tit it sounds to me you've gone somewhere to die "old wooden wheel barrow in the centre of this grass area" this is a highlight , I like france (I have never lived there as my work is in the UK) and where I am the French do go out of the evening to party and the bars will stay open until your ready to leave , im not ready to roll over yet , I can afford to smoke without letting my property , crappy little cigts in the middle of no where are ten a penny or 200 euros a week , not sure about the trades thing in france ive never had a problem , ive no interest in your wife but if you want to send some pics ill take a look , any luck with the Bentley cc ? I am quite a nice bloke but have no time for bullshitters and you have posted plenty of that , and demonstrated a total lack of classic/vintage knowledge , which includes cars and bikes , the part of france you are sounds like hell and maybe less life than Bala , at lest you could go sailing there