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Asbestos attn the builder or others

As per my previous post, the health & safety guy went to mums today. Mum had put a temporary panel over the hole in the wall. Without even removing this panel, he decided she needed a hole new...
14:50 Wed 25th Jul 20123 answers, last by foxyferret 00:00 Thu 26th Jul 2012
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Should have said asbestos

My mistake, sorry
17:49 Mon 16th Jul 20121 answer, last by Old_Geezer 18:43 Mon 16th Jul 2012
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Asestos

My mum and dad have lived in their bungalow for about 30 years. They were aware that there was asbestos in the walls. My dad is bedridden and has carers come in. When Social services removed the...
17:46 Mon 16th Jul 201212 answers, last by chas2008 13:42 Tue 17th Jul 2012
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Butterfly

I have just seen a butterfly in my back garden that I have never seen before. It was not the size of a normal butterfly, like a big moth. It was bright red all over the wings apart from a black...
12:28 Wed 11th Jul 20127 answers, last by foxyferret 12:44 Wed 11th Jul 2012
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tamarisk

i have two tamarisk trees, they were labled tamarisk pentandra. According to all my gardening books they are supposed to bloom in the late summer. Mine have already bloomed and now the lovely pink...
18:44 Wed 06th Jun 20122 answers, last by foxyferret 15:09 Thu 07th Jun 2012
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Sweet Peas

Hi gardeners. I have grown some sweet peas in a propagator on the kitchen window sill. They have germinated well so I have not potted them up three to a pot. I pinched out the growing tip when they...
18:44 Mon 23rd Apr 20123 answers, last by foxyferret 13:32 Tue 24th Apr 2012
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"Hard Wiring" of electric cooker

I am in the process of ordering a freestanding cooker with an eye level grill for my dear old mum because that is what she wants. Its a Hotpoint but I read on the info it must be "hard...
16:35 Fri 23rd Mar 201211 answers, last by foxyferret 13:46 Sat 07th Apr 2012
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email sending rubbish to friends

my yahoo account is sending out loads of e mails to almost all my contacts. I keep getting failure delivery notices even though I have actually sent nothing. There must be a virus, gremlin whatever in...
16:01 Mon 05th Mar 20124 answers, last by foxyferret 16:13 Mon 05th Mar 2012
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Kitchen cupboards

how much should I expect to pay to have 3 kitchen cupboards put up? They measure 300mm, 400mm and 600 mm. Depending on where I decide to put them, the walls are solid or plasterboard. They are from an...
11:34 Sat 03rd Mar 20122 answers, last by foxyferret 17:26 Sat 03rd Mar 2012
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Suspenders

Where can I buy separate suspenders to hook on to a girdle? My mom has been trying for ages and the only ones she has found have been plastic and too tiny for her arthritic hands to do up. She is...
16:37 Thu 23rd Feb 20123 answers, last by foxyferret 17:23 Sat 25th Feb 2012
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Oil Boiler replacement

does anyone know if there is any help available to replace an old oil boiler. The water jacket has gone and is leaking. My dad is 91, disabled and on full attendance allowance, my mum is 86 and in...
15:19 Thu 23rd Feb 20127 answers, last by foxyferret 11:30 Fri 02nd Mar 2012
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Scart Adaptor

As my dads new tv has only 1 scart socket (he needs 2, 1 for video, 1 for dvd player) I need to get him a scart extension. I have noticed that they say "switched" or "unswitched"....
13:30 Tue 08th Nov 20113 answers, last by foxyferret 17:25 Tue 08th Nov 2011
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DITLOIDS

Thanks to those who responded to my last post, I now only need one ditloid to complete the quiz. It is 2 STTW. Any ideas anyone?
15:54 Sat 29th Oct 20116 answers, last by factor30 11:52 Mon 31st Oct 2011
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DITLOID QUIZ

I am doing an age Uk competition of 50 ditloids. I have got 39 of them but stuck witht these last eleven. I have racked my brains until they hurt, please help if you can. 2 OEPN, 5 FROTOF, 8 NIAO, 118...
14:57 Fri 28th Oct 20119 answers, last by foxyferret 17:24 Fri 28th Oct 2011
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Private treatment - surprise bill

My mum aged 85 got fed up of waiting for her gp to find out what was wrong with her, so decided to pay privately for a consultation. £208.00. She has been depressed lately and even though she...
17:13 Mon 10th Oct 201114 answers, last by foxyferret 12:33 Tue 11th Oct 2011
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Digital recorder with HD

I recently purchased a new full hd tv with built in freeview. I have been looking at PVR's so I can also record stuff and they are cheaper than DVD recorders. I do not need one with a record to disk...
11:41 Mon 10th Oct 20114 answers, last by foxyferret 13:32 Tue 11th Oct 2011
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will washing machine and cooker still work?

When we moved house 8 years ago, my old zanussi washing machine (about 10 years old and working perfectly well) and my freestanding leisure gas cooker (only 18 months old) were put in the garage as we...
00:11 Fri 16th Sep 20115 answers, last by AlBags 22:56 Sun 18th Sep 2011
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Digital TV Recorders

I need to buy one and understand that you get some that record to disk and some that record to hard drive. The hard drive ones I have looked at all say a certain number of hours, ie record up to 120...
16:00 Sat 03rd Sep 20115 answers, last by foxyferret 17:22 Sun 04th Sep 2011
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Ex husband

My daughter and her hubby divorced years ago. She has parental responsibility for one son and they came to an amicable agreement about access which has worked very well until recently. A solicitor...
10:21 Mon 08th Aug 20119 answers, last by chelle7272 10:46 Fri 12th Aug 2011
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bloated stomach and pain

My mum, aged 85, has had a very bloated stomach for about 4 months now. She is normally about 7 stone, but is now 6 and a half. She thought the worst that she had a stomach tumour as her tum is really...
14:03 Sun 10th Jul 20114 answers, last by foxyferret 20:38 Mon 11th Jul 2011

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