Hi gang. I just wanted to post a thread quick to let you all know I won't be around for a while...likely about a month or so. I figured I'd tell you all this way and save my fellow moderators from having to explain to anyone who happens to notice my absence (not that anyone would have, but it's a precautionary to save them the effort 🙂 ).
We had a house fire Wednesday morning that left us homeless. It was an electrical fire caused by our negligent landlords refusal to bring our electrical system up to code. He knew about the problem, and was warned it would likely cause a fire, but he did nothing about it, and sure enough, the house had a fire.
Fortunately, when the fire started, we lost power. I'm one of those people who HAS to sleep with a fan (even in the middle of winter) for white noise. So the minute we lost power, I was awake. We went downstairs to see what was up, and Lazarus saw the smoke billowing out of the side of the house. I called 911 while he rousted the kids from their sleep and got them out of the house, and I got my disabled parents out of the house (just in time too...the fire was burning a mere foot under our oldest sons head, where he was sleeping). The fire department was here within 4 minutes and got it under control before too much damage was done to our personal property (thank god). We did lose our couch, some clothes, books, and toys, but all total the loss was only estimated at about $5000. The house needs major repairs before it can be inhabited again, though.
We're just grateful that all 8 people in the house got out safely, and the fire department got the fire under control before our cats were in danger. Property can be replaced, family and pets can't.
Anyway, within 72 hours I managed to find Lazarus and I a new place to live, and I found my parents a new place to live. Both of them are leagues above where we were currently residing, so perhaps it happened for the best. No more asshole slum lord who verbally abuses us and neglects the property and lets himself in all the time without even knocking first.
The red cross was wonderful and put us up in a hotel for a few days until we could find new places to live, and they helped us with paying our first months rent and security deposits on our new homes. Unfortunately, though, every penny we have will have to be used for our moving expenses, so I won't be able to afford to get our internet or phone service hooked up until the first or second week of July, hence mine and Lazarus' month long hiatus from here. We'll also be busy moving for the next week or two.
Anyway, I'll miss you guys in the meantime. Please take care of yourselves, and try not to tear the place down while I'm gone. 😀
I'll post again when we get back online. Bye gang!
Mimi 🙂
We had a house fire Wednesday morning that left us homeless. It was an electrical fire caused by our negligent landlords refusal to bring our electrical system up to code. He knew about the problem, and was warned it would likely cause a fire, but he did nothing about it, and sure enough, the house had a fire.
Fortunately, when the fire started, we lost power. I'm one of those people who HAS to sleep with a fan (even in the middle of winter) for white noise. So the minute we lost power, I was awake. We went downstairs to see what was up, and Lazarus saw the smoke billowing out of the side of the house. I called 911 while he rousted the kids from their sleep and got them out of the house, and I got my disabled parents out of the house (just in time too...the fire was burning a mere foot under our oldest sons head, where he was sleeping). The fire department was here within 4 minutes and got it under control before too much damage was done to our personal property (thank god). We did lose our couch, some clothes, books, and toys, but all total the loss was only estimated at about $5000. The house needs major repairs before it can be inhabited again, though.
We're just grateful that all 8 people in the house got out safely, and the fire department got the fire under control before our cats were in danger. Property can be replaced, family and pets can't.
Anyway, within 72 hours I managed to find Lazarus and I a new place to live, and I found my parents a new place to live. Both of them are leagues above where we were currently residing, so perhaps it happened for the best. No more asshole slum lord who verbally abuses us and neglects the property and lets himself in all the time without even knocking first.
The red cross was wonderful and put us up in a hotel for a few days until we could find new places to live, and they helped us with paying our first months rent and security deposits on our new homes. Unfortunately, though, every penny we have will have to be used for our moving expenses, so I won't be able to afford to get our internet or phone service hooked up until the first or second week of July, hence mine and Lazarus' month long hiatus from here. We'll also be busy moving for the next week or two.
Anyway, I'll miss you guys in the meantime. Please take care of yourselves, and try not to tear the place down while I'm gone. 😀
I'll post again when we get back online. Bye gang!
Mimi 🙂
I hope that you get a good lawyer and get him for damages and such, and make him fix up his places for everyone else still living there. I am glad to hear that you got a new place thats even better and that nobody was hurt. 
