The Chateau Diaries #104 it was all claws on deck!

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Clara said..they ruined those lights..and never fixed them..obvious..
Indeed. I think the word is that they are waiting until Ian the Electrician returns. He was the one who installed the lights and in good old shitshow fashion they believe he is the only one who can fix them.
 
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I'd just be happy with masks for spray painting/dust, eye protection and safety boots.
That doesn’t really bother me as their health is their responsibility but it is pretty stupid I have to agree.
Exposing butt cracks and underwear is just rude!
 
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I noticed that too. The tree wasn't there (although the mess from removing it was) and then it was there again. How long will that digger last, being used for all sorts of things?
Not too long if he drives like that. The track came off the other day I saw in his vlog.

Yes, we want photographic proof SJ!!!
 
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I know that your word is gospel here . . . I don't see her having a break down, I see her getting stronger and stronger. Just my opinion and I know I will get beaten up for it. She seems to be thriving during all the chaos. I know, I know any day now . . .
 
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Tattymar’s video was just downright odd.

Smeagol was walking very unnaturally, clearly trying to adjust her gait for the camera and keep in the shot while Seldo captured the mindblowing wonder of Tesco

Silly turned into a child in the frozen food section upon noticing the chips and pizza, obviously keen for a treat after being fed by the cave-dwelling hobbit for the past month.

Tats didn’t seem very keen on the chips, noting that she sometimes didn’t like to spend the time to make them. 30mins in the oven dear. Once you’ve cleaned out the cobwebs I guess.
Odd to hear her the offer to make presumably vegan Mayo though.

We were then subjected to more footage of Selmar spying on unwitting members of the public before T’s attempt to make several unremarkable things more remarkable by reciting paragraphs from Wikipedia.
 
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That's a lot of work isn't it? Why not slap some solar panels on all the roofs and install reverse cycle heat pumps in all the rooms? Dunno if that's thing in France, but works well down here.

I wonder this too ... and then I realized that I wasn't sure we have confirmation that they already left, do we?
True,I thought that he was cooking for the kids at home??
 
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Dulmar really wanted potatoes!!! It was super funny! And all those boxes of pizza with gooey cheese ... don't know how he's doing with the vegan diet! Those photos really looked like he is longing for other food options.

I thought Tatti's walk was so awkward, it looked kind of geriatric to me!

True,I thought that he was cooking for the kids at home??
When I relistened to it I got the impression it was at the chateau.
 
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Someone said it before , I think Marie would love to be Stephanie , but as much as I loathe Stephanie she does have personality and connections snd nerve , and Marie is the least likely Vlogging star I have ever seen . Desperate and boring .
 
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Maybe she is hoping to be locked down in South Africa then she can have a really good holiday. Probably get more patreons as poor her she has to try and manage the reno from a distance and is soooo hard.
This is one of her actual plans, as I understood. This is also why she has announced in advance the break in her flogging might last until half February.

Someone would buy it, I sold 2 cars one written off by insurance com because for $200. The other just old for $500 to the wreckers yard. As mine were just Toyotas I'd imagine a wrecker would give her more for a Jag
SJ will never sell that pile of scraps, if only to remind her mother she was promised a new car many many years ago when IJ wrecked SJ's even older vehicle. This is seriously a topic that would still pop up at the lunch table: SJ pouting about a car she was promised but never got.

No clue where Kim is staying now as I have no access to her social media, where she usually puts up snapshots of her time at the dump. A couple of years ago she and her professor husband, to the great fortune of SJ who always benefits from these shenanigans, decided to "adopt" the Marquis apartment, more or less as a counterweight to Potty getting his own space at the HMN. They offered SJ money to be spend on decorating the rooms and put in a log burner to at least get some comfort in return. I don't think SJ spend that money on the additional heating (no surprises there) and by now she has her mind set on wallpapering and paneling the hell out of that place, so I guess her friend has moved somewhere less blatantly messy, if such a place still exists.

Great idea, but to realize such a logical and sensible project would require a vision and a mind set on improvement. SJ lacks both and since she's allowed to be the ruler of the dump, it will never happen.

I simply can not watch his endless bullshit anymore. Somehow I hope that he dares to go back to her HMN because I think he will make it much harder for SJ to walk a straight line and keep the narrative she wants to sell afloat.
 
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For me, after watching her on ETTC: DIY I was bemused by her, ditzy blonde who still called her mother, Mummy (gag) but by chance a YT recommend on how YT Saved MY Shitto with a familiar face from the TV series that lured me in. Until I saw the light.

I think that her looks and her accent appealed to many, can you imagine if you swapped out SJ for Sarah, married to Shrek? Would the channel have such success? No. We want the fantasy - until we see the reality.

She has the performance and charismatic appeal of those evangelistic leaders, or sect leaders. Luring in the vulnerable: I can't travel to France or even dream of owning my own Chateau but I have a friend, SJ, who does.
 
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Why is Isabella ok with him? The dissension he has caused at the shithole
Whatever gave you the impression IJ is okay with him? She is most definitely not, but the old hag has been cast aside by SJ, who couldn't believe her luck when Mummy got stuck in SA. The dynamic between IJ and Squirrel Cameltoe when they meet again on camera will either give us fireworks (if SJ thinks it's funny enough to not edit it out) or will mimic an atmosphere as if someone died (if SJ wants to get a certain message through to her lover).

How can you up and leave without removing and packing the decorations. She has to be the laziest human.
She even leaves her dirty underwear all over her room when she goes on a trip, so one can only assume decorations are way down on her list of priorities. She literally forgets all about her shitty palace as soon as she closes the door behind her, if she even does that when walking out of there.

I really thought that Snorts preferred the company of man. I also don’t understand why it is taking so long to finish Natti’s apt. It took my husband and six months to build our home.
Welcome. If you start reading here (I can recommend the Wiki that you will find through the button with that name on top of every page here) I have no doubt you will find the answers for all your questions. But in short: you've been duped by her game of smoke and mirrors.

She said in early blogs about how cold it was in those first winters, so she has stayed during winter
I don't blame you at all for still believing what you've heard her say, but it's a mistake. Sure she stayed, for a while, but always with luxurious and long lasting trips to warmer places.

From what I've heard about him, and this info comes directly and indirectly from the horses mouth a.k.a. SJ, her ex-husband was the only one capable of controlling her completely. His presumed jealousy kept her from leaving the house or meeting friends and she just couldn't take it. I have never met the guy nor have I ever heard his side of the story about their romance, so I can't elaborate. But I agree with you that his absence in her current life is at odds with her normal behavior. Although, come to think of it, we never ever hear her talk about here previous long term buddy Nordic Weirdo, do we? He seemed to have vanished completely too. My guess is that's the faith for the ones who do no longer adore her after she has dumped them.

My word is nothing but that: mine. Up to you what you believe in, but know that I'm not a beater of any kind and are more known for my listening skills than anything else.
 
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I think the scales first started falling from my eyes when I realised how little time she actually spent at the chateau pre lockdown. Her year consisted of monthly trips back to her flat in London, several short breaks in France, and longer overseas holidays.

Her daily life when at the HMN is utterly vacuous. She has a beautiful wood on her doorstep and lovely surrounding countryside but never walks or explores in either. She hasn't joined any local clubs or societies, rarely attends local events, and appears to have only made a handful of local friends in sixteen years.

She has obviously never really cared about building a life at the chateau, and so investing time, energy, or money in renovation or maintenance after the initial works was never going to figure in her thinking.
 
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Once upon a Time, there was a lonely Chatelaine who lived in her Chateau in the middle of nowhere.
Isn't that a Donna Summer song?

Paaarfect

Also, Phyllis bragging about writing in here is like saying you survived 3 seconds against Muhammed Ali. Not bright, not clever and not admirable.
 
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I have posted previously about Depperhaugh. If you use the search facility either using my name or Oak Barns you can see where I posted accounts showing how well the nursing home company was doing Inc dividends to directors and then when the company switched to be Amury's (renamed and repurposed company registration) how bad his accounts look including substantial loans from directors (bank of mummy and daddy).
 
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Indeed. I think the word is that they are waiting until Ian the Electrician returns. He was the one who installed the lights and in good old shitshow fashion they believe he is the only one who can fix them.
The amount of digging that has been done around the courtyard since Ian put in the lights, I expect the cables now resemble lengths of spaghetti. The cables should have been placed in plastic pipe with indicator tape above so anyone digging would be warned.

Having a digger and not using it as much as possible is foolish. (Having a car and walking everywhere). The hours saved are priceless. Unlike cars which register miles/kilometres travelled diggers record how many hours they are used for. This aids in calculating their resale value. Diggers don't devalue at the same rate a cars.
Tracks coming off is a simple fix. Hydraulic hoses can be punctured. In urban areas it's easy to get a mobile repair service in hours to fix hoses. Berry being remote a few spares would be ideal, Inc fluid.
 
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Young stroppy has a digger, it must be serviced every 50 hours.. greased, serviced.. etc. He is much like Dan and loves his toys, but a toy still needs to be maintained.... I wonder if stephanmememe knows this.... This SHITTOO AINT LEGO MY CITY or DUMBO DAVEY DUPLO..
 
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she obvious is also a lunatic..although now she has the narrative..i bet she wouldnt trust Fanny with her image..
I'm just glad she has some sort of personality... I was beginning to wonder what attracted Potts to her... maybe her pillow bashing in the boudoirm it would explain his bed head.
 
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This is a bit of strange and random coincidence concerning the Michael Bragantino saga. I sometimes watch a Canadian Drag queen (Wilma Fingerdoodle) reviewing RuPauls Drag race on YT, and wow, Michael B has been begging for money for his open heart surgery there too! Where else has he been? He should have enough money to open a hospital himself at this rate.
 
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