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  1. .... the only extra task will be determining the precise application of the new rate(s) to particular items - which could, I accept, involve some debate!

    This takes me back to the early 1980s when we had 2 rates of VAT, 8% on most things and 25% on so-called luxury items. This caused a lot of grief in the electronics industry where supplies of components were quite difficult to determine. The rule was that components for professional use were rated at 8% while those for consumer equipment were 25%. There was a huge amount of hassle before it all settled down. All totally unnecssary since the retail suply of components was minimal anyway and most pro users would have been VAT registered.

    As I said in my original post, an ill considered measure from a dying government.

  2. I can assure you that trawling through reams of Budget documents isn’t my usual reading but I came across this rather worrying proposal buried deep in the small print:

    It is the Government’s intention to introduce fiscal measures to discourage the wearing of high-heeled footwear, particularly by those women who are young or whose freedom of dress is necessarily restrained by their medical condition or for occupational or cultural reasons. Further details are to be announced after consultation with the Health & Safety Executive, the footwear industry and other interested parties.

    It all seems a bit uncertain but some other information I found suggests a higher rate of VAT on women’s shoes with heels above above a stated maximum height, provisionally set at 50mm. I’ve had a quick look at the Health & Safety Executive website, also at Andy Burnham’s site (he’s Secretary of State for Health) but can’t find anything relevant. Sounds like a typical half baked measure from a dying government.

  3. "This Irishman went for a job on a building site and the foreman warned him that he'd have to answer some difficult questions.

    "'That's OK,' said the Irishman.

    "'You're absolutely sure?' asked the foreman.

    "'Absolutely,' said the Irishman.

    "'Right,' said the foreman. 'What's the difference between a joist and a girder. Think carefully.'

    "'Well,' said the Irishman, 'Didn't Joyce write Ulysses and Goethe write Faust?'"

  4. Lots of folk wearing wellies during the recent snow. Entirely reasonable and sensible. There are wellies with heels in existence, not that I've seen any on the street recently. Still ugly.

  5. A quick transatlantic note: Paracetamol(UK) = Acetominophen (US) Common UK brand name: Panadol Common US brand name: Tylenol Alchohol and Paracetamol/Acetominophen are not a good mixture.

  6. Hi Steve and welcome.

    The company that does different calf fitting boots is Duo but unfortunately they only go up to UK9. http://www.duoboots.com/ I have one pair of their boots and very nice they are too.

    You might just be lucky with Evans. Here's a link to their kneehigh boots.

    http://www.evans.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?beginIndex=0&catalogId=20554&storeId=12553&categoryId=175060&parent_category_rn=69588&langId=-1&top=Y

    Although they only go up to UK10 other forum members have frequently said they run large, sometimes up to 2 sizes large. Would be worth going to an Evans shop and trying some on.

    Suppliers of what we loosely call "fetish" footwear are not always expensive. For example Alternative Footwear have a huge variety in various heel heights at reasonable prices. I haven't used them but they have been well rated by other forum members:

    http://www.alternative-footwear.co.uk/shop.html

  7. The Museum of London has a series of large photos displayed in the foyer. These show members of staff dressed in various costumes from the museum's collection and placed in a setting from a different period. This photo shows a prosperous merchant from around 1750 with a car from the 1930s(?). Note the clearly visible heel. Apologies for lousy phone camera picture taken in relatively poor light.

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  8. At the Royal Institution today for a lecture. The director of the RI is Baroness Susan Greenfield, an eminent scientist and aged 59.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Greenfield,_Baroness_Greenfield

    She looked stunning in HH pumps that were certainly over 4". Walking in them with complete and utter confidence. Looked at least 10 years younger than her actual age.

    She was actually at a different event in the same building, I saw her escorting a member of the royal family, probably the Duke of Kent, not the sort of event I'm likely to be invited to:smile:

  9. In other words, when EU 42 is touted as UK 9, you might be lucky if the sizes run large, but generally UK 9 needs EU 43.

    BTW US womens are UK size plus 2. US mens are the same as UK size.

    I concede to Xa's greater experience but I've found a one size difference between UK and US mens. Hence UK9 = US mens 10.

    I certainly agree over the confusion in the size 9 area. I've alsways thought of UK9=EU43 so it's confusing to see some shoes labelled as UK8/EU42. As always, the only way you'll really know is to try them on.

  10. And I may be wrong but the number of holes punched in paper for a binder Us is 3 and Im guessing Brits have 4.

    British/European standard is actually 2 holes. 4 holes are often used (the middle pair are the same as the 2 holes) because 2 holes are not really enough. The British/Europe paper sizes (A4 etc) are a rational set of sizes which replaced a huge range of older ones.

    How do you say: EE-ther, or AYE-ther?

    Both are widely used in the UK.
  11. And, in the UK, the spelling 'courseness' is considered to be a coarseness! :chuckle:

    Of coarse it is [sic]:w00t2:

    There is even a Corse Parish Council whose spelling leaves something to be desired:

    http://www.corse.org.uk/

    (There are also villages in England called Ugley and Nasty but I don't think we can match "Truth or Consequences" in New Mexico)

    I'm usually OK on US/UK translation but could somebody from the US explain the usage of "shut" over there. In the UK we can say "the shop is closed" or "the shop is shut" and they mean exactly the same thing and are perfectly good UK usage. But in the US if you ask what time a shop shuts it doesn't seem to be understood.

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