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    Vokera boiler - no flame?

    Hi Have searched for an answer but couldn't find a reply. We have a Vokera boiler. We don't use the timer, just switch it on when we want heat. Switched it on this morning grand powered up with visible flame etc then just noticed the flame dissappeared and it wasn't making much noise...
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    Best footwear for icy / snowy weather

    Thanks for all the suggestions. I'm looking for something to wear just while getting to work or going to the shops ......... don't need anything for trekking up the mountains. Not really concerned what they look like or warmth - just want to be able to walk safely!! Have tried Ecco boots...
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    Best footwear for icy / snowy weather

    Hi all Can anyone point me in the right direction for a good pair of boots for the icy / snowy weather (hoping I won't need them this year but trying to be organised!) Thanks
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    Found banking statements etc on train - who to return it to??

    Not sure if this is the correct forum....... Found someone's banking details on the train today, including bank statements, transaction print out and emails from the bank.....appears to be a loan application. Just wondering who to return this to - should I return it to the name on the...
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    Who wants to be a tenant?

    Its not as easy as just walking away from these situations if you are a tenant! By the time you realise your landlord is useless, or you realise there is something wrong with the place, you have already signed a lease that you can't walk away from. For example, sign a year lease, a few weeks...
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    Why are those who borrowed 100% LTV complaining?

    My point is that the banks did not MAKE you take out a 100% mortage for 10 times your salary. You could have taken out a mortgage for a more reasonable amount.... I rented myself for years, got sick of this so took out a mortgage, I did not take what was offered to me but took what I needed...
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    Why are those who borrowed 100% LTV complaining?

    OP, presumably you are an adult who agreed to take out a 100% mortgage and took what was offered rather than what you needed? You signed a legal contract to this effect?? The same old story but the banks did not make you take out the loan with a gun to your head - as an adult you had a choice...
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    Average grocery spend

    OMG this thread has got me wondering about our food bills!!! 2 adults and we spend anything between 100-150 euro a week on food bills, normally buy toiletries seperately but sometimes included in grocery bill. Would always have food in the presses or freezer so the odd week would not have to...
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    Start car and run engine to avoid freezing problems - good idea?

    This may be a stupid question but do you mean start the car and keep you foot on the accelerator for a while???
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    House purchase - couple not married? Who would inherit half of the house?

    Thanks for the quick replies. I do not have a copy of the title? Should I have been given this at the time? If I request a copy from our solicitors, will I be charged for this (do not mind if this is the standard, but just want to know!) just to confirm, in our case we should be down as...
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    House purchase - couple not married? Who would inherit half of the house?

    I bought a house with my OH a couple of years ago, we are not married. Neither of us has made a will. When we bought the house, the solicitor asked us who should get the half of the house if something and we stated that the our half of the house should go to the other person (and not to...
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    Will the main roads be gritted on Xmas morning

    Will the motorways and national roads be gritted on Xmas morning (providing its still icy of course)? Like the M1 and M50 and N7 and N1?
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    Have I been made a fair offer?

    Can't wait to see the reaction to this comment! The majority of people in this country are surviving on much less than this and can manage. Is is just yourself who will be living on 70K or do a have a partner / kids to support. Even still, I know couples with kids who survive on half of...
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    Incandescent Light Bulbs Banned from 2009

    Sorry for dragging up an old tread but does anyone know if this EU ban is going ahead from 1st September? I've been googling but can't find anything definite, I can only locate old articles that say its going to happen in '09. Someone told me its happening in UK on 1st Sept but presumably will...
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    Lotto tickets printed on the old pink lotto paper - valid?

    Hi all Lotto tickets have been printed on yellow paper in all shops over the last few months - before that, pink paper was used. Anyway went into a shop recently and my lotto tickets were printed on the old pink paper. I questioned the shop assistant but she said it doesn't matter what...
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    Switch for electric shower getting hot - electrician or plumber?

    Hi All The switch for the electric mira shower (situated outside the bathroom) gets very hot while using the shower. Also, if I switch off the shower, and put it back on after a few minutes, it doesn't work. It only works after the switch cools down. Any ideas what could be wrong? And is...
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    Working adhoc days in the week - when to go to SW office?

    Thanks for the reply. So say for example next week I'm not working Tuesday, when I know I'm not working I should go in to the SW office with a letter from my employer stating I am working ad hoc days?? I end up working only Wednesdy of that week - so on the Friday I should go to the SW office...
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    Working adhoc days in the week - when to go to SW office?

    Hypothetical situation (for the moment anyway), Currently have a full time job but if it comes to the stage that some weeks are a bit slow and I'm not working the full week - how does this work and what Social Welfare entitlements would I be able to claim. If I end up working 4 days in a...
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    Possible to buy bank draft using Credit Card?

    Hi All Just wondering is it possible to buy a bank draft using my Credit Card? Im aware of the interest / charges etc but its just a temporary measure until the end of the week. The company does not accept Credit Card. Thanks
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    2003 Fiat Punto - Engine Control System Failure

    Hi All The warning light for the Engine Control System Failure appeared on my dashboard recently, However since then, the light has disappeared and has not come on since. The manual says it a faulth in the supply/ignition system and although it will not harm the car to drive it that I...
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