Recent content by HayMaker

I concur with the (anecdotal) findings of @Dec27 . Not as noticable in cars as you usually have windows up and air con on. But on a bike it ruddy stinks. Personally I hate the stuff but having the odd toke at home is ok, as weed is proven not to be physically damaging really. But, I've often...

You should not store your onions next to your potatoes. The onions give off a chemical that makes the spuds sprout faster. We've been making this mistake for 2 years and often wondered why all our spuds were sprouting so quickly. Now we've separated them, we don't have that problem

this sort of thing (Amazon link) would probably do the job, if the length and the throw would suit the travel of the window. They do different strengths of resistance but I think all the struts are the same length. Same sort of thing in our ottoman bed and it's amazing how strong it is. You...

I haven't used anything else apart from the expensive resin stuff (Sika Fastfix) on ours - £39 for 15kg. But, it only works well if you compress it firmly, for which you might have to get or make a special tool. It's easier if all of your joints are equidistant apart (which ours were not). It...

my aerial was facing the wrong way when I moved in, and nails going through the coax to pin it to the wall. bought new aerial, used an App to aim it right, new cable run and 100% signal. we don't even use it now, as everything is on one of the 5 things we subscribe to

I've convinced him that the work needs to be done. There is no access for a lorry and he's fairly skint (in debt) so we're going to do it ourselves. I can borrow a cement mixer, and we have to barrow the blocks down the back path but that's ok. My plan is to dig down and uncover the footing...

Thanks all. That's what I thought. He has spent all his savings on the house and garden, tried to do everything on a shoestring, and didn't ask me before getting this done. So taking it down isn't an option. The best I can think of is to find the footings, concrete some posts deep into the...

Oscillating tower fans we've found are really good, but it's all dependent on a through draft. Ideally you want it drawing in air from the outside, not just blowing warm air around. You can also try freezing as many water bottles as you can fit in your freezer, and hanging them in front of the...

Bit of a long one sorry - asking for a friend: His back garden slopes down to about 2.5M below the level of the house - it goes out flat but then falls very quickly to -2.5M. He wanted to level it all off, so has had a handyman build a retaining wall at the bottom. It also has sides which...

There is a lot of speculation and assumptions being made. The facts are, none of us know what we'd really do in that situation for a start. It might have been valuable seconds/minutes before the parents even knew what was going on. You'd like to think that a parent would be watching a 3 year...

Batons straight on the earth will be ok but even treated ones might only last 10 years. You can't get proper creosote anymore but there are some watered down products that will be better than nothing. Only thing is, if you bodge an unsecured base, will the shed company agree to put it up...

My first port of call would be the builder, and tell them to fix it. You should not be doing remedial work if you've paid for a level slab

same old argument. It's because institutionalized racism against whites is not really much of an issue, and never has been.

Is YT Kids only kiddy content though? I mean, what if I were to look up guitar tab for a song, that is suitable for kids but not kid-focused? Is it just YT with a harsh filter, or just Ryan's Toy Review and the like?

As above, if it's a 7 speed at the back, you need a 7 speed shifter (obviously). The cables aren't that hard to fit, you can youtube it for an explanation. Also check the cable outers, as they are prone to split. I can't see what make the bike is, but it looks like a supermarket or Halfords...