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Ground Elder invasion

I have a persistent problem with ground elder. Would you recommend weedkiller that is meant to kill down to the root? Does putting down wood chippings help or does it just make it harder to dig out...

behappy87

Cooling down hot things

When I was younger I was told by a teacher at school that the quickest way to cool down something hot (it was a baking tray just taken out the oven), was not to put it under the cold water tap, but...

SteveSxx

Lottery Con

I received this today Suprising that I have never entered the lottery BEWARE !! IR NATIONAL LOTTERY WINNER. You are a winner of the Irish National Lottery Online Promo Programme that was held on 10th...

harpoonboy

Mitsibushi Pajero

I have just had the cylinder head completely replaced on my Pajero 2.5 TD Auto 1992 model, since I have collected it from the garage it is underpowered and blowing black smoke out and not good at...

tlcw

Safest Countries in the world?

Does anybody know which countries are the safest on the planet in terms of murder, crime, violence etc? Also, which are the safest cities?

spudmuffa

Family

I have always been confused why I have two brothers, but my sister has three??

radiator

laylandii

what rights have i got to remove my neighbours laylandii conifer which is within 4m of my property?

hannahbee93

toasters.

what are the forces involved in the operation of a toaster ?

flip-flop

Choosing a school/religion.

This Q possibly shouldn't be in this section - but it is news in my house at the mo and I'd like opinions from the wider community that appear to populate the news section. The first three choices for...

derekpara

Stop and Search.

To what extent are the current Stop and Search rules responsible for the rise of knife and gun crime in London ?

gaurang

magnetic material

mild steel's saturation characteristics?

DaveCook500

Trees

How many average-sized tabloid newspapers could be made from one average-sized tree? (I appreciate that papers and trees vary in size, but a rough guess would do.) And how many trees are cut down each...

tonyted

Gas.

How much carbon monoxide does a correctly installed gas cooker produce (non extraction installation)?

Supernick

Trials for New Paedophile law

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6540749.stm So the announcement has been made that trials are being run into a modified version of 'Sarah's Law'. Parents will be able to find out if there are covicted...

joko

are you allowed to break the law in an emergency?

this is hypothetical, but say i drove a car that i was not insured on because the driver or anyone really had collapsed or was in labour and needed to get to hospital, and i was the only one there -...

applethwaite

Vauxhall Corsa-1.2 -16v 03 plate - Cambelt or timing Chain

I have recently bought the above car i was told by the dealer that it had a timing chain not a cambelt, so it did not need changing and was very low maintenance. Can anyone tell me whether this...

asianstar

Jobs in Science

What jobs can u do involving science which is really interesting, but is still well paid and u dont have to travel out of the country, except for being a doctor or vet!! this is so hard to find!! So...

Icemaiden23

Paving

How much would you expect to pay for laying (only) of paving slabs approx 35" x 23" x 34-40. I live in the north of Scotland. Any approximate estimates would be appreciated.

KARL

GPS question

Someone has suggested that GPS navigators emit some form of transmission signal - presumably to satellites (what else ?). Others say this is not so. What is the truth in this ?

Lonnie

Status of captured Sailors and Marines

It got me wondering, Assuming our PM is telling the truth, and no deal was done, and no ransom of any kind was asked, then they weren't hostages. They weren't put on trial, so they weren't spies. We...

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