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What was the last book that you couldnt put down?

Just finished reading Jeffrey Archers 'A Prisoner of Birth.' Ok, I know its not on a par with Dickens but I read all sorts, classics, pulp fiction, biography etc and this is one book that I just...

Jordii-poo

Tiles

Can someone on answerbank tell me the easiest way to get tiles off a bathroom wall that have been on the wall for twenty years,they are small tiles 4 and a half inchs by four and a half inchs....

Mairzydotes

My husband and I (now 77 and 80) are finding it getting very hard to get up and down to the loo in the night, as we have a three floor house, and the bathroom is on the first floor. Yesterday we had a...

PHorwood

Cleaning pressure cooker

I have just made my Christmas pudding in the pressure cooker and the inside of the pan is really black. Does anyone know how to clean it? I could use a Brillo pad but thought there might be a chemical...

fourgrand

Glass Stain

I have a glass decanter which has been heavily stained with port wine. Does anyone know how to remove the stain.

Lafiteau

Surprise Peas

Whatever happened to Surprise Peas? Last seen by us in the early 90s, then suddenly they were no more. The question was asked a couple of years ago, but didn't get an answer.

Jules001

getting rid of a lawn?

My mum is getting older and is finding it more and more of a struggle to carry on the upkeep of her lawn, mowing and disposing of the local cats' doings etc. We have suggested that it might be better...

Mrs.wchopper

40th birthday party - fancy dress

Any ideas folks - husband wants a vicars & tarts party (Bridget Jones style, not in a weird way) but I don't feel comfortable asking friends to do that. Looking for something a bit different?

celeryman

andouillette

Has anyone while in France ordered an andouillette, this is a tripe sausage made from a pigs colon, we were in a cafe some years ago and ordered one thinking it to be like an english sausage. When a...

Solarjunkie

Can alcohol be sent by post from abroad?

A friend wants to send me a bottle of vodka from Russia but has asked me to check that it is legal to do so. It's fairly standard stuff, just one bottle costing about ?20.

buildersmate

Visa for entering Turkey

British passport holders entering Turkey for a holiday require a tourist visa. One way of dealing with this is at the port of entry, when a "sticker-type entry visa" (the exact terminology from the...

lorla

Music at wedding

My fiance and I are having a civil ceremony when we get married and we're trying to find a song to exit to after the ceremony but it can't have any religious connotation and we want something fun and...

lauralane

Thumb Sucking

How do you stop a 4 yearold sucking his thumb all the time.

markqprman

Home decorating.

Does anyone if there is a tool or good way of painting the top of a wall and celing without constantly painting the other?

mjcleary

english to gaelic

What is the Gaelic translation for My Mother, My Daughters

kiwielite

Removing Sealant

Around my bath I have what I think it supposed to be sealant but it's like chewing gum! Any idea how I can remove this?

Scarlett

Commode?

What are those adult potty things called they give you to wee in in hospital called?! I have "commode" stuck in my head but it's not that. They are plastic and likea big flat potty. Any ideas?!

kennstar2

natural rope fibre

crossword clue - 5 letters possibly --t-e clue Natural Rope Fibre

crisgal

what's for tea?

my nana used to answer: "two jumps each at 'pantry door - see if you can reach 'lock!" (in a strong lancashire accent) Has anyone else heard this, or did she make it up?

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