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moeky99

buying a house for cash - how long does it take?

I wondered how long it takes to buy a house outright for cash? There is no chain and the property is currently empty. I was told 3months, but that can't be right can it? The property is a mid-terrace...

shivvy

Zip falling down on jeans . . .

I have a pair of jeans that I like to wear for walking the dog. However the zip constantly works its way down to the bottom no matter what I do. I know that there are things that you can do to make a...

hummerdrum

We want to access our rear garden across council land?

We want to put a gate in our back wall to access by foot / bike into our rear garden. There is 3m of grass between our garden and the cul-de-sac behind our property which is owned by the Council. They...

bednobs

northern hemisphere

wasn't sure where to put this! What percentage of the world's land mass is in the Northern hemsiphere?...

echokilo

0845 numbers

Can anyone tell me the rough cost of an 0845 call from a mobile in the daytime lasting 1 hour and 10 minutes please?

whatwhat

Kenwood Rapid Bake bread maker

Hi, Iv just bought this bread machine form ebay. It didnt come with the manual. Does anyone know how to remove the paddle from the pan. Iv had other bread machines before, and the pan looks similar to...

nextqueen

mobile phone problem

my mobile phone keeps answering on its own. i originally had it on ring and vibrate. now its only vibrating and then answering straight away. this could prove embarassing! it answers then you can hear...

tamiya

beko fridge gone wonky

my beko a class frost free fridge freezer is not working properly...the fridge keeps going warm and spoiling the food .but the freezer works fine ...........any ideas ...ta ..lee

KARL

Is it just me....

....or do others feel disappointed over how poorly the supposed modern technology works in some spheres in this country (UK) ? I am thinking in particular of Caller ID and Royal Mail Tracking. When I...

Old Salt

new lever taps in kitchen

My old taps simply wore out. So I got someone I know to purchase and install a new set of lever taps in the kitchen. They look nice, but the shutoff of water flow seems to me to be totally...

cazdee

sewing site

Can anyone tell me the name of the site that took over from alternative windows? I did have it on favourites but it has been deleted, the only thing I remember is that it begins with a D. Many thanks...

cazzz1975

cost of fuel

how is fuel going up so quickly in price in the UK when the price of crude oil is not rising so quickly?

rov1100

Loss of Blood

I believe the average content of blood in an adult is 8 pints. If a person gives a pint of blood how soon does the body replentish ie 1 week, 1 month, or what? During that time is the body able to...

tamiya

mobile phone

my wifes lg cookie phone can only receive pictures when the bluetooth is switched on....the pictures are being sent from scotland etc we live in essex .....any ideas....thanks lee

what..the?

editing adobe reader/pdf's doc's and auto CAD drawings

I have some documents which are just writing in a pdf formart opened in adobe reader which when I highlight I can not delete of make changes ( i can't see that it says anywhere read only) Also I have...

enfable

Buying a property outright. Solicitor or not?

If I was to buy a property, cash, outright would I still need to use a solicitor? Or can I just pay the money, take the deeds and it is completed?...

goldrings

Cryptic Plants Quiz

Can anyone help me? The answers are plants.(1) Parish in Selkirkshire. 6 letters (2) Poultry causes ruin. 7 letters...

mancmo

Itunes store problemo!

I cant get access to the itunes store...it pops up for a couple of seconds then disappears. if i type a song in the search engine nothing comes up....really bugging me! an anyone help...please!! xx...