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    Sony say I've to pay for recovery disc for Vaio bought in April

    I'm betting it wasn't a recovery CD but a retail Windows...
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    Sony say I've to pay for recovery disc for Vaio bought in April

    your 'advanced background in computers' is not as advanced as you think! Both you and the pc world guy are misleading. The PC world guy is right insofar as a recovery CD is generally product specific. You are correct insofar as a vanilla windows CD will work on any PC. However, a vanilla...
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    bad roads and suspension problems

    mpg would be an issue with sustanons suggestion.. I suspect the road tax would be a kiler also... *g*
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    bad roads and suspension problems

    the bit about a fortune in road tax is still relevent *g* barring a 30 yr old defender I can't see the rest being cheap
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    bad roads and suspension problems

    sorry for the belated reply. I've neither sports suspension or low profile tyres. I guess I'm looking for something tough and with my luck (potential gearbox issue now, I'm even more keen to sort something
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    bad roads and suspension problems

    ok, so both my car and my wives car have had to have serious money spent on them in the last 12 months due to suspension problems caused, no doubt, by the appalling roads. Never had this problem before. My question is this - what car can best handle the crap roads we find ourselves on. I should...
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    Opinions on Wii

    re an earlier post - if there s a concern over long term use, surely the same concern would apply to any video game system also, I have no hassle setting it up on my tv, its small, unobtrusive and requires no more trouble to display than switching to CD or sky
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    Poor quality coat - do I have any rights?

    have you tried going back to them? Sale of goods act states goods must be of merchantable quality and fit for purpose so why not go and ask
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    Bailout deniers.

    hell, Azerbaijan is looking better, never mind australia
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    Bailout deniers.

    well, if Dermot, Dick, Brian and Brian all say it won't happen then clearly it w... er... will? won't? .... I'll go with will.. in fact I've already sold the bulk of my shares so I'm betting we're gonna be bailing like mad soon
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    Overpayments on Tracker - a mistake?

    you need to work the numbers do you earn more by saving the money than you save by overpaying the mortgage
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    Open University - Anyone studied for a degree with a related degree already?

    it all depends on the courses done and the course you are doing. You need to speak to the OU. Nobody here can tell you what they will give you credit for
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    TV license online renewal

    I could only wish... no, just making the point that its a half assed system.I wonder how much the it people who designed it got paid. The a/c is unnecessarily long and the pin is redundant as its not sent seperately
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    TV license online renewal

    nah, motor tax uses v2, this is definitely v1 - putting pin and a/c details on the same letter, whats it all about eh?
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    TV license online renewal

    so I get the tv license expiry reminder today and go online to renew. So far so good. To pay, I have to enter a PIN number and 17 digit account number. The gas thing is, both are on the reminder... so why the hell do I have a PIN and whats with a 17 digit - count 'em -account number. I...
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    Munich in Nov

    I found the jewish museum a little staid, but aside from that, what they said above. marienplatz, xmas markets, english gardens, do the walking tour - get a feel for nazi germany - quite interesting. Visit the beer and wine cellars. try ice skating. bmw museum?
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    Cost of ventilation in bedrooms

    I didn't advocate a lack of ventilation, I simply suggested that most modern windows have either trickle vents or the ability to open the window a smidgin and lock it. This would ventilate the room without costing a bean. Of course, if the windows don't need ventilation and you're renting the...
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    Fine Gael Leader change

    I think I'd have to emigrate if I was forced to listen to Joan Burtons soporific whiney voice were she in govt. *shudder* And thats even before we begin to discuss her leftie views...
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    Recession in Norway

    dats roight. Shure we will bucko... ... oh, hang on a minute...
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    CIT HR degree issues

    Hi folks has anybody done the HR evening degree at CIT? My wife is currently enrolled but some of the lecturers haven't turned up due to recruitment issues and I presume other issues and the course management seem indifferent to the problem. Is this usual for CIT? She's starting to stress...
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