All great suggestions and thanks for sharing in my tragedy! LOL! Amazon emailed that my new Rowenta shipped already. I also thought of picking up a pre-owned iron at one of the many resale shops we have. I am sure the new iron will arrive before I get the chance to shop. Oh well, a break is not a bad thing I guess. Glad to be in such good company on the misplaced items. Losing The afghan was really weird.... Crazy world!
sandy