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Hello Andrew,<br>
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Typical underwriter. They perceive something which is totally false.
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As I write Loss Prevention Reports for Underwriters, there are the
usual questions based upon their perception rather than what I saw and
described.<br>
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Regards<br>
<br>
Alan<br>
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Andrew Aspland wrote:<br>
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<div><span class="251505216-21012008"><font color="#0000ff"
face="Arial" size="2">Not history but would the learned list care to
comment on this quote from an Ecclesiaistical Insurance Senior
Underwriter:</font></span></div>
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<span class="251505216-21012008"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"
size="2">"The reasons that we prefer that the bells are left in the
'down' position are as follows:</font></span></div>
<div><span class="251505216-21012008"></span><span
class="251505216-21012008"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">"1.
>From the material damage point of view, if the bells are left in the
'up' position and a fire actually gets up into the tower above the
bells, then debris will fall down into the bells themselves, rather
than just bounce off them and fall to the ground.</font> </span></div>
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<div><span class="251505216-21012008"><font color="#0000ff"
face="Arial" size="2">"Then, the weight of the debris and the bells
combined could cause serious damage not only to the bells but also
potentially damage the bell frame, if not to the structure of the tower
itself, and bearing in mind that you have quite a lot of bells then it
could prove a real danger to the structure of your church."</font></span></div>
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<div><span class="251505216-21012008"><font color="#0000ff"
face="Arial" size="2">This sounds like the idea of someone who has no
idea of what it is like in a bell tower - and the last paragraph
describes such a disasterous scenario that the bells being up or down
would have little bearing on the matter. </font></span></div>
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<div><span class="251505216-21012008"><font color="#0000ff"
face="Arial" size="2">Andrew</font></span></div>
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