Fabric Corner in Falmouth, MA Destroyed by Arson
 

So sad. One of the nicest LQS on Cape Cod was destroyed by arson last night. This was a family owned business since 1975 and was totally destroyed. Thank goodness there were no injuries. They will be missed.

Very sad, indeed. Especially due to arson. Fire destruction is bad enough when it's accidental but far more painful when arson is involved. So glad to hear no one was hurt.

Oh, that's horrible!! Darn firebugs! I hope they had good insurance and will be back up and running soon!

Oh, so sad. Hope they can rebuild.

That's horrible. It is bad enough that in this big-box-store economy the local quilt shops stuggle to survive, but senseless destruction of a building...and at the holiday during the busiest time of year for them, I imagine. So sad. I hope they are insured and can recover something

My goodness, I may have gone there a time or two. I just don't understand the thinking behind arson.

It looks like Fabric Corner also has a store in Arlington, MA. I've never been to that location. Hopefully, they will rebuild the Cape store and more importantly will find the person responsible for the fire. I understand that there was another fire down the street at a Dollar Tree store that was reported 15 minutes later, but was extinguished by a sprinkler system. Water and smoke damage there, but not total destruction like at Fabric Corner.

I don't know what's going on but there were 3-4 cases of arson here just outside of Corpus Christi. Little suburb called Annaville and at another private home not far also. I believe one firefighter was injured. Then at a Holiday Inn on the beach downtown Corpus Christi, there was a furry character convention, monoxide poison threat in the hotel. At another hotel, Holiday Inn another incident, residents from hotel had to be evacuated. I don't like the sound of any of this. The arson cases they are sure to be related. the hotel incidents no one has said anything. Praying they find the culprits. for all the fires. Bad enough for an accidental or electrical (?) but some one who deliberately wants to do harm?

Here in DE, there were three churches torched downstate, within a short distant of each other. Tonight it was announced they arrested two young men for it. All I can think of is what kind of families they came from. We will learn more later but what if these people are all connected on the web? We will probably never know. I believe respect is something that is taught at home. God help us all.

Are these "protest" related?
sandy

Police/Arson Squad not saying anything along those lines. Falmouth is about 2 hours away from Boston and not really near a big city. It is "something" with those protests, no?

Even people from "good families" sometimes do bad things.

I agree, just because you come from a good family doesn't mean that everyone in that family is going to make good decisions. I have a cousin who grew up in the church and raised good that is in prison. Values may be taught, but your child has to choose whether or not to follow those values. I also find that a lot of the younger generation is not teaching their kids values these days. I think that's why there is an increase in these crimes of people shooting up places. I see a lot of parents ignoring their small kids, especially when they do really bad things, and I just think their 5 now, what are they going to be like at 15 with no boundaries now. I see a lot of this right now with small children, so I think it will only get worse in the future.

I agree. Heard it from a male friend who works near the store. Hope they can rebuild.

My FIL was a psychiatrist and he felt that arsonists had something 'broken' that could not be 'fixed.' It is more important, IMHO, for the arsonist to see the fire and get a high from that than it is to consider how much damage s/he is doing to others. I am sorry for this family as we have a family business and depend on its income. No matter how much insurance covers, there is still a sense of loss and violation. I hope the family can somehow be comforted.

You are right on, THANKS.

So sorry to hear this. That was a cute shop.

It is not just this generation. A neighbor who was a alcoholic had a son who set fires. We are talking 55 years ago. I did not understand it at all at the time. Now I wonder if it had something to do with his Mother and her addiction. I love this quote from many years ago. Used it on my husband when he was ranting.

AUTHOR: Socrates (469–399 B.C.)
QUOTATION: The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.