Paul Gilbert

Retired city worker, once a chemist. Americana, golf, running, football, wine, chocolate, diabetes ...

[Paul Gilbert @palfgilbert]

@GoodFoodGuideUK I was a little surprised not to receive a reply to my reply to your recent weekly email including the arguably insensitive phrase “can anyone but a diabetic…”. Perhaps you did not see it?

[Paul Gilbert @palfgilbert]

@askparamount I have an annual UK subscription which I paid £69.99 for through my Apple ID last November. For some reason I cannot access your service. Your online help page seems to be down. Could you please help me?

[Paul Gilbert @palfgilbert]

@piers_allen @CRUK_Policy Agreed, Piers. How would you suggest we go to screening, please?

[Paul Gilbert @palfgilbert]

When you go for a 10k run after a big bowl of cereal for breakfast but can’t remember if you took your insulin or not. (You didn’t, obviously).

[Paul Gilbert @palfgilbert]

@efie41209591 Best wishes for tonight’s award,Tsitsi. Win it or not, you have surely done an amazing job and made so many people proud. I’ve bought all three novels and am about to start reading in order. Paul (also Sidney Sussex 77-80 but not expecting you to remember me)

[Paul Gilbert @palfgilbert]

@parthaskar Well done, Partha, and thank you!

[Paul Gilbert @palfgilbert]

@deliciousmag My wife has a print subscription but I put your September magazine in the recycling this week by mistake. Any chance you can send us your pork with plums , walnuts and sage butter recipe? Does her print subsciption mean she also has online access? Thanks!

[Paul Gilbert @palfgilbert]

50 years ago my mum used to make us my favourite coffee and walnut cake (never measured ingredients). Now my son’s lovely oncologist partner Lucie is doing the same thing with us on holiday in Cornwall from @Nigella_Lawson’s recipé. She would have be been so happy to see this.

[Paul Gilbert @palfgilbert]

We are trying to make "Gordon Ramsay's pan-fried duck breast with spiced orange and cranberry sauce" tonight and I was just looking on your website for ideas when I spotted this twitter thing. So...pinot noir? #weekendwinematching

[Paul Gilbert @palfgilbert]

@winematcher Cheddar cheese and crackers?

[Paul Gilbert @palfgilbert]

@JoeBiden @econbartleby Don’t disagree, Phil, but would be happier if I knew more about what Jie would have done better.

[Paul Gilbert @palfgilbert]

@MPSKew A big thank you to Kew/Richmond police for coming promptly to check out our house last night when the burglar alarm went off. (False alarm, maybe a spider burglar?) But really, thanks very much for responding.

[Diabetes UK Richmond and Twickenham Group @DiabetesUKRT]

Hi all, our monthly support mtg is this Tues Mar 12th at 7.30pm in St Mary's Church Hall, Church St, Twickenham, TW1 3NJ. Guest Speaker Sarah Helen King from Invigorise will give a talk about: Being Kind to Yourself: How Self-Compassion Can Help Living With Diabetes. Pls join us

[Paul Gilbert @palfgilbert]

@HMRCcustomers Thank you Nancy. Prompt enough and clear reply, efficient service, much appreciated!

[Paul Gilbert @palfgilbert]

@HMRCcustomers Is it true that I cannot claim foreign tax credit relief on foreign dividends? I have dividends from a US company which are taxed by the US at 15%.

[Paul Gilbert @palfgilbert]

@HMRCcustomers Thank you Nagina. I am currently doing my self assessment online and it implies that I cannot. If that is the case, on a £1 of income it seems that I would be taxed at 15% by the US and then again fully by the UK which seems harsh but I just need to know what the rule is!

[Paul Gilbert @palfgilbert]

Thank you NJ. In general, I think it is poor practice to send emails, apparently signed by a senior general manager, who may or may not be still working for you, without giving an opportunity to reply.... https://t.co/hC2HE3L1HX

[Paul Gilbert @palfgilbert]

@VirginActiveUK excuse typo, meant “noreply” address just now.

[Paul Gilbert @palfgilbert]

@VirginActiveUK Hi. You sent me an email today from Craig Goodwin, general manager but from a norey address. I would like to send an email to reply. Could you please give me an email address I can send it to? (From a longstanding member).