On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 16:13:20 -0800, "Walter R."
wrote:

Thank you, all.

I dumped the whole problem in my insurance agent's lap.

Now I will move out for 5 days and, hopefully, come back to a de-smoked
home. :-)


And that's how a good insurance company should work--taking the sting
out of a catastrophe. If you wish, I'd like to hear how they
de-smoked your house and the name of your insurance company.