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lakey1962

oven cleaning

any tips to get baked on grease of chrome oven shelves? tried loads of cleaners. no joy. can anyone help. cheers

The bathroom sink tap has never been very good in its flow rate since we moved to the house in December. It has now got steadily worse and the water is barely trickling through. The tap is fed by the...

gln121

23 Amp electricity cable

I have just bought a pool heater (5 kw) which connects to pool pump. It has a 2.5mm cable on it and reccommends plugging straight into socket with a circuit breaker plug. I had an electrician install...

faith_jones

Aeroplane Engines!

Which aeroplane has/had the most amount of engines? Thanks, Faith

ali_alic

TV for DVD's only - do I need a licence

We have a second home and want to put one of our spare TVs in there for use with DVD's only. I have in my mind that we need a licence irrespective of whether we are gonna watch TV, but my other half...

Sexy_fat_06

Pregnancy Signs for men

Do men get Pregnancy Symptons when there partner is pregnant? If Yes, what are they?

turboped

Lunch

Just got home for lunch and all that there was in the breadbin was a hard chibatta. I have put Strong Cheddar, Onion and tomato on in and wrapped it in foil and stuck it in the oven for a few mins....

Tha-Flash

Inventions

I have tons of ideas for new inventions, i'm sure many people do but that's as far as it usually goes. I want to sell my ideas (UK) but I don't understand the process of it all. I know you need some...

mckemp

please help

how do i syphon petrol from my ford fiesta

beegeebee

How to balance a ceiling fan?

Have three different make of ceiling fans but despite attempting to floow the instructions to the letter, I'm unable to prevent the fans from being totally unbalanced. Can anyone help please...?

Homer55

Does anyone belive in star signs and the horoscope?

if so why, has there been something inparticular that has happened that will make you belive forever? As I am a bit of a cynic I wondered if anyone could change my mind and if you can guess what star...

China Doll

Wine Glasses Attracting

I asked this question in B&S but no one seems to know so I wonder... last night when carrying a couple of glasses of wine I swear it felt like there was a magnetic attraction drawing them together. I...

SteveD

Best bait for rat trap

We've got a smart rat! I have been baiting a trap (a large version of the classic mouse-trap) with parmesan cheese rind but the little devil keeps taking the cheese without setting off the trap. The...

Hamish

Removing a boundary wall

We have a wall leading onto a shared acess 'road' at the rear of our property. Like others we would like to remove it to make some parking. The house is freehold. Do we need permission for this? The...

glenis

thirst quencher in this hot weather

what can i drink to quench my thirst in this hot weather? nothing i drink seems to work ,tea ,coffee,fruit juices ,fizzy drinks (low cal) ,water ,even sucking ice cubes ,10 minutes later i am thirsty...

DawnTy

Machevelian Test

Does anyone know a site where I can take this test for free?

NACL

Snoring Husband

sorry to bother you guys about something that has been posted before, but... i cant sleep because he is snoring! it wakes me up, and then i cant get back to sleep. i have read answers and similar...

qapmoc

Human brain

Can somebody tell me why humans can totally ignore important things but will waste time over rubbish. Someone a couple of days ago asked a question about the world running out of oil, now this is...

daleroy

electrisity

what materials (electrodes) cunducts electrisity that will not corrode or dissolve in water