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Old 02-06-2014, 04:48 AM
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I have been posting this week about the iron that went bad in my hands. Remember me? Almost caught another house on fire? Well...

What do you think happens when you are sitting at your desk..and suddenly your cross-cut shredder comes on? Well, I'll tell you. You look down and the corner of your table cloth in going through the blades. OMG!!! I am going to go to bed and never, ever...get out ever again!!!
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Old 02-06-2014, 04:54 AM
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Ours is a dangerous hobby!! Be careful.
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Old 02-06-2014, 05:13 AM
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Do you have a ghost in your house? Be careful.
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Old 02-06-2014, 05:16 AM
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The shower rod in our guest bath fell yesterday. And no one has used that bathroom for several weeks. At least I have clean ghosts
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Old 02-06-2014, 06:18 AM
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Yikes, stay safe!!!!!!!
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Old 02-07-2014, 05:49 PM
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we had our picture taken for the church book one time
my free 8x10 flew off the shelf and right into my paper shredder, half the picture had shredded before I got it shut off, lucky I had already copied and saved it on the computer.
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oh my gosh. your electrics have a ghost in them. What a day!!!
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Could it be power surges? Could it be an electrical issue? Hmmmm. Keep your stuff unplugged. Try using a power strip with surge protector.
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Oh man! Im sorry but Ihad to chuckle! One day m dd turned microwave on, it blew, she make toast- toaster died, I asked her to vacumn- the vacumn caught on fire! Shes not allowed near appliances!
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I think I would have the power company come out and check your incoming power. Have you had any instances where the lights either brown or brighten or where your microwave power doesn't seem just right? You may have a problem with your neutral and maybe getting more amps than you should. I had that happen and Consumers couldn't believe we didn't loose everything in the house that had motors, especially the refrigerator. It shouldn't cost anything and it's always better to be safe than experience a horrific house fire, especially when you have already survived one.
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