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Mortgage with the Progressive
Hi folks, Our current mortgage is with the Progressive. When our term is up what is involved in getting another deal with them? Thanks
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Psychic in Belfast
I know from the outset I'll be slated for this post, however does anyone recommend any decent ones who you have had a positive experience with?
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Holiday in New York
Hi My wife and I are thinking about a holiday for about 5 days to New York in the summer 2017 (probably early July). We are not sure whether to go through a travel agent or book the flights and hotel directly. We normally holiday in Europe and book everything ourselves online. As there will be no direct flights we will…
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Cromecast or Amazon Firestick
My girlfriend, living in Armagh, cannot receive Southern stations via her aerial but she can pick it up on the RTE International Player on her iPad. I'm wondering what would be the best way to cast it from her iPad to her Sony television. The two options I can think of is the Chromecast or th Amazon Firestick. Anyone know…
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Coin calculator
I have been sticking all sorts of coins, mainly 20p-£1 into a large coin tin for some time and now it is pretty choc full. Is there anywhere I can take this to count it up and get notes? I used a coin star once in Tesco a few years ago, the machine took 7% or something off me, would rather avoid that again. I could count…
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Wood Burners and Fire Logs
About 18 months back I installed a wood burning stove (VARDE OVNE AURA 11 ) and I'm more than pleased with it. When I first installed it I burned a mixture of household coal, but no more than two small shovels in a day and a mixture of hard and soft wood. Yes, I know, not recommended but I was using up coal and material I…
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Renting a Room in Belfast
Hi All, I've been looking around for a room to rent in Belfast, for at least 18 months and possibly longer. I've seen one of interest along the Castlereagh road that interests me (I've viewed a few overall). It's a nice little double room, with access to a laundry room, kitchen, living room and bathroom and a space at the…
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Finding a good builder
We're doing up a property and what needs to be done involves brickwork, plastering, joinery and electrics. Rather than find a contractor for each trade, we'd like to find a good builder who can do the whole job. We think it's probably only 5 or 6 days work and most of it is cosmetic but a small part of it is structural…
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For the book readers amongst us
If you read ebooks, it's worth signing up with Bookbub (Google will find it for you). Every day they send you an email listing some of the free and/or discounted ebooks on the platform of your choice. It has drastically cut my spending on books, power to their elbows!
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Curious ...was Wed 28 Dec a Bank holiday in NI?
As per title, just curious, and wondered if anyone knew why, for example, Ulster Bank, seemed to think it was. Was expecting a Standing order payment yesterday from Ulster Bank, but read this in their site: "Wednesday 28 December is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland. Many organisations have made arrangements for payments…
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Service Treadmills
Hi I am looking for someone who would service/repair a treadmill in the Belfast/North Down area. All recommendations or contacts would be gratefully received. Many thanks
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Drop off centre in Belfast for Ski Jackets/Anorak/warm clothing ??
I'm doing a bit of a clear out. Have lots of clean ski jackets/Anoraks etc... Men's women's & childrens. Can leave them in my local charity shop but wondered if anyone knew of any drop off or distribution centres in Belfast for such items for the homeless ??
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Heating oil - buying from a pump/emergency drums
We're changing from oil to gas in a few weeks and our oil is running low. We'll most likely need to get a small amount of oil either by buying a 20 litre emergency drum or two or getting oil at a pump (we have an empty drum). Any recommendations what's the cheapest way to do it and where to buy it (East Belfast)? Thanks.
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Action Renewables - ROCS
We got our solar panels fitted July 2015 and submitted our first set of data in April 2016 through Action Renewables. As yet we have not been paid. Calls to Action Renewables have got us nowhere as all they say is Ofgem only release payments in batches and we just have to wait. Today my husband emailed Ofgem to chase them…
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Wood Pellet Boiler or Oil ? UFH or Radiators
In the middle of a new build house in the country, so no mains gas. After adding as much insulation as we can we have the dilemma of which heating system to install. It seems basically down to oil or wood pellets. I have researched GSHP and ASHP and heat recovery, which are not going to work out for us for various reasons.…
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amazon dublin telephone number?
I have been dealing with a fella from amazon and the number is coming up as a dublin number but when i try to redial its obviously an extension number so cuts me off. background is that an item did not turn up and this fella arranged a refund. but now, 10mins ago, the item turned up supposedly delivered to a wrong address…
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New Hardwood Floorboards - where to buy?
Is it possible to purchase new hardwood tongue and groove floorboards in or around Belfast? I contacted some of the main builders merchants and also sawmills, but it's not something they stock.
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Open electric cease trading
Well Open are now no longer an option!............just had an email from PowerNI advising me that Open electric have stopped trading and I have been switched to them (Keypad) - new keypad number supplied. Prob now switch to click *Actually after reading on Utility regulators Q&A on this it appears I cant switch from my…
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Ikea kitchens
Hi Thinking about a new kitchen. Does anyone have an Ikea kitchen in their home. We visited Ikea recently and was impressed. Tell all the good and bad. Any advice would be much appreciated.
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Reclaimed Floorboards - where to purchase?
Would anyone happen to know where reclaimed floorboards can be purchased in or around Belfast? Thanks!
