 rusting renault, spares or repair, plumaundan, brittany, france July 15, 2008 I'm sure that on my last trip to France, the one before the recent one, that behind every French house there stood a rusty old Renault. Or Citroen. Or Peugeot. Just as in England every garden has to have a concrete windmill or a gnome or two, it seemed that in France it was compulsory to have an old car tucked away in the corner somewhere. Well, they've all gone. There's not one anywhere. Apart from this one. This is the last remaining rusting Renault in France. If you're near Plumaunden I'd advise you to go and see it soon before it disappears. I've done a bit of research and found out that the EU has given grants of €25,000 to each household to get their gardens cleaned up. That's €25,000 of British taxpayers' money. €25,000 to make them get rid of their grandparents cars. Recycle them. Dump them in the river. That sort of thing. Anything. Now everyone drives brand new cars and has tidy lawns and tidy flowerbeds. Sprinklers too. Holga CGFN + Kodak Portra 400VC © James Arnold 2007 Comment (8) | Permalink |
