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Post by patches on Jul 16, 2021 20:28:09 GMT
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Post by patches on Jul 17, 2021 22:41:54 GMT
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Post by kimtwilight69 on Jul 18, 2021 2:55:44 GMT
pennmom, I’m so sorry for your loss of dear Loki. May you find peace and comfort in your memories. ♥️
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Post by frezo on Jul 18, 2021 13:07:31 GMT
Dear Pen, I,m so sorry to hear! and sorry about your loss! I can imagine how devastating this must be! I’m in shock and fill with you! I hope you have a lot of good people around you, who give you support and help! How horrible ! I can’t imagine how hard this must be! I send you a really big hug and lot’s of strength , to get through of all that!
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Post by sevensails on Jul 18, 2021 13:54:25 GMT
Just heard today, so sorry for your loss. Sending prayers and hugs.
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Post by smitty189 on Jul 20, 2021 19:01:14 GMT
SURE HOPE YOU'RE
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Post by pennmom on Jul 21, 2021 15:21:02 GMT
smitty189, TY, that's about all I can do right now, my Grooming Salon was located on the property as well, the shop itself is somewhat okay with mostly smoke damage but they shut off the electricity and removed the meter to the property and of course shut off the water main at the street. I cannot take anything out until the insurance figures out what that claim will be because that was a separate insurance policy and they are still working on the original house policy first. I know this sounds selfish but at the moment I just don't have any desire to make other people feel good about their pets looks when I lost Loki. I know that sounds horrible but I'm just not ready to groom other peoples dogs and may never reopen after 35 years?
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Post by smitty189 on Jul 21, 2021 16:51:09 GMT
pennmom, No it is NOT selfish. I absolutely adore dogs all dogs but I couldn't look at or even pet one for a long time when I lost my best friend of seventeen years. It took getting granddogs to help me. So you have every right to feel what you feel. Even now many years later I can't adopt another one. Grieve for Loki at YOUR pace and in your way
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Post by 1Ashkent on Jul 21, 2021 22:33:33 GMT
Your heart has broken into pieces and your world is not there anymore so of course you can't do what you did. Healing can take a long time and as long as you and your DH cling together that is what is most important for the future.
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Post by sevensails on Jul 21, 2021 23:25:47 GMT
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Post by pennmom on Jul 31, 2021 20:11:36 GMT
patches , kimtwilight69 , frezo , sevensails , smitty189 , 1Ashkent , joybelle Thought I'd give everyone an update. I purchased 2 Phone chargers from Amazon and installed them late Thursday night (Friday morning was the fire) The insurance company believes this is the origin of the fire and have found several reviews where the consumer talks about them catching fire or sparks coming from them, when they plugged them in. Now the insurance company has put the company on notice that they are investigating their product and believe they are the reason the fire started to allow the company to send their own investigators out
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Post by smitty189 on Jul 31, 2021 21:21:39 GMT
pennmom, So so sorry to hear that phone chargers caused your fire. I just got a surge protector from amazon (different brand) but believe me I will look into it more thoroughly now.
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Post by 1Ashkent on Jul 31, 2021 22:16:41 GMT
Devastating news and I am so sorry
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Post by kiwichic on Aug 4, 2021 11:29:00 GMT
pennmom , I can't begin to imagine what you are going through after the devastation you have suffered. Wishing you all the best, much love to you.
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Post by frezo on Aug 5, 2021 8:09:52 GMT
pennmom, I'm so sorry, I hope the company have to pay for it, even it does not bring you back what you lost! But I never would have guessed, that this can happen, this is really scary! I mean who would think, that if you charge a phone, the phone charger can start a fire? And it is not even a cheap product directly ordered from China! I'm so sorry.... sending you all the love and strength I have from far away.
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Post by pennmom on Aug 12, 2021 15:09:43 GMT
ServPro started going thru the house yesterday (as you can see they took down the plywood covering the door & window) to see if any personal belongings were salvageable (not much if anything so far, what may have been salvageable a month ago has been baking in the heat and growing mold) I finally got up the courage to take a few pictures yesterday of the back porch (I just can't go inside yet, if ever) FYI: The previous pictures posted were taken by my son This was a fully covered porch, the ceiling was covered and the fence shown in the rear of this photo went all around the porch, the hot tub literally meltedLast fall we took out a large Koi pond, shrubbery, and 3 large maple trees and replanted the grass which had grown in super thick and lush, now it's fried too, but it appears the weeds are re-growing with a vengeance!The entire bottom of the house is brick but the second floor was just vinyl siding and the Fire Marshall says that it causes a "chimney effect" which makes the fire super hot on the main level and most of the damage upstairs was smoke and extreme heat damage not actual fire damage. The basement was ruined mostly by the water used to put out the fire so the cement walls are intact but the ceiling and walls (drywall) are sitting in piles of waterlogged mush. Regardless, the structure isn't repairable, they said that the smoke reaches in between the brick and the layer the brick is attached to so they will have to demolish the house down to the concrete basement foundation. (which will supposedly be scrubbed & refinished to our satisfaction) The insurance company will pay to then build an exact replica of the house prior to the fire (they took 3D photos inside to determine the exact layout) We have decided that we would never be able to live in an exact replica constantly being reminded of the fire and the home shared by our adorable who succumbed to smoke inhalation, (not by the fire itself!) so we will probably fill in the basement foundation after they demolish the top section and rebuild a different type of house further back on the property in the fenced in section of what used to be our horse field behind the barn. This will probably cost us more in the long run because we will have to build a longer driveway, and pull water lines, electrical, etc. to reach the back of the property versus where it is for the current house, but they are still working out the costs and Amazon and Kesmit are doing their investigations next week (see above phone charger post)
I hope everyone is okay with me sharing these updates, but I understand if it's TMI, just let me know if it bothers you
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Post by SynthpopAddict on Aug 12, 2021 15:25:30 GMT
pennmom, I don't think you're being selfish or TMI, thanks for checking in here as often as you do. If someone doesn't like this thread they don't have to read it. You have to grieve in your own way and I can certainly understand that you don't want to live in a replica of what you lost in the exact same place. If it were me, I wouldn't either. Best wishes to you and keep hanging in there. (((hugs)))
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Post by Jo on Aug 12, 2021 16:38:26 GMT
I think it's actually helpful for you to write about the fire and your future plans here. I know personally that after a traumatic event, one's mind is in turmoil. It's difficult to even form a cohesive and rational thought. Talking, and especially writing, about it enables one to have a different perspective, to put things in order and to set priorities. I'm not saying that it makes you insensitive to the tragedy or in any way lessens the blow but it clarifies and helps formulate your strategy for dealing with it.
So post whatever you want as you want to. Our job is to listen - not to offer advice or tell you what to do - simply to be listening and compassionate friends while you sort out the details.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2021 17:03:15 GMT
I agree with Jo. Get it out of your system, Pennmom, and you can best do it by talking about it here. (((huggles)))
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Post by kafinkee on Aug 15, 2021 20:44:56 GMT
pennmom, Oh no! I just found this today. I'm so sad for you, Pennmom! Sending you best wishes and good vibes.
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