Murphy's Law // how to put the white filter in....

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Post by sthnreb » Fri May 06, 2005 10:27 am

There is not a front of back to the ultra fine filter.
Like it says, the ultra fine filter is a closer knit filter and filters finer particulars than the foam. The foam is sufficient for me. If it can stop pollen, that's fine for me. I have a ultra violet light system set up in my central hvac system anyway.

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Post by photogal » Fri May 06, 2005 1:06 pm

Speaking of insurance companies in general...We paid our homeowners' insurance for years and years and years. Then around 2000, we awoke at 2 a.m. Christmas morning to find a pipe under the kitchen sink had separated. 4 rooms flooded, Christmas gifts floating, floors ruined along with some brand new wall to wall carpeting. We cut down the carpet and made an area rug out of it as just a 6 foot edge was soaked.
Replaced the flooring with hard tile...no more wood buckling from water.
3 months later, we had a grease fire. Tried to carry the blazing pan outside and nearly caught myself on fire, so I threw it back on the stove. Ended up getting new kitchen cabinets out of that one as the house could have burned down. Didn't, but cabinets were ruined.
Our insurance paid off, then canceled us. Nobody else wanted to insure us. Two major claims within months. Nobody cared about our history of a lifetime with no claims. Nowadays, thanks to the computer era, you go into a national database and everyone sees your claims.
Finally got insurance through AARP but paid through the nose. Haven't had a claim since. So what you are supposed to do is this.
Pay out the nose ALL YOUR LIFE, for homeowners, auto and medical.
DON'T make a claim, or you will either be denied or canceled, at least some of the time.

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Post by sthnreb » Fri May 06, 2005 1:13 pm

Well put Photogal. I had a car hit my house running 70 miles an hour. Tore down a 6' chainlink and 6' wooden fence on the way. House had to be re-bricked too and it doesn't match. Long to short, I had trouble collecting from the other insurance company so I had my insurance pay it. They knew they would get their money back but they still acted like they worked for the other insurance company. They tried cutting corners everwhere. I guess they all scratch each others back, however it would have been to their benefit to do a good job too.

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Post by Yoga » Sat May 07, 2005 12:42 am

Glassgal,

Sorry to hear of your insurance problems.

The best remedy for a pan on fire is to put a lid on it.

We also keep fire extinguishers throughout the house and in our car. We once had our new car catch on fire on the interstate from leaking fluid. Fortunately a truck driver stopped and put out the fire. Ever since then we keep fire extinguishers available. My spouse also put a fire out in a vehicle ahead of us in a parking lot.

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Post by Dan01 » Sat May 07, 2005 2:01 am

photogal wrote: Our insurance paid off, then canceled us.
I have heard this happening before, even after one claim.

Insurance companies are some of the most profitable companies in the world. I wonder why?

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Post by photogal » Sat May 07, 2005 7:18 am

The funny thing is, we did have a fire extinguisher. My husband has taught safety classes in his work for many years, just one part of his job. About 5 years before the grease fire, he showed me how to work the extinguisher.
I forgot. After throwing the pan back on the stove, briefly considering throwing flour on it and discarding that as I think it would have caused an explosion, I grabbed the extinguisher from the garage. I couldn't remember how to use it. I sat it on the floor in front of the fire.
I called 911, and as smoke swirled around my head, I carried each of our African Gray parrots outside to their patio cages as smoke could kill them quicker than me.
I had a new car, So next, I opened the door to the garage, raised the garage door, and was just preparing to back the car out when my husband drove up and had the thrill of his life as he saw smoke rolling out of the garage. I could hear the sirens coming. (Of course, opening those doors gave new oxygen and life to the fire)
He ran in, grabbed the extinguisher, and did his thing. The plastic piece around the handle that is supposed to break, didn't. It had become hard with age. He finally had to cut it. He put the fire out. It sprang back to life. He put it out again. It sprang back. 3rd time it stayed out. In rushed the firemen, but all they had to do was vent the smoke using fans and check the attic.
Of course, I was a trembling basket case. Neighbors streamed in to see the damage, our daughter & family dropped by.
That night, as I went to wash my face for bed, I looked in the mirror and my blonde hair was totally smoke-gray. I gave my husband hell for not telling me, but he hadn't noticed. So at 11 p.m. I was showering and washing my hair. I was mad because all those people had seen me looking like that.