Just had an email from the Inland Revenue stating that I am due to a tax refund of almost £1000. I am unwilling, at this stage, to click on the link to request this refund, as I have been...
Did anyone else notice, but on Newsround (BBC 1 at 5.00pm) there was a item about the opening of the Winter Olympics. Right in front of the screen was a young woman waving an enormous Union Flag and...
I am intrigued by the number of cheap air fares that are currently being advertised, but they all seem to be for one-way flights. What happens to the return journey?. Do you have to pay 'through the...
As much as I admire David Dimbleby, and as much as I am enjoying this series, I cannot understand why he is allowed to handle rare medieval books without wearing protective gloves. Can you imagine a...
Not sure which topic to post this under, but I am currently reading Bill Bryson's 'The Lost Continent'. Several times he refers to buildings as being Victorian. This has set me wondering as to whether...
I wonder if anyone any idea if there could be any recriminations from the following scenario. I bought a second hand Fiesta in October which had a tax disc on that expired end December 09. The car was...
This came up on another thread, but I wonder if the ed. can give us an explanation as to why the AB spellchecker is the US version. Try typing 'colour', 'catalogue' or 'honour' amongst many others and...
I use Yahoo Mail for some of my emails. I wonder if anyone knows how to get the incoming mail onto a larger screen, sometimes it is so small I have to forward it to another email address I have, in...
Not a question, just a statement. One of the handiest tips on AB I have seen, is one that appeared a couple of weeks ago. When clicking on a link, if nothing happens, press the shift key at the same...
I am on Vista with my laptop and I use the Windows Firewall. Every time I boot up, I get a pop-up box telling me my firewall is not switched on, so I have to do it manually, Does anyone know haw to...
I have just got a new Nokia 6303. I have not had one of these camera phones before. I notice it has a mapping facility and a radio. If I use these two features, do I have to pay and if so is it...
I have always thought that the correct three letter abbreviation for December is 'Dec', but today I bought some rail tickets and they used the abbreviation 'Dmr'.
Has anyone come across this before?...
I posted this question a while ago and for some reason it ended up under 'Adverts', no wonder I have had no response. What I was asking was, in the new year I am travelling from Selby to Basingstoke...
Early in the new year I am traveling from Selby to Basingstoke by rail. The fare is going to be about £65 (Senior Railcard - off peak). My train gets into Kings Cross and I have to go to...
I recently was having truble with my laptop (Acer 5315 using Vista). It had been running slow for ages but I suddenly found it would not connect to the internet (wireless connection). My next door...
My friend has a grandfather clock and on the face it says Groom Wellington. We are not sure if this is the maker or the retailer, but we cannot find any information. Has anyone any information that...