About 10 years ago I used to work in central Edinburgh and walked in through the Meadows (sort of a park, an open grassy area) at one end there was a guy, probably mid 20s, who sold The Big Issue our newspaper sold to help the homeless. He dressed like a punk and had tattoos on his face but he was a...
MM_Dandy wrote:Not that it means much, but Wikipedia claims that Brett Favre has French and Choctaw ancestory. Still, even if Wiki's right, that doesn't mean that the Italian Favres are not related.
I stand corrected. Until I get to the wiki page and change it. :D
I think it is Italian, there were a couple of Italian cross country skiers Patrick Favre and his brother whose name escapes me. Were there not Italian immigrants into Mississipi post Great War who got a bit of a hard time from the locals?
I used to subscribe to a weekly magazine from Wisconsin (yes, Packers related) and due to USPS bulkmail procedures I got mine in Edinburgh before most people in mainland US did.
Mrs B and I occasionally sell things on e-bay, old books cds etc. nothing of value, just to clear shelf space. About 3 months ago we listed a china cabinet and a bookcase, as they were furniture we made it clear how big they were and that the buyer would have to collect. Both sold for about £8 each....
I have tried making them up before, it didn't work. I have tried using the UK National Insurance number (also 9 digits) but that didn't work. That was the time I couldn't get the drone on the other end of the phone to accept I wasn't in a US state. "But you're on the phone . . ." I have ha...
I have a deceased client who lived in Scotland but because his employer was US based he had a holding of their stock. Apparently a Form W-9 is required for something or other. First up there doesn't seem to be an option for the form to be completed by anyone other than the deceased. Oh well press on...