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  • Does anyone know how to force a washing machine to spin using a pencil and if so can you give me?

    Simple instructions? Our washing machine died a couple months ago and we were told the motor is bad and needs replacing, but ours is obsolete. I know our landlord fixed our neighbors with a pencil somewhere and the repair man did it too, but I don't know where he put that pencil and our landlord isn't responding to us. If anyone can advise me that would be great.

    1 AnswerCleaning & Laundry1 decade ago
  • Please help with sims 3. I've installed custom content and ?

    can't find it in game. All of the things I've bought from the store show up as well as all of the clothing from the exchange. However, the patterns I downloaded yesterday from the exchange don't. I sent them to the launcher, installed them through there and it's showing they're properly installed. They show up with all of the rest of my downloaded items when I choose show file. Am I missing something? The patterns aren't available when I try to customize clothes or furniture etc. Please help! Thanks.

    2 AnswersVideo & Online Games1 decade ago
  • A question about implantation bleeding please?

    I have two children, I'm not ready for a third. I'm probably making a mountain out of a molehill, but I can't remember if I had implantation bleeding with the other two. However, I did start to bleed last night. I thought at it was my period, but after doing the math, it's only been 14 days to the day since my last period. I have a regular cycle, it always comes on time (every 28 days) and lasts about 5 to 6 days, sometimes 7. I'm 29 years old. The bleeding is not particularly light, but it's not really heavy either. It's about what it would be for the start of my period, which starts lighter and gets heavier. Sorry if this is too much info, I'm just very confused and looking for guidance. My husband I do have sex, we use spermicide only, so I know there's always a chance of pregnancy. Thus far, we have been lucky. I do have one pregnancy test left from a scare not too long ago. Should I wait to test until I'm actually late? It's too early now right? I'm sorry to ask yet another, what's going on question, I'm just concerned. I'm not under a ton of stress, no more than usual.

    3 AnswersWomen's Health1 decade ago
  • Was the Economic Stimulus rebate check we received last summer an advance on this years taxes?

    When I was doing my research about this last year it said it was NOT an advance and you would not have to claim it on your taxes. However, today when I was reading about how to prepare to get your taxes done it said it was indeed an advance and you'd need that information when you file your taxes. Of course ours is lost, but I do remember how much it was. Any tax preparers have any insight on this?

    8 AnswersUnited States1 decade ago
  • Anyone know the title of this book? ?

    I read a book last year sometime that was very good. However, I can't for the life of me remember what it was called and I'd like to read something else by the same author. It was either juvenile or young adult fantasy. It was about a boy who's little sister was in a coma because she'd been in an accident of some kind. He finds these people who are doing an archaeological dig and they've found an upside down tree that they think is a portal to some other world or realm. For some reason he believes this tree can help him get his sister to wake up. I know it sounds crazy, but it was really good. Help please!

    1 AnswerBooks & Authors1 decade ago
  • My husband and I figured we'd get 1800 from the gov for our stimulus?

    But...according to the IRS.gov website it says we'll only get 1200. Has anybody else gotten the amount they figured even though the site said something different? We're married, so to me that meant we should get 1200 for that and then we have two children, which would be an extra 300 each, which comes out to be 1800. We only made about 22,000 last year and it looked to me like you had to make an arm and a leg to get the maximum amount. I don't think that's fair because we need the money way more than people who make 80,000 a year. Any experience with this? Thanks!!

    9 AnswersPersonal Finance1 decade ago
  • How do I get rid of mice quickly and efficiently?

    I have two small children, can't afford an exterminator. We have tried regular traps, nice traps and I'm at my wit's end. I don't want to use d-con because the decomposing mice will get into spots I can't find. I've told my landlord, he said 'all houses have mice' which is a blatant lie I know, but he left us to our own devices. So suggestions would be appreciated. At this point, I'd like to move out and leave him with the bill, but I can't afford to just yet. I've also considered just moving out for a few days and setting off some kind of poison bomb thing to get rid of them but dead bodies are a problem with that. Help please!! We also have two pet hamsters, so that factor comes into play as well.

    7 AnswersOther - Home & Garden1 decade ago
  • I have a dwarf hamster (Not sure what kind) who's fur is changing color. Is this normal?

    When we first got her, her fur was all grey. Now she's getting white stripes and isn't even 6 months old. At least we haven't had her for 6 months. She still eats regularly and runs on her wheel regularly. I get her out to play with her as often as I can which isn't as often as I used to with my new job, but I do try. My children cannot hold her alone and she doesn't like my husband. I thought maybe she needed a bigger cage? Could this cause her stress and make her fur change colors? Also sometimes it seems like she's more active during the day than at night. And I'm up a lot at night, so I'd know. Could this cause her fur problem? She has no other symptoms and I can't afford a trip to the vet for a hamster.

    5 AnswersRodents1 decade ago
  • I'm sick and have been for several days. Is it normal for a sore throat to last this long?

    I couldn't talk a couple days last week and had to miss some work. I went to the doctor for my annual check up and he just gave me some extra strength cough syrup and didn't seem too concerned about it. The thing I'm concerned about is the sore throat is not getting any better nor is the cough. I'm going to call the doctor in the morning but of course I can't do anything tonight. There's also this weird white stuff on my tongue that kind of looks like dry skin that I've never seen before. Has anyone else ever experienced this? Is it strep throat? The back of my tongue is dark pink and almost looks like part of the skin is missing. I'm so confused and in so much pain. I can't sleep because of the pain nor can I eat. I've tried tea and salt water and various medicine and nothing has helped. Please offer any advice you can. And I know no one here is a doctor I will call them at 8 am when they open tomorrow but still have to get through tonight. Thanks!

    3 AnswersRespiratory Diseases1 decade ago
  • Is there anyway at all to run Guild Wars on a Mac?

    My husband and I both play GW and it seems our second PC is broken at the moment. We do however have an iBook that works perfectly. According to the GW homepage it does not support use with a mac, but I saw someone ingame who said they were using a mac to play. Does anyone have any experience with this and can you tell me how it was done? Guild Wars has not released any discs to put on a mac and the exe file from the webpage will not load because mac doesn't recognize exe files.

    2 AnswersVideo & Online Games1 decade ago
  • How many discs came with the Sims 2: open for business expansion?

    I misplaced the discs and can't remember how many it was. I have only found one, but all of the other expansions are two discs, so it seems kind of odd that this one is only one. So could someone please tell me if it one is all there is? I can't install it right now because it's scratched, but i don't want to get it resurfaced if I still have a second disc to look for anyway.

    2 AnswersVideo & Online Games1 decade ago
  • It would seem my WoW is broken, why?

    I cannot log into WoW (world of warcraft). I was in earlier, but lagging so I exitted. When I reopened it, it got stuck on the authenticating screen. Do I have to restart even though I don't want to? What else could cause this, if anything? I wanted to switch realms and it disconnected once as well.

    2 AnswersVideo & Online Games1 decade ago
  • If I'm currently using the 10 day trial of WoW and i bought the full version can I still get the one month?

    It says it comes with 30 days free, so when i upgrade the account from the trial using the key for the one I purchased will it charge me right away or will it wait another month? Since i used the 10 days already will it only be 20 days free? I'm totally new to WoW, used to playing Guild Wars, please advise me! Thanks.

    2 AnswersVideo & Online Games1 decade ago