Home & Garden - 29 July 2006

I live in an apartment building and the fire alarm gets pulled every weekend at like 2:30am (always a false alarm) not very many people even bother to leave the building anymore because there have been so many false alarms.
The fire department comes out and turns off the alarm, I asked one of the firefighters last night if they had any suggestions on ways to prevent this from happening in the future and what I as a resident could do. He said there was nothing except to tell people to stop being jerks.
Do you think that's true? Or was he just blowing me off?
There's got to be something I can do, or complain to my landlord enough to do something.

2006-07-29 07:42:42 · 5 answers · asked by az 5 in Other - Home & Garden

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Is a Toro with a Kohler engine (18hp 42in $1299) better than a Craftsman with a B&S engine(22hp 42in $1349)?

2006-07-29 07:41:40 · 6 answers · asked by jenk44 1 in Garden & Landscape

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Can anyone tell me how to remove and preserve the seeds from figs?

Can anyone tell me how to remove the seeds so that I can save them? I want to use the seeds for a sugar scrub that I make. Some people use poppy seeds or strawberry seeds. They are great for exfoliating. Because I have this huge tree with a ton of figs I thought I could use the seeds. Also do you think I should let them dry out before I use them? I didn't know if they might start to sprout if they were to remain moist. Thank you!

2006-07-29 07:40:35 · 3 answers · asked by Cathy 2 in Garden & Landscape

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where can i get copies of my grant deed for my house?

2006-07-29 07:37:51 · 3 answers · asked by edmund d 1 in Other - Home & Garden

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Is there any way to tell if an item is solid Bronze before purchasing it?

2006-07-29 07:35:08 · 1 answers · asked by hammymarskid 1 in Other - Home & Garden

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container gardening?

2006-07-29 07:33:49 · 8 answers · asked by silverlady 1 in Garden & Landscape

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can anyone tell me where I can buy books on how to repair cordless tools?

2006-07-29 07:33:43 · 6 answers · asked by david h 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

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Cheap way to make weedkiller?

systemic preferred

2006-07-29 07:32:18 · 11 answers · asked by Chris cc 1 in Garden & Landscape

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liquid stucco - is it worth the price?

2006-07-29 07:30:21 · 0 answers · asked by MJ 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

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would anyone pay for a home delivery laundry service? how much per load/pound/etc?

if someone where to pick up your laundry wash, dry and fold or hang it and then deliver it to your home, would you use this service? how much would you be willing to pay ? load?pound? etc!

btw: what area are you in,(suburb, city, etc) and are you a family or individual?

2006-07-29 07:29:48 · 4 answers · asked by tara t 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

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How do I get Silly Putty out of a rug?

2006-07-29 07:29:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

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Hey..the heatwave hurt my Fuchsias..will they come back?

I have a few of them hanging...not to much sun either and plenty of water but it got up to 116 .....my biggest beauty was hit hard by it.
Now she's just a dried up sorry sap of a memory! If I clip it back will it come back next year...not sure what to do..All the leave where hit, bloom too! : (

Any experts out there?

Thanks
SmileyCat : )

2006-07-29 07:29:20 · 2 answers · asked by SmileyCat : ) 4 in Garden & Landscape

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bath rug stinks! help! this unusual odor has been coming from the bath rug-i suppose it has been unable to dry

off properly-and now it reeks-any suggestions as to how to eliminate the odor? i tried lysol spraying it, left it in the sun today and that made the smell worse! it has a rubber backing...i don't know if washing it will really get rid of the moldy stench...

2006-07-29 07:27:24 · 17 answers · asked by ria k 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

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Is it bad to trim shrubs when it's realy hot out?

2006-07-29 07:26:18 · 9 answers · asked by John D 1 in Garden & Landscape

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What works good to get off pencil marking,ink,markers & crayons off your walls in your home?

2006-07-29 07:26:11 · 14 answers · asked by mamacazador 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

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cheap real estate?? ANYWHERE???

my fiance and i want to buy a house. we live in south central PA, we are willing to move away, but we need an acre of land, and a nice sized house, room for a swimming pool. anyone know of an area where something like this costs less than 120,000? around here, that goes for like, 300,000 and its rediculous; were getting ppl moving here that work in dc and baltimore and stuff who actually have this money to spend. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME.

2006-07-29 07:24:46 · 6 answers · asked by Erin P 2 in Other - Home & Garden

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Is it OK not to have a Handrail?

Is it illegal not to have a handrail in your home?

2006-07-29 07:24:18 · 10 answers · asked by Steph 2 in Other - Home & Garden

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What's a widow's walk?

I keep reading fictional books that have a Victorian era house with a "widow's walk". Anyone know what it is? Thanks!

2006-07-29 07:21:38 · 8 answers · asked by giraffedolly 2 in Other - Home & Garden

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Does anyone know how to get mildew stains out of cotton clothing?

2006-07-29 07:14:22 · 4 answers · asked by dmla_nurse 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

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How can we get rid of flying ants in our wall cavity can anyone tell us please?

2006-07-29 07:13:54 · 11 answers · asked by elsie 1 in Other - Home & Garden

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Does an exhaust fan in the attic of a home, help the central air to function better?

This home is beautiful, in great shape, supposedly the central is working fine. There is a giant exhaust fan in the attic, it's not working. I've been told that the fan working would cool the house off tremendously. Does anyone know if there is any truth to that?

2006-07-29 07:13:53 · 15 answers · asked by C J 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

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what is the best cleaner for an enamel bath?

2006-07-29 07:11:08 · 15 answers · asked by tom t 1 in Cleaning & Laundry