Two, Yes Two! Pre Trip Reports in One! (Sept and Oct 2011) - Page 6 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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thanks for the pixies everyone, I need 'em.
The main floor won't be hard to clean, it will just take a long time. I spent the day in the kitchen tossing and cleaning and have just barely made a dent. Everything has to be wiped down, everything.
Then we had a scare with the new CO detector - said the levels of CO were 210!!!!!
So the fire department came out again. Good thing they were so understanding. The detector was a dud.
Now I have *three* new CO detectors, and they all show level 0.
If you do not have a CO detector, GET ONE THIS WEEKEND!!!! It can save your life!!!!! CO is a silent killer, odorless. It knocks you out, makes you sleepy and you don't realize you're being poisoned.
One advantage of going to Disney, in a strange way, by the time we come back, some of the cleaning companies will be available to help us.
I'm so sorry you had to go through that, but I am glad that everyone is ok. CO is a scary thing, I agree that everyone should have a detector in their home. Pixies for your cleanup efforts!
Thank goodness that was only a defect!!! Before my father retired, he owned a heating & air condtioning company for years. We were always recommending CO detectors...so important to have.
OMGoodness, I was about to reply that I was so happy you guys didn't get too much damage from the storm but then I saw the post about the furnace. How scary! You know the sad part is that I bet there are so many people with similar circumstances because oil burners get clogged when they are off. DH turned ours off when we went away once and ours had a lot of issues as well. I'm so sorry you have to wait for the clean up but glad you have your power back. Thankfully we don't need heat right now but cold showers are painful! Good luck
Holy cow! You guys really need a break from everything. Thank goodness a Disney trip is so close at hand.
I experienced the same thing but with a gas oven and I happened to be standing next to it when the door blew off. Had to change my shorts after that! Hopefully, Miss Molly calms down soon, poor baby.
thanks everyone - doing a quick check in before bed. Still cleaning, still tossing things. Friends are coming over and helping. Stitch's Dad was here today, and he used to build houses. He disconnected the furnace and forbade us to use it. The furnace exploded, that's the best way to explain it. He bought us a hot water heater and will be back on Saturday to install it. Stitch's brother just graduated (with highest honors! ) from hvac school, so we are under orders to go through him for a new furnace and he will install it. I've been barred from the basement, but I had to go down today (another story) and I finally saw the damage. Freaked out - which is why they (DB and Stitch) didn't want me to go down there. We're lucky we didn't burn down the house and we are DAMN LUCKY we didn't lose Miss Molly. Now I've turned into the cling machine, hugging her, giving her kisses. I don't want to leave her behind when we go to Disney, but she's not a certified service dog.
So very tired, cleaned from 8am to 9pm. Heading to bed to do it again tomorrow. Might actually complete the kitchen tomorrow - the counter tops and walls are almost done, then I have to do all the insides of the cabinets. Did four loads through the dishwasher today - more tomorrow.
BTW - if anyone should have a problem with smoke and soot, the best cleaner is water, vinegar, baking soda and lemons. It cuts through the soot oil and makes everything smell nice. It's a better cleaner than anything we have tried, hands down.
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