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    Which Computer language to learn first?

    Ruby or perhaps Python would be my recommendation too. Both are easy to get started.
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    Recommend a dishwasher brand?

    Did the engineer say what the actual fault with the motor was? Outside of warranty if one of our appliances stops working I throw it into the boot of the car and bring it up to the local repair shop - saves on call out fees ;)
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    Recommend a dishwasher brand?

    Bosch Have owned a Bosch dishwasher for about 10 years. Its a basic stainless steel machine, but very reliable. It's never given any trouble.
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    Impending Australian property crash!

    For anyone interested in the history of Financial Bubbles a good read is "Devil Take The Hindmost - A History Of Financial Speculation" by Edward Chancellor.
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    HP Laptop in PC World sale - 4GB RAM/500GB disk - €479

    HP recovery disks cost about 40 euro or as Complainer says you can make recovery disks from within Windows 7 itself. There's probably also a recovery partition on your laptop as well. We have two HP Pavilion laptops - they seem like good machines. I replaced Windows 7 with Ubuntu linux on the...
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    water only in kitchen cold tap nowhere else-advice needed

    Guys if your water pressure is very very low and your storage tanks are high (say in the attic of a two story house) it may be the case that the mains pressure is just too low to lift the water up to the storage tanks. You could check with your neighbors to see if they have the same problem?
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    Mains water frozen - I think. Tips?

    Great advise - worked a treat for us. Our mains was frozen since last Thursday morning. It has just thawed out in the last hour.
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    Computer illiterate colleagues really annoying me lately

    Only those of us who use a proper operating system e.g. LINUX:D
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    40k... no idea where to invest!

    sweetb I agree with Greta's advise. Self educate yourself first. I found these two books good - "A Random Walk Down Wall Street" by Burton G Malkiel and "The Little Book of Common Sense Investing" by John C Bogle
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    what is the chance of pipes bursting if house is heated and occupied

    What type of heater could you use? Maybe something like a fan heater on a timer?
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    Rats are digging under the concrete &have chewed through the top of the wavin manhole

    Concerning the compost bins in our garden, when I first used the poison blocks I put it in the top of the compost in the bins. And the next day the blocks would be completely gone. Problem solved I thought - but no they still came back! Then I was told about the wavin pipe idea. I was told to...
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    Employers being understanding about the weather conditions

    I say Oates old chap, did you make it back to the homestead?
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    Online banking deposits safety - Rabodirect or Ulster Bank ?

    It means I more or less agree with what you're saying Dude.
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    Rats are digging under the concrete &have chewed through the top of the wavin manhole

    Nope - mainly uneaten fruit & vegetables, peelings etc and the like. They borrowed down underneath the bottom edge of the bins and right up through the center of the compost to get at the "freshest" stuff at the top. I filled in their tunnels a few times but they always dug new ones. A neighbor...
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    Best Weedkiller

    I've used Roundup in the Winter - Jan-Feb period. It works best when weeds are actively growing in warmer weather. But it did work for me on grass - just took a couple of weeks longer to take effect e.g. 3 to 4 weeks instead of 1 to 2 weeks.
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    Rats are digging under the concrete &have chewed through the top of the wavin manhole

    I used a slight variation on the wavin pipe idea when the buggers were paying a a visit to my composting bins last year. Bold as brass they were. It worked - no problems since.
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    How to clear hard drive to sell pc

    On the Boot & Nuke website there is a link to another tool called "Heidi Eraser" which can be used for file wiping - have never used it though! Personally, I'd Boot & Nuke it and then reinstall the OS if you had the OS installation disks.
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    How to clear hard drive to sell pc

    Do a google for "Darik's Boot And Nuke". Note it will "wipe" the entire hard disk including the operating system!
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    Passed the bike test today - hurrah!!

    Dude congrats on passing your test. Just been thinking of the bikes I’ve owned over the years 50cc 250cc [broken link removed] 750cc [broken link removed] 1000cc and 250cc (big one for commuting, small one for fun)...
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