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Well we had a small fire in the laundry room yesterday. We have a rule (thankfully) we never run the washer or dryer unless we are home.
Cheryl was off work and had been out running errands. She came in and started the dryer.
Within a minute she sees and smells a heavy smoke, no flame. She kills the power and calls the fire department.
They show up, nothing in the wall, turns out the 17 year old dryer had suffered an electrical death. Firemen check the lint pipe and they are clogged.
So an exciting afternoon of cleaning pipes and shopping for a new dryer.
We're thankful, it could of been much worse.
 
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ZMan67S said:
Well we had a small fire in the laundry room yesterday. We have a rule (thankfully) we never run the washer or dryer unless we are home.
Cheryl was off work and had been out running errands. She came in and started the dryer.
Within a minute she sees and smells a heavy smoke, no flame. She kills the poser and calls the fire department.
They show up, nothing in the wall, turns out the 17 year old dryer suffers a electrical death. Firemen check the lint pipe and they are clogged.
So an exciting afternoon of cleaning pipes and shopping for a new dryer.
We're thankful, it could of been much worse.
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glad all is safe
That’s a good rule to have!
 
ZMan67S said:
Maybe wind chill too low??
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Maybe. I feel like an old man now. Back when I was in school, we’d get lake effect snow and winds off Lake Michigan. They’d so rarely cancel school, it’d take nearly a blizzard for that to happen. At most, a 2 hr delay
 
Oh man Z !! Thank your lucky stars!
Glad all is well and I hope you can find a good deal on a dryer, scratch and dent is your friend
 
dukeboy_318 said:
We got barely an inch of snow and the county cancelled school... wtf
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Only today. This protect every one from everything has to go. Bet they are scared that the kids walking 15" from the bus or car will be to cold. Dam well know they are not allowed to walk to school any more!
 
dukeboy_318 said:
Maybe. I feel like an old man now. Back when I was in school, we’d get lake effect snow and winds off Lake Michigan. They’d so rarely cancel school, it’d take nearly a blizzard for that to happen. At most, a 2 hr delay
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It was the same here to. Now a day though the districts are worried for those kids walking to school ( I don't see them) or waiting for the bus.
 
halifaxhops said:
Only today. This protect every one from everything has to go. Bet they are scared that the kids walking 15" from the bus or car will be to cold. Dam well know they are not allowed to walk to school any more!
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Or a bike. When was the last time you saw a bike rack at a school. Why again do we have school zones??
 
memike said:
Oh man Z !! Thank your lucky stars!
Glad all is well and I hope you can find a good deal on a dryer, scratch and dent is your friend
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Lowes, it was on sale for Veterans Day, and then got another 10% veterans discount.
 
ZMan67S said:
Well we had a small fire in the laundry room yesterday. We have a rule (thankfully) we never run the washer or dryer unless we are home.
Cheryl was off work and had been out running errands. She came in and started the dryer.
Within a minute she sees and smells a heavy smoke, no flame. She kills the poser and calls the fire department.
They show up, nothing in the wall, turns out the 17 year old dryer suffers a electrical death. Firemen check the lint pipe and they are clogged.
So an exciting afternoon of cleaning pipes and shopping for a new dryer.
We're thankful, it could of been much worse.
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Good morning. Glad you are ok.
We have the same rule. We had a clogged vent pipe and lost our home when I was a kid.
 
Today is a big day....I get to finally sign up for Social Security. I turn 66 in January. I can't believe I am that old
 
dartnabout said:
Today is a big day....I get to finally sign up for Social Security. I turn 66 in January. I can't believe I am that old
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Congrats!! My life job didn't contribute to SS, so I didn't have much in the SS bank. I took mine at 62 and never thought twice.
 
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Dam I am young and sexy!
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Sublime one said:
Bill,
Checkout Hjemkomst Viking ship Moorehead Mn. Where I live up here in the frozen tundra there is a huge Scandinavian population. Anyway a local teacher and his family built and sailed a Viking vessel.
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I have wanted to go up there to the Norwegian festivals. I hear they are quite nice. Also, here on Washington Island off Door County is Stavkirke. Stavkirke

Replica of a Viking Stave Church. One day I will go and see all 7 that still exist....
 
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