tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post3900940420115684677..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: « Flexibles » = “hoses”Ken Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-34775695555744437752012-12-08T00:48:51.990+01:002012-12-08T00:48:51.990+01:00That's a great deal on the rental car!
My mo...That's a great deal on the rental car! <br /><br />My most recent estimate from Hertz for a "compact car" here in the States (nothing as fuel efficient as in Europe) would cost $400 to travel during Christmas!<br /><br />I'm looking forward to reading more about the holidays in France -- surely not so consumer-oriented I imagine...Godfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06933539787819029581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-41152086807678975082012-12-07T20:25:22.151+01:002012-12-07T20:25:22.151+01:00I've never heard of brake hoses either, but th...I've never heard of brake hoses either, but there has to be some way to get the brake fluid to the brakes. We don't put many miles on our car either. Basically, it's to the super market and back home.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-43020271402225704362012-12-07T17:48:53.909+01:002012-12-07T17:48:53.909+01:00We had snow in Nogent sur Marne. It was snowing wh...We had snow in Nogent sur Marne. It was snowing when I got up, but had stopped by the time I finished breakfast, was turning to slippery slush on the sidewalk when I went out just after nine and it was raining when I came home after noon.<br />Just a bit more than 2 weeks and the days will start getting longer. I can't wait!Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-65168509696803655102012-12-07T17:35:09.675+01:002012-12-07T17:35:09.675+01:00Great deal on the rental and I agree with driving ...Great deal on the rental and I agree with driving older cars for saving money.<br /><br />Nadege, I get a winter mood too, but we are about to hit bottom. My mood improves a few days after New Year with longer days.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-48040964677864793902012-12-07T13:45:53.717+01:002012-12-07T13:45:53.717+01:00Ken, don't you get tune ups regularly? In a wa...Ken, don't you get tune ups regularly? In a way, it might be a good thing to get a compulsory inspection every two years otherwise people might not bother with tune ups? (sorry, I just don't know much about cars).<br />We are now getting into winter moods here. It is warm outside, it is just the darkness that gets to us. Day light saving change has not helped.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031276247743743680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-37328001342634664292012-12-07T13:29:10.179+01:002012-12-07T13:29:10.179+01:00Dedene said that it snowed at her house. I can'...Dedene said that it snowed at her house. I can't wait to see snowy photos from your house :)Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-865309085788461032012-12-07T10:50:27.681+01:002012-12-07T10:50:27.681+01:00Tell the Staff that it's been 40 years since I...Tell the Staff that it's been 40 years since I had my last older car, so I'm out of touch with repairs and maintenance besides oil changes and brake pads! But it makes a lot of sense to keep an old car, since we drove it a total of 5000 km / 3000 miles in 2012.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-3146038032460640582012-12-07T09:16:30.635+01:002012-12-07T09:16:30.635+01:00No snow down here, either, Walt... but the Staffet...No snow down here, either, Walt... but the Staffette said that she heard rain hitting the windows as the Staff got up to feed us this morning. My brother's been out... but moi, in the wet? Never!!<br />The Staff says he knows all about "flexibles" and the perils of them cracking... fuel hoses too!Ron Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17707306212013998196noreply@blogger.com