Sounds like a good deal. We still have the same range from when our house was built 19 years ago. It’s the only appliance we haven’t replaced. I’m holding out for a double oven unit.
Ours is original also, and the house was built in 1978 (I bought it in 1987), so it is 40 years old (everything else has been replaced over the years). I have replaced elements in the oven twice, and a couple of burners, but for now, it still works fine.
Waho, anyone that says they never did anything stupid is lying. There's always that oh s*** moment. My worst was just a few years ago when I made a panic call to the fire department as the house filled up with smoke from the fireplace. They came out, chopped a hole in the wall and climbed up on the roof to look down the chimney.
After not finding any flames other than the ones they put out in the fireplace, they said it smelled like plastic and I should have the unit checked before using. It was at that moment I realized I was the culprit but I sure wasn't going to tell them, at 65 I should have been smarter than that.
In the spring I decided to clean out the ducts on the fireplace because I wasn't happy with the heat the unit was providing. They ran along side the fireplace and did a 90 degree turn and then into the fire box. Well I had got the vacuum hose caught below that turn. I worked it around trying to get it loose until it left go without the nozzle head of the hose.
I was worried about it in the fall, but when it was fine and caused no issue for a montTh, I basically forgot about it. Well, I forgot about it that day at the end of winter when the fire chief mentioned that plastic smell. It must have melted a little each time I had a fire until it finally let go from where it was stuck and tumbled closer to the heat and caught fire in the duct. That turned out to be a $12,000 mistake, a little more than yours.
The good thing was that I now have a much more efficient unit. Such is life.
After not finding any flames other than the ones they put out in the fireplace, they said it smelled like plastic and I should have the unit checked before using. It was at that moment I realized I was the culprit but I sure wasn't going to tell them, at 65 I should have been smarter than that.
In the spring I decided to clean out the ducts on the fireplace because I wasn't happy with the heat the unit was providing. They ran along side the fireplace and did a 90 degree turn and then into the fire box. Well I had got the vacuum hose caught below that turn. I worked it around trying to get it loose until it left go without the nozzle head of the hose.
I was worried about it in the fall, but when it was fine and caused no issue for a montTh, I basically forgot about it. Well, I forgot about it that day at the end of winter when the fire chief mentioned that plastic smell. It must have melted a little each time I had a fire until it finally let go from where it was stuck and tumbled closer to the heat and caught fire in the duct. That turned out to be a $12,000 mistake, a little more than yours.
The good thing was that I now have a much more efficient unit. Such is life.
They chopped a hole in the wall before confirming active fire???? Ouch.
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Yup, to the right of the firebox, just big enough to get a look inside and between the studs. At the time I didn't mind since my mistake never entered my mind until later.
Chief would have our rear ends for that. There should be a complete picture before you start destroying property. No fire in the chimney or smoke/heat coming from anywhere else would raise a flag that maybe you shouldn't start rippin into walls. Sorry you had to go through that, your mistake or not. We're supposed to protect property not go gung ho and start checking for extension without a reasonable suspicion of a fire in the walls.
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I hear you FC, but honestly, I never had a bad feeling about what they did. Perhaps someone with a different personality might have been upset. Just knowing my house was safe, my bikes and cars in the drive were okay and my dog and, at the time, cats were out of the house and safe, made up for the patch I had to make to do the repair.
The unit was somewhere around 35 years old and, as I said, wasn't nearly as efficient as it had been when I first moved in so my first thought was something bad broke. I now have an efficient unit with a new stack to the roof that will undoubtedly outlive me.
The unit was somewhere around 35 years old and, as I said, wasn't nearly as efficient as it had been when I first moved in so my first thought was something bad broke. I now have an efficient unit with a new stack to the roof that will undoubtedly outlive me.
I'm finally feeling a bit better after catching a sinus cold. It started out with two days of a raw sore throat. I think I blew every ounce of liquid out of my entire body through my nose in the last few days. My neighbor picked up our lawn chemicals and dropped mine off yesterday so I went out and put them down on the lawn. It's hard to believe that we'll probably be mowing within the next two weeks.
Hey, I'll be dealing with our 4th nor'easter in the next two days, welcome spring!
I cleaned out the snow that I had piled up close to the sides of my front deck and moved the 2x4s and wood rack that were buried under the snow so the area would be clear before the snow fell. I have a fellow lined up to install the handicap lift and a gate at the steps down off the deck. I'll be all prepared for old age. lol
I'm actually looking forward to it for next winter. I bought a new wood carrier that would haul up enough wood that a single trip would set me up for the day. It was a great idea until I realized the weight of the wood was to much for me to pull up the 8 steps onto the deck. This winter, I'll just load it on the lift and send it up.
I cleaned out the snow that I had piled up close to the sides of my front deck and moved the 2x4s and wood rack that were buried under the snow so the area would be clear before the snow fell. I have a fellow lined up to install the handicap lift and a gate at the steps down off the deck. I'll be all prepared for old age. lol
I'm actually looking forward to it for next winter. I bought a new wood carrier that would haul up enough wood that a single trip would set me up for the day. It was a great idea until I realized the weight of the wood was to much for me to pull up the 8 steps onto the deck. This winter, I'll just load it on the lift and send it up.
Hey roth.......Hitt's getting ready to mow. I still can't see grass.
It’s not super warm here but staying above freezing at night.
Roth it sounds like that lift will be super handy for you.
Roth it sounds like that lift will be super handy for you.
It was 10 deg Sunday morning. 20 this morning. We won''t be able to mow for another 6 weeks at least. Once all this snow melts it takes a while for the ground to firm up enough to drive a mower on.
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The older I get, the more I dislike winter. I think if I had your weather that I would have probably moved by now.
FC, lol, Hitt couldn't live where I am and I couldn't live where you are. My high school girl friend and her husband live in Northwestern Georgia after living in Florida for ever (she was originally from PA). I really like where they live. Mountains, warmer than around here and less snow but some snow and not too hot in the summer, Generally a bit less severe than here and a lot less severe around here. In my next life, I'm requesting it.
With an estimate 6-12 coming starting later today, I've be buckling down the hatches and decided I was going to pull my single stage out as a backup or first line of defense since this is going to be a wet one. Now I know it hasn't been used since I got the big one and the reason I got the big one was because of a huge late winter/early spring snow that made me decide I needed more. I made that decision at my mom's house so I'm guessing six years ago. I knew the gas ran out because I ran out of gas and shoveled enough out that she could get to her mailbox and three cars worth of drive were opened up.
Put a little gas in to make sure it would start, pushed the primer button and it disintegrated. I pushed as much air in with just my thumb and I actually got it started. I understand blowing through a straw may also work as it will be colder by game time and I found video using an ear syringe so I'm running out and picking one of them up. I really want to stay away from shoveling this time around. I have a pain in my middle lover back that I got from either shoveling the last three snows or lung cancer.
With an estimate 6-12 coming starting later today, I've be buckling down the hatches and decided I was going to pull my single stage out as a backup or first line of defense since this is going to be a wet one. Now I know it hasn't been used since I got the big one and the reason I got the big one was because of a huge late winter/early spring snow that made me decide I needed more. I made that decision at my mom's house so I'm guessing six years ago. I knew the gas ran out because I ran out of gas and shoveled enough out that she could get to her mailbox and three cars worth of drive were opened up.
Put a little gas in to make sure it would start, pushed the primer button and it disintegrated. I pushed as much air in with just my thumb and I actually got it started. I understand blowing through a straw may also work as it will be colder by game time and I found video using an ear syringe so I'm running out and picking one of them up. I really want to stay away from shoveling this time around. I have a pain in my middle lover back that I got from either shoveling the last three snows or lung cancer.
Well lets hope it's the shoveling Roth and not the other. 
Nothing but sunny and 40s here in Michigan for the next few days. Chance of some wet snow on Saturday but right back in the 40s and sunny for Sunday. I need to get my crabgrass inhibitor put down soon and the ants are starting to show up in the kitchen so I'll need to put a dose of the barrier down as well. If the weather holds, I may just get a jump start on sanding and staining the deck.
Took up brewing beer with a couple of the neighbor guys about a month ago. Our first batch has been bottled and is almost ready to sample. We'll give it a try this weekend to see how it came out. These are the same guys who tap maple trees every spring and make their own maple syrup so beer, of course, was the next logical step. They dragged me into it because I can read and follow a recipe. Our first batch is a German Hefeweizen beer which is one of my favorites so I'm eager to see how it came out. I've been loving a PB&J brew lately that one of our local breweries makes. Hard to imagine that you can brew a beer with peanut butter and jelly qualities but this place pulled it off and it is downright delicious. I'm going to see if I can find a recipe for our next batch of homebrew.
Nothing but sunny and 40s here in Michigan for the next few days. Chance of some wet snow on Saturday but right back in the 40s and sunny for Sunday. I need to get my crabgrass inhibitor put down soon and the ants are starting to show up in the kitchen so I'll need to put a dose of the barrier down as well. If the weather holds, I may just get a jump start on sanding and staining the deck. Took up brewing beer with a couple of the neighbor guys about a month ago. Our first batch has been bottled and is almost ready to sample. We'll give it a try this weekend to see how it came out. These are the same guys who tap maple trees every spring and make their own maple syrup so beer, of course, was the next logical step. They dragged me into it because I can read and follow a recipe. Our first batch is a German Hefeweizen beer which is one of my favorites so I'm eager to see how it came out. I've been loving a PB&J brew lately that one of our local breweries makes. Hard to imagine that you can brew a beer with peanut butter and jelly qualities but this place pulled it off and it is downright delicious. I'm going to see if I can find a recipe for our next batch of homebrew.
I put down my preventer Sunday. You'll have to let us know how the beer experiment comes out. I haven't touched a drop of alcohol in a long time. It's not that I can't but it seems like when I do that I can't stop. I was a pretty heavy drinker several years ago and saw myself heading down a dark path so I just don't drink any more. I can have an occasional beer if we go out with friends or something but I don't seek it out.
We started with mead and wine making, now we do maple too. LolWell lets hope it's the shoveling Roth and not the other.
Took up brewing beer with a couple of the neighbor guys about a month ago. Our first batch has been bottled and is almost ready to sample. We'll give it a try this weekend to see how it came out. These are the same guys who tap maple trees every spring and make their own maple syrup so beer, of course, was the next logical step. They dragged me into it because I can read and follow a recipe. Our first batch is a German Hefeweizen beer which is one of my favorites so I'm eager to see how it came out. I've been loving a PB&J brew lately that one of our local breweries makes. Hard to imagine that you can brew a beer with peanut butter and jelly qualities but this place pulled it off and it is downright delicious. I'm going to see if I can find a recipe for our next batch of homebrew.
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I took advantage of the nice weather (by MI standards) on Sunday and started cleaning out the junk in my pole barn. We're planning to move the tools/lawns equipment out to the barn to free up room in the garage so we can fit both daily drivers inside. Letting the old Saturn sit outside was fine but we want to get the Buick inside now.
We had a sleeper sofa and chair from my sister in law out in the barn. It was only supposed to be there a week while they moved but ended up being 3 years and the mice/bugs ruined them. My wife absolutely refused to help get them on the truck and out to the road because "mice are gross" so I ended up doing the hillbilly special. Wrapped a ratchet strap around the arm/metal pull out bits of the sleeper and hooked up the the lawn mower to drag it. Worked like a charm until the feet caught a crack in the asphalt just right. Got off the mower to help it over the crack and lifted with my back not thinking it was a heavier sleeper sofa and tweaked my lower back again.
My Chiropractor gives out his home number if you need emergency/weekend adjustments and was able to get to the office within a half hour of this happening and got me put back together. Didn't even charge me. It's just sore now but at least I could move and go to work yesterday.
We had a sleeper sofa and chair from my sister in law out in the barn. It was only supposed to be there a week while they moved but ended up being 3 years and the mice/bugs ruined them. My wife absolutely refused to help get them on the truck and out to the road because "mice are gross" so I ended up doing the hillbilly special. Wrapped a ratchet strap around the arm/metal pull out bits of the sleeper and hooked up the the lawn mower to drag it. Worked like a charm until the feet caught a crack in the asphalt just right. Got off the mower to help it over the crack and lifted with my back not thinking it was a heavier sleeper sofa and tweaked my lower back again.
My Chiropractor gives out his home number if you need emergency/weekend adjustments and was able to get to the office within a half hour of this happening and got me put back together. Didn't even charge me. It's just sore now but at least I could move and go to work yesterday.
This isn't good. Snow wasn't supposed to start until midnight and it's already coming down good at 4 and the temp is at freezing. I'm just hoping the power stays on this time around.
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