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‘Whenever I find “Eton Mess” on the menu, I become irritable and pedantic. “There is no such thing!” I cry,’ said Waldegrave.

Eton manners? Stab with fork in left hand and slug back fizzy pop with the right.

Or a pandemic came along and changed everything!

You appear to have missed that they are perfectly happy to sell items over £135 - which seem to require much the same overhead. In fact, over £135 could result in duty/tariff issues which would seem not to affect below-£135 sales.

Is Chatham prime brexit territory? Is it prime Covid-19 denier territory?

IN the least popular trip north since Edward II’s in 1314, Boris Johnson has decided to visit Scotland. https://www.thenational.scot/news/19045936.boris-johnson-scotland-glaswegians-tear-pm-mid-pandemic-trip/?ref=ar

The Metro's account is a touch more explicit, then goes on to report: In a separate incident last November, an armed robber reportedly had his penis bitten off after allegedly breaking into a woman’s room and forcing her to perform oral sex...

What paperwork? If they register for with the UK's HMRC for VAT - yes, lots of issues. If they just bung the item in the postbox (or get DHL, DPD, or whoever to pick it up), I don't see any. That is why I am asking.

Good French company. :) January 28, 2021 Vaccine production initiated to optimize timeline for potential deliveries Phase 1/2 clinical study now fully enrolled; initial data read out expected in April 2021 Saint-Herblain (France), January 28, 2021 –...

I would have expected Netherlands Import VAT to apply - with the possibility (but not certainty) of duty as well. But on the return of the functioning computer, UK Import VAT would apply - again with the possibility (but not certainty) of duty as well. Difficulties in accounting would arise if...

At one point, large numbers of HP computers would get sent to the Netherlands for repair, if faulty. (Whether they were warranty, extended warranty, or charged repairs.) How on earth does VAT work for that? A broken computer is worth almost nothing. So value on export is declared as very low...

I mentioned the other day about companies referring to a £135 limit for sales. Above that, the transaction seems to be treated as trade and potentially subject to duty as well as Import VAT. A number of companies supplying the UK have started to charge UK Supply VAT on orders below £135 thus...

Regardless, we have the question as to whether it is better to vaccinate the most susceptible wherever they live. It might actually be better for everyone if certain groups were vaccinated. For example, all health workers across UK, EU - and rest of world. And some transport workers. Other...

Over the past fifty years or so, UK railways have actually enhanced road access to much of the network. Where once they would have used pure railway cranes for maintenance purposes, they sometimes use reasonably standard road cranes. In order to do so, you can see many places where there is...

:) Welsh has wagen and cerbyd (as in hacni cerbyd - hackney carriage).

Certainly agree there. It could be effectively impossible. And I am aware the conventional sprinklers might not be effective when trains are still running. So other approaches might be in order such as deluge points. It just seems so very awkward using trains with all the signalling and...

Temperature in some Swiss tunnels remains high throughout the year. I don't have specific details for all of them - of course, and some Swedish tunnels definitely freeze, but: With regard to drainage, the constantly accumulating rock water is fed into a main drainage pipeline. From there, it...

Odd they use the word "carriage" - I'd have written "wagon".

I'd have expected some fire trains to actually be bi-modal. Seems an obvious approach but possibly technical or cost issues precluded them?

Same as with fire hydrants, dry risers and the like. You build fire fighting equipment and supplies into the very structure of the tunnel (or whatever). Pipes and remotely operable or automatic valves. Water (or foam) tanks. Pipes from water supplies above the tunnels - such as lakes. Pumps as...