Withm-

Thank you for offering reminders for all of us....I just changed batteries in my smoke detectors (we're going to have to use space heaters for a week because our central heat died and the parts will take that long to come in - plus we have a home warranty company in the middle).

Insurance companies should not be able to get by with what they do. You might want to consider getting a lawyer involved if they drag out too long. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

In any case, good luck to you! My parent's house burned to the ground when I was a baby (we were on vacation). The firemen threw the pictures out the window to save them. Everything else was a loss.

CA