Recent content by Box Brownie

Thank you, much appreciated (y)

Ah! methinks you are correct...... Googling shows me images that are very close to what I recall seeing. I had no idea that such small Chafers existed. The very bright sun on it made the colours much bolder & brighter than in the images on Google. Sorry no, not a shield bug.

Hi all No picture I am afraid :( I spotted a beetle walking through some weeds on a our drive and I have never seen anything like it before. It was approx the size of a large flying ant....between 1.5 to 2cm long. The abdomen was bright orange/red The thorax was emerald green. The lack of...

FWIW We have CLI (calling line identification) and any number we don't recognise we never answer.....on the basis of it it is important they will leave a message on the answerphone.

Looking here. ... https://www.virginmedia.com/help/landline/managing-your-landline-calling-features#home-phone-features-for-call-management It seems you(?) do have 'call divert' & 'call barring' available.

Thank you, much appreciated :) PS in the same vein......once completed with WBAC and hence the DVLA, would we need to do anything in regard to the refund of remaining car tax?

When we were analogue voice with PlusNet and before that BT we could divert such numbers and IIRC you dial 1572 you access that function. Now with EE and digital voice there is a similar service too.

We have arranged to take it the local WBSC pod tomorrow and have bought one days worth of insurance. @the black fox Jeff do you know if the way the registered keeper used send the tear out part of the V5 to the DVLA is still the same, or in the case of selling it to a trader (WBAC) they do it...

I typically do a Google of such unknown numbers and the site you link to is one of a few that illustrate such reported numbers!

Not a dog owner nor stayed there but I knew/know the owner going back some years. https://www.thelobsternorfolk.co.uk/?fbclid=IwVERTSAS4c3BleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR6qlkO0GbrU-0Hq1IZ97vpM8JzAl_oTz-P0bEBhRgycsNYxGtl_ayVoUomK5A_aem_gKgI5rRjhzBsV94H_zNKKg If the location...

Ooops! Thanks to Jeff @the black fox too (y)

Thanks all for the insights re: temp insurance cover. @Nod thanks for the knowledgeable insight about 'we buy any car' @taxboy worth checking but the impression their advertising gave was that they were after younger vehicles and better condition?

Ah! you are right..... I forgot you use the Fastmail service/system to access Zen You would have use an alternate client to directly access Zen. I hope you can resolve it aok.

FWIW As I/we don't need the perceived benefits of IMAP I use POP and set the mailbox accounts to hold emails for >60 days to ensure against local problems. Of course for other folks YMMV

It seems they do.... https://www.fastmail.help/hc/en-us/articles/1500000279921-IMAP-POP-and-SMTP#01H8Q4KWEZXAEX966MYQ855AS0 With the server & port details further down the page.