Home & Garden - 16 October 2006

i was cooking, and i some grease shot up and got stuck on my glasses. How do you remove it ?

2006-10-16 16:30:00 · 7 answers · asked by crisisdragon2 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Sorry, I forgot the name of this plant (these were not holly's).

It had bright red berries sitting atop upright legs. I looked terrific. So I zoomed in like a bee for a closer look. The garden center had kindly placed an information plaque in front of the shrubs, which said it was best to buy a male plant to go along with the female, for sake of plant fertilization. Upon further notice, there was no info about which was male, and which was female on the tags.

I took a step back and noticed the one with all the berries had fewer leafs and was taller (by maybe 1/2 foot).

The other plants clustered around had fewer berries, were shorther in stature, and had more waxy green leaves.
Who are the men and who are the ladies? How can you tell? I suspect the boys were the ones with the most berries and lesser leaves. I rationalize this because generally in nature, boys are showier in color, where girls are more unassumming, demure and plumper.

Your thoughts?

2006-10-16 16:20:38 · 9 answers · asked by dumbdumb 4 in Garden & Landscape

There is an existing pipe in the floor from a bathroom that was eliminated on the main floor, it was just cut off and capped just below main floor level. What is the easiest and most cost effective way to be able to use this pipe for a toilet in the basement bathroom

2006-10-16 16:19:41 · 5 answers · asked by swede n 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I am getting ready to install a floor outlet in our living room. I have the materials but my only question is this......I have lighting throughout my crawlspace, can I tie into one of the light fixtures or do I have to go back to the light switch to tie into that box?

2006-10-16 16:16:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

The appliance repairman told me that my drop in range was not worth fixing. There seem to be a lot more options available with slide in ranges. Would it be practical to modify the cabinet to accomodate a slide in? Also would it be expensive?

2006-10-16 16:15:59 · 4 answers · asked by Cara Beth 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

The house was built in the 50's, I tested the legs for the switch to the fixture and it was hot. I checked all the plugs and everything is fine, there were no half hots that were changed out or anything. I didn't do the work. I was called in to fix the problem. When they changed the plugs out, the room fixture switch, and the two switches in th hall went? Please give me some Ideas

2006-10-16 16:07:09 · 5 answers · asked by mathewpuckett 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I just moved into a new home, and it has bright white melamine cabinets. Yuck. They also seem to be be delaminating. No $$ for new cabinets untinl next year. Any body know how to paint melamine??

2006-10-16 16:00:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

and please include the materials needed

2006-10-16 15:55:41 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

We're looking a new home and the depth of the kitchen cabinets barely fits a normal sized (10") dinner plate. What's normal/standard?

2006-10-16 15:55:18 · 9 answers · asked by Stupe 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I am in the midst of replacing nearly every single thing in my whole house except for the windows, some floors, and a bit of furniture. My next project is to replace the blinds and drapes, but I have no idea on how to go about doing this. Can someone please give me some advice on how to do this. What measurements do I take to put the blinds/drapes in, width, width and height???? Any particular tools I will need to use in order to ge this accomplished???

2006-10-16 15:55:18 · 1 answers · asked by nickp 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-16 15:46:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

i have two zones (1) is cast iron radiators and the other is hydronic baseboard. Iset the fill valve to 12psi cold but it is still blowing

2006-10-16 15:44:02 · 8 answers · asked by J C's Messenger 2006 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a purse and I had a black permanent marker in it and the cap came off and now I have a big spot on the bottom of it. Anyone know how I can remove it?

2006-10-16 15:40:52 · 12 answers · asked by Skittles 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

The dishwasher killed it - any ideas?

2006-10-16 15:38:11 · 7 answers · asked by Judah P 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have a forced-hot-water heating system with three zones, first floor, second floor, and water tank. After some maintenance on the system the second floor is constantly heating, even though the thermostat is off. I checked the voltage on the circulator pump and it is zero, so the pump is not running. It sounds like it is acting like a gravity-fed system. There are manual valves on the system, but the only things in the loops that are controlled by the thermostats are the circulator pumps. Do the pumps act as valves when they are not pumping? That was my guess so I replaced the pump, but my registers are still hot. If the pump does NOT act as a valve, what is supposed to prevent the hot water from moving through the system when the pumps are not running? I need some HVAC basics here. Thanks!

2006-10-16 15:37:18 · 4 answers · asked by dsr 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

It is a wooden holder with two small glass canisters in it. The opening for them is about 2'' and they are see-through. The lids don't have seals so I don't really want to use them for food. But I don't really know what to use them for.

2006-10-16 15:33:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I live in Nova Scotia, Canada...we have a space in the backyard that stays wet until mid summer. Just looking to try a couple flowering perennials (appx. 2-3 ' tall) to add a little color. :)

2006-10-16 15:32:56 · 5 answers · asked by Ivyvine 6 in Garden & Landscape

Ughh. It's true. I'm a garden addict. I lowered my standards by swiping some seeds on a few well established plants in my local upscale garden shop (the demo garden surrounding the koi pond). Now I feel guilty, since the seeds are sprouting next to my sunniest window.

I am not positive about the plant that is giving me this high (but I suspect it is Baptisia). It has a huge seed cone (about size of a small rose bloom) with large round 1/16'' seeds inside.

In my earlier visits to this particular shop, I remember seeing this plant being approximately 3' tall. The stems are long and upright, like a false lupine (but the seed cone is TOTALLY different). I think the foliage was round-oval (my memory is not perfect).

Any ideas what my vice is?

mea culpa mea culpa. (I actually really do feel guilty for this "overalls" collared crime). To right this wrong I will spread my seeds from my mature plant to others.

I'm accepting Betty Ford Clinic suggestions specific to my illness?

2006-10-16 15:28:45 · 12 answers · asked by dumbdumb 4 in Garden & Landscape

the glue is like really hard..Burn it off? That'll prolly ruin my good shirt.

2006-10-16 15:28:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I burned my food on the stove.

2006-10-16 15:11:16 · 17 answers · asked by raymond v 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I want to purchase some swarovski crystals, but they state that there are minor flea bites. How and why does it get there and what will they do to the swarovski crystals eventually?

2006-10-16 15:09:51 · 7 answers · asked by gummibears 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-10-16 15:05:51 · 8 answers · asked by Glen L 2 in Other - Home & Garden

Door is in center of wall. Water hook up for washer and electrical for dryer is on the left. Water Heater, gas, is hooked up on right.

2006-10-16 15:02:12 · 4 answers · asked by idacris 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

Hello everyone I hope you are all happy and had a great day! OK, my parents have an older dishwasher. It worked great, untill they went away on a couple days of vacation. When they came back there was water all over the floor, they currently have it in a repair shop, but it has been there for a few days. Any ideas what could be wrong with it? Are there any chance they will get it back without any problems in the future? They cant really afford a new one right now!

2006-10-16 15:01:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Hi I just attempted to remove the hot water nozzle from my washer. This is the nozzle attached to the pipe. It is jam and no matter what ( w-d 40, clanking and digging, it is as stubborn as most women are. ha ha ladies!. Any suggestion would help, I just purchased a washer but now I can't hook up the hot water hose.

2006-10-16 15:00:00 · 6 answers · asked by Jazi_1 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

It's not much water that comes up, and it is always just "gray water." It only happens when we run the clothes washer during the wash and rinse cycles. After about 15-20 seconds of gurgling and water backing up, it all quickly goes back down the drain. Nothing else causes this problem. Any theories?

2006-10-16 14:58:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

About a month ago we replaced the heating coil in our 20 gallon hot water tank. Everything with it was working fine until now when we started to use the furnance. It keeps blowing out the fuse ( 15 amp ) on the circuit breaker. How do i know if its the heating coil on the hot water tank, the furnance or the fuse? Also, Is it hard to change a circuit breaker and is 15 amp the right amount or not for both the hot water tank and the furnance?

2006-10-16 14:57:37 · 3 answers · asked by Cynthia P 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-16 14:50:41 · 3 answers · asked by Katie B 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I burned my food on the stove.

2006-10-16 14:48:33 · 8 answers · asked by raymond v 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

ok i know what jimson weed is but i still dont get what its so good or well known for. so what is it?? and is it posinois?

2006-10-16 14:46:45 · 5 answers · asked by sagar p 2 in Other - Home & Garden