Other - Home & Garden - September 2007

I just moved into an apartment where everything inside is straight out of 1961. there's this huge old monstrosity of an oven made by the Crown corporation, and the oven has to be hand-lit every time before use. I tried to heat up some taco shells last night (my girlfriend makes delicious tacos!) and when i tried to light it there was a little mini-explosion. What did I do wrong and how do i cook something without being terrified every time?

2007-09-04 09:34:14 · 3 answers · asked by imagine.being 2

We have a small bathroom shared by our kids. The house is about 25 years old and the tub in their bathroom is in bad shape. The drain, faucet, and shower head are all corroded and generally in in poor shape. The tub is dingy and needs new caulk. And, the tiles around the tub are loose.

I was at Home Depot and saw 'tub inserts' for around $300, this is the tub and the walls all together as one piece. This looks like the perfect solution, it would resolve both the tile wall and the bathtub issues with one 'swoop'. I have several questions...

- Are these inserts any good? We live in an area where mold/mildew in bathrooms is a constant issue. I am hoping a 'sealed' unit will make for easier cleaning.

- What can I expect to pay to have the new tub put in?

- It is worth it to do some of the work myself? such as the demolition?

2007-09-04 09:33:05 · 2 answers · asked by Wundt 7

I don't want to use harmful chemicals to get rid of weeds and grass from my driveway and patio. Are there any safe things to use to kill weeds quickly and efficiently?

2007-09-04 08:50:37 · 5 answers · asked by Janice . 1

i'm going to move to a different town in a few weeks and was just wondering if anyone had any tips to make it easier?
we're going to label boxes clearly, as we'll have a lot of helpers (i can't lift much right now, pregnant!) and put labels on the bedroom doors, too.
we have one full weekend, and one half weekend between now & the move. (we also have 3 cats to move!)
any other tips??

2007-09-04 07:07:14 · 12 answers · asked by Ember Halo 6

I hate the excess material on the deep pocket sets. Do they still sell the normal size mattress sheet sets?

2007-09-04 06:57:50 · 2 answers · asked by wickedred 2

My mother and her neighbor have been inundated with pigeons! They've tried chicken wire AND a fake owl. Nothing seems to work! They just move to a different area of the roof and fly back and forth between the houses. Pest control is stating that it will be no less that 450 dollars to get rid of the pigeons. There are between 6-20 pigeons at any given time. Is there any safe way to be rid of them? There are many laws here prohibiting harm to wildlife. We tried calling the fish and game and regional wildlife reserve and we were told that we must have done something to attract them there. My mother and her neighbor have done absolutely nothing to attract these pests! They just showed up and seem to be attracting more and more pigeons! PLEASE help!

2007-09-04 06:22:30 · 3 answers · asked by elfyeaf 2

and why does it want to climb it anyway??

2007-09-04 05:06:51 · 14 answers · asked by Anthony 3

Does it need to be fertilized? How much water does it need?
What type of temperatures will it tolerate?

2007-09-04 04:55:34 · 2 answers · asked by thepolishdude 2

Is it worth spending the extra $$$ to upgrade to a unit that is Energy Star rated?

2007-09-04 04:35:32 · 2 answers · asked by aschryer0130 1

Money is not really a concern, but I'd still rather not waste it.

The most expensive:
http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-MCP-12-Multiclad-Stainless-Steel-12-Piece/dp/B0007KQZWU/ref=sr_1_17/102-8201946-7342546?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1188348523&sr=1-17

The cheap one:
http://www.amazon.com/Pinzon-10-Piece-Stainless-Steel-Cookware-Set/dp/B000G7VI1W/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-8201946-7342546?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1188348523&sr=1-1

The one I can get 60% off:
http://www.pamperedchef.com/index.jsp
(from there, go to shop online and the Stainless Steel set should be in there)


Or would you rather have none of the ones listed?

2007-09-04 04:30:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

lots of probs, finally got a new kitchen done on the cheap my the owner but by cowboy builders and they have left all there rubbish on my driveway they promised to clear it up but they havent i dnt have a car and cant afford to hire a skip what can i do?

2007-09-04 02:51:19 · 2 answers · asked by wendy 1

There's a bee flying around my laundry room, and I'm terrified of getting stung. How do I get rid of it? We seem to get at least one every year down there. How can I figure out how they get in?

2007-09-04 02:04:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

My plum tree (healthy until the compost was placed nearby), my camelia, and even some nasturtiums have become very unhealthy, the camelia nearly dead, the plum with dying branches. Even the nasturtiums have failed to thrive. Could this be caused by an imbalance in the soil due to leeching from the compost? I have moved the bin, and the camelia, but the tree looks very ill. What can I do to correct the soil if this is in fact so, and if not, any ideas what could be causing this? A neighbour's lilac tree also died this spring, only feet from this bin. It is normal garden and kitchen waste. Help please!!

2007-09-03 22:43:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've ben wanting to make compost out of kitchen scraps, i thought there was nothing to it but put food in a pile and wait for it to turn into dirt, but no matter how long i wait it always turns out to be stinky smelly pile of goo. how do i make kitchen scraps into compost?.

2007-09-03 20:14:07 · 5 answers · asked by Missy 2

There by my front door and porch at night.

2007-09-03 19:07:21 · 2 answers · asked by latina 2

I am a hobby quilter maybe working into a business.

2007-09-03 19:04:39 · 1 answers · asked by Joyce E 4

they are big beautiful plants and not one bloom

2007-09-03 17:26:39 · 3 answers · asked by breyernut 1

2007-09-03 15:30:55 · 10 answers · asked by raguse7 1

just curious

2007-09-03 15:30:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

and you can't leave your house

2007-09-03 14:09:45 · 7 answers · asked by Kiki 1

Hi,

I found mattress/ air bed is very popular recently. How about them?

I know one online store selling them----http://yohame.ecrater.com/. This is one Chinese people store, how about it's price?

2007-09-03 14:05:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

In science we have to show how different liquids are less/more dense than each other. So we have to find liquids of different densities and put them in a bottle to show how they will layer. Any suggestions on some household liquids that will layer?

I think water, baby oil, and mayonaise will but I want something that has defined colors.... any suggestion would be great.

Thanks.

2007-09-03 12:49:26 · 6 answers · asked by Devan! 5

HELP! I need pillbugs/roly poly/armadillo bugs PRONTO! Well, not pronto, but by tomorrow morning at 6:30! They are the little bugs that roll into a ball when you touch them (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillbug). I need them for my AP Biology course...thanks!

If you could give me advice as to how to attract them, it would be much appreciated. 10 points and my eternal gratitude to the one whose suggestion yields the most bugs!

2007-09-03 12:48:10 · 4 answers · asked by Dominic 4

i had a rotting piece of fruit in my house and removed the fruit and killed some other files,and that was the source of the fruit flies. yet they do not seem to be going away, they seem to be gradualy becoming more

HELP!!

i live in the UK
what products do you reccomend to kill the little buggers!

2007-09-03 11:16:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-03 09:58:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm sick of the guy upstairs from me. He has laminate wooden floor and clumps about all night. It's unbearable the noise, and my whole flat feels like it's shaking. His TV is up full blast too. He looks like a big scary guy (I'm female and live on my own) and i really don't want to approach him. My mate has offered me the use of her drumkit, and i'm really tempted to take it and hammer hell out of it at 3 in the morning to teach him a lesson. If he wants noise, he WILL get noise. What do you think? Would i just make things worse? Feel like i want to give him a taste of his own medicine. Thanks. x

2007-09-03 09:37:21 · 17 answers · asked by . 7

2007-09-03 09:09:24 · 1 answers · asked by Sonny S 1

2007-09-03 08:59:17 · 16 answers · asked by ? 6

2007-09-03 07:58:47 · 3 answers · asked by altpro9 2

We used to have a christian yellow pages where I could find repairmen, but that seems to have gone away. Who knows where there are christian business that I could use? I live in the Salem, OR area.

2007-09-03 07:38:35 · 6 answers · asked by diabro 1