Life in France

A not every day story of normal people trying to live their dream in France starting at the beginning and ending?

Saturday, February 26, 2005

Back again

I can't believe how long it has been since my last blog. Just as I thought I was getting back in to the swing of things POW loads of snow, freezing temperatures and no electric!!!! That's rural life for you I suppose. To cap it all on some days when the electricity was on the French electricity company ( yes just one state owned monopoly) has what it calls red days. These red days are special days announced the night before the actual day where the cost of electricity more than doubles!!! So you spend the day with virtually nothing electrical on to save paying the exorbitant price that they charge. The reason for these red days is to cut down the consumption of electricity and so save the the electric company money. Hey, that's great unless your heating is all electric which thankfully ours isn't and you are not elderly or young and susceptible to cold!

What a funny way to run a company, but that's the way it is here so you just get on and live with it.

Off to put another log on the fire and refill the glass with wine cheers....

1 Comments:

  • At 2:51 pm, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    What a way to run a company heh?? I live in a rural area also, we have lost power @x's this year, not for more than 4 hrs thou. We have woodstoves so we keep warm regardless.
    Have a nice weekend!

     

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