Near Miss, Totally Scary

Sherry wrote:
We were just discussing signs for firemen here--I don't have one, but
am going to make one.
My son got home from work and found smoke boiling out of his TV and
computer. Every electrical appliance in the house, microwave, cable
DSL modem, air conditioner, alarm clock, Playstation, TV, computer,
everything--was fried. It seems a tree in the alley behind his house
had grown into the electric cable, and eventually rubbed it bare. The
wind whipped something causing a massive power surge to go through
the house. But the most frightening thing was, Bosley was inside. I
think another 15 minutes and the house would have been in flames. One
reassuring thing is, my son said Bosley ran straight to him, very
distressed and meowing. I was always afraid cats would hide somewhere
in case of fire and the firemen wouldn't be able to find them.
Anyway, the point of me even telling this is, is I just wanted to
share how an absolute freak accident can happen. Even if you are
always very careful, your house can still catch on fire. We were so
lucky.

Sherry

How scary. Thank Bast that your son got home in time.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Milo & Bagheera)
A house is not a home, without a cat.

Sherry wrote:
We were just discussing signs for firemen here--I don't have one, but
am going to make one.
My son got home from work and found smoke boiling out of his TV and
computer. Every electrical appliance in the house, microwave, cable
DSL modem, air conditioner, alarm clock, Playstation, TV, computer,
everything--was fried. It seems a tree in the alley behind his house
had grown into the electric cable, and eventually rubbed it bare. The
wind whipped something causing a massive power surge to go through
the house. But the most frightening thing was, Bosley was inside. I
think another 15 minutes and the house would have been in flames. One
reassuring thing is, my son said Bosley ran straight to him, very
distressed and meowing. I was always afraid cats would hide somewhere
in case of fire and the firemen wouldn't be able to find them.
Anyway, the point of me even telling this is, is I just wanted to
share how an absolute freak accident can happen. Even if you are
always very careful, your house can still catch on fire. We were so
lucky.

Sherry

How scary. Thank Bast that your son got home in time.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Milo & Bagheera)
A house is not a home, without a cat.

Sherry!!!! Your poor son! I hope he had renters insurance. So glad it was
not *worse*!!! Hugs.

Karen

No. Sigh. No renter's insurance. He can't even sue the landlord for negligence
because the landlord is me. It's bad form to sue your mother. :-)
Good news, though; the Humane Society had a huge rummage sale yesterday. He got
a really nice stereo, TV and alarm clock!
The interesting thing is, his generation has grown up with so many electronic
gadgets. They can't function without computers, game machines, microwaves. We
remember when those things didn't even exist!

Sherry

Sherry!!!! Your poor son! I hope he had renters insurance. So glad it was
not *worse*!!! Hugs.

Karen

No. Sigh. No renter's insurance. He can't even sue the landlord for negligence
because the landlord is me. It's bad form to sue your mother. :-)
Good news, though; the Humane Society had a huge rummage sale yesterday. He got
a really nice stereo, TV and alarm clock!
The interesting thing is, his generation has grown up with so many electronic
gadgets. They can't function without computers, game machines, microwaves. We
remember when those things didn't even exist!

Sherry

Sherry!!!! Your poor son! I hope he had renters insurance. So glad it was
not *worse*!!! Hugs.

Karen

No. Sigh. No renter's insurance. He can't even sue the landlord for negligence
because the landlord is me. It's bad form to sue your mother. :-)
Good news, though; the Humane Society had a huge rummage sale yesterday. He got
a really nice stereo, TV and alarm clock!
The interesting thing is, his generation has grown up with so many electronic
gadgets. They can't function without computers, game machines, microwaves. We
remember when those things didn't even exist!

Sherry

. I'm going through something
similar in my house and I can't get the power company to take it
seriously. I know it is a problem on the outside because at least one
neighbor has the same problem (lights flickering,
brightening/dimming, appliance motors racing at times) but I'm going
to be forced to hire an electrician to prove it isn't *in* the house.

Again, I'm very glad it wasn't a tragedy.

--
Cheryl

Scary, Cheryl. It's also very hard on your major appliances, even the fridge
and such. Keep after them.

Sherry

. I'm going through something
similar in my house and I can't get the power company to take it
seriously. I know it is a problem on the outside because at least one
neighbor has the same problem (lights flickering,
brightening/dimming, appliance motors racing at times) but I'm going
to be forced to hire an electrician to prove it isn't *in* the house.

Again, I'm very glad it wasn't a tragedy.

--
Cheryl

Scary, Cheryl. It's also very hard on your major appliances, even the fridge
and such. Keep after them.

Sherry

. I'm going through something
similar in my house and I can't get the power company to take it
seriously. I know it is a problem on the outside because at least one
neighbor has the same problem (lights flickering,
brightening/dimming, appliance motors racing at times) but I'm going
to be forced to hire an electrician to prove it isn't *in* the house.

Again, I'm very glad it wasn't a tragedy.

--
Cheryl

Scary, Cheryl. It's also very hard on your major appliances, even the fridge
and such. Keep after them.

Sherry

Sherry wrote:
Sherry!!!! Your poor son! I hope he had renters insurance. So glad
it was
not *worse*!!! Hugs.

Karen

No. Sigh. No renter's insurance. He can't even sue the landlord for
negligence because the landlord is me. It's bad form to sue your
mother. :-)

Not according to what I see on those daytime court TV shows! At any rate,
renters insurance is an excellent idea. I think I pay somewhere around
$600/year for full replacement cost insurance covering about $40K worth of
"stuff".

Good news, though; the Humane Society had a huge rummage sale
yesterday. He got a really nice stereo, TV and alarm clock!
The interesting thing is, his generation has grown up with so many
electronic gadgets. They can't function without computers, game
machines, microwaves. We remember when those things didn't even exist!

Sherry

I'd highly recommend he use those electronic gadgets to do some online
searches for rental insurance rates.

I recall our first microwave in 1971. Dad brought it back from Bangkok when
he returned to the States. It was huge and wasn't good for anything but
boiling a cup of water for instant coffee or steeping tea. Had a huge dial
that went up to 60 minutes and no temperature settings.

To this day I don't really use my microwave oven for anything but reheating
stuff.

Computers, OTOH, I couldn't live without. Granted I grew up without them
but cannot imagine life now without.

Jill

Sherry wrote:
Sherry!!!! Your poor son! I hope he had renters insurance. So glad
it was
not *worse*!!! Hugs.

Karen

No. Sigh. No renter's insurance. He can't even sue the landlord for
negligence because the landlord is me. It's bad form to sue your
mother. :-)

Not according to what I see on those daytime court TV shows! At any rate,
renters insurance is an excellent idea. I think I pay somewhere around
$600/year for full replacement cost insurance covering about $40K worth of
"stuff".

Good news, though; the Humane Society had a huge rummage sale
yesterday. He got a really nice stereo, TV and alarm clock!
The interesting thing is, his generation has grown up with so many
electronic gadgets. They can't function without computers, game
machines, microwaves. We remember when those things didn't even exist!

Sherry

I'd highly recommend he use those electronic gadgets to do some online
searches for rental insurance rates.

I recall our first microwave in 1971. Dad brought it back from Bangkok when
he returned to the States. It was huge and wasn't good for anything but
boiling a cup of water for instant coffee or steeping tea. Had a huge dial
that went up to 60 minutes and no temperature settings.

To this day I don't really use my microwave oven for anything but reheating
stuff.

Computers, OTOH, I couldn't live without. Granted I grew up without them
but cannot imagine life now without.

Jill