Home & Garden - 26 December 2006

I have a vacation home in another country (NOT the USA) and there are little kids and annoying neighbors who come over to my house asking to borrow my stuff and begging for $$. I am thinking about putting one of the Electric Fence Chargers up around the perimeter of my property to electrifyand protect my property. Do you think it is a good idea? There are NO laws saying I cannot do it I have already checked with a lawyer in the town I am from. It is from a company called Kencove www.kencove.com and it 7,500 VOLTS..

2006-12-26 08:32:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I know that they come from sweat but what can I add to the laundry to prevent or get rid of them? I already use bleach on my whites...

2006-12-26 08:25:14 · 7 answers · asked by bridiedarlin 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I came home to find that my hanging bar in my closet has come out of the wall. It has come completely out of the "sockets". I am aware that the bar could not hold the weight of all the clothes and coats on it. How do I put it back up? Glue, plaster, drilling? I would like to fix it and prevent it from happening again.

2006-12-26 08:24:40 · 4 answers · asked by shelikesdior 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

i'm going to get a white iron bed soon, my room is light pink, light green, and cream/white. i like the flowers that look good with that kind of stuff, what are some good decorating ideas?

my comforter is like a quilt with really pretty pink flowers, with green leaves. with a white backround. so my room is white furniture, with light pink and green...i just need some decorating ideas!!!

thanks so much!

2006-12-26 08:12:28 · 4 answers · asked by ThinkPink 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

My oldest son just dumped some water down a register upstairs thinking it would get his little brother wet downstairs. What problems if any can this cause?
Thanks!

2006-12-26 08:05:58 · 9 answers · asked by My kids drive me nuts 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-12-26 08:00:14 · 1 answers · asked by amelia 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

I'm 14 and redecorating my room. The thing is i love so many things i can't make up my mind on how to decorate. Any theme ideas? Or even ideas on how to organize my thoughts and pick a theme?

2006-12-26 07:53:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

Anyone grow these in Winter Climates? Any care tips? Do I cut them back, etc.

2006-12-26 07:50:29 · 2 answers · asked by Honest Opinion 5 in Garden & Landscape

I bought my teen daughter a black comforter and a month ago, and since then I had to wash it, now it has white hair, fuzz stuff all over it.I washed it alone so what is going on? How can I get rid of that fuzz thing going on?

2006-12-26 07:47:49 · 4 answers · asked by ladylily29 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

Our family leaves our shoes at the front door. I have a pile of shoes there constantly. Does anyone have a good solution for that?

2006-12-26 07:45:35 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

How can I get rid of static electricity in my new carpet?

2006-12-26 07:42:29 · 4 answers · asked by vafav 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

any ideas

2006-12-26 07:40:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-12-26 07:33:11 · 6 answers · asked by Vexing A Nation 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-12-26 07:30:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I've stripped off the border, scraped off every trace of the paper, and scrubbed at the glue for ages, but there's still a lot of it on the wall. I've tried a blade, a brush, a potscrub and plenty of soap and water, and white spririts, all to no avail.

Is there a magic formula I'm unaware of?

2006-12-26 07:28:28 · 10 answers · asked by RM 6 in Decorating & Remodeling

This is a house I bought a year ago. The kitchen light on the ceiling has burned out, but there is no obvious way to remove the bowl to get at the bulb.

Normally a flush mount fixture has a bolt than you can remove that will loosen the bowl, but not this one. There are no bolts, screws, or anything else. I have tried pushing up on the bowl and trying to turn it. No luck. I am completely clueless.

2006-12-26 07:26:29 · 6 answers · asked by Lights 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

It has been suggested to me that it could have been a native rat as I live near the bush, but the cord was not gnawed it was sliced. Has anyone else every experienced anything like this?

2006-12-26 07:25:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2006-12-26 07:18:56 · 1 answers · asked by kicker0927 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-12-26 07:17:00 · 8 answers · asked by Rowdy48 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-12-26 07:12:30 · 5 answers · asked by Elizabeth B 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

like alot of you, i'm trying to redo my bedroom in chineese/asian!! i cant seem to find a comforter set any where!!! I have all the wall decor, just nothing for my bed!!

2006-12-26 07:12:21 · 4 answers · asked by Amanda 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-12-26 07:11:53 · 19 answers · asked by tinaehle 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have a sweater made up mostly of: Acrylic/nylon/cotton/ and about 5 % angora. Its labeled dry clean only, if I wash it in the washer on the handwash cycle, gentle with cool water will it ruin it? I am just not feeling a trip to the cleaners for a silly sweater.

2006-12-26 07:00:47 · 9 answers · asked by empress_pam 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

HELP I GOT SUPER GLUE ON MY TWO FINGERS!!! THEY ARE APART FROM EACH OTHER

2006-12-26 06:59:18 · 9 answers · asked by __.::PLANET::.__ 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

We live in the country, and there is a racoon nearby that wanders the neighborhood. Lately she has been getting much tamer & closer to the kids, and following them around while they are out playing. (I think because so many people feed her) Are they dangerous animals? Do they bite?

2006-12-26 06:58:20 · 4 answers · asked by Cris Tee 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-12-26 06:53:08 · 3 answers · asked by winchester216 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

Just another curiousity question..

Is there any usefulness in lint?
The dryer seems to create loads of this stuff a year.. it would seem that some nifty nilly would have found some way to make use of it by now?

2006-12-26 06:52:11 · 15 answers · asked by Craptacular Wonderment 6 in Cleaning & Laundry

My mom, for years and years has been wanting a garbage disposal in the kitchen. So I was thinking for her birthday I would get her one, but I have no clue where to get one, or how hard it would be for it be installed. Like does the disposal have to be put in when the sink is put in or can u still put one in later

2006-12-26 06:49:39 · 9 answers · asked by laura222 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-12-26 06:45:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I bought a new house recently and when it rains there is water left standing in my back and side yards and it takes a day or two to drain out. All my sod is brand new and its getting ruined. Would burying a plastic drain conduit (with perforations on top) work to help drain some of the excess water out? The water seems to be collecting at a low point in the yard and turning the area around it into mud, which my dog is beginning to discover on her bathroom breaks. The rest of my yard is uneffected for the most part but I want to make sure that this will solve my problem before I go digging up my yard.

2006-12-26 06:43:34 · 8 answers · asked by Mike H 2 in Maintenance & Repairs