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Questions to ask at house viewing

Im going to view a house to rent on Tuesday night and at the moment I think I'm a little blinkered by the pictures I've seen as it looks fab. Sort of imagining it's mine already and getting a bit...

millerxxx

safe

i got microsoft security essentials is that ok for laptop security thanks...

Hopkirk

Broadband speed

My broadband speed is getting worse and worse. It used to be quite good. Might it improve if I changed provider, but still get it through the same BT landline?...

chas2008

Energy Performance Certificates

what a total waste of time & money, who actually cares...Paid £85.00 for one on the house being sold, no doubt a similiar amount was paid by the owner of the property being purchased...

Valmore

Hyacinths

gardening What should I do with Hyacinth bulbs when they have finished flowering ?...

tinkerbell23

I love gin

Will i like sloe gin? Whats the difference? What is it mixed with? I drink gordons, bombay sapphire- any really.... With bitter lemon/ orange/ tonic/ lemonade/ ruschian xx...

Beryltheperyl

Foreign object in carton of juice

Last night we found a lump of plastic/rubber in a carton of Rubicon Mango juice. We emptied the carton of juice into a bowl, and there were loads of bits of plastic. When you shake the carton, you can...

Suetheramble

Meat without additives growth promotors etc

The Real Meat company used to do superb meat without additives etc - the old fashion method of farming. I believe they have now ceased trading. Anyone know if I can buy decent honest meat without all...

lourules

Can he ask for those details?

We are a couple about to private rent at the end of feb and the bloke who we are renting off has asked for our bank details, addresses, DOB and national insurance numbers - is he allowed to ask for...

fishing81

white puddings

decided to have a white pudding with my mince tonight I normally place it on a dish with a touch of water and cook in the microwave it can be a bit soggy anyone use a different method of cooking it

Kaleidyscope

Noisy Dog Nextdoor

So I recently moved into a new home with my partner, it's the first house we've ever owned. It's pretty much a dream house and when we inspected it, we couldn't find a single fault with the home or...

muff13

How to crop using paint.Net

I am looking for some advice as I seem to be unable to crop a photo using paint.Net. I am able to use the cropping tool and can select the area I wish to crop by drawing around it, but that is as far...

tinkerbell23

Frozen mince!!

Forgot to thaw my mince ..can i just throw it in and fry it off from frozen (its a big lump though)....im sure in school years ago wr used to cook frozen mince Xx...

horseshoes

Storing Geraniums/Pelargoniums

I have grown some really beautiful geraniums this year - all from those tiny plugs plants. 'm digging them up today as I have bulbs to plant. I never have any luck keeping them from one year to the...

scotman

Scotland 2 - Czech Rep 2

Well, here we are again. Not qualifying(unless something very strange happens). Should we get a grip on reality and realise that a national team from a country of 5M people will very rarely qualify...

giveup

Gelatine

Does gelatine go off. Found 4 packets when turning out cupboards.

muff13

Paint colour advice please.

We have just purchased a property that we are planning to let on a short assured tenancy. The house has a large bright sitting room upstairs while the downstairs bedrooms and passages etc are fairly...

tooj

Fuschia

My fuschias leaves have dark red marks on them. If it was any other plant I would say it was rust but I dont think they suffer from it. Any one got any ideas and how to elinminate it for next year....

tearinghair

Rockery plants

We've just cut down a tree, which has had the effect of extending the rockery area. There are still a few trees which keep the sunlight out for much of the day. What would be good plants to put in...

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