First, we had an earthquake on the East Coast, and now Hurricane Irene! Below are some suggestions of precautions to take prior to a hurricane arriving. They come from someone who lost most of her home in a previous hurricane.
· Take pictures of your sewing machine, as your insurance adjustor might not realize the value of your awesome machine. If you can’t find your camera, remember that many cell phones take pictures!
· Take pictures of your receipts. Putting them in a sealable plastic bag is also a good thought.
· Move your machine to higher ground, particularly if you are one who lives in low lying areas, or are prone to get water in your basement. Circuit boards do not endure water very well and machines have been known to be damaged due to flooding.
· Take pictures or inventory your sewing room equipment. It’s difficult to recollect all of those little things you have (20 pair of scissors, 400 spools of thread, embroidery designs, etc.)! It’s a good idea to take pictures in each room of your house and again, put the pictures/camera card/camera into a sealable bag. Just make sure to seal it well!
· IF you are able, put all your fabrics in floatable bins!
· Say a little prayer that this storm moves farther out to sea and avoids the land…
ABOVE all, stay safe and dry!!!
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My Viking dealer sent email saying just about the same thing. I thought that was nice of them to do this.
62461The eye of Donna hit 20 miles from us in 1960. And all the others since then. Respect the power and fear the heck out of 'em. Guarantee you that if we were home in Florida instead of up north we would have our travel trailer behind us and be heading northwest. Hurricane party? Heck, just go ahead and put a bullet in your head and get it over with faster. Fools, they found out in New Orleans the hard way.
22300Very good tip - whether or not you are going to be hit my Mother Nature at this time or not.
211079Also save the receipt and latest repair bill to prove the coast and condition of the machines.
169064Better yet--put the machine in the car with you when you evacuate, with the spouse and pets. I think if I had to evacuate, I'd take a few things with me. My Berninas, my cats, my wedding photos, the jewelry, and my dolls.
I realize this is an odd list.
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6574Thank you for the various tips. I have on record a lot of pictures of my antiques, silver and jewellery, mainly for robberies - far more likely here in SA than violent weather conditions. Hope all our USA Cuties in Irene's path stay safe. Sarah.
255054Thanks for the tips.... the thought of losing my life long fabric collection is horrible. MY machine at least I could buy another....I know its a lot of money...but my fabric...so many shopping trips and fun memories of buy some here and there on vacation or on sale. LOL I'd cry!
20582Here I am worrying about my machine being at the repairers and Some of you on the East Coast of the USA have the thought of all of the horrible things like the hurricane and Earthquake. My machine problem seems so petty. Take Care - Thinking of all of you and stay safe.
29801Very good advise at any time. Lets hope Irene stays away from the mainland.
109774Great advice, not just for hurricanes, but in general. If, God forbid, you should have a fire, robbery, flood, tornado, whatever disaster you can think of, it's wise to have photos of everything in the house, but especially the sewing machines, electronics equipment, etc. It would be bad enough if the machine got ruined, but at least you could get repair/replacement estimates from your dealer for the insurance. But if it got totally lost? How would you prove that your machine was one that cost $1500 or $5000? I can just imagine an insurance company only giving you enough to buy a Wal-Mart machine, even if you had a Diamond, if you had no PROOF. Keep a household inventory, preferably with photos to prove the condition of the items, sales slips or appraisals of jewelry and antiques, and put it in the safe deposit box at the bank, with copies to children, relatives in other states, wherever it would be safe. You can do this all on a CD/DVD, and if disaster strikes, at least you can prove what you had and save lots of headaches. Might want to put all those precious family photos on DVD's as well, just in case. Bank safety deposit vaults are way stronger than houses, maybe not waterproof, but likely to be safer in any case. I hope all of you along the coast stay safe, and the hurricane passes you by with no ill effects. Hugs, Marji
33451Useful advice, thanks. When I got may embroidery machine I contacted my insurers to see it would be covered. They seemed to think I had lost my marbles buying a expensive machine...
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by spendlove
27 Aug 2011
I asked mine to add it as "an item of value" like we do with musical instruments. They told me it didn't count but would be considered "part of the furniture"!
115775Thanx for the Heads Up!!! Not in the path but that is good advice for whan you go on vacation or leave home for a period of time. Thanx again, Hugs & God be with all of you that are in the pathway. Judy
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