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...
I have lost track of whose quote it is, so to keep things rolling along: "Within your 'purview'? Where do you think you are, some fucking regency costume drama? This is a government department, not some fucking Jane fucking Austen novel! Allow me to pop a jaunty little bonnet on your purview an...
I watched the moon landing in a holiday cottage in Durisdeer in Dumfries and Galloway. Some years later Neil Armstrong visited the village as it is claimed that is where his scottish ancesters lived. ETA: The BBC article refers to them as "Mr Armstrong, Mr Aldrin and Mr Collins". How odd. ...
I thought the US was who the "we" was supposed to be in your post. In any event, of the others that come to mind, only Heid has nuclear weapons, Halcyon Dayz and Arneb don't. We don't, the UK does. As soon as we fire the explosive bolts and drift off into the North Atlantic we'll be free ...