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} “Gotcha” from cover When these repairs are done, there is a chance that your home will need to be brought “up to code”. This could include electrical, structural, plumbing, heating and air conditioning upgrades and improvements that could run into tens of thousands of dollars or more. Some policies exclude building code compliance upgrades. Lime Chicken Soft Tacos Ingredients: INSURANCE GOTCHA #4 – SEWER OR SEPTIC BACKFLOW: It’s nasty. It’s smelly. It’s not covered? When your fresh water plumbing, icemaker line or water heater leaks, it is called a water intrusion and is usually covered by insurance. However, when water backflows into a building from a sewer line or septic tank, it is rarely covered by homeowners insurance. You need a separate policy or “rider” to cover damage caused by sewage backflow. Sewage backflows are significantly more costly to mitigate than clean water intrusions. You do not want to pay for this kind of loss out-of-pocket. Remember, the purpose of property insurance is to protect you in the event of a large loss. Don’t skimp on your policy and leave yourself exposed. Talk to your insurance agent about additional insurance to cover these and other “gotchas”. It may increase your insurance premiums a little bit, but it could turn out to be one of the smartest investments you’ll ever make. 1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast meat - cubed 1/8 cup red wine vinegar 1/2 lime, juiced 1 teaspoon white sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 green onions, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon dried oregano 10 (6 inch) flour tortillas 1 tomato, diced 1/4 cup shredded lettuce 1/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese 1/4 cup salsa Directions: Saute chicken in a medium saucepan over medium high heat for about 20 minutes. Add vinegar, lime juice, sugar, salt, pepper, green onion, garlic and oregano. Simmer for an extra 10 minutes. Heat an iron skillet over medium heat. Place a tortilla in the pan, warm, and turn over to heat the other side. Repeat with remaining tortillas. Serve lime chicken mixture in warm tortillas topped with tomato, lettuce, cheese and salsa. recipe courtesy allrecipes.com JANUARY 2014 A Cure for Dry, Irritated Eyes A study by a team of researchers from Ohio State University found that people who squint while staring at a computer screen have a greater tendency towards dry and irritated eyes. This is due to a reduced blinking rate, as the more you squint, the less you blink. The researchers found that people tend to squint when reading a book or computer screen, causing them to blink less. The less you blink, the more your eyes will ache or burn. In fact, the researchers found that their subjects blink half as much as those not looking at a computer screen. Since blinking rewets the eyes, any job requiring a large amount of reading or computer use can lead to eye strain and dry eye. To help prevent this, take t hese easy steps: • Reduce excessive bright light from outside and inside your room. Exterior light can be reduced by closing drapes or blinds. You can reduce interior light by using fewer light bulbs or lower intensity bulbs. • If your computer screen has glare on it, move it so that there is no direct light coming from behind you. You can also install an anti-glare screen on your monitor. If you wear glasses, you can have an anti-reflective coating applied to them, which helps prevent glare and reflections on the back side of your lenses from reaching your eyes. • Finally, make an effort to simply blink more often. Every 15 minutes, take a 30 second break to slowly blink your eyes several times. If you find that you are still experiencing dryness and irritation, ask your eye doctor about artificial tears or eye drops that would help.