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mersey bore

i know there is a bore on the mersey and the dee but they are all late night high tides. do any of you know when the best *daytimes* are that i can see it. rather the mersey from runcorn if poss....

MrsJ1

Rats!!!

My office backs onto fields. We decided to put a bird feeder on a pole outside and have been treated to a wonderful array of birds over the last 18 months. In the last week, I have seen a rat...

coop

rats

i have rats in my garden so i put 2 traps out. i have tried cheese then dog food in the traps but they dont seem 2 like it. any ideas what food would really attract them. i dont want 2 use poison....

boswell8228

getting rid of badgers

Can anyone please tell me the name of any chemical etc, which will help to keep badgers away from a bowling green. Thanks.

PLIVELY34

i am wondering how built in toilets work. recently stayed in a hotel and all that was protruding from the wall was the bowl. the cistern was concealed in behind a brick tiled wall. if something were...

kimbokoo

No Hot water!!!

Hi I am in the process of getting a new fitted kitchen, so i have had to take out my kitchen and taps and obviously turned off my water. My cold water has been turned off under my sink, and the hot...

whittywads

Turning water supply off

I want to turn off the water supply to my hot water cylinder, to repair a hot tap. There is a gate or wheel valve to carry out this operation but I can't turn it. There is a nut in the middle of the...

pedro1888

hot water tank not heating

my hot water tank not heating,when mercer switch on for overnight use.Keeps tripping RCD box.where is the likely fault.thanks pedro1888

Elaine

Electrical enquiry

I have an electrical cable that would normally supply a socket (that you would plug a plug into) and a cable coming from a spotlight. What I want to do is wire both of them up to the same dimmer...

theforce

Pull Switch Problem

I have a pull switch for the bathroom spot lights. Now, when I pull the cord, they don't switch on - or they just make a humming noise, flicker for a while but don't actually come on. I guess it is...

electricblue

electric bill

we've just got an electric bill in for 318.95,,fair enuff,but its for 12 weeks,,and we have a card meter,,so how the hell they can come up wiv any bill let alone that much is beyond me,,,we've been on...

Ice-Maiden

What colour?

My grandmother always used to say "sky-blue pink". Has anyone else heard of this expression, and would you say it was a kind of lavender shade?

marc4marg

renault megane immobiliser?

we have had to leave our scenic on a supermarket car park tonight because the immobiliser would not work light's flashed but we could not start the engine we could not lock front passenger seat...

zipadeedodah

Roof Rack Straps

Am lookign to buy some straps to secure my sister's surfboard to her roof. The choice seems to be between either 3m or 5m in length. Does it make much difference which ones to get? She just has a...

jill53

birds and the B's

Hi everyone, Can you help with these please ? no.47 moon growing around the west(7) bird no.65 Mavis lied in 42 and ended up with a fugal infection! (4,6) bird no.69 Buck returns to the flags(4,7)...

tpw536w

Breeds of dogs

These should be breeds of dogs but there could be a cat there too! 1) Anna's charges 2)Pinch favourite 3)Spit and polish canine 4)Two in the past, one for the future 5)'Enery was one 6)Cradle without...

jane mark 2

Morray Castle

I am trying to trace this Castle, I got the name from a book some time ago, but cannot find it anywhere through my computer. Has anyone heard of it please?

sdssnjk

oak trees

If i planted an acorn now how long would it take to become a decent sized tree and do i need a special type of soil

Scoota57

unidentified motorcycle

I've recently bought an old motorcycle which seems to have been stored for years. Problem is I've no idea what it is. I, ve got its reg number which dates it to Liverpool 1957, but no documents....

mempsey

screeching noise

Hi, I live in Tenterden in Kent, and I frequently hear a "Screeching" noise from a bird of some sort. I hear this noise at different times of the day, mostly early morning, but sometimes in the...

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