I just received word this morning that my package was received a our change is 'on it's way.' Can't tell you about it yet, because I have some loose ends to tie up first, but this photo's a hint...
:)
Friday, September 30, 2005
The Change - HINT
I just received word this morning that my package was received a our change is 'on it's way.' Can't tell you about it yet, because I have some loose ends to tie up first, but this photo's a hint...
:)
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Zoo OR Anticipation OR Take 2
So, another package got sent off yesterday - to replace the one that DHL lost. Argh! It's killing me because it's delaying some potential changes in our life and that's killing me even more. AAARRRGGGHHH!!!
Yeah - I know, have patience - I'm trying, I'm trying - but it's killin' me! :)
Doreen went with the girls and some friends to the Chattanooga Zoo yesterday. She said it was a TON of fun. It's a small one, very small - you can see everything in an hour - but they all really really enjoyed it!
Wish I could have gone - not happening though. I gotta be stuck at work. I'll have to go with them another time!
Out!
Yeah - I know, have patience - I'm trying, I'm trying - but it's killin' me! :)
Doreen went with the girls and some friends to the Chattanooga Zoo yesterday. She said it was a TON of fun. It's a small one, very small - you can see everything in an hour - but they all really really enjoyed it!
Wish I could have gone - not happening though. I gotta be stuck at work. I'll have to go with them another time!
Out!
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Somethings Following Us...
We towed the car up to Madisonville yesterday to get the engine swapped. Everytime I looked in my rear-view mirror - this was the sight I saw. Something was 'following' us! Mwwwwwwaaaaaa haaaaaa, haaaa, haaaaaa! (Felt pretty sinister! *GRIN*)
After: Garage
Here's the remains of the garage that once was. It's amazing how much of it is gone, completely gone. Larry had a 10' aluminum ladder stored in there - we can't even find the thing. The aircompressor's pump that would fill the tank is melted into a blob. The damage is just amazing. AMAZING!!!
Culprit (In my very unexpert opinion)
Here's what's left of what I believe to be the culprit. I can't think of anything else in that garage that would have started the fire. It's the remains of a '95 Chevy Monte Carlo - totally charred. The aluminum wheels even melted terribly. The inside is just a skeleton - there's NOTHING useful left on this car!!!
Before: Mower
Here's Dad and Joelle, mowing before the fire. (Last spring, '04, when they were out for a visit.) Now check out the after pic...
After: Mower
Ok - here's what's left of the mower. The 'hood' has completely melted into oblivion. The wheels are gone, the seat is toast, no belts no steering wheel, nada. A total loss. WOW!
How close the fire came to the house...
The fire was so hot it did a pretty good number to the house. Look at the deck and see the 'charred' crawl about halfway across just about to get the door. The heat took out 4 windows across the back of the house. Also, check out the 'melted cheese' hanging from the house - otherwise known as siding! :)
So very close.
Last Post Standing
This is a shot of the only piece of the garage still standing. Of course it's thoroughly charred - but it's still standing!
Boy - what fire can do!!!
Amazing!
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Burned Up, then Burned Down
We just got back from my in-laws place in Madisonville. Dropped the car of for the engine swap - then headed over to see the burned garage. Shocking. I had a mental picture of it in my mind of what it might look like - but it's amazing - absolutely amazing.
I'll post some before and after pics tomorrow so you can see.
Wow!
Gotta crash - it's like WAAAAAYYYYYY past my bed time! :)
Nighty night!
I'll post some before and after pics tomorrow so you can see.
Wow!
Gotta crash - it's like WAAAAAYYYYYY past my bed time! :)
Nighty night!
Monday, September 26, 2005
Saturday, September 24, 2005
A Little Hero
Here's more of the fire story.
Turns out that some neighbors (Mother & 8 year old son) were driving past Larry & Sandra's house and saw a little smoke. They thought it was Larry & Sandra burning leaves, so they kept going. She sat down to watch a DVD and the boy was just playing. Well - at some point he got 'mad' at his mom and stomped outside to play. When he got outside, he saw lots and lots of smoke and went back inside to tell his mom. She said, "Maybe they're burning tires." He said, "Mom, you've got to see this."
She came out - and boom, lots and lots of smoke - a quick call to 911 and help was on the way.
Glad that little guy got mad at his mom - probably divine help - and persisted she come out to see.
What a cool little hero!
Turns out that some neighbors (Mother & 8 year old son) were driving past Larry & Sandra's house and saw a little smoke. They thought it was Larry & Sandra burning leaves, so they kept going. She sat down to watch a DVD and the boy was just playing. Well - at some point he got 'mad' at his mom and stomped outside to play. When he got outside, he saw lots and lots of smoke and went back inside to tell his mom. She said, "Maybe they're burning tires." He said, "Mom, you've got to see this."
She came out - and boom, lots and lots of smoke - a quick call to 911 and help was on the way.
Glad that little guy got mad at his mom - probably divine help - and persisted she come out to see.
What a cool little hero!
Friday, September 23, 2005
A Tale of Two Fires
What a DAY it's been.
Yesterday, the girls were out playing when I got home from work and they had a stuffed animal outside playing like they were camping and had gathered small sticks from the yard to make a little 'campfire'. Oh, it was cute. I promised Joelle that tonight we'd start her little campfire tonight.
Today, at work, Doreen calls and asks me to stop by the store and pick up a bag of marshmallows. She's set the tent up outside for the girls to play in - which they did most of the day with blankets, books, pillows and toys! :) So, I pick up some marshmallows to toast over the campfire.
After arriving at home, we decide to gas up both vehicles completely because of the damage that hurricane Rita may do and the damage to our budget when the gas execs decide to 'gouge' the country for their profit. Yesterday I put gas in one of Iggy's two tanks and paid, $2.49. Today I filled the 2nd tank and the van and paid $2.74. A quarters difference in 24 hours - ouch! (The first station I tried going to was out of regular and super, all they had left was premium. WOW!)
I get home again and decide to snooze for a few minutes - the girls meanwhile go out and gather more 'sticks' for the campfire.
Just before supper - Doreen's reading some study materials, I'm copying pics from a SD Card to the computer and the phone rings. I can't hear the words, but I hear my mother-in-law, clearly upset. Then Doreen gets that exact frame of mood. What's up???
My in-laws garage had just burned to the ground. They had picked up a Monte Carlo they had owned and they had work done on it in a shop, parked it in the garage - jumped in their little Ford Ranger and went shopping for light fixtures for the garage they are having built down here in Chattanooga. They buy some, then stop for supper and head home. Sandra saw the 'smoke' from quite a distance as they headed home... and as they got closer realized it was in the vicinity of their place... then realized it was their neighborhood, then turned on their road, up the hill and realized it was their (unattached to the house) garage. When they got there, they saw 3 or 4 fire engines and a BUNCH of people around.
The house has minimal damage, except for the siding near the garage completely melted and dripping to the ground, the back door has some damage, 4 windows are cracked because of the heat and the house could double for a meat smoke house right now. One of the firemen did mention that had they been about 4 or 5 minutes later, probably not much could have been done for the house. When they arrived on the scene originally - the first thing they did was to hose the house down to keep it from burning, then put the other fire out.
I guess the garage has only one post still standing. It's completely gone, except for the 'char' and the lumps for the frame of the Monte Carlo, and the remains of the air compressor, power washer, sharpening wheel, a couple of ladders, a couple of containers with power tools, a set of car ramps, all the equipment from the back of the FedEx Truck (Larry had been working on the floor and everything was in the garage) and 3 tool boxes. Wow, that is just awful. Doreen and I have just been sick about it.
The thing is - they can't touch any of it until an Insurance Adjuster or two comes out for a visit. Yuck!!!
By the way - nobody can pinpoint the exact cause yet. I kinda think it was the car, but 'who is to be knowing.' Maybe the adjusters can.
Anyway - Amazing - everything can be gone in just a few minutes.
That's the bad side of fire.
Tonight we ate outside (in 90 degree weather) at our little campfire - that we moved waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy back from the house and really enjoyed the evening - all things considered. We roasted some marshmallows and just relaxed.
That's the good side of fire.
So that's my tale of two fires today! :)
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PS:
It's amazing the roller coaster that life puts you one;
UP - We got an AWESOME deal on some new furniture...
Down - Our car engine goes kaploowie...
UP - We got an awesome opportunity just ahead of us...
Down - DHL loses a very important package. It's supposed to be in Kansas and turns up in Lousiana.
UP - Larry & Sandra Get the Monte Carlo Fixed
UP - Larry & Sandra figure out a way to finance the complete job to finish the garage here - immediately.
Down, Down - Their garage burns to the ground.
I think I'm getting sick... :)
Hope you have an UP weekend! :)
Yesterday, the girls were out playing when I got home from work and they had a stuffed animal outside playing like they were camping and had gathered small sticks from the yard to make a little 'campfire'. Oh, it was cute. I promised Joelle that tonight we'd start her little campfire tonight.
Today, at work, Doreen calls and asks me to stop by the store and pick up a bag of marshmallows. She's set the tent up outside for the girls to play in - which they did most of the day with blankets, books, pillows and toys! :) So, I pick up some marshmallows to toast over the campfire.
After arriving at home, we decide to gas up both vehicles completely because of the damage that hurricane Rita may do and the damage to our budget when the gas execs decide to 'gouge' the country for their profit. Yesterday I put gas in one of Iggy's two tanks and paid, $2.49. Today I filled the 2nd tank and the van and paid $2.74. A quarters difference in 24 hours - ouch! (The first station I tried going to was out of regular and super, all they had left was premium. WOW!)
I get home again and decide to snooze for a few minutes - the girls meanwhile go out and gather more 'sticks' for the campfire.
Just before supper - Doreen's reading some study materials, I'm copying pics from a SD Card to the computer and the phone rings. I can't hear the words, but I hear my mother-in-law, clearly upset. Then Doreen gets that exact frame of mood. What's up???
My in-laws garage had just burned to the ground. They had picked up a Monte Carlo they had owned and they had work done on it in a shop, parked it in the garage - jumped in their little Ford Ranger and went shopping for light fixtures for the garage they are having built down here in Chattanooga. They buy some, then stop for supper and head home. Sandra saw the 'smoke' from quite a distance as they headed home... and as they got closer realized it was in the vicinity of their place... then realized it was their neighborhood, then turned on their road, up the hill and realized it was their (unattached to the house) garage. When they got there, they saw 3 or 4 fire engines and a BUNCH of people around.
The house has minimal damage, except for the siding near the garage completely melted and dripping to the ground, the back door has some damage, 4 windows are cracked because of the heat and the house could double for a meat smoke house right now. One of the firemen did mention that had they been about 4 or 5 minutes later, probably not much could have been done for the house. When they arrived on the scene originally - the first thing they did was to hose the house down to keep it from burning, then put the other fire out.
I guess the garage has only one post still standing. It's completely gone, except for the 'char' and the lumps for the frame of the Monte Carlo, and the remains of the air compressor, power washer, sharpening wheel, a couple of ladders, a couple of containers with power tools, a set of car ramps, all the equipment from the back of the FedEx Truck (Larry had been working on the floor and everything was in the garage) and 3 tool boxes. Wow, that is just awful. Doreen and I have just been sick about it.
The thing is - they can't touch any of it until an Insurance Adjuster or two comes out for a visit. Yuck!!!
By the way - nobody can pinpoint the exact cause yet. I kinda think it was the car, but 'who is to be knowing.' Maybe the adjusters can.
Anyway - Amazing - everything can be gone in just a few minutes.
That's the bad side of fire.
Tonight we ate outside (in 90 degree weather) at our little campfire - that we moved waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy back from the house and really enjoyed the evening - all things considered. We roasted some marshmallows and just relaxed.
That's the good side of fire.
So that's my tale of two fires today! :)
---------------------
PS:
It's amazing the roller coaster that life puts you one;
UP - We got an AWESOME deal on some new furniture...
Down - Our car engine goes kaploowie...
UP - We got an awesome opportunity just ahead of us...
Down - DHL loses a very important package. It's supposed to be in Kansas and turns up in Lousiana.
UP - Larry & Sandra Get the Monte Carlo Fixed
UP - Larry & Sandra figure out a way to finance the complete job to finish the garage here - immediately.
Down, Down - Their garage burns to the ground.
I think I'm getting sick... :)
Hope you have an UP weekend! :)
Great Quote
Found this quote this morning as I was prepping for the radio show. It made me laugh, but yet is quite direct. Hope you enjoy it! :)
"I think I'll belive in Gosh instead of God. If you don't believe in Gosh too, you'll be darned to heck!" - Unknown
"I think I'll belive in Gosh instead of God. If you don't believe in Gosh too, you'll be darned to heck!" - Unknown
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