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Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 13th 2026, 3:40 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,689
Posted By dave_j

UK Frozen Pensions

Ms Alina Khan of The I newspaper is looking for hard luck and other stories from those of us suffering the unfairness of UK frozen state pensions.
I see that she has already posted a request on the...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 14th 2025, 5:44 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 8,388
Posted By dave_j

Re: Renewing UK passport form Canada - postcode error

We recently had this problem when my daughter attempted to apply for her daughter's first passport.
In her case, the system did not recognise a canadian zip code but when entered another page...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 18th 2025, 6:29 am
Replies: 2
Views: 908
Posted By dave_j

Re: UK citizenship for kids

Well, well, I must be going ga ga , I'm replying to myself.
For anyone who reaches the page where the passport app asks you to input your postcode, it does apparently accept non uk postcodes but of...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jun 18th 2025, 4:04 am
Replies: 2
Views: 908
Posted By dave_j

UK citizenship for kids

My daughter and g'kids were born and live in Canada.
They are of an age when they have decided they would like to apply for UK passports.
May daughter finds that she needs to apply online.
The...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 6th 2025, 9:12 am
Replies: 21
Views: 3,923
Posted By dave_j

Re: Alternatives for Skype

Apparently. I use Skype infrequently and have a little credit, it remains to be seen just how long I'll be allowed to use it.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 3rd 2025, 1:27 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 3,923
Posted By dave_j

Re: Alternatives for Skype

Update:
I read that Teams will include a dialer for Skype users later, one that isn't present at the moment allowing continued use of a Skype-like service.
It remains to be seen how long my credit...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 1st 2025, 3:23 am
Replies: 21
Views: 3,923
Posted By dave_j

Re: Alternatives for Skype

Yes I've downloaded teams but the controls that allow dialing and calling are not present and I'm not the only person who's discovered this.
However I think that all is not lost, reading between the...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 28th 2025, 10:16 am
Replies: 21
Views: 3,923
Posted By dave_j

Re: Alternatives for Skype

Yep, don't have an iphone and cellphone here doesn't have data so need a windows based app if at all possible.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 28th 2025, 8:21 am
Replies: 21
Views: 3,923
Posted By dave_j

Alternatives for Skype

We moved to Canada some years ago and have kept in touch with various institutions in the UK using Skype and very reasonably priced it has been since our calls have been few and infrequent.
I learn...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Feb 17th 2025, 3:20 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,471
Posted By dave_j

Re: Applying for UK child passports

Many thanks for your replies.
The reason for asking the question is that the UK GOV website is confusing if you go down the wrong rabbit hole.
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Feb 16th 2025, 2:16 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,471
Posted By dave_j

Applying for UK child passports

Apologies if this has been covered previously, I've no doubt that it has, but I tried searching and became lost in post search bumpf.
My daughter lives in Canada and is UK born and a full UK...
Forum: Canada
Jun 11th 2022, 4:12 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,001
Posted By dave_j

Re: Extended Stay - UK tax status query

Bear in mind that my comments might be supoerceded by improvements in the way supervisa holders are managed nowadays.
I don't know whether things have changed in the ten years since we arrived on a...
Forum: Canada
Jun 9th 2022, 10:49 am
Replies: 8
Views: 4,016
Posted By dave_j

Re: UK Government Gateway - HMRC

Yes, I managed to get the site to give me a new ID and accepted new password etc but falls over when it wants to confirm that I am who I say I am and really throws it's teddy out of the pram at the...
Forum: Canada
Jun 9th 2022, 6:26 am
Replies: 8
Views: 4,016
Posted By dave_j

Re: UK Government Gateway - HMRC

Unfortunately it appears that this process now only allows access to a very limited selection of government services and tax and related issues isn't one of them.
Forum: Canada
Jun 9th 2022, 6:22 am
Replies: 8
Views: 4,016
Posted By dave_j

Re: UK Government Gateway - HMRC

Unfortunately it's been some time since I accessed the Gateway and it seems that my old login details no longer allow access and I'm needing to re-register, hence the issue.
Forum: Canada
Jun 9th 2022, 4:18 am
Replies: 8
Views: 4,016
Posted By dave_j

UK Government Gateway - HMRC

First of all apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, in which case perhaps some kind poster will ease me into looking in the right direction.
It's been some while since I needed to access the...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 28th 2020, 2:26 pm
Replies: 6,426
Views: 458,086
Posted By dave_j

Re: Coronavirus

Hmmmmm.....
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-nurses-union-criticizes-covid-19-vaccine-rollout-1.5855692
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 2nd 2020, 11:28 am
Replies: 223
Views: 33,006
Posted By dave_j

Re: Celebrity Croakers 2020

RIP Valéry Giscard d'Estaing.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-13062449
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 27th 2020, 4:33 am
Replies: 65
Views: 7,424
Posted By dave_j

Re: Margaret Thatcher

It's a long time ago, but one or two things still stick in the memory.
I seem to remember voting for Thatcher and arguing with fellow workers about her policies and driving through picket lines.
I...
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 21st 2020, 6:39 pm
Replies: 1,260
Views: 142,042
Posted By dave_j

Re: Coronavirus - how's everyone doing?

I strongly suspect that once this covid pandemic is over, more than one corporation will undertake studies into how it was managed throughout and if you're astute you'll already be positioning your...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 19th 2020, 9:05 am
Replies: 6,426
Views: 458,086
Posted By dave_j

Re: Coronavirus

I'm sure you're right, you cane only to look at the published rates of infection.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 19th 2020, 7:30 am
Replies: 6,426
Views: 458,086
Posted By dave_j

Re: Coronavirus

And it's likely to get worse still.
The initial warning that 2-3 million could die in the US from this virus is dictated by the mathematics of contagion.
Efforts until now have been made, not to...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 19th 2020, 3:22 am
Replies: 6,426
Views: 458,086
Posted By dave_j

Re: Coronavirus

Too soon, it is perhaps the end of the beginning,,, now who said that....
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 18th 2020, 8:19 am
Replies: 6,426
Views: 458,086
Posted By dave_j

Re: Coronavirus

Imagine you're Flllaarttz from the planet Zog.
You're here to invade Canada, why? I don't know.
You look at the country and investigate it's political structure.
You've only got one rusty Acme...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Nov 7th 2020, 2:56 pm
Replies: 5,842
Views: 462,714
Posted By dave_j

Re: 2020 Election

Not... not... not... Iv... Ivva.. Ivvvvaannkkkaaa... The Wicked Witch of the East.. daughter of the Shaggy Man and the Wicked Witch of the West. Oz'll never be the same if she and her brother, The...
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