On Tue 26 May 2009 08:21:44p, Jud McCranie told us...

On Wed, 27 May 2009 02:46:58 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

Even after costly repairs, various problems continued. We finally just
replaced everything, as repairs were overrunning the cost of new
equipment.

That's not what I wanted to hear :-(
I don't know that we did get hit by lightening - nothing else was
affected. But there was lightning in the area, and the thermostat was
acting strangely.

I sympathize, Jud, but it may prove to be an unfortunate and unpleasant
reality. If it were me I would monitor the accumulated expenses and, at
the same time, price out a new replacement unit.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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Nobody seems more obsessed by diet than our anti ~materialistic,
otherworldly, New Age spiritual types. But if the material world
is merely illusion, an honest guru should be as content with
Budweiser and bratwurst as with raw carrot juice, tofu and seaweed
slime. ~Edward Abbey