Other - Home & Garden - November 2007

2007-11-24 07:13:36 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

For some unknown reason, gnats have invaded my home! They seem to love flying into my face and I am constantly swatting at the "air" trying to avoid them going up my nose, in my eyes or, YUCK, down my throat! I try sleeping with my head under the blanket but that never lasts once I'm asleep! Does anyone have any tricks to keep them away from me? They are driving me insane! Thanks!

2007-11-24 05:31:00 · 8 answers · asked by gmoney 3

i got a dozen red roses for my birthday and they are starting to die, I want to keep one as a memory, but I don't know how to do so with out it wilting like the others, is there any way i can preserve it?

2007-11-24 04:52:34 · 5 answers · asked by Baby J 3

2007-11-24 02:10:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I believe this bug came in my home with the plants I brought in from my porch. I would like to find out what kind of bug/insect I have found and brought into my home. It is small enough to hide under a plant leaf, is black with orange markings on its back, it has legs but I'm not sure how many. I don't know if this bug is just in east TN or if it is found everywhere.

2007-11-24 01:54:18 · 2 answers · asked by kktruckin 1

My bird died and I was digging a grave for it and as I was digging, at about 20 cm in the ground I noticed two round balls, they look like tapeworms curled into a round ball. As I examined it a little closer I noticed that a little bit was moving. There are two and right now they're placed in an air tight plastic container. I would like to know what it could possibly be. And if it is dangerous in any way how should I get rid of it?
Thank you!

2007-11-23 22:56:52 · 13 answers · asked by delilah123 4

I have just bought second hand baby Belling but there is no manual,can any one advise if i can use both hotplates at same time as oven

2007-11-23 19:43:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a mountain bike that I have stored on my balcony through most of the summer. I want to know is it ok to keep storing it outside in the winter also (i live in Chicago)

Thanks for any reply

2007-11-23 16:50:20 · 13 answers · asked by lkview_lad 1

We have a wood-sided house in Southeastern Michigan, and a woodpecker has decided to grace us with his presence. How do we get rid of him legally and humanely? Serious answers only please, we are trying to sell/rent the house and dont want to scare people away as it is VERY annoying. Thanks in advance for your help!

2007-11-23 16:06:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

You know, the (usually, I think?) white ... siding!!! I can't think of how to describe it. It's the stuff that keeps you from seeing under the trailer.

I forgot the name of it. =] And if it really is called siding, I'm going to feel really stupid ....

2007-11-23 13:44:32 · 3 answers · asked by Me 7

2007-11-23 13:44:21 · 4 answers · asked by michelle s 1

I just moved into my new appartment about 2 months ago and for a while i have noticed wierd things going on,downstairs is the kitchen and living room and it is all tiled,when i walk on certain tiles (not everywhere) some of them are very hot, if im quickly walking across it i wont notice but if im standing still i can really feel it getting hot,there is no under tile heating, nothing else that can explain the heat under the tiles,its very weird if u ask me...what else could it be...

2007-11-23 13:12:11 · 9 answers · asked by Sexy_mum24 5

I have an area rug with a few folds/bumps. What's the best way to flatten it out?

2007-11-23 12:43:11 · 5 answers · asked by Hoosier Daddy 6

2007-11-23 12:10:50 · 5 answers · asked by matthew m 1

2007-11-23 10:08:56 · 7 answers · asked by chicken2008 5

I purchased a side by side Kenmore refrigerator on 8/23/07 and have not received my rebate. I want to find out what happened to it.

2007-11-23 09:55:47 · 2 answers · asked by kaybee1025 1

Anyone know how to tell if my mouse infestation is a big one or just a few mice? I have a dirt floor crawl space for a basement. It's an old house. We've caught two mice so far with the older "traditional" mousetraps. Also, can anyone recommend a good, non toxic (Have a cat) way to get rid of them. Keeping in mind they stay in areas where the cat cannot get. eg. basement entry way, drawers, basement, walls, etc..

2007-11-23 08:40:20 · 7 answers · asked by Pink Panther 4

I want to know the name of this tree: it is a medium/small tree with black berries, that look similar to blackberries or dewberries.
A photo /taken in Czech Republic/: http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r163/DeadCities66/BB.jpg

2007-11-23 08:30:21 · 0 answers · asked by Anna B 2

I bought both of them about 4 years ago. They're both in great working condition, still looks rather new, and have never been repaired. I can't even recall how much i paid for them. I called up Kenmore, and they suggested about 600 together, and told me that model numbers don't really mean much; they were just giving me reasonable estimates to sell them for.

Any suggestions on whether this would be a fair price?

2007-11-23 06:54:51 · 11 answers · asked by dudnaito 4

Is something blowing out from wherever the heat takes the air from? Is it dust or mold or some fungus I am getting sick to? I wake up with urge to cough and stuff comes up but I can only swallow it-yuck. I don't have a runny nose nor a sore throat. I just keep coughing up mucus. Why! I don't think I am infected with a virus or bacteria at all. Could some allergen be blowing out?

2007-11-23 06:35:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want this cooler to be economical, and, if possible, discreet and/or attractive looking.

2007-11-23 03:18:04 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to buy an electric mixer for home use but want to know about horsepower.

2007-11-23 02:00:15 · 2 answers · asked by Bible Teacher 1

In the past few months(ever since autumn started), I've noticed that my office's window has been unofficially serving as a hangout for flies. A lot more flies have been flying and buzzing around this window than during the previous warm summer months. These flies tend to be a little larger than normal and much slower-moving than normal, i.e. easy to swat and kill. Last week, I killed as many as 5 flies in one day from that particular window. Today I killed 2 more.

Is there a reason for this??

Perhaps flies become slower and dumber in their last days of life after the summertime ends? Has anyone else observed this? Or, do you think there is some kind of chemical near the window that is attracting them there?(the window seems pretty clean to me, other than a little dust)

2007-11-23 01:22:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-23 01:10:22 · 14 answers · asked by upsydaisy 2

What are the best ways you have personal experience with to get rid of mice?

2007-11-22 22:41:36 · 8 answers · asked by chantilly lace 2

Ad in the local paper for firewood and it says "Apple, cherry, fir, pine. Bone dry. No stacking required"? Does stacking mean maybe that it's already seasoned long enough so you don't need to stack it to dry it out further???

2007-11-22 21:32:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-22 20:57:28 · 9 answers · asked by Darren O 1

A vacuum cleaner is supposed to do just that: clean! And that’s what my old vacuum wasn’t doing. And it was so
heavy! Recently I read about Dyson Vacuum Cleaner in a site (http://www.dysonvaccumcleanerreview.com ). Is it
really lighter than the one which are there in the market. Doesn’t it have a bag to dispose like in other
conventional models?

2007-11-22 17:15:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My electric heater smells very bad; like someone spilled marijuana or chemicals in it. In the summer it does not produce these fumes when I use the ac but the heater causes whatever is in there to burn and my smoke alarm goes off. I complained about last year but all they did was clean out this filter. This year they will not replace the unit and so I am forced to use space heaters again. I had two space heaters but my small one now smokes therefore setting off the smoke alarm. I have one heater to heat to seperate areas. My studio is about 450 sq feet with about 150 sq feet for the bedroom area. My bedroom is very long and narrow. How Can I safely heat the bedroom will I sleep. I live in a basement apartment which helps hold in some heat but I wake up to being 63 degrees when it is 30 degrees outside. What does anyone suggest? I have to bear through this winter again and once my lease is up I am moving!

2007-11-22 14:45:27 · 8 answers · asked by Summerlynn 3

Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, my family always had an electric can opener and it seemed that everyone else did as well. Today, however, it seems as if electric can openers are quite rare. My wife and I don't have one. Neither my parents nor any of the friends whose homes I've visited lately contain one. The nearby Target, which carries 20 models of every other small electric, had only two electric can openers last I checked. Obviously, it seems like a larger percentage of food comes in plastic packages or pull top cans. But, while I'd assume that there have been some advances in plastic packaging, pull tops existed in the 1970s too. Any ideas?

2007-11-22 14:29:32 · 5 answers · asked by Dr3rdEye 1