Wow, that must have been frightening! You can bet when I ordered my new tv I bought an extended warranty.

When I called SECO she told me the refrigerator and washer & dryer would be covered. She didn't say anything about the microwave or that a direct hit wouldn't be covered. Guess I'll have to give them a call on Monday to see exactly what IS covered and under what circumstances.

Lightning guy, when I had the energy audit done he didn't say anything about plugging the refrigerator or microwave into a point-of-entrance surge protector. You can bet I'll be asking them about that, too! I don't even know where the microwave plugs in. Oh, more things to worry about.