Home & Garden - 5 December 2006

Hi all! Can any of you tell me if there is a way to make a fig tree stop producing it's fruit? I know it sounds horrible but they are just so messy. We have this huge fig tree in our back yard, about 30 feet tall. It's a nice big full tree and the fruit is very good. I like the tree and I love the shade it produces in the hot summer. I just don't like the mess that it makes in the yard. When my son goes out to play he is stepping all over the fallen figs and it gets pretty messy. Is there a way to keep this lovely tree from producing fruit? Thanks

2006-12-05 11:19:27 · 7 answers · asked by Cathy 2 in Garden & Landscape

About 7 feet tall and four or five inches in diameter. I need to insert a flourescent light into it to make a cool lamp. I live in the UK in Kent. Thank you!

2006-12-05 11:18:59 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-12-05 11:18:46 · 3 answers · asked by Bahlbusta 1 in Garden & Landscape

2006-12-05 11:15:40 · 1 answers · asked by coolkid 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-12-05 11:09:50 · 13 answers · asked by jasallen43 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-12-05 11:08:28 · 3 answers · asked by itsmybusiness 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I accidentally got soy sauce on my new hoody when I went to a Chinese restaurant. What should I use to remove it?

2006-12-05 11:07:32 · 2 answers · asked by debazit 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-12-05 11:07:27 · 4 answers · asked by smokey 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

any details you can give about where toads hang out.

2006-12-05 11:07:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2006-12-05 11:04:54 · 4 answers · asked by george e 3 in Other - Home & Garden

I spilled hazelnut latte all over my suede jacket. I can't afford to get it dry cleaned. What should I use to clean itmyself? Hairspray, water, orange cleaner, a dry sponge or brush?

2006-12-05 11:00:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-12-05 11:00:05 · 17 answers · asked by deeky_ward 3 in Other - Home & Garden

My lights have been out since last Thursday, and the temps have not gotten above freezing generally speaking. Is it ok to eat the food in my fridge?

2006-12-05 10:56:33 · 4 answers · asked by godzanointedgirl 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-12-05 10:56:28 · 4 answers · asked by Avatari 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

when my friend leaves his living room light on for a while it begins to smell of fish.
????????????
Any clues,
Thanks

2006-12-05 10:56:25 · 15 answers · asked by anthony r 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I have three young children and don't want to expose them to anything harmful or poisonous.

2006-12-05 10:54:17 · 8 answers · asked by love to teach 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-12-05 10:50:43 · 10 answers · asked by Roy P 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-12-05 10:38:51 · 7 answers · asked by SJR 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

Serious answers only plz

2006-12-05 10:38:00 · 2 answers · asked by surfer_grl_ca 4 in Other - Home & Garden

we just moved and have this really ugly painting and i was wondering if anyone knew how to get it off without having to buy all new tiles for the backdrop

2006-12-05 10:35:54 · 9 answers · asked by me 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

We had a full buyers survey carried out when buying our house. A water leak upstairs has now damaged our kitchen and the plumber suspects it has been slowly dripping and building up in the ceiling area since before we moved in, and that it was caused by inferior plumbing. None of this was on our report. What action, if any, can we take against the surveyor?

2006-12-05 10:34:43 · 17 answers · asked by grazer10 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-12-05 10:31:00 · 13 answers · asked by Ernest S 1 in Garden & Landscape

I'm going to clean my room/bathroom obsessive compulsively when I get home for work and I want to buy some new supplies. Oh yeah, and I love Mr. Clean lemon scent spray!!!

2006-12-05 10:29:56 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-12-05 10:27:58 · 1 answers · asked by robert m 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

The blade is attached by slipping one hole onto the post of the bracket and then screwing in the bolt and lockwasher to secure it. The threads on the bracket receiving the bolt are worn and the blade needs to be retightened VERY often. The bracket looks to be easily replaced by removing two escutcheon pins that attach it to the main shaft.
My model is Craftsman Auto Scroller Saw 315.26750 and newer versions have great fastener brackets. I don't know if they are compatible with mine. The Sears website only carries the entire front end of the saw as a replacement part.
If I retap the bolt bracket, then I will probably have to increase the diameter and thus have to ream each new blade to size before using it. Not a pleasant prospect.
The saw is still very powerful and useful. Does anyone have a recommended solution?

2006-12-05 10:26:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Some squirted on the ceiling.

2006-12-05 10:20:52 · 5 answers · asked by ChuckinCA 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-12-05 10:20:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I have replaced the spark plug for this winter season, but want to be sure the oil/gas ratio is correct in the engine. I was able to start the blower only once with the old spark plug and now I'm supicious that my brother put in gas from the wrong storage gas tank.

2006-12-05 10:17:12 · 6 answers · asked by gghollandgg 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

heres the situation PLEASE HELP!! ok, ilive in a trailor that has no windows (just storm windows) and the floor behind my washer is caving in and when i told my landlord about it, he said"just throw a board over it." my heat runs non stop because of the window situation - wasting what we pay to keep us and our kids warm. when i first moved in here i wrote down a list of problems and NOTHING has been fixed. also does a lease agreement have to be notorized to be binding? I just want out!!!

2006-12-05 10:11:37 · 11 answers · asked by trrcrm 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I try to decorate a second bedroom for visitors that come at xmas. the second bedroom will be for the 18 yr old son of my friend. My friend is from Ukraine, her son. It is their first visit to the UK

I have laid new dark blue carpet, painted the walls in soft grey with some grey/lilac curtains. the duvet cover and top pillows are lilac, the sheet and bottom pillows dark blue. There is a computer in the room and friends lend xbox and pc games. Furniture is beech, bed frame is silver/beech

But ... the walls are bare, I want him to feel at home. what can I place on the walls? or some other simple decoration...

this is a serious question, I need a womans touch?

2006-12-05 10:11:11 · 13 answers · asked by ~Mustaffa~Laff~ 4 in Decorating & Remodeling