Home & Garden - 11 July 2007

2007-07-11 09:19:02 · 11 answers · asked by soccertoric 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

I don't know WHAT these are ... the are SMALL (smaller than a flea - that's the only comparison I can think of.) And they are mostly dark colored - but there were a few whitish ones. They don't seem to be on the plant, so I'm pretty sure they aren't aphids. (The plant is in a pot and indoors if that makes a difference.)

ANY idea what these might be? How can I get rid of them?

Help?

2007-07-11 09:17:47 · 7 answers · asked by tigglys 6 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-07-11 09:16:36 · 5 answers · asked by Moar_plz 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-07-11 09:14:54 · 9 answers · asked by Miss Sunshine 1 in Garden & Landscape

can anyone help i have viewed a house with regards to a house exchange, the lady showed us the airing cupboard but there was no boiler she said the house didnt have a boiler, also that the hot water was hot constantly can anyone tell me if this is correct and what type of heating system is it, she also had a power shower fitted but i didnt checked it worked does anyone know what this type of heating/hot water system it is

2007-07-11 09:11:12 · 6 answers · asked by carol w 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

Toliet has had cloggin problems. However, we have been able to clear it with plunging. Now it backs into the tub.

2007-07-11 09:05:37 · 10 answers · asked by legermarianne 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

I work with a guy from india and in his apartment he has those old locks that have the clear glass handles. Will i need to drill a bigger hole or jam some wood in there because these arent regular knobs. They are all interior knobs.

2007-07-11 09:05:07 · 4 answers · asked by whit 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Hello everyone - I am new here but I have been trying to better the way I keep my house. I work full time and have a 2 year old son and an 11 year old step daughter who is with us frequently. We moved into our home in March and it has continuously gotten worse and worse. My brother who is 28 lives with us and he is fairly lazy when it comes to house cleaning as is my husband. I am not one to speak up a whole lot but I just don't know how to keep up with everything any longer. I get up in the morning, shuffle my son to daycare, go to work and pick my son up and go home, get any dishes done, cook dinner, do the dishes, do a load of laundry, get my son bathed and taken care of with dinner and to bed. Meanwhile, the guys sit on the couch watching TV. The only action I usually get is if I set a basket of laundry in front of them while they are watching TV but then I have to put it away in all the different bedrooms. If anyone has ideas on how to get them off the couch?? Please Help!

2007-07-11 09:02:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

please help me i just moved into a bigger house to build a indoor swimming pool!!

2007-07-11 08:54:00 · 4 answers · asked by leslie b 1 in Other - Home & Garden

We bought this house back in January. The pool was in terrible condition. We drained the muck out of it, cleaned it best we could then filled it.

Read all over the internet, thought we figured everything out but the pool keeps falling into disrepair. We have to constantly shock it to make it look swimable... it either clouds up or turns green. We have never owned a pool before and nobody we know owns one either.

Anyone have any tips, faqs or anything else that would be helpful to us?

2007-07-11 08:53:16 · 3 answers · asked by original_pet 4 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-07-11 08:48:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I bought some cute coasters in hopes of avoiding water rings on my furniture. It makes sense that the cute side goes up but I thought the cork side should go up to absorb the water. A friend told me the cork side goes down to prevent the coaster from sliding around or scratching the furniture surface. How are they used?

2007-07-11 08:44:19 · 6 answers · asked by Chris 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I just bought a Tool concert t-shirt for $35 in extra-large. I thought the XL looked good at that moment, but when I took it home to wear it another time it was way too big. Is there any way to shrink it to a Large? It is 100% cotton.

2007-07-11 08:36:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

They are brown and white (leather), the white part is really dirty and hard to clean, any suggestions?

2007-07-11 08:28:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-07-11 08:24:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

Other than replacing the whole window?

2007-07-11 08:23:02 · 5 answers · asked by biblicalfive 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

My daughter noticed some thing in the water, she scooped it up in a little container and it looked like it was a baby leach. We rent, but our water is from his well, are these leaches? What should I do about this?

2007-07-11 08:20:34 · 7 answers · asked by ? 7 in Other - Home & Garden

Just a while ago, I was picking up some toys for a child I'm babysitting. She had Silly Putty in her had and picked up the remote control and it got all over the buttons. How do I get it off?

2007-07-11 08:18:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

Is it normal for a toilet to flush very slow, to almost not at all on hot humid days? I've just recently took notice to this. I thought using flushable wipes may be the culprit, but never seem to have problems in the winter months. The roof vent isn't blocked, I've already checked that. Hmm...

2007-07-11 08:11:05 · 8 answers · asked by naonip 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

whoever insntalled my system barried the bax and i need to fix one of my celinoids

2007-07-11 07:49:49 · 3 answers · asked by JP 1 in Garden & Landscape

When I turn the key on my Craftsman riding mower, there's no sound, nothing happens. It was running ok earlier. It was hard to start, but then ran fine until I got it stuck and had to stop it to get it out of the hole.

2007-07-11 07:38:40 · 5 answers · asked by cballiu 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-07-11 07:27:33 · 2 answers · asked by Giggly Giraffe 7 in Cleaning & Laundry

I must know, is there really a green flower? one that does not start green then changes to another color, one that is a really a flower not a plant thing.

anyone know?!!!


I have been asking my bf for a green flower, he brought me a rose that is pale green, but i think its going to turn yellow.

2007-07-11 07:19:16 · 8 answers · asked by KT 4 in Garden & Landscape

These trees have been next to each other for years. All of a sudden needles turned brown, and only a few green ones left on very few branches on one side. My husband emptied an old water softner w some salt pellets at the base, and laid a bag of sacrete there too. Was that it?

2007-07-11 07:03:01 · 7 answers · asked by naonip 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I have a outside clothes umbrella the kind you stick in the ground then hang your clothes up in. It folds the arms when not used. Anyways I can't put mint in the ground what else can I do? Please help!

2007-07-11 07:01:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

we are building a mower. It runs, but the vacuum hose blows instead of sucks. it is messing up the choke and the fuel pump, and me and a vietnam war vet who has worked on mowers since he was 15 can't figure it out, any suggestions??

2007-07-11 07:00:53 · 2 answers · asked by mckailen86 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

i'm not too familiar with the process, sadly (the bathroom was never my cleaning domain!) but would like to surprise my family when they come home tonight.

help, please!

2007-07-11 07:00:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-07-11 06:55:39 · 4 answers · asked by Giggly Giraffe 7 in Cleaning & Laundry

i bougth an expensive watch,yet whenever i go out it tends to be humid from the inside.is there a way to remove the humid from the watch

2007-07-11 06:52:53 · 2 answers · asked by Jaffa oranges 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-07-11 06:43:28 · 4 answers · asked by crazyv49 1 in Maintenance & Repairs