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Postal rates US to UK

Not the best place for this question, but I couldn't find anywhere else... How much would it cost to send a small package, weighing only a few ounces, from the USA to the UK? And what's the best...
07:45 Mon 04th Oct 20105 answers, last by pixi- 04:09 Fri 29th Oct 2010
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allen

Customs putting VAT on packages...

Couple of times now, on goods coming to me from the US, the Customs Man has stuck a VAT assessment on the package and told the carriers (UPS/Parcelforce) not to release it to me till it's paid. So, I...
15:18 Mon 20th Sep 201013 answers, last by katekoala 13:27 Tue 05th Oct 2010
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allen

Animal Friends Insurance - view?

Got a renewal notice for our much-loved cat, who is 17+ years old and hasn't really had a day's illness, and Sainsburys want £700 per annum (eh?) Not a no claims discount in sight! Anyway, on...
13:03 Fri 17th Sep 201012 answers, last by Mizzyzee 13:45 Fri 18th Jan 2013
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allen

Car insurance - legal cover?

Trying to get my annual premium down from the silly price that Churchill want this time, and I was wondering about the extras, for example 'Legal Cover'. Would I miss this if I didn't have it, or...
13:03 Wed 01st Sep 201011 answers, last by allen 13:40 Mon 06th Sep 2010
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allen

Fernox radiator sealant - problems?

Any plumbing experts? I had a boiler problem - pressure dropping week by week - boiler engineer recommended I inject 'Fernox' leak sealer into a radiator in case it was a minor underfloor leak. Did...
09:47 Tue 31st Aug 201011 answers, last by BathSEOExpert 14:45 Thu 31st Jul 2014
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allen

Pet Pockets

Pet Pockets - available in the US, they're like cat 'nibbles', but they're actually little envelopes. You open it, put in a pill, reseal it, and hopefully your cat will eat it up with the rest of the...
12:57 Thu 19th Aug 20108 answers, last by allen 06:42 Sun 22nd Aug 2010
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allen

Virgin ISP/Apple Mail problems

I use Virgin (ex ntl cable), which is normally okay. I have a Mac, and use Mail for emails. Recently, Mail has taken to quitting every time I go to 'get mail'. Mac Gurus can't throw any light on the...
07:19 Mon 16th Aug 201010 answers, last by Milvus 08:23 Tue 17th Aug 2010
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snags

Headphone recommendations...

I'm after a pair of easy to drive lightweight 'on ear' (rather than 'in ear' or 'over ear') closed back headphones to use with my mp3 player and laptop. Currently I have my eye on Sennheisser's...
15:53 Mon 05th Jul 20101 answer, last by allen 15:32 Wed 07th Jul 2010
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NE2NW95

What to do with 4 non digital Portable TV'S

15:25 Mon 28th Jun 20106 answers, last by allen 15:25 Wed 07th Jul 2010
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allen

Aerial socket/converter?

Not in a great FM reception area - it's okay, as long as you use a decent external FM aerial. Anyway, old radio: fine; external FM aerial connected to radio by coaxial plug/socket. New radio: no good....
11:28 Sun 20th Jun 20104 answers, last by scotman 21:09 Sun 20th Jun 2010
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allen

Not-very-hi-fi speakers/amp.

What I want is this: a not particularly hi-fi amp and speaker to plug in to the back of my tv (phono sockets) to run the sound from where it is (t'other side of the room by a usually open door/window)...
12:18 Sun 13th Jun 201017 answers, last by allen 10:33 Sun 20th Jun 2010
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Speed cameras: how soon do you know you've been done?

Didn't notice a stretch of 40 had been downgraded to 30, and went through at least 2 speed cameras! My fault entirely. But how soon will I know whether I've been done or not? Does it take days, or...
11:22 Sat 05th Jun 20103 answers, last by eddy51 07:28 Sun 06th Jun 2010
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allen

Smile credit cards.

Had a Smile bank account for 3+ years, no problems, so took out a Smile Visa credit card as they allow you to have a LOW credit limit (so if it does go missing, there's less chance of the robbers...
12:45 Sun 03rd Jan 20108 answers, last by allen 16:14 Sat 09th Jan 2010
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Naming executors.

I am writing a VERY simple will. I want to name two people to be my JOINT executors. Do I just say : I appoint John Smith of blah blah blah and Fred Jones of blah blah to be JOINT executors of this my...
12:31 Sat 15th Aug 20094 answers, last by allen 09:18 Sun 16th Aug 2009
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Nazareth Market

Heard on a repeat of The Last Detective the other night: "A Nazareth Market*". Any ideas of origins? Can't believe the author would have just made it up! None of my usual slang dictionaries give...
13:17 Wed 06th May 20096 answers, last by Clemencedane 05:31 Mon 31st Dec 2012
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allen

Website going bust - how do I buy it?

A website I use might be going offline due to its owner giving up the effort. Is there any straightforward way of making any offer to the site's managing owners to buy it off them? (The owner is not...
16:16 Thu 21st May 20094 answers, last by allen 11:20 Fri 22nd May 2009
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Trott

crisis 1931

Does anyone have any historiography on the economic crisis in Britain in 1931 - and the governments response to it?
20:36 Sat 02nd May 20092 answers, last by Trott 10:02 Sat 09th May 2009
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allen

19th century education

My grandfather was born in 1867, the son of servants. His diary, written 30 years later, shows a level of education that belies his 'class'. It is literate and grammatical although sometimes his...
09:44 Tue 03rd Feb 200926 answers, last by allen 15:45 Tue 14th Apr 2009
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allen

Hard-to-shift Junk emails

Plagued at present with a clever series of rubbish emails. Subjects always different, 'from' always different, actual message an image rather than text, so can't search for word (e.g. erection) and...
16:09 Sat 07th Mar 20096 answers, last by allen 08:49 Sun 08th Mar 2009
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Dee Sa

wide fit trainers for men with valcro fastening not laces

Can anyone tell me where to buy these without having to go into about 20 shops in one afternoon ? or mail order ? thanks Dee
08:48 Sun 13th Jan 20089 answers, last by Dee Sa 08:14 Wed 11th Feb 2009

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