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Giant Sequoia or Redwood

Can anybody please direct me to a photo of a N American tree, so large that a cart and horse(s) were driven through it. It was a very popular picture in encylcopaedias 1930 - 1950.

Maxley

Pig houses

I often drive past fields full of pigs which are full of pig-arks, or pig-arcs - those metal semi-tubular pig houses for them to sleep in. My question is, do the pigs have their 'own' houses or do...

kop442000

My brother lives in Argentina, and he came over to stay with us. While he was here he used my car a couple of times, even though he wasnt insured to do so. On one occasion, he must have got flashed...

talma

stored water in my loft

theres a black box in my loft with avery small box the pipes a close togeher, is there a correct way of putting them correctly or size (distance eihter way) can anyone help.

shivvy

Smelly/damp house

A year ago I moved into a bungalow in the country. However my clothes can smell really fusty and smelly even just after they have been washed and dried. Weirdly enough however, the dark coloured...

angusman

galaxy thermostat

Any ideas where thermostat is in ford galaxy diesel ??

patmore

central Heating Roomstat

I have recently installed central heating with Honeywell Timer - choice of continious, twice a day or once a day settings for heating and separately for water. I also have thermostatic valves on all...

Blossie

Hand Washing

I have an expensive silk skirt that now needs washing, and it states on the label - handwash! Why did I not look and think before buying the skirt!! Anyway, does anyone have a handwash facility on...

judethepude

Vaillant wireless programmer VRT 340f

Help! This thing is driving me mad! Despite some advce from ianess and grahamfreer, I still don't really know how to set the programmer. I have simply been controlling the boiler by raising and...

ploughman

A solid fuel stove from a gas bottle?

I am considering converting a 16kg gas bottle to a solid fuel stove to burn wood or smokeless fuel. Apparently some canal boat owners employ these, as do several shed owners. Also, there is a company...

SnuggleBum

Siberian Huskies

Hi, how much exercise does a husky require per day? I would like to get one but am concerned that my garden is too small and I have been told that you cant let a husky off the lead as they tend to run...

separation

economy 7

I have a twin immersion heater - one of economy 7 which has never worked and I have to switch the water on for 2 hours to have a bath - which is bad but okay - however if I do the same to have a...

williamlc

My First Cruise

I am about to go on my first cruise, on the Aurora, whats it like? most grateful. Thanks William

bubblebubble

What diff to use on S2 Landrover?

I have a 1961 landrover which i bought as a mess,so far i have replaced most of it over the last few years-but tried to keep it original looking. I have fitted an isuzu 2.5 non turbo which is superb,...

mcdous

Not hot water from bath tap

I have a combi boiler and constant hot water out of all my taps apart from the bath tap. Even running it at a trickle will not produce anything other than luke warm water. My shower, which is a mixer...

Doubleglitch

Gas central heating

Some say that it is cheaper to leave your central heating on all the time then to switch it off say during the night as it uses more gas to heat the system back up. Is this true? At what point time...

tali122

titanic crockery

watched a programme on the titanic on c4 yesterday, the ship hit the sea bed with the equivalent of a nuclear explosion so i was puzzled as to why crockery of all things was found unbroken, how could...

shamon

central heating

Why is my central heating permanently on even when set to 'off' or 'timer?!!.The only way to switch it off is to set the boiler to 'reset'.

BRIAN COLLIN

damage to hse

one side of my house is on my neighbours property.when i was not in he drilled and fixed trellis and a gate post to my house wall. can i take it down .or what can ido

skeggy

deathtogreysquirrels.com

i know tufty looks a cuddly creature but he has a darker side.i managed to frighten tufty away from the owl box one day last spring,but when i retuned the next day the front was ripped off and the...

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