Home & Garden - 10 November 2007

2007-11-10 10:29:53 · 3 answers · asked by confused 1 in Garden & Landscape

we have bungee cords tied around and over the garbage can to keep it in place but last night, the raccoons managed to open the lock and tear away at the cords and spill trash all over the place!!!!!

2007-11-10 10:24:50 · 5 answers · asked by laura i 1 in Other - Home & Garden

i want to use bleach but since my panties are black this would not be a good idea. does anyone know of anything else that works effective like bleach. i paid alot of money for these panties so im not going to throw them away. thanks

2007-11-10 10:24:39 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

My land slopes to the back (not very bad, but enough), does anyone know if I need to do anything special when planting trees?

2007-11-10 10:08:13 · 4 answers · asked by Angela S 2 in Garden & Landscape

i have wired a light and it works, is on, however the light switch does not work. What have i done wrong
how can i fix it please ?

2007-11-10 10:03:18 · 7 answers · asked by davidten999 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I was going to get a drink of water a couple minutes ago and saw a man cleaning it with something. So I came back and filled my bottle up with water after he left. It smelled like he cleaned it with paint thinner or varnish. It smelled pretty bad...not like ammonia or chlorine or bleach. So I was wondering, what do they clean it with normally? The container he was cleaning it with was sort of boxy and aluminum. Maybe he was trying to poison the fountain? He was a maintenance for my dorm floor (in college). I feel kind of high right now...do you think I'm imagining or is the chemical to blame?

2007-11-10 09:57:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

It's been beeping since I got home yesterday afternoon. I obviously don't have any carbon monoxide in my house, because i would have noticed in the past 26 hours (still opened windows and turned off heat to be on safe side). I've even unplugged the detector from the ceiling, but some thing in the wiring in the ceiling keeps beeping. It's driving me and my dog insane. Any one know to get it to stop?

2007-11-10 09:55:20 · 7 answers · asked by Mike-Q 5 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-11-10 09:39:48 · 2 answers · asked by J 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

HOW DO YOU GET OUT A KITCHEN FIRE FROM GREASE?!?!

2007-11-10 09:32:27 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

Its brownish an its on a cotton white jacket an i found it on a shirt that i had just out of the blue. I dont remember spilling something brownish. Its faded now i actualy got rid of it but it must have sunk backthrough the fibers cause its there again just faded. Its tiny spots of it. How should i get it out?

2007-11-10 09:26:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-11-10 09:15:44 · 9 answers · asked by oiprocs_1975 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Any know how I can do it, or where I can find it? I doing a newspaper project in History and tea staing is part of it (to make it look old)

2007-11-10 09:13:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

The cause of numerous mice is due to Construction(blasting underground for an underground mall/luxury condo)= mice and rats in exisiting apartment buildings! Studio apartment, can't find where they entering (stove,radiator, etc.).... Help!!!!

2007-11-10 08:49:44 · 5 answers · asked by shazza 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Oh Dear!

I hope someone can help. I have a wonderful skirt, 94% rayon and 6% spandex. I was doing the wash and some bleach was splattered on it making some horrible bleach spots. Besides the "sharpie" method of coloring them in, does anyone know a remedy. Please, this is my favorite skirt!!

Thanks :)

2007-11-10 08:49:42 · 5 answers · asked by 1 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-11-10 08:49:33 · 3 answers · asked by scotchtape71 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I need some suggestions on picking a complimentary color here. For the main part of the house we really want to use a Sherwin Williams color called Ripe Olive, which is a very cool deep green color, and the trim is a creamy white color, we are looking for a complimentary color, other than another green, to paint the dormers on the house. None of the browns or silvers we tried looks good with the green, we even tried black.

On a side note our house is of hardy plank (stain is out) and a good size piece of land, our closet neighbor is about a mile away, and it is a heavily wooded area so we want to house to blend in as much as possible. I have included a link to the picture of the front of the house, the only changes we made to these plans is we removed the third garage on the left side, and the three small dormers above the front door, are actually one single large dormer that matches the pitch of the other two.

http://www.suntelhomedesign.com/suntel/product/S-112795J_RM.jpg

2007-11-10 08:36:33 · 3 answers · asked by Topher 4 in Decorating & Remodeling

I love movies and want to buy posters. and would rather look at them in a store and not online. so looking for stores that sell lots of movie posters.

2007-11-10 08:31:22 · 2 answers · asked by smerta13 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

Gosh cant remember, probably during the summer putting nails in for hanging baskets.

2007-11-10 08:29:27 · 15 answers · asked by D 7 in Maintenance & Repairs

Just am curious.....I went for a walk the other night and when I looked up my neighbor had their tree up and decorated ....no I am not a window peeker it was in the patio window all lite up.
I am debating on doing this too...lol...

2007-11-10 08:15:59 · 11 answers · asked by ღ♥ღLaurieღ♥ღ 4 in Garden & Landscape

2007-11-10 08:09:18 · 4 answers · asked by pgnuts 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I am trying to get the mothball smell out of a 40 year old christening outfit. So far I have washed it in a pot of hot water with Rit white wash laundry treatment & detergent. I rinsed it & now have it soaking in the sink with detergent. I guess I'll soak it in fabric softener next. If anyone has any knowledge on what to do to get the smell out, I would really appreciate it. I am trying to avoid taking it to the dry cleaner.

2007-11-10 08:08:35 · 3 answers · asked by DJ 6 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-11-10 07:59:52 · 7 answers · asked by Diane L 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Our female chicken turned out to be a male chicken...and a loud one at that!
We have to get rid of him, but I don't have the heart to put ester in the pot....beside he is still kinda scrawny...so I thought I'd post an ad in the farming section on craigslist...i've never sold a chicken before, whats a fair price?
He's never been vaxed and has been fed organic feed...he's also been socialized around kids and dogs.

2007-11-10 07:50:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

So..i live in a basement suite..a well lit one. I have house plants all over my apt. My Landlord just told me i have to get rid of most of 'em because they produce carbon dioxide.. but i always thought they consume it and produce oxygen. Who's right here?

2007-11-10 07:35:15 · 8 answers · asked by TheDeeds 3 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-11-10 07:26:20 · 4 answers · asked by vickiverona6 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have State farm insurance and the adjuster and the reinstate states that i had hail damage only on my gutters, even tho i need a roof like now. Even tho i have been paying insurance premiums for 14 years aren't they out to protect me any...they state the roof is to old it appears that they didn't say anything to me when i moved in...But i noticed clients who have roofs under 10 years old they are fixing them like hotcakes. just thought insurance was there for you in case something happens. Now what can i do?

2007-11-10 07:23:54 · 4 answers · asked by cdupshaw10@att.net 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-11-10 07:07:46 · 5 answers · asked by T N 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

How is the best way to do that...it is right under one of the upstairs bathrooms...will we have to cut the dry wall on the ceiling because it looks like its right under the tub...Please help as soon as possible
Thanks
Brittany

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

Is it safe to run the dishwasher now to see if it clears?

2007-11-10 07:02:45 · 9 answers · asked by rcm711 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a low spot in my lawn and I want to build it up with topsoil in the spring and plant grass seed. Is it necessary to remove the grass underneath the new topsoil or can I put the topsoil on top of the grass that's already there?

2007-11-10 06:56:53 · 13 answers · asked by WilmaF 5 in Garden & Landscape