[BITList] Benefits Greatly Diminished

[fredmno at aol.com]

Salaams,
???????????? you can most probably tell from my positive responses that my love affair with France has somewhat dissipated! There are various reasons, one I've been here too long, I like to move around, most probably a latent gypsy but in reality because I'm an ex seafarer, that is also why I suffer fools badly and believe me we have had an influx of those. Some are escaping Spain and moving north into France, all are trapped here because prices continued to rise in the UK out of all proportion after they left, then too late they realised that Spain is the pits but they can't go back. None but a few have any French whatsoever and I now refuse to answer the phone. Two and its a big two, no increases to my pension thanks to Gordon since 1998 and this is linked to the diminishing strength of the pound, add the two together and you'll begin to comprendi. But we still think on the bright side of life al la Monty Python and Nil desperandum carborundum! We are situated right in the middle of France, could'nt be worse for sea fishing, but not my choice, we are in the Central Region and our departmental capital is Chateauroux, I'm three quarters of an hour distant. 
? ? ? ? ? ? ? You don't know a people or race till you live amongst them, we've had highs and lows. A friend of ours reccomended I read Emile Zola to understand the French physci, this I've done, all of 'em and I now understand what makes them tick or nearly, I can't believe we are only seperated by a mere twenty odd miles, we have nothing in common whatsoever. BUT, I wouldn't move back to the UK for all the curry in Manchester. Anyway its time for my frogs legs and chips, will add some more after the weekend. Figure this put if you can. A week is called huit jour, thats eight days to you and I, and a fortnight is called quinze jour, thats fifteen days, begin to get my drift?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? BR Fred? ? 
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