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Listed below are comments made by DazWake between Saturday, 18th July 2009 and Saturday, 18th July 2009.

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Meanwhile, Back At The BBC 5:24pm on 18 Jul 2009 God I love broadcasting house. I remember on my first trip to london as a nipper my grandad pointing out "that's where they decide what goes on telly" and being fascinated by the idea that 50% of what the nation saw (at that time) was rooted in that small and fairly pedestrian looking building.
Obama and Bush: spot the difference? 5:10pm on 18 Jul 2009 Maureen Dowd is a brilliant writer...one of the things I miss about living in NY is her columns, though thankfully most are now posted on the web.
The man with the pole 5:07pm on 18 Jul 2009 What a fascinating job...the lengths conservationists go to (not to mention their ingenuity) to prevent disturbing the habitats they're working to save never fails to impress me.
Oops 5:04pm on 18 Jul 2009 OOBUCKSHOT, do you know if there's any way for a mere layman to check if a boiler has been mis-set as you describe? I look after facilites for OAPs in sheltered housing, part of which is advising them on utilities and other normal household decisions, and I'm often amazed how their gas bills vary for similar sized properties. In some cases I've seen a £100 increase between one bungelow property on an estate and another exactly like it three doors down.

I appreciate the age and condition of the boiler and central heating system has an impact on efficiency, but would such a big hike really be down to a slightly older boiler? These properties were all refitted about 10 years ago by the council so if one system is older than the other it wouldn't be by more than 6-9 months.

I've tried the official gas safe site and also found some info on a boiler site so I know gunk building up can effect how much the bill comes to, but I'm not able to find anything that tells me how the boiler might be set or for what property size.

Maybe it's something you need to be qualified to do, which is fine...I don't want to be messing around with gas. If it's something joe public can find out I'd love to know though.

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