Who can tell me sth about the American Dream

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

In Marichiko's case, it was the result of something that's easily preventable. If her Mother (landlord) or the management company if there was one, had done the proper maintenance of the heating system, this wouldn't have happened.

Just a second public service announcement to anyone who might still be riding this roller coaster thread :

At the time my Mother was married to her second husband, a man who extremely frugal (read:cheapskate), and cut corners on EVERYTHING. He serviced my furnace himself even though he had zero background in the area of home heating work. Thanks to his incompetant tinkering, the furnace burned improperly. The moral of the story is that there are certain things you shouldn't do yourself, no matter how bright you think you might be. Home furnace repair is one of those things.