Just got a call from Damsel (Carol). She and Crash are at a motel for at least the next couple of days. The fusebox in the basement decided to do a melt-down in the middle of the night. If Crash hadn't awakened... well let's just say the basement was thick with smoke but it hadn't made it upstairs yet nor was anything yet in flames. They and their pets got out safely. The power company has shut off all power to their house until further inspection can be done; it appears they will have to have it rewired.
Jill -- I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off.
Just got a call from Damsel (Carol). She and Crash are at a motel for at least the next couple of days. The fusebox in the basement decided to do a melt-down in the middle of the night.
********** Thank you for the report, Jill. That's a terrible thing to happen, but I'm glad they are alright.
On Tue 08 Mar 2005 02:51:58a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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Just got a call from Damsel (Carol). She and Crash are at a motel for at least the next couple of days. The fusebox in the basement decided to do a melt-down in the middle of the night. If Crash hadn't awakened... well let's just say the basement was thick with smoke but it hadn't made it upstairs yet nor was anything yet in flames. They and their pets got out safely. The power company has shut off all power to their house until further inspection can be done; it appears they will have to have it rewired.
Jill
OMG, they sure didn't need that! What rotten luck. At least they and their pets are safe.
-- Wayne Boatwright ____________________________________________
Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day. Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974
Just got a call from Damsel (Carol). She and Crash are at a motel for at least the next couple of days. The fusebox in the basement decided to do a melt-down in the middle of the night. If Crash hadn't awakened... well let's just say the basement was thick with smoke but it hadn't made it upstairs yet nor was anything yet in flames. They and their pets got out safely. The power company has shut off all power to their house until further inspection can be done; it appears they will have to have it rewired.
Jill
Holy balls! (Note to self: Check the smoke detector battery in the basement.) -- -Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sweet Potato Follies added 2/24/05. "I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner, performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.
Just got a call from Damsel (Carol). She and Crash are at a motel for at least the next couple of days. The fusebox in the basement decided to do a melt-down in the middle of the night. If Crash hadn't awakened... well let's just say the basement was thick with smoke but it hadn't made it upstairs yet nor was anything yet in flames. They and their pets got out safely. The power company has shut off all power to their house until further inspection can be done; it appears they will have to have it rewired. Jill
Glad they're all okay. Hope the freezer & fridge keep the groceries cold. Edrena
Gawd! Didn't even think of that! I'm sure they haven't, either.
Just got a call from Damsel (Carol). She and Crash are at a motel for at least the next couple of days. The fusebox in the basement decided to do a melt-down in the middle of the night. If Crash hadn't awakened... well let's just say the basement was thick with smoke but it hadn't made it upstairs yet nor was anything yet in flames. They and their pets got out safely. The power company has shut off all power to their house until further inspection can be done; it appears they will have to have it rewired.
Jill
Holy balls! (Note to self: Check the smoke detector battery in the basement.)
Yeah, it sucks. Absolutely make sure the batteries are fresh. Mine start beeping at me; I'm exremely fortunate in that in my apartment, they change out the smoke alarm batteries twice a year (two alarms, single level). I also used to have to pick up a new filter for my heater/AC unit; they do that, too, as well as supply and check the fire extinquisher in the kitchen.
Just got a call from Damsel (Carol). She and Crash are at a motel for at least the next couple of days. The fusebox in the basement decided to do a melt-down in the middle of the night. If Crash hadn't awakened... well let's just say the basement was thick with smoke but it hadn't made it upstairs yet nor was anything yet in flames. They and their pets got out safely. The power company has shut off all power to their house until further inspection can be done; it appears they will have to have it rewired. Jill
Glad they're all okay. Hope the freezer & fridge keep the groceries cold. Edrena
Gawd! Didn't even think of that! I'm sure they haven't, either.
Jill
As long as neither are opened -- not even to check to see if things are okay -- the stuff in the freezer should be fine, especially if the freezer's mostly full. I'm thinking the fridge stuff will be good for at least a day. The key to the frozen is to NOT open the door. Or rent a generator. -- -Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sweet Potato Follies added 2/24/05. "I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner, performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.
Just got a call from Damsel (Carol). She and Crash are at a motel for at least the next couple of days. The fusebox in the basement decided to do a melt-down in the middle of the night. If Crash hadn't awakened... well let's just say the basement was thick with smoke but it hadn't made it upstairs yet nor was anything yet in flames. They and their pets got out safely. The power company has shut off all power to their house until further inspection can be done; it appears they will have to have it rewired.
OMG! Thank goodness no one was hurt...
-- J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~ "You still haven't explained why the pool is filled with elf blood." - Frylock, ATHF
Just got a call from Damsel (Carol). She and Crash are at a motel for at least the next couple of days. The fusebox in the basement decided to do a melt-down in the middle of the night. If Crash hadn't awakened... well let's just say the basement was thick with smoke but it hadn't made it upstairs yet nor was anything yet in flames. They and their pets got out safely. The power company has shut off all power to their house until further inspection can be done; it appears they will have to have it rewired.
Jill
Boy, they didn't need this - thank goodness they're OK. Brought back memories of the loss of our house - you realize that material things aren't important once you realize everyone is safe.
Just got a call from Damsel (Carol). She and Crash are at a motel for at least the next couple of days. The fusebox in the basement decided to do a melt-down in the middle of the night. If Crash hadn't awakened... well let's just say the basement was thick with smoke but it hadn't made it upstairs yet nor was anything yet in flames. They and their pets got out safely. The power company has shut off all power to their house until further inspection can be done; it appears they will have to have it rewired.
Oh, no! I'm so glad they got out safely. Please pass on my best wishes.
Priscilla -- "You can't welcome someone into a body of Christ and then say only certain rooms are open." -- dancertm in alt.religion.christian.episcopal
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Just got a call from Damsel (Carol). She and Crash are at a motel for at least the next couple of days. The fusebox in the basement decided to do a melt-down in the middle of the night. If Crash hadn't awakened... well let's just say the basement was thick with smoke but it hadn't made it upstairs yet nor was anything yet in flames. They and their pets got out safely. The power company has shut off all power to their house until further inspection can be done; it appears they will have to have it rewired.
Jill -- I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off.
Just got a call from Damsel (Carol). She and Crash are at a motel for at least the next couple of days. The fusebox in the basement decided to do a melt-down in the middle of the night. If Crash hadn't awakened... well let's just say the basement was thick with smoke but it hadn't made it upstairs yet nor was anything yet in flames. They and their pets got out safely. The power company has shut off all power to their house until further inspection can be done; it appears they will have to have it rewired.
Jill
Life and limb are safe. Nothing else really matters.
Just got a call from Damsel (Carol). She and Crash are at a motel for at least the next couple of days. The fusebox in the basement decided to do a melt-down in the middle of the night. If Crash hadn't awakened... well let's just say the basement was thick with smoke but it hadn't made it upstairs yet nor was anything yet in flames. They and their pets got out safely. The power company has shut off all power to their house until further inspection can be done; it appears they will have to have it rewired.
On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 03:51:58 -0600, "jmcquown" <[email hidden]> connected the dots and wrote:
~Just got a call from Damsel (Carol). She and Crash are at a motel for at ~least the next couple of days. The fusebox in the basement decided to do a ~melt-down in the middle of the night. If Crash hadn't awakened... well ~let's just say the basement was thick with smoke but it hadn't made it ~upstairs yet nor was anything yet in flames. They and their pets got out ~safely. The power company has shut off all power to their house until ~further inspection can be done; it appears they will have to have it ~rewired. ~ ~Jill
Good gravy! I don't suppose they were able to drain the pipes after the electricity was shut down? Send them our good wishes and hopes for better luck forthwith.
Just got a call from Damsel (Carol). She and Crash are at a motel for at least the next couple of days. The fusebox in the basement decided to do a melt-down in the middle of the night. If Crash hadn't awakened... well let's just say the basement was thick with smoke but it hadn't made it upstairs yet nor was anything yet in flames. They and their pets got out safely. The power company has shut off all power to their house until further inspection can be done; it appears they will have to have it rewired.
Good gravy! I don't suppose they were able to drain the pipes after the electricity was shut down? Send them our good wishes and hopes for better luck forthwith.
Thanks, maxine in ri
I was going to say "Yipes!" but I like your exclamation better. Much more On Topic. :-)
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Just got a call from Damsel (Carol). She and Crash are at a motel for at least the next couple of days. The fusebox in the basement decided to do
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melt-down in the middle of the night. If Crash hadn't awakened... well let's just say the basement was thick with smoke but it hadn't made it upstairs yet nor was anything yet in flames. They and their pets got out safely. The power company has shut off all power to their house until further inspection can be done; it appears they will have to have it rewired.
Jill -- I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off.
Thanks for posting this Jill. Please relay my concern and gratefulness for their safety and hopes that she'll be back soon. As someone who survived two house fires, I can say that there's nothing so simultaneously frustrating and blessed.
On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 03:51:58 -0600, "jmcquown" <[email hidden]>
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Just got a call from Damsel (Carol). She and Crash are at a motel for at least the next couple of days. The fusebox in the basement decided to do a melt-down in the middle of the night. If Crash hadn't awakened... well let's just say the basement was thick with smoke but it hadn't made it upstairs yet nor was anything yet in flames. They and their pets got out safely. The power company has shut off all power to their house until further inspection can be done; it appears they will have to have it rewired.
Jill -- I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off.
our thoughts are with them, moose and the pups...Hag, Stenni, and the demon seeds...k
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