tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post771283655189055814..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Nor any drop to drink.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74822339062484452752021-09-11T08:42:31.742+01:002021-09-11T08:42:31.742+01:00It does sound like you're on Candid Camera. Or...It does sound like you're on Candid Camera. Or Time Team. They never seem to find anything, either. What a pain! <br /><br />Perhaps they've got wind that you're decamping to Brighton for a spell and want to give you a story to be remember them by.<br /><br />Glad to hear you survived the storm. There was some flash flooding in the Languedoc! Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45926040493343456792021-09-10T04:19:24.311+01:002021-09-10T04:19:24.311+01:00One of them was going around with a metal-detector...One of them was going around with a metal-detector yesterday. It kept bleeping along the edge of Haddock's, so he became quite excited. Then he realised that it was the wire fencing!!!!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89788920397708667042021-09-10T04:17:04.013+01:002021-09-10T04:17:04.013+01:00We had a TORRENTIAL downpour last night, so I cann...We had a TORRENTIAL downpour last night, so I cannot imagine what I'm going to find this morning. Trees have been cut down, more holes dug, and all the infill washed away. It gets worse and worse.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85366973898884484302021-09-09T16:02:01.017+01:002021-09-09T16:02:01.017+01:00At least you knew what was going on Jackie. At least you knew what was going on Jackie. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40503070257492088812021-09-09T15:48:30.943+01:002021-09-09T15:48:30.943+01:00Perhaps they should employ a water diviner and a c...Perhaps they should employ a water diviner and a couple of sticks.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8018772098422311482021-09-09T15:07:36.293+01:002021-09-09T15:07:36.293+01:00Now that youve got the 'councillor' involv...Now that youve got the 'councillor' involved you phone him daily and ask for a progress report. In the end , soon one hopes, he gets sick of you phoning and makes sure the job is finished pronto. <br />That's the way traditional Greeks get things done, unless they know someone who knows someone.local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51097324864691094772021-09-09T14:55:38.264+01:002021-09-09T14:55:38.264+01:00The workers have been told to not talk to anyone a...The workers have been told to not talk to anyone about the project. You'll have to speak with higher authorities to get answers. I would think you have the right to know. Wishing you luck.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19724119495039153732021-09-09T14:54:01.480+01:002021-09-09T14:54:01.480+01:00I have to listen to their diggers all day long as ...I have to listen to their diggers all day long as they dig more holes and trenches; and all in a small area of about half a tennis court. It makes no sense.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13978343509475317272021-09-09T14:52:05.886+01:002021-09-09T14:52:05.886+01:00You think I haven't asked them? I'm talkin...You think I haven't asked them? I'm talking to them all day, but they have no answers other than they're looking for some pipe or other!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30092132243054524842021-09-09T14:50:37.870+01:002021-09-09T14:50:37.870+01:00We had our cast iron pipes changed last year …. Th...We had our cast iron pipes changed last year …. They couldn’t find ours !!! They had sophisticated computerised equipment but still couldn’t find our pipes. After a few weeks, a man came round with a water diviner and found them immediately !!!!! I feel your pain ! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36462518284447513362021-09-09T13:54:55.712+01:002021-09-09T13:54:55.712+01:00I'm sorry for going on about these bloody Wate...I'm sorry for going on about these bloody Water Co people, but they are a bunch of dingbats. I just asked them if they found what they were looking for under all my (now destroyed) Rhus trees. "No" was the answer. No apology, no explanation, no compensation offered. I then asked if they had a 'map' of where all the pipes were. "No" he replied again without any shame. This is a French National Water Co, and they can't find their own bloody pipes. What hope is there for Western Civilisation?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67336901602434625052021-09-09T13:51:07.664+01:002021-09-09T13:51:07.664+01:00If they were doing this on my property I would wan...If they were doing this on my property I would want to know what is going on.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91825733191677113322021-09-09T12:25:28.700+01:002021-09-09T12:25:28.700+01:00We are doing much the same. They've gone for l...We are doing much the same. They've gone for lunch and no sign of any pipes in their latest hole. Looks like they've cut down all our Rhus trees for nothing. But they did find a nice buried wall with some nice stones that we've saved.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46758568798423152072021-09-09T11:49:18.599+01:002021-09-09T11:49:18.599+01:00By now I would have retired upstairs and put my he...By now I would have retired upstairs and put my head under a blanket - always my answer in a crisis - not that it has ever helped.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52361287480591799682021-09-09T10:32:24.249+01:002021-09-09T10:32:24.249+01:00It's how I feel.It's how I feel.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83736146535494578392021-09-09T10:31:43.694+01:002021-09-09T10:31:43.694+01:00They're now cutting down all our lovely Rhus t...They're now cutting down all our lovely Rhus trees, so they can search for another 'buried tap'. There is no guarantee that they'll find one.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2880346042318466422021-09-09T09:51:57.429+01:002021-09-09T09:51:57.429+01:00It's never finished until the last tarmac is l...It's never finished until the last tarmac is laid or the fat lady sings - whichever happens lastGraham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8501526690839712822021-09-09T09:50:23.411+01:002021-09-09T09:50:23.411+01:00Just play the last song again!Just play the last song again!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16445438164909626442021-09-09T09:47:13.519+01:002021-09-09T09:47:13.519+01:00Just had my 'Councillor friend' come to lo...Just had my 'Councillor friend' come to look. He promises that they will replace all the tarmac when they're finished. The only question remains; WHEN WILL THEY FINISH? Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21953133591188128672021-09-09T09:25:45.574+01:002021-09-09T09:25:45.574+01:00Over the years we have come to expect such things,...Over the years we have come to expect such things, but this is like being in a Jacques Tati film.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58995820432088223962021-09-09T09:13:07.756+01:002021-09-09T09:13:07.756+01:00They've just dug another big hole in our lawn....They've just dug another big hole in our lawn.... this is becoming a joke!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6087184448111824052021-09-09T09:12:20.867+01:002021-09-09T09:12:20.867+01:00You do live in France you know. C'set la vie.You do live in France you know. C'set la vie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37477847270303891512021-09-09T08:55:33.587+01:002021-09-09T08:55:33.587+01:00Shambles ....Shambles ....JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.com