiba
We do the same irrespective of price. Generally better quality and nicer taste.
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