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    best brand of room sealed stove?

    Try Fondis, they are French and have a number of room sealed stoves. We are fitting the F50 which is a inset stove. Wodtke also make room sealed stoves and we are also fitting one of these, I think the model is momo.
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    Taking car off road - maintenance

    The car would need to be driven at least once month for a few months this would ensure at least the following. Tyres would be rotated and will prevent cracking in the walls Engine oil will be circulated around the engine and will re-coat the moving parts with a film of oil. The brakes would be...
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    Aer lingus - name change due to a typo - 200 euro?

    Sorry my original post was useless, its been a long day :-) Yes, I meant to say that changing a typo is no problem. In terms of dealing with them just call them and explain the situation. I have never had a problem with AL.
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    Aer lingus - name change due to a typo - 200 euro?

    Phone them up and explain, the changing name charge to another person. I have done this twice recently as my flights for work are centrally booked and they never get my names right.
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    Pets for boys

    How about a snake? Very cool pets and extreme low maintainance. They eat once every 6 weeks and have 1 poo every 6 weeks. Downside is having baby mice in the freezer but feeding time is great fun!
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    best home heating options

    I have a woodburning stove with backboiler as my primary system and its backed up by oil and solar for DHW. I went with oil as the backup due to price of the renewables at the moment plus my oil system can be changed relativley easily once the cost of pellet boilers comes down. I did invest in...
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    steering wheel vibrating

    No wheel balence in this case is the small lead clips they attach to wheels to ensure they run true. If you look at your wheels most will have some weights attached over the rim of the wheel. What normally happens is that one could have fallen off and at a certain speed (in your case 120 kmph)...
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    Change career to Project Management

    Prince/PMP (from PMI) would be a good start and most big players are aligned with one or the other. It should be backed up with a diploma though and remember nothing beats experience.
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    DIY Thermal Imaging

    Do you have any friends in the military? They use high end thermal imaging scopes and that will be about the cheapest way of looking for hot spots.
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    Jobs.ie Vs recruiteireland

    We use jobs.ie and have have a nice pool candidates, it requires a lot of effort to trawl through the opportunists who apply for every role on there. The multilingual roles are ok but they are not the best for Scandinavain languages. The tech roles (IT) are ok and plenty of candidates come...
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    Acoustic Guitar for Beginners

    Here are my tips 1. Do not buy a starter pack! They are all crap 2. Take you child to view and handle the guitars, this is very important as a guitar has to feel right in the players hand. Please do not buy a guitar that your child has not handled. 3. Steel string would be best but only as...
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    Weekend way in Europe or Ireland?

    Re: Wkd way in Europe or Ireland? In February I would I head towards snow or sunshine Munich is great fun with lots to see & do plus ski resorts are only an hour or so away so you can sightsee in the alps or hit the slopes. Only downside is the value as its not a cheap city by "cheap"...
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    Stag Weekend in Ireland

    Shannon cruise is great for stagg, motor from pub and get trashed, play cards all night and have craic. There is even a cheesy nightclub that you park up 10 meters away from in Killaloe. Kinsale is more for the girls I would say with all the eateries and snobby sailors but again has lots of...
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    After Dinner Speaker.. Suggest one please

    What is your charity or area? This could influence who you need. If you need motivation in sales or drive etc For free I would suggest asking local business leaders from a multi national to give the talk. You may even end up with a donation :-). For motivation ex sports persons are good, I...
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    VW Sharan same as galaxy

    They are the same car just slightly different fittings. I would be surprised if Fords are more expensive than VW's though.
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    Where to source walnut interior doors

    Re: Hanging new internal doors Toss Bryan's in Fermoy have a couple of Walnut doors and the prices are reasonable but there is still some haggle room. Brooks in Tougher have a larger selection but a little bit more expensive.
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    Which London Airport?

    The best airport in London by far is London City, easy to get in and out and a nice releaxing enviroment. The doclands railway will join you to the tube.
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    any idea how much a new fireplace?

    Just getting quotes for both a Fondis inset fireplace. The bundles is comming in at approx €4.2k (lowest quote €3.8k) which includes the fire, granite shelf/hearth and a slap of plaster board. It would still need to be finished. Its a room sealed fire so it does have a few extras like...
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    Buying a diesel, what's different from petrol?

    You made some interesting points but surely you need to be psychic to tell if it has been filled up with petrol? Also what is the issue with the servicing interval?
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    Trying to get a job in Germany?

    No, Stuttgart is in the US area. The British bases would be North of Dortmund.
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