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Here's another one to talk about at work: Farmer A goes to Farmer B's farm in the hopes of buying a goat. Both men sit at a table near the goat and discuss the sale of the goat over a few beer. Farmer A says "How much will you sell your goat for?" Farmer B says "I'll sell him to you...

What about eating the 200 quid? Would that be on offer?

Zorro: Certainly, having a fan to keep the room dryer that it otherwise would be will help a lot. To remove the mildew semi-permanently from the tile grout, read and follow the directions posted by me in this thread in the Painting and Decorating forum: "Tile Grouting" posted...

I just wish I had a nickle for all the differences I could point to between the utopian society we all aspire to create for ourselves and the real world we actually live in. When a politician runs for office, he says what he thinks will get him elected, not what he really thinks...

I might be able to help. What kind of surfaces is the mildew growing on? That is, is the mildew growing on a painted surface, on a ceramic tiled surface, on a plastic or fiberglass surface? Also, if it's ceramic tiling, is the mildew growing on the tile faces as wall as the grout, or only...

Since you're located in the US, I'm confident I know what your electrical outlets are like since they're the same as those here in Canada. In my view, it would be best to shut off power to the duplex receptacle and remove it, or at least shut the power off and pull the receptacle out of the...

So far as I know, "wire cutters", "side cutters" and "diagonal cutters" all mean the same thing, but different terminology is used in different areas. Certainly, no one is going to look at you funny if they ask you to pass them a pair of wire cutters and you pass them a pair of side cutters...

It's probably the thermocouple. When a pilot light goes out... it's probably the thermocouple. When a pilot light won't stay lit... it's probably the thermocouple. Don't matter who asks the question. Don't matter how often they ask. If the pilot light isn't burning... it's probably...

Most likely the paint won't fill the hole so that it will be easy to find later, but if you're concerned about it, simply stick a toothpick or Q-tip into the holes immediately after painting over them. That will ensure you don't lose those holes.

I'm in agreement with Scrit. Buy the guy a chinese air compressor and a chinese 18 gauge brad nailer, and that's all he'll need, AND it will allow him to do other things as well around the house. However, one thing you should be aware of is that he'll ALMOST NEVER use staples in that...

I've installed a 4 1/2 inch wood cutting blade from a Makita miniature circular saw in my Bosch hand grinder, and used that to cut wood in tight places. Yeah, it's scary, but it does work. Make sure the safety guard is on the handgrinder so if the blade comes flying apart at 12,000 rpm...

Why can't you take them to any place that sharpens carbide masonary bits and pay to have them sharpened. I live in a hayseed town like Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and I can have SDS drill bits sharpened inexpensively locally.

Thermo: I'm gonna presume you're already predrilling the 10 inch holes in the wood before driving the screw. If so , what I've found works well is to simply dip the screw in some light oil before driving it in to reduce friction substantially. Also, if you use a long pipe cleaner...

69er: Shoulda said so from the start. What you need is a "blackboard paint". http://www.international-paints.co.uk/details.php?productid=132 Just Google "blackboard paint" or "chaulkboard paint" and you should find this kind of paint in different colors in small quantities...

No, John, I trust you know your wiring. If you explained how a 32 amp module could protect a 3 amp table lamp, then what little of it I understood would promptly be forgotten. I had no idea that your wiring would be so completely different than ours. The thought that you might not even...

Zena: I agree with John that you need to be sure that original leak is fixed. Perhaps cover that part of the ceiling with clear plastic ( like a plastic bag split open or wax paper or Saran Wrap) and tape the perimeter of the plastic to the ceiling. If any condensation forms on the...

It took an entire bag to tile 2 square meters ?!?!?! I wouldn't believe that either. He must have eaten it.

It really isn't a problem. The refrigerant is contained in metal tubing within the fridge/freezer cabinets, so there's no more chance of refrigerant leaking out through those cracks then there is of gasoline leaking out of a car if it's windows aren't tightly shut. Those cracks don't do any...

Could it simply be a blown fuse? Also, on this side of the Atlantic Ocean we have something called "Ground Fault Interrupt" receptacles (or GFI, for short), and you may have something similar if this is a newer house you're living in. What GFI receptacles do is monitor the current going...

I don't know if you guys have this product in the UK, but LePage's over here makes a moisture cure polyurethane construction adhesive they call "PL Premium" that achieves a bond strength 3 times as strong as the conventional construction adhesives marketed by other companies, and it achieves...