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Mira Advance electric shower

mums mira advance electric shower is only producing a tiny dribble of water. I am visiting her on Wednesday and will check obvious things like blocked hose or shower head etc. Are there other things I...
17:17 Sun 18th Nov 20123 answers, last by flitty 21:48 Sun 18th Nov 2012
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Scones

I think I read somewhere that when putting scones on a baking tray, they should touch each other which makes them rise better. This seems a bit unlikely to me, but is there any truth in this or did I...
14:05 Sun 14th Oct 20122 answers, last by foxyferret 11:08 Tue 16th Oct 2012
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trailing geranium cuttings

Can you take cuttings of trailing geraniums in the same way you take the upright kind? Thanks
11:21 Mon 08th Oct 20125 answers, last by foxyferret 11:12 Tue 16th Oct 2012
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magnolia

We have a lovely pink magnolia in the garden, just the common everyday magnolia. It has been there for years and always is beautiful in spring. I noticed today that next to the fat main trunk, another...
15:15 Sat 22nd Sep 20124 answers, last by foxyferret 16:51 Mon 24th Sep 2012
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Asbestos attn the builder or others

As per my previous post, the health & safety guy went to mums today. Mum had put a temporary panel over the hole in the wall. Without even removing this panel, he decided she needed a hole new...
13:50 Wed 25th Jul 20123 answers, last by foxyferret 23:00 Wed 25th Jul 2012
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Should have said asbestos

My mistake, sorry
16:49 Mon 16th Jul 20121 answer, last by Old_Geezer 17:43 Mon 16th Jul 2012
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Asestos

My mum and dad have lived in their bungalow for about 30 years. They were aware that there was asbestos in the walls. My dad is bedridden and has carers come in. When Social services removed the...
16:46 Mon 16th Jul 201212 answers, last by chas2008 12:42 Tue 17th Jul 2012
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Butterfly

I have just seen a butterfly in my back garden that I have never seen before. It was not the size of a normal butterfly, like a big moth. It was bright red all over the wings apart from a black...
11:28 Wed 11th Jul 20127 answers, last by foxyferret 11:44 Wed 11th Jul 2012
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tamarisk

i have two tamarisk trees, they were labled tamarisk pentandra. According to all my gardening books they are supposed to bloom in the late summer. Mine have already bloomed and now the lovely pink...
17:44 Wed 06th Jun 20122 answers, last by foxyferret 14:09 Thu 07th Jun 2012
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Sweet Peas

Hi gardeners. I have grown some sweet peas in a propagator on the kitchen window sill. They have germinated well so I have not potted them up three to a pot. I pinched out the growing tip when they...
17:44 Mon 23rd Apr 20123 answers, last by foxyferret 12:32 Tue 24th Apr 2012
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"Hard Wiring" of electric cooker

I am in the process of ordering a freestanding cooker with an eye level grill for my dear old mum because that is what she wants. Its a Hotpoint but I read on the info it must be "hard...
15:35 Fri 23rd Mar 201211 answers, last by foxyferret 12:46 Sat 07th Apr 2012
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email sending rubbish to friends

my yahoo account is sending out loads of e mails to almost all my contacts. I keep getting failure delivery notices even though I have actually sent nothing. There must be a virus, gremlin whatever in...
15:01 Mon 05th Mar 20124 answers, last by foxyferret 15:13 Mon 05th Mar 2012
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Kitchen cupboards

how much should I expect to pay to have 3 kitchen cupboards put up? They measure 300mm, 400mm and 600 mm. Depending on where I decide to put them, the walls are solid or plasterboard. They are from an...
10:34 Sat 03rd Mar 20122 answers, last by foxyferret 16:26 Sat 03rd Mar 2012
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Suspenders

Where can I buy separate suspenders to hook on to a girdle? My mom has been trying for ages and the only ones she has found have been plastic and too tiny for her arthritic hands to do up. She is...
15:37 Thu 23rd Feb 20123 answers, last by foxyferret 16:23 Sat 25th Feb 2012
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Oil Boiler replacement

does anyone know if there is any help available to replace an old oil boiler. The water jacket has gone and is leaking. My dad is 91, disabled and on full attendance allowance, my mum is 86 and in...
14:19 Thu 23rd Feb 20127 answers, last by foxyferret 10:30 Fri 02nd Mar 2012
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Scart Adaptor

As my dads new tv has only 1 scart socket (he needs 2, 1 for video, 1 for dvd player) I need to get him a scart extension. I have noticed that they say "switched" or "unswitched"....
12:30 Tue 08th Nov 20113 answers, last by foxyferret 16:25 Tue 08th Nov 2011
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DITLOIDS

Thanks to those who responded to my last post, I now only need one ditloid to complete the quiz. It is 2 STTW. Any ideas anyone?
14:54 Sat 29th Oct 20116 answers, last by factor30 10:52 Mon 31st Oct 2011
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DITLOID QUIZ

I am doing an age Uk competition of 50 ditloids. I have got 39 of them but stuck witht these last eleven. I have racked my brains until they hurt, please help if you can. 2 OEPN, 5 FROTOF, 8 NIAO, 118...
13:57 Fri 28th Oct 20119 answers, last by foxyferret 16:24 Fri 28th Oct 2011
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Private treatment - surprise bill

My mum aged 85 got fed up of waiting for her gp to find out what was wrong with her, so decided to pay privately for a consultation. £208.00. She has been depressed lately and even though she...
16:13 Mon 10th Oct 201114 answers, last by foxyferret 11:33 Tue 11th Oct 2011
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Digital recorder with HD

I recently purchased a new full hd tv with built in freeview. I have been looking at PVR's so I can also record stuff and they are cheaper than DVD recorders. I do not need one with a record to disk...
10:41 Mon 10th Oct 20114 answers, last by foxyferret 12:32 Tue 11th Oct 2011

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