Sometimes life can be very confusing especially when unusual situations turn up and one has to cope in a foreign language.
A few years ago when we had problems with our rogue French joiner, the joiner arranged many meetings trying to get us to pay money early, once even arriving with a couple of " heavies"
Our plasterer on the house at the time was Jacques Petit from Cazals. Jacques was disgusted by our treatment by a fellow French artisan and took it upon himself to help us out, writing letters, insisting he was there at any meeting arranged and then helping when we ended up in the courts. We will always be grateful to him for his help at that time.
We recommended him to some friends down the road and he started work for them. One day travelling back to England via Toulouse the couple's car slide off the road on black ice and landed down a ravine They were very lucky to get out alive, but who was on hand to sort out the rental car which was a write off and then hospital forms - yes it was Jacques.
Now I hear that Jacques who has been working for Linda and David Hatfield has jumped into the breech and is helping Linda with all the funeral details.
He is a Frenchman who speaks English and has his own young family and never mind being a brilliant artisan he is just a truly good person. If TAG had unsung hero awards he would certainly win one.
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