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Xmas cash from grass (D.Mirror)

An enterprising pensioner has sold his 40ft.x30ft. lawn for £75 to raise cash for Christmas,The buyer to remove it. He says "I can always grow another lawn"

dennisb66

Removed IVY off house wall.

My son-in-law has removed all the ivy which was growing up his house wall,however bits of root are securely attached to the bricks,anyone know how these can be removed without damaging the brickwork.

deborahp

Cost of installing electric oven

Can anyone give me a rough cost for installing an electric oven, please? It is just a single oven, not integrated, taking the old one out too. Many thanks for your help....

elderado

I have a gym membership from david llyod gyms, which i have never used. I have paid it for 5 months but really can no longer pay, I am being told by them that they will take me to court if i do not...

mimmymimmy

something alive in the attic

every night we hear scampering in the attic above our heads. we havent seen any evidence of mice in the rest of the house, and since there is no food in the attic, wonder what it could be. we dont...

Kathyan

Hyacinths

I bought a pot with three hyacinth bulbs in it. The instructions say that once they have flowered, to remove the stalks and plant in the garden and they will flower again in the spring. I don't want...

furnitureman

Laminate floor question

I wish to have a laminate floor in my dining room (next to kitchen) but worried in case there is any water / drink spillage that may cause the floor to warp. Have seen wooden floors in local McD which...

Bivvysenior

Proof of elegibility to Work in UK

The Local education authority has just asked all the staff to provide proof that they are entitled to work in this country. They advised this will be done by each staff member having to provide a...

babalicious

baby food abroad

can you take baby powder formular milk and baby food, like jars and tins abroad in the hold luggage?

Tuesday83

Tenant hasn't paid rent for 2 months, claims DSS and has now gone AWOL. What can I do?

Tenant moved in July 2009, paid rent for July and August, didn't pay for September or October and then early November just disappeared, leaving all of her stuff. Sister came over to collect her...

Merthyr

Being demoted and pay cut ?

Hi i work in a fast food restuarant and i am a team leader recently been promoted and i have had my first pay rise with my performance review ,i was wondering if i was demoted would they cut my pay...

mikey0118

Snake repellents?

Hi all, Does anybody know of any affordable ways to keep snakes away from the entrance to my house? I have recently found two snakes (apparently non-venomous) on my doorstep and I really don't want...

KARL

Basic sprayer

This is not really the exactly correct place to post this but there isn't a better one that I can see for drawing attention to this, so here goes. Probably the very simplest method for spraying...

sasha011

Red Poinsettia

Hi, I Brought a red poinsettia plant last Christmas and have had it all year indoors. It has now grown lots of smaller green leaves and is looking healthy but will it turn red this xmas? So far it is...

ll_billym

Yacht Pair Kidnapped

Does anybody think that the taxpayer should shell out any money (let alone £4.3m) to get these two released? Neither you nor I are being held by pirates because we didn't go sailing on our yacht...

MustangLady

Do I need a visa for Hong Kong and China ?

I'm a British Citizen with full UK passport and travelling to Hong Kong in December. Do I need a Visa for my travel or can I just travel to Hong Kong on my passport. I'm also thinking of visiting...

Jemisa

Sticky

As a house-warming pressie I was given a large container of 'succulent' plants, they look good on the sideboard in the conservatory, however I've found a sticky resedue on the sideboard I clean it but...

janeratcliffe

When is it the right time to prune Abelia Kaleidoscope

Dee Sa

miniature fruit trees

I have just taken delivery of 4 mini fruit trees and tubs to grow in, one apple, pear, cherry and plum, they look good and healthy and I have planted in tubs as per instructions, soaked roots...

john1066

Raspberries

My daughter says she has raspberries growing in her garden NOW. Do you believe her

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