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Title: Hello From The South of France Post by: EmerilVOL on April 26, 2015, 10:22:12 EDT Which one of you lost his license plate about 20 years ago????
I found it. Here I am in this little village in the South of France and what do I spot but a license plate from Knox County, Tennessee. I will be posting a pic to shame the perpetrator into confessing. Yep cue the X-FILES music for sure. Title: Re: Hello From The South of France Post by: Black Diamond Vol on April 28, 2015, 02:19:21 EDT Sounds like your "How I spent my Summer Vacation" presentation to the class is going to be pretty interesting this September. :nod:
Title: Re: Hello From The South of France Post by: volsboy on April 28, 2015, 05:55:57 EDT The first day I woke up. I went downtown to look for a job.......The second day of my summer vacation.........
Title: Re: Hello From The South of France Post by: EmerilVOL on May 05, 2015, 06:47:48 EDT Sounds like your "How I spent my Summer Vacation" presentation to the class is going to be pretty interesting this September. :nod: Yep I have over 1000 pics already plus a video of the Monaco Grand Prix circuit. We went to Monaco and our driver drove us around the Grand Prix circuit and we recorded video of it. Is a cool video that I will edit and post as well. Will be back to the states on Wednesday evening (May 6) and will give you a ring next week. Title: Re: Hello From The South of France Post by: BanditVol on May 07, 2015, 06:04:24 EDT Cool. I am going to be there in June.
Are you using an ATM and if so, did you have to get a card with a chip? Title: Re: Hello From The South of France Post by: EmerilVOL on June 03, 2015, 06:39:12 EDT Cool. I am going to be there in June. . Get a prepaid Visa card and load it with some cash then go across the pond. All the new prepaid cards are chipped and it is the best way to protect yourself plus it is useful at restaurants and shops as well. Prepaid is the way to go and you can reload them just by calling your bank and getting them to transfer money into the account number on the card.Are you using an ATM and if so, did you have to get a card with a chip? Title: Re: Hello From The South of France Post by: murfvol on June 03, 2015, 08:46:36 EDT Done. I'll be calling Emeril's bank and telling them to load my prepaid Visa. Thanks!
Title: Re: Hello From The South of France Post by: BanditVol on June 03, 2015, 11:32:01 EDT . Get a prepaid Visa card and load it with some cash then go across the pond. All the new prepaid cards are chipped and it is the best way to protect yourself plus it is useful at restaurants and shops as well. Prepaid is the way to go and you can reload them just by calling your bank and getting them to transfer money into the account number on the card. Thanks. As it turns out, my bank told me that my ATM card will work overseas provided the network is there and that I file some paperwork with them online ahead of time so that they know I will be withdrawing money in France. But I do still want a credit card with a chip. I checked at Wal-Mart. The ones they had there had lots of fees and did not appear to have a chip. My American Express card already has a chip. Is that widely accepted in France? I will likely get a prepaid one regardless. Thanks for the advice. Title: Re: Hello From The South of France Post by: PirateVOL on June 04, 2015, 12:41:16 EDT Thanks. As it turns out, my bank told me that my ATM card will work overseas provided the network is there and that I file some paperwork with them online ahead of time so that they know I will be withdrawing money in France. Where I've been in Europe, they look at you weird when you produce a card without a chip (like my corporate card).But I do still want a credit card with a chip. I checked at Wal-Mart. The ones they had there had lots of fees and did not appear to have a chip. My American Express card already has a chip. Is that widely accepted in France? I will likely get a prepaid one regardless. Thanks for the advice. Title: Re: Hello From The South of France Post by: EmerilVOL on June 04, 2015, 03:26:16 EDT Thanks. As it turns out, my bank told me that my ATM card will work overseas provided the network is there and that I file some paperwork with them online ahead of time so that they know I will be withdrawing money in France. Best thing to do is select one or two cards to take with you and leave everything else at home. If your ATM card does not have a chip it is useless unless you go into a bank that is part of your network and talk to the tellers and make sure you speak excellent French if you do that. That is why we did the prepaid chipped cards from visa at our bank. Plus if you use a bank issued card they will refill it for no charge. We only got charged for the initial issuance fee which was cheap compared to those at Wally World. The system in Europe is that they bring a terminal to you, you swipe or slide in your card and enter a pin (if the card has a chip) and then the charge is authorized. Card does not leave your sight.But I do still want a credit card with a chip. I checked at Wal-Mart. The ones they had there had lots of fees and did not appear to have a chip. My American Express card already has a chip. Is that widely accepted in France? I will likely get a prepaid one regardless. Thanks for the advice. Title: Re: Hello From The South of France Post by: BanditVol on June 05, 2015, 10:44:19 EDT okay I'll check with my bank. hopefully they have a prepaid card with a chip in it
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