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What model of typewriter is this?

quickasfoxes — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:18:47 -0800

What type of typewriter is this? I know it's a Royal Typewriter, but beyond that, I'm not really sure. Any idea what timeframe, or anything really? Not too many resources available online, at least none that show this guy. Looks like Sylvia Plath's typewriter, but I can't find what model that is... Here's photos of my Royal on my picasa page Thanks a ton guys! bc

ING Vs. Royal Bank

Bearman — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:06:10 -0800

CanadaFinanceFilter: We have money in an ING account, because it offers a better rate than Royal Bank. Given the financial world's upheaval of late, would our money be safer in our Royal Bank account?

Is the British Queen regnant/reigning King allowed into the City of London?

krautland — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:36:04 -0800

Is the British Queen regnant/reigning King allowed into the City of London? I remember hearing somewhere elizabeth had to get special permission to enter either the center of london or the city of westminster. google has failed me.

is this true?

Where is my package?

Lord_Pall — Thu, 31 May 2007 11:43:45 -0800

Where oh where have all of my wifes clothes gone? A postal Mystery in 3 parts. My wife sent her clothing to the UK via USPS from Austin Texas.

She did not insure them or get a tracking number (yeah I know).

We were living in London when she sent them. We moved to Cambridge soon after she arrived.

Due to an inconsistent landperson and twitchy royal mail forwarding, we missed the package being delivered and didn't find out until 3 weeks later.

So where is our package going?

We recieved a note card from Home Delivery Network. It included my wifes name, and the name "TPG Post" scrawled on top.

The tracking number for their website shows This..

I contacted HDN. They said it was returned back to Royal Dutch Mail (???). I asked for their internal reference number for the package.

They gave me - cp 99 89 35 87 0 US

This number works nowhere except the USPS web site, which shows it wasn't delivered on May 10th.

Royal Dutch Mail has no idea what I'm talking about. Nor does TNT post (which I think is a division of Royal Dutch Mail).

Currently, our mail is forwarded in the states. Apparently we need to cancel the forwarding, or it will be sent to the unclaimed package facility, but nobody can confirm or deny this.

So the question becomes, where is our package? Where will it go? Where is it now? How do we recover it? Who should I contact to get this resolved?

Where has my parcel gone?!

timpollard — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:54:30 -0800

I’m trying to track a parcel posted in the US with the USPS to my work address in Nottingham, England. I have a tracking number, but all the information I can get is this: Service Type: Express Mail - Post Office to Addressee

Shipment Activity Location Date & Time

Attempted Delivery GREAT BRITAIN 03/26/07 11:07pm
Abroad

Out of Foreign Customs GREAT BRITAIN 03/26/07 3:03pm

Into Foreign Customs GREAT BRITAIN 03/25/07 7:32pm

Arrived Abroad GREAT BRITAIN 03/25/07 7:00pm

International Dispatch LOS ANGELES AMC 03/23/07 11:06am

Enroute LONG BEACH CA 90810 03/23/07 11:03am

Enroute SAN DIEGO CA 92137 03/22/07 6:24pm

Acceptance SAN DIEGO CA 92117 03/22/07 4:56pm

Does anyone know what carrier USPS might have used over here, and if the attempted delivery time would have been U.S. time (as I presume)? Despite work being manned all the time they’ve no record of a delivery (attempted or actual) and there doesn’t seem to have been any update since, so I don't know what company has my parcel, where it is or when (if) they might try again - and I’m getting worried my parcel may end up in limbo (or worse, sent back to the U.S.)!. I’ve tried emailing the USPS, but their site doesn’t like emails from overseas.

Any ideas, please?

the quest to be esoteric

markovitch — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:03:38 -0800

does anyone sell Royal Mail Carrier Bags? after a recent trip to the UK, i'm desperate to get myself a Royal Mail mail carrier's satchel/messenger bag. I've been googling and googling and searching throughout ask.me with no luck! The only one I've found is in Japan AND very expensive. Anyone have the hookup?

I'm more than willing to pay a fair amount for it, and America/UK/European location is fine. help me be the kewl1st rider on the block!

Never smile at a crocodile?

SashaPT — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 07:33:00 -0800

I'm reading Princesses, by Flora Fraser (which, OT, is a bit too much like school to be really enjoyable) and am interested in a term I don't understand. She uses the word "crocodile" to describe the royal family (specifically the children) walking about. Google-fu is insufficient. Why on earth is this activity called a crocodile?

What number am I in line to the throne?

uk_giffo — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 08:54:15 -0800

What is the protocol for establishing who's next in line to the British throne? I understand that being an actual royal may get you into the Top 20 or so, but how do I find out if I'm 13,000,000th or 40,000,000th, or maybe not even permitted to rule this noble land for one reason or another in the case that there were some kind of Establishment-culling freaky accident? I'm not optimistic that I'd get the call in such a case - I'm British but I don't even think you have to be a citizen, after reading in the newspapers a few years ago that George Bush Sr is a distant cousin of the queen and actually 913th in line. Anyway it would be nice to find out, so I'm asking metafilter.

Dealing with the Media

Frasermoo — Fri, 18 Feb 2005 08:19:03 -0800

Ok, this is a bit odd. I am getting married at the same venue as Charles and Camilla. My SO and I are the next couple to use the place after them and media interest has arrived today.. So far I have done interviews with the BBC, the Mirror and a news agency. A Sunday paper wants to meet me and offer a 'proposal'. It's all quite laughable but I am interested in any advice as it is all a bit bizarre. I'm very keen to not cheapen the wedding but also don't want to offer something for nothing...

What are those red and green things pinned to the lapels of people on the BBC?

ar0n — Sat, 06 Nov 2004 05:39:59 -0800

What are those red and green things pinned to the lapels of nearly everybody on the BBC these days?