J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by freezywater

Ian Wickham wrote:

freezywater wrote:

bandit wrote:Wickers....read this article on the Telegraph site before you cross the channel :shock:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/5795480/British-tourists-warned-over-damaging-French-fuel.html

great article, thanks for the link, it doesn't mention anything about diesel though? our diesel already consists of 5% biofuel so i wonder if the french stuff is the same? we're off to france in September, first time driving so what should i look out for to tell me it's diesel, is it called gaz or something?

Gazola = Diesel

bandit wrote:Wickers....read this article on the Telegraph site before you cross the channel :shock:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/5795480/British-tourists-warned-over-damaging-French-fuel.html

Brimster wrote:Tino you just made me laugh my head off and remind me of a mate who actually put all his ski gear on including boots and skis in his living room lounge in the week before he last went skiing!! :lol:

Dave Mac wrote:Pabs, we have had this convo before, I did go for a Freelander, Mark 2, so good reliability. I do admit it is a bit girlie, but girlyness has never held me back before. 8)

Ian Wickham wrote:

freezywater wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

freezywater wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

freezywater wrote:i've always wondered about this, i grew up just outside Dover so daytripping to calais to stock up was the norm, but it always surprises me that people drive the length of the country to jump on a ferry to stock up,the cost in fuel would be more than the saving alone, obviously if you can tie it in with a holiday that's great but it's not alwsys cheaper on the continent, especially with the current exchange rate, there are better deals to be had in the likes of Costco if you're prepared to shop around.

Trust me it's still cheaper even at the exchange rate, I work for a well known supermarket so I compare prices where ever I go, sad really, but it still works out cheaper :wink:

ah, but do you compare baskets or just prices??

I take a price in the UK then take the exchange and calculate the euro/pound, for example a bottle of wine sells in the Uk at £3.99 I bought the same bottle of wine in Calais 2008 for £1.49, in 2009 the price went up to £2.10 a bottle, although it was a long time ago since I was at school I think that is a saving of £1.89.... :wink:

ok, so how much did the ferry crossing cost? how much did the fuel from Norwich cost :wink:

I'm getting tired of this one, twice a year I drive maybe to France, Italy, Switzerland for a holiday, on my return I stop at Calais, I then fill the available space in the car with wine, as I was already going on holiday I have decided not to price the holiday costs into the cost of the wine, it seems a sensible thing to do. I think thats explained it ????????????

bandit wrote:The mail is addressed to the recipient, comes from your friends Facebook address and says...Look at this...

The attachment is, picoband (dot) be .

If you have your computer set to scan for viruses, trojans and the like you should get an alert warning you of the risk.

bandit wrote:Please be very careful if you get a message with an attachment from one of your contacts on Facebook. A friend of mine has had his contacts list hacked and lots of his contacts have received spam by email with a dodgy looking link attached.

It's so easy to click on the link, because you know and trust the person (apparently) sending the mail :evil:

If the hacker got into my pals list, then the hacker may hit my list next, so you may be targetted.