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In July 2017, B&Q faced widespread criticism from customers complaining of bad smells and headaches after painting their homes with Valspar paint sold to them. This led to B&Q compensating hundreds of customers, with the problem said to be caused by bacterial contamination in the can causing emission of hydrogen sulphide and ammonia. [48] [49]
Anti-climb paint (also known as non-drying paint, anti-intruder paint, anti-vandal grease) is a class of paint consisting of a thick oily coating that is applied with a stiff brush, trowel or by hand using a protective glove. In appearance it is similar to smooth gloss paint when applied but it remains slippery for a minimum of three years ...
The word scuttle comes, via Middle English and Old English, from the Latin word scutulla, meaning "serving platter". [3] An alternative name, hod, derives from the Old French hotte, meaning " 'basket to carry on the back', apparently from Frankish *hotta or some other Germanic source (compare Middle High German hotze 'cradle')", and is also used in reference to boxes used to carry bricks or ...
AAW An acronym for anti-aircraft warfare. aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward.On a square-rigged ship, any of the square sails can be braced round to be aback, the purpose of which may be to reduce speed (such as when a ship-of-the-line is keeping station with others), to heave to, or to assist moving the ship's head ...
Steven Siro Vai [1] [better source needed] (/ ˈ v aɪ / VYE; born June 6, 1960) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer.A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, [2] Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa, [3] and played in Zappa's band from 1980 to 1983. [2]