All that excitement done with, I'm left without a functioning range - because what I really want to do in a house I mean to sell is buy a new major appliance: it would cost more to repair it than to buy a new one, and of course Jerry and I picked "bisque" as our appliance color, and of course that color is more expensive than plain ordinary white. The track lighting in my bathroom isn't working (I heard a pop from there, too, when the power surged). My Blu-ray player was fine until I paused a DVD last night to go get coffee: came back and found it won't read disks anymore. Warranty? Nah, of course not. The DVD/VCR combo player won't even turn on. (So much for the efficacy of that surge protector they were all plugged into). The deductible on my homeowner's insurance is $500, but I may be getting near that, except that I don't plan to replace all the electronics, not right now.
[Oh, and might I add, Com Ed, the power company in these parts, doesn't reimburse loss if the number of people affected is fewer than 30,000, and/or if the outage was caused by, among other things, an animal. Excuse me, but WTF???]
It's just... really? I needed this?
I am so sorry this happened to you!
ReplyDeleteHave you factored in for insurance purposes the replacement of the new range? My guess is that with the cost of any new range plus delivery and installation added in (or maybe costly repairs to the present range?) and other needed replacements resulting from the surge that your insurance coverage is your best bet. And check your microwave and other stuff also.
To avoid this you also might want to check whether a whole house surge protector would be covered also. My experience is that a good understanding insurance agent can also go to bat for you!
And of course a letter to the president of Com Ed would help with e venting the unfairness and explain your special circumstances.... That gas was leaking must have been really scary!
Sometimes there is good luck writing the president of companies :-)
Peace.
Hopefully this will be behind you soon. Not easy making room in our lives for new experiences.
Be well!
Here's hoping resolutions are in progress and you are feeling better.
ReplyDeleteMy house is also on the market. Living with showings, etc., and making it ready for viewings isn't easy. And absenting myself from the house isn't always convenient.
But putting the house on the market keeps the light at the end of the tunnel in view.
So I keep reminding myself there can be new memories in that light and that works for me.
One day you will look back and be proud of what you accomplished.