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Forum: The Barbie
Today, 8:35 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 252
Posted By calman014

Re: ANZAC Day

What the Turks were up to is well illustrated in the fine classic movie "Lawrence of Arabia".
I have often visited commonwealth graves all over Belgium and France. There are thousands of...
Forum: Canada
Apr 19th 2024, 5:35 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 297
Posted By calman014

Re: UK state pension how longer after claim did you get the pension?

There is no hard and fast rule..it can take around 3 months to receive the first payment. If you have received nothing by then, Chase it up.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 9th 2024, 6:38 am
Replies: 50
Views: 4,884
Posted By calman014

Smile Re: Wise.com - New verification Process

This sounds a bit more like a technical problem somewhere along the line. Give it another try.

https://wise.com/help/topics/OQDKGx7MTsaujfEjiZmIS/managing-your-account
Forum: Portugal
Apr 6th 2024, 9:44 pm
Replies: 79
Views: 4,977
Posted By calman014

Cool Re: Intelsat 901 27.5w coming to the end?

Another option of course is IPTV. If you have a half decent Internet connection then you can stream your TV through an external box, which incidentally DOES have a remote.

I can recommend the :...
Forum: USA
Apr 6th 2024, 7:15 am
Replies: 35
Views: 1,843
Posted By calman014

Re: Rishi Sunak held Green Card for 6 years as MP

How much would you like to bet that after he loses the election he just goes back to US?

There is so much lack of transparency around his tax affairs (he claimed to pay around 20% which is less...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 2nd 2024, 5:20 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 287
Posted By calman014

Re: Advice re: dependant visas

Exactly.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 2nd 2024, 3:31 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 287
Posted By calman014

Re: Advice re: dependant visas

Obviously you can't go anywhere without your kids right now. Would probably be sensible to hang on until the situation is sorted. If you have a contact in UK (NHS) explain the situation. UK needs all...
Forum: Europe
Mar 30th 2024, 1:35 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,914
Posted By calman014

Re: Hybrid/electric vehicles in the EU.

Hybrids are being pushed because of all the panic around range on EV's, but they come with their own disadvantages too.
Here in NL the road tax is based primarily on weight of your vehicle. So, even...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 19th 2024, 9:17 am
Replies: 13
Views: 628
Posted By calman014

Re: Anti Depressants

Ha..! speak for yourself.

Population of Iceland : 372,520 (2021)
Population of UK: 67.33 million (2021)

There are better ways of displaying statistics to give a better and more accurate...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 18th 2024, 9:56 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 628
Posted By calman014

Re: Anti Depressants

maybe as a percentage of population it might be more accurate..
Forum: Spain
Mar 10th 2024, 9:12 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 550
Posted By calman014

Re: Confused by the fried egg sign?

The upper Yellow Diamond indicates that you are on the priority highway.

The lower one in this example indicates that this priority highway veers to the right, so the other two junctions must give...
Forum: Canada
Mar 10th 2024, 12:44 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 3,561
Posted By calman014

Re: Should I move to Canada or Not?

I am not in Canada, but I did move abroad when I was young but I already had the advantage of having a skill behind me. I would say concentrate on getting your degree. If you are an Irish Citizen,...
Forum: Spain
Mar 9th 2024, 7:13 am
Replies: 14
Views: 753
Posted By calman014

Re: Price of new car tyres

An "A" brand I would describe as Michelin, Continental, GoodYear, Uniroyal or Pirelli, though there are others of course.

A "B" brand I would describe as brands such as Hankook, Bridgestone,...
Forum: Spain
Mar 8th 2024, 8:51 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 753
Posted By calman014

Re: Price of new car tyres

No, I don't need to really as I actually wrote this text a few years ago for a website I built. Also I have a bit of tyre experience having been involved with Motorsports for a few years.

Average...
Forum: Spain
Mar 8th 2024, 8:22 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 753
Posted By calman014

Re: Price of new car tyres

Tires are your contact with the road so skimping on them doesn't make sense. You don't have to buy a top brand however, there are plenty of "B" brands that make excellent tires.
Shop around and try...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 1st 2024, 11:57 am
Replies: 30
Views: 1,083
Posted By calman014

Re: Call/SMS only eSIM

There seems to be a big misunderstanding of what a SIM and E-Sim are.

SIM cards are the old physical cards to be inserted into a phone.
E-Sim is a number generated by a provider and stored on the...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 23rd 2024, 8:46 am
Replies: 9
Views: 479
Posted By calman014

Re: Outlook.co.uk emails

The only thing you can do really in any of these cases is check the accuracy of your settings on your local computer. That's if you are sending and receiving on the PC using a mail client like...
Forum: Hungary
Feb 21st 2024, 7:14 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 413
Posted By calman014

Re: Bath Room Electrical Sockets

There are some nice IR panels specifically designed for the bathroom.
Some are wall mounted, others ceiling mounted.

https://eurom.nl/en/


This one is from the company EUROM. (Glass wall...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 16th 2024, 8:44 am
Replies: 5
Views: 459
Posted By calman014

Re: Toronto's beer halls

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/britishexpats.com-vbulletin/810x485/rush_ff4bbf9028c5def3914b616afff4d4126dea3a69.jpg
Hopefully as good as the Music!
Forum: Europe
Feb 13th 2024, 6:59 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,914
Posted By calman014

Re: Hybrid/electric vehicles in the EU.

That would actually be a more realistic lease amount for some of the EV's around..
Forum: Italy
Feb 8th 2024, 7:04 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 2,837
Posted By calman014

Re: British Corner Shop

https://www.kellys-expat-shopping.nl/en/

https://www.stonemanor.uk.com/online-store

Two that are still going..
Forum: Australia
Feb 3rd 2024, 10:00 am
Replies: 7
Views: 562
Posted By calman014

Re: Australian passport photos - will matt suffice?

Just go to the relevant App Store and punch in Passport Photo.
...
Forum: Australia
Feb 3rd 2024, 9:03 am
Replies: 7
Views: 562
Posted By calman014

Re: Australian passport photos - will matt suffice?

The better apps are quite smart allowing you to choose which pp. country and the relevant requirements are applied to your photo.

Then it's a matter of printing it off.
Forum: Portugal
Feb 3rd 2024, 8:44 am
Replies: 50
Views: 2,804
Posted By calman014

Re: processionary caterpillars

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/britishexpats.com-vbulletin/259x194/unknown_2da67d58abbccd3743d314b43aa871992a311ea2.jpeg
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Feb 2nd 2024, 4:52 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 454
Posted By calman014

Re: New PT business, maternity and general panic (NL)

I will give you my personal opinion:

1. Concentrate on your permanent residency and taking a proper full time job.

2. If you are worried about having a baby, or fertility, go speak to an expert...
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