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Re: [RC] [RC] FIRE! - Laurie Durgin

Glad you are all ok. My husbands a vol. fireman for 18 years. Fireplaces, woodstoves and clothes dryers start the most fires. (always clean the lint out of your dryers, that's where they start.)And never put the ashes on your porch "for the night", thinking they are out.(or in a'paper bag', etc.)Then there's the irons, curling irons, coffee pts. . .






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To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC]   FIRE!
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 23:56:44 EST

This past Wednesday night at about 10:30pm, our house caught fire and was
destroyed. Trust me...we are NOT looking for sympathy here 'cause Ginger and
I, our three daughters, our four horses, our precious pregnant dog, our three
cats, our three goats, and even our assorted fish are alive and well. :o)
We have good insurance and we will rebuild it - better than it was! All the
living things that could never have been replaced survived unscathed.
BUT....it is an experience I would not will on anyone - not even some of you
ridecampers! :o) So do yourself a favor tomorrow.....

Have your fireplace cleaned and checked out by a professional service.

Have your roof checked and cleaned of dry leaves and other debris which might
be flammable.

Talk over a fire emergency plan with your family and practice it a few times.

These suggestions are cheap and easy. Please do yourselves a favor and pay
them some heed so you don't spend time as we have the last few days...picking
through wet disgusting rubble for family photos and other "irreplaceable"
pieces of your life! LOL

Tonight, we're in a hotel smiling at each other 'cause we are all alive and
one of our computers even seems to have survived. And tomorrow we are
hitching the horses up to the post, saddling up and riding away our troubles
for a while.

To any firefighters who are on ridecamp, you are incredible people.  Thanks
for all you do.  :o)

One last note - our little "horsey community" of Acton, CA is incredible. We
always joke about living in Mayberry RFD, but it has been no joke the last
few days. This incredible town has a horse in every back yard - and a
thoughtful, helpful, wonderful human in every (well, almost) house. :o)
Joe, you said something about not wanting to move to So Cal. I can say that,
for the most part, I'd agree with you. Acton, however, is unlike any other
part of California I've been in. It is truly a town with a heart and soul
that is beautiful. Imagine this.....I was in my driveway in my wife's
bathrobe, without a belt, holding up a garden hose and exposed for all the
world to see. Not only did the neighbors not roll on the ground laughing,
they came and helped. And even brought me some clothes. :o) And they have
been offering help for our family and horses every day since. May you all be
blessed with a community like Acton.

Okay, enough blabbering. I haven't slept much the last couple of days and I
apologize for the ramblings. But please indulge me just a few more....

Jody, Richard and Renee, if you are lurking, THANK you for everything.  You
are incredible friends.

Heidi, you will be pleased to know that a signed, framed letter I have from
Ronald Reagan survived.  :o)

Tammy and Charlie, we'll be by soon to fill you in on all the gory details.
LOL

Carol, the trailer survived. :o) And though we are a little discombobulated
at the moment, we have your money and will get it to you soon!

Hug your kids and horses and check your fireplace and roof. :o) Our best to
all...and to all a good night!

Scott & Ginger

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