The Chateau Diaries #178 The château is a dream that hides an ugly truth..

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Harpocrates

Followed by a nice break because they did so much work and deserve it…
 
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Just Grift Wood

Oh ok I always think it's me if it involves talking too much because I am super chatty and over enthusiastic. You will have some peace from me for a few hours at least I am heading out. Have fun and remember if this forum was all about just info and photos we would have missed out on oatmeal and pineapples too ha ha and the threads may be quite slow
 
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On Repeat

Linus said:
The flower/weed/flora-from-the-underworld arrangements are a big FU to all her patrons. Surely, she had the means to do better,
and yet she went with this

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OMG that has started me off again! Just fancy, just fancy having the gall to put those ladies back there against the wood pile and shit. They have dressed themselves ready for a summer garden party and instead have been shunted into the bloody garage!
 
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Ferris Wheel

I have set up numerous events and regarding who is there at the party (the cost of travel, money put towards the shit show, etc.). This is subpar.
What about the air flow? Crowded together like that - the air would become stagnate and the body odor, etc. The main room has those 2 very nice doors they spent a lot of money on, the people would have views to both sides of the grounds. At one time, they showed us they had an automatic iron that presses the linens.

But now we will get to see another vlog about how they cleaned out/decluttered another area of the chateau.

Part of me is pleasantly surprised it looked decent but as others have stated, more should have been done.
 
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Le Baiseur

Maybe, just maybe ... the original intent was to have an al fresco lunch but Fanny had the Jaguar garage cleaned out for dining due to the threat of rain?

By the way, has anyone noticed Mummy pronounces it "jag-war" while Fanny says "jag-u-ar"?
 
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Linus

On the other hand, it just might be a blessing in disguise to have this sorry sandwich party of a patron gathering, for when the kool aid wears off a bit some of them might start to understand that she is after their contributions and nothing more. Having this first hand experience up close might prompt a patron exodus
 
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Lady Lindy

And she literally has thousands of linen napkins.....we have seen them Fanny!! They just wanted to clear everything away into black bin bags
 
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billybudd

tatter76 said:
Unless you're President of the US or a £100m International Business I've never, ever heard of a lawyer attending a gathering on these terms. Certainly not in a professional capacity. It would breach our code of conduct.
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May I ask what code of conduct you refer to? If I intend to ask questions as I am entitled to at a shareholders meeting, and the association chair intends to have me escorted from the premises if I, say, ask for accounts, I have every right to advice of counsel and to bring said counsel with me.
 
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Mme Flog

It's a heavy, stainless steel door stop available in many shops.
The "condoms' are 'échantillons' (free samples ) of cosmetics/face creams/perfumes.
I don't think that's dirt/grime on the very old stone floor. Looks like chipped stone to me.
 
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Madame No

Ugh! those chairs! Where in the world did they get them? They look like something from a third world classroom.
 
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lyna

That is someone's weed canister.

Wow that paper is hung like

The wires, that's not funny... That's a recipe for disaster...

Ugh those filthy doors just make me want to vomit. Why doesn't someone scrub them? Paint them? Switch them for some of the doors leaning on the walls in the new "outdoor dining area"? Unless of course the crud is barnyard chic...
 
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Madame No

Summerbaby said:
Anyone know whether the local Maire was actually invited? That would be the norm, wouldn't it in order for SJ to show off her YT achievement/popularity in highlighting the HMN's success?
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I'm sure even he had been, he would have a million excuses not to attend. How many of those guests even speak French? She doesn't really contribute to the local community anyway. She's not part of it, other than owning a physical structure in the vicinity. I'm sure the locals are relieved that she doesn't actually live in town. Out of sight, out of mind.
 
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Lady Lindy

billybudd said:
I hate to think of how cold it was in Derek's nursing home, and how little the paying guests had to eat.
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Well Mummy and Daddy waltzed away with enough money to buy multiple luxury properties in multiple countries so I think that's an indication!
 
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On Repeat

Le Baiseur said:
Maybe, just maybe ... the original intent was to have an al fresco lunch but Fanny had the Jaguar garage cleaned out for dining due to the threat of rain?

By the way, has anyone noticed Mummy pronounces it "jag-war" while Fanny says "jag-u-ar"?
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She had the entrance hall which she uses as a dining room to use. It would have accommodated those patreons easily. It wasn't raining though, so al fresco with umbrellas would have been much more ambient.
 
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Madame No

Summerbaby said:
Chateau La Gorce wine is not the cheapest, e.g. 17/18E per bottle. There is no way that SJ was serving that at the party. Could have been a refill job!
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How many guests at a table divided by one bottle of wine? Here you go, my dear, sip slowly as this is all you get. If they did not uncork the bottles at the table, which I'm sure they didn't, they could have watered it down or done the old switch a roo. Even posh places have been guilty of such practices. That's one of the reasons to inspect the cork when buying a bottle in a restaurant if suspect any shenanigans, it's not easy to fake a cork if you know what you're looking for.
 
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Lady Lindy

Pekey said:
She looks real pissed!
I would be too on that wonky seat right near those old doors.
I bet she thought she would be at Fanny's table eating there???
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Come over to the dark side Maria K. We will welcome you with open arms
 
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Iolair

Madame No said:
Ugh! those chairs! Where in the world did they get them? They look like something from a third world classroom.
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But to buy them, they'd be marketed as Vintage French and cost upwards of €100 each. Err... probably. Ugly and uncomfortable, I'm just impressed they matched.
 
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suthern_lurker

desertisland said:
I like how the man in that pic is staring at his forkful of ham, like what is this!
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And eating it right along!!!


 
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C'est moi

Well. I think a big thank you to Chloe for supplying such damning evidence of the shit, unfinished jobs at the shit'o

Picture 1. Yes, it is a doorstop. A big clunky stainless steel and rubber band doorstop. Available at most Brico shops in France.

Picture 2 & 3. Do indeed look like hospitality fresh wipes. No doubt picked up by fanny at her many hotel visits. We all know she's a cheap date and wouldn't fork out for some nice ones. I'm convinced there is no water supply to that sink.

Picture 6. Are you sure that's not a sex toy from the Duck Store? A popular shop in France... (Don't think it's officially listed as that. There's one in Beziers and one in Montpellier. Pretty sure there are more.)

Picture 6, 7 and 8. If he wasn't dead I would've believed that my father-in-law painted those skirting boards. He always managed the undercoat but forgot about the top coat. Just can't be arsed slovenly.

Picture 7. Probably muguet (lily of the valley) air freshener. Very popular in public toilets which is probably where it was nicked from.

Picture 9. Nothing more to add @Jules100

Picture 10. I'm gagging. They prepare meals for paying guests in this space. They must have cockroaches, mice (probably rats) ants etc. Bref, that kitchen must literally be crawling.
 
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