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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
