Andy Hayter

It is a rather technical term relating to these very large vat-like barrels. Dictionaries will give you several translations of a barrel but foudre is often not among them - tonneau, fut barrique etc.. Plus the typical translation of foudre is lightning

Bi-foudres are the wagons you have with 2 (bi-) barrels (foudres) used for moving wine in bulk from principally the South of France towards the agglomerations to the North.

The American experience suggests no, it would not have any serious effect on violent crimes.

Unless of course they have already done that. There will be much going on that we will never be party to.

The problem with UPF is how to define it. Many in the UK use the basis of anything that you don't keep in the kitchen that is used in food or it's preparation makes that food UPF. So I don't have a stock of rennet or its vegan equivalent so cheese is UPF - I don't keep saltpetre, so most cured meats from bacon and ham, though salami, chorizo and mortadella are equally UPF. Both are processes used for ages to preserve produce - which in itself does not make them fully safe to consume.

😄 All of which are external and can be washed off. Acid rain - a bit old hat and almost no industry downwind this side of the Atlantic Diesel particulates - lots of diesel cars and vans in our area of 300 souls with no agglomerations anywhere near. For sure they will be there but this is rural France not semi-urban England. Dog Piddle - more likely to be cat. We have 19 just now. So we take suitable precautions. As to rat and mouse piddle - yes possible but more likely to be vole and shrew. If you want to live in a sterile environment then I think NASA may be looking for victims volunteers for their moon base.

That depends very much on the expectations when the design is made. For long runs (over a long time) then you are correct. The moulds will be cut in high quality steel. However, if the manufacturer thinks the total sales will be limited ( for example when producing a one-off limited edition model) then he may chose to use aluminium for the moulds which should be good for 5000 shots and might just last 10000.

And that is why we spend a lot of time growing a lot of our own. I know exactly what they have been treated with. Usually nothing, sometimes very dilute washing up liquid and very occasionally tincture of stinging nettle.

Ah! I assumed you would still get those freebees pushed into the letterbox. In that case use toilet paper - much the same thing in many respects. (Kitchen paper is probably more suitable.)

Always take carrots out of the plastic bag as soon as you get home. Wrap them in newspaper in small batches and place the the fridge.

We had one that loved Cantaloupe melon, to the extent that if we were eating one, Smudge would sit back on his hind legs sit right up and wave his front paws while meowing to catch our attention that he had not had his portion.

Fresh potatoes? In April? Are you having a laugh? Potatoes are planted in Spring once the risks of frost have largely gone or later. They are harvested 60days (new potatoes) to 120 days later. Except for the very southernmost bits of Europe, this means that all potatoes have been lifted by the end of October and they have to be since frost will kill the plants. Cypriot and Egyptian potatoes can be planted and harvested just about any time of the year. It used to be that the stored potatoes were sprayed to prevent them from sprouting but this was discontinued in 2019 due to concerns about the breakdown products of the spray then being used. Some spraying with a different inhibitor continues, but now most stored potatoes are kept at a very precise temperature and may be also subjected to a light dose of ethylene gas. This gas ripens fruit but inhibits sprouting in potatoes.

Roneo?

I have to agree totally with @iL Dottore's view on downsizing. This is the biggest property we have ever owned and we could probably do with a few extra square metres. I miss not having a proper library. 2 buildings; Building one: Ground floor and cellar (sloping ground means one side is at ground level while the other is below ground) - wine and preserves cellar/tool shed plus laundry/pantry/plant room and oil store. First floor - kitchen diner plus living room (OH hates "lounge" which she thinks belong only in airports). Second floor bedroom and en-suite bathroom. Third floor bedroom and shower/WC. Building two: Ground floor - open plan kitchen, diner, living room plus 2 bedrooms (one used more as storage) plus shower and WC. Second floor open muddling area plus railway library and document archive.

What, no utility room/ plant room - or is that in the basement?

The exception to the rule Tony. Single chevrons are used where the space at the side of the road does not permit the placement of a sign with the correct number of chevrons for the bend and still allow a good sightline for the approaching motorist. In this case you do indeed add up the chevrons. We have a hairpin bend nearby with 5 single chevrons. If well placed on the initial approach, the individual chevrons might well look like a continuous set of chevrons rather than individual ones as you first approach. Geometry does not always permit that though.

So if I have understood your semantic point, while I swerve on the curve, you are quietly going round the bend. 😄

The first is a small roundabout with by definition lots of =4 chevrons. The second is a much larger roundabout and the signs are 2 chevrons - albeit that there 9 x 2 chevron signs. But 9 x 2 chevrons is not the same as 18 chevrons. The rule still stands but it has to be understood that it applies to a single sign not to the totality of the signs.

Er No. Not often appreciated is that the number of chevrons indicate the severity of the curve, and that curve does not look overly sharp. The more chevrons, the tighter the curve. They do however look to me to be badly sighted and would be better placed on the railings.

Ditto. To the extent that I loaded the site in parallel and opened the page from there, which triggered the original page to open.

Not had the unavailable message but it has just taken 3 minutes or more to load this page from the previous one. Sorry I am sure this is spoiling the holiday weekend.

Lucky you with that choice. When asked, our patissier (bun and cake maker) replied: Qu'est que c'est un ot crows bone

I beg to differ, as does Wiki Spätzle ([ˈʃpɛtslə] ⓘ), or nokedli in Hungarian, are a type of Central European egg noodles typically served as a side for meat dishes with sauce. Commonly associated with Swabia and Alsace,[1] it is also found in the cuisines of southern Germany and Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Vojvodina, Slovenia, Lorraine, Moselle and South Tyrol.

Many of the editions earlier than N°. 80 came with English translation sheets* but undoubtedly the full print English language version is a big step forward for non-French speaking modellers. *on request IIRC

It sounds as if you might be inspired by the Inglenook shunting puzzle and siding layout. https://wymann.info/ShuntingPuzzles/Inglenook/inglenook-rules.html You might be able to expand a bit on this, but it is a good starting point.