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Archives for November 2011

Rib Roast/Pot Roast/Silverside Roast..?
Rib,Pot or Silverside Roast..? Whats the differnce between Rib Roast, Pot Roast and Silverside Roast..? And now that i've bought a 0.750kg Silverside,how do I actually cook it...? LOL...thanks.
Best place to buy a Christmas tree
I was in Dobbies this morning looking at Christmas trees - £50 for a 6-7 feet high tree; £80 for one that was 8 feet. They were beautiful trees but I thought these were quite expensive (maybe I am wrong) Does anyone know a good place to get Christmas trees that dont cost the earth?
I need a steep hill....
For a photography project, I need a steep hill somewhere. One in a town, ideally in a residential area. The steeper the better! Any ideas?
Eating with kids in Belfast City Centre
Anyone have any ideas for friday night? Don't rreally want to go down the McDonalds route and have heard that some of the Victoria Square restaurants like F&B's, Spurs have gone down hill. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks.
CPS/Belfast City Auctions 29/11/11 - anyone go?
Just wondering if anyone attended the CPS/ Belfast City Auctions property auction tonight? I'm curious to see how much the houses sold for as some of the guide prices were v low - there was even an article in the Daily Mirror about some of them last week
TV3 via Sky..?
TV3...Irelands channel 3 Is Irelands third channel,TV3 available via Sky satellite. I do have RTE1 , RTE2 and TG4, though I cannot find TV3. Thanks.
nics tests
Hi I was wondering if anyone could perhaps give me a bit of advice. I am going to be sitting tests for the EO2 posts for the NICS this week but I don't know what to expect. Iv already got through the first round of tests which I completed online but now I have got to this stage I don't know what to expect. I have asked a…
need dead hedge replaced
Can anyone recommend someone who could dig out a hedge that that was killed by last years bad winter, and replace it with something a bit hardier? I'm in the Newtownabbey area. Thanks
Digital Aerial
I was wanting to have a digital aerial installed. I contacted a local company - Smyths aerials in Ballymena. The lady on the phone said that she would get an engineer to call and to budget about £100. I thought that was ok and agreed. She then asked me to pay £45 over the phone and the remainder to the engineer on…
Help Leaking Roof, Belfast Area
Hi Guys After the rain last night, I woke this morning only to find water leaking into our kitchen through the light fitting. Our kitchen is like an extension off the house (the house is from the 40-50s) with its own roof. So its not happenin in the main part of the house. Can anyone advise or recommend any roofers that…
Disgraceful...
This is ridiculous, but I'm guessing it's all too common... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-15933833 (the link to donate is at the bottom of the article - although I have to say I did give a few quid towards Tiny Tim's operation as well :-) )
book of condolence
Help. Where can I find a book of condolence / What a wonderful Life book? I need to see and purchase somewhere in and around Belfast tomorrow. Many thanks
Laptop Repairs - North Down/Greater Belfast
My Acer Aspire laptop has suffered water damage and, as a result, the keyboard no longer works. It powers up ok but won't access Windows 7. I'd be very grateful for any recommendations on where I could take it for repair in North Down or greater Belfast. I'm reluctant to use some of the bigger retailers, as I could end up…
help i want to buy a second hand static caravan in the north coast
Hi guys i was wondering if anyone can give me advice. I have scoured the internet for info and have literally found nothing. I want to buy a second hand static caravan this summer coming. would prefer the north coast, portrush, portstewart, castlerock or benone. i was wondering if anyone could recommend a caravan park that…
Homebase, Bangor
Great news, all Xmas lights half price when I was in today! Just one problem, at "half price" they are exactly the same price as they were at full price the last few times I was in. For example 240 outdoor led lights, now £39.99 down from £79.98 they claim which they never were! Manager went very red faced when challenged,…
mixed marriage ceremony
Does anyone know of a venue close to Belfast that would hold 150 guests for a mixed marriage ceremony only as guests would be leaving to go to hotel for reception?
Window Cleaner Newcastle area
Hello I need a window cleaner. A guy stuck a flyer through our door about a year ago and we used him from time to time but he don't want to do it anymore as I won't commit to fortnightly visits. Can anyone recommend a business who would be happy with once a month - every 6 weeks. have done google and phone book searches…
Rotting back lawn
We have a back lawn that gets very little sun, our neighbour has just removed about 20 trees along the fence line and the garden now is so water logged it looks like it is actually rotting! We have clay soil and I do think the tree roots must have been good for drainage as it has suddenly got so much worse. Any solutions…
Incapacity benefit migration to ESA?
Hi, I'm a bit confussed to to whether the migration from incapacity benefit to ESA has already started in N Ireland as I see mla's popping up in newspapers saying that they are going to plead for NI to be a different case to rest of the UK. If anyone could clear up for me as to whether IB to ESA migration has started as…
Airtricity
Received my latest estimated bill from Airtricity. Once again I did not get the text or email alerts I am registered to receive so I can submit a reading and receive an accurate bill. Anyway, the bill was made up of 2 unit prices. One at the old rate and one at the new increased rate (after they raised their prices in line…

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