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Tax refund

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...
23:30 Fri 05th Mar 201012 answers, last by Mctavish 22:06 Mon 08th Mar 2010
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Union Flag

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...
22:17 Fri 12th Feb 201013 answers, last by Aquagility 20:39 Mon 15th Feb 2010
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Cheap Air Fares

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...
23:25 Tue 09th Feb 20105 answers, last by Whickerman 19:51 Thu 11th Feb 2010
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Seven Ages of Britain

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...
23:03 Sun 07th Feb 20105 answers, last by denis567 23:14 Tue 09th Feb 2010
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Favourite TV presenter

Who is your favourite TV presenter? Mine is Fiona Bruce...
00:00 Sat 06th Feb 201027 answers, last by Ankou 15:38 Sat 06th Feb 2010
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Victorian

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...
22:54 Sun 31st Jan 20103 answers, last by nohorn 06:45 Fri 05th Feb 2010
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Great British Railway Journeys

I am enjoying this series on BBC2. Anybody else agree?
00:13 Sat 16th Jan 20102 answers, last by factor30 12:18 Sat 16th Jan 2010
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Wrong tax disk

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...
00:32 Sat 02nd Jan 201010 answers, last by cherrychapstick 00:03 Sun 03rd Jan 2010
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Spell checker

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...
23:51 Mon 21st Dec 200915 answers, last by denis567 17:44 Tue 22nd Dec 2009
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Onions

Does anyone know how the expression 'he knows his onions' came to be.
23:23 Mon 21st Dec 20094 answers, last by scotman 08:14 Tue 22nd Dec 2009
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Yahoo Mail

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...
19:54 Wed 16th Dec 20096 answers, last by Frankmichael321 10:58 Thu 09th Feb 2017
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Clicking on links

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...
23:38 Sat 12th Dec 20091 answer, last by squarebear 22:39 Sun 13th Dec 2009
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Windows Firewall

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...
01:09 Thu 03rd Dec 20094 answers, last by BUDDY HOLLY 13:40 Tue 08th Dec 2009
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New Mobile

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...
01:04 Thu 03rd Dec 20091 answer, last by paintpowder1 05:38 Thu 03rd Dec 2009
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Dec or Dmr

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?...
23:45 Tue 01st Dec 20092 answers, last by vulcan42 00:23 Wed 02nd Dec 2009
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Underground travel

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...
00:13 Fri 20th Nov 20097 answers, last by Buenchico 23:54 Sat 21st Nov 2009
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Underground travel

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...
23:40 Thu 19th Nov 2009
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Windows Firewall

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...
23:34 Thu 19th Nov 20091 answer, last by Tinkerpuss 11:00 Sun 22nd Nov 2009
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Grandfather clock

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...
00:42 Wed 18th Nov 20092 answers, last by denis567 23:34 Fri 20th Nov 2009

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