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#31
Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
So sorry this happened. Thank goodness everyone is OK and you still have your house. But what a job to get it back together. Not to mention all the irreplaceable things you lost.
Thanks for the warning. Sometimes we take chances we're not even aware of.
Thanks for the warning. Sometimes we take chances we're not even aware of.
#32
Our house was not destroyed. I got to go in the smokey thing to do an inventory. Rather than write it all down while inside, I took pictures of everything. Opened drawers, closets, etc., spread the contents out, snapped a picture, pushed it aside and repeated over & over. SIL set me up with one of their computers and I just downloaded everything. I wrote my list in the comfort of their office.
I was able to use those pictures with the insurance and the restoration crew. I still have them for reference.
I was able to use those pictures with the insurance and the restoration crew. I still have them for reference.
#34
Originally Posted by valleyquiltermo
Originally Posted by oldswimmer
Oh my....soooo Sorry to hear about your loss...but so thankful that you, your family AND the hamster are ok. Thanks for the heads up. I will be checking my cords through the house now too.
I will also keep a good thought about dealing with your insuruance company. Let me know when you are ready, and I will help you restock your stash ! I am very serious. I have so much, and would love nothing more than to share some with a fellow QB member that may need some. I can even send it now if you are ready. PM me when you are ready and what you may like, and I will send you a box.
Wishing you the best, and glad you and family are safe!
Pegg
I will also keep a good thought about dealing with your insuruance company. Let me know when you are ready, and I will help you restock your stash ! I am very serious. I have so much, and would love nothing more than to share some with a fellow QB member that may need some. I can even send it now if you are ready. PM me when you are ready and what you may like, and I will send you a box.
Wishing you the best, and glad you and family are safe!
Pegg
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#37
Originally Posted by oldswimmer
Oh my....soooo Sorry to hear about your loss...but so thankful that you, your family AND the hamster are ok. Thanks for the heads up. I will be checking my cords through the house now too.
I will also keep a good thought about dealing with your insuruance company. Let me know when you are ready, and I will help you restock your stash ! I am very serious. I have so much, and would love nothing more than to share some with a fellow QB member that may need some. I can even send it now if you are ready. PM me when you are ready and what you may like, and I will send you a box.
Wishing you the best, and glad you and family are safe!
Pegg
I will also keep a good thought about dealing with your insuruance company. Let me know when you are ready, and I will help you restock your stash ! I am very serious. I have so much, and would love nothing more than to share some with a fellow QB member that may need some. I can even send it now if you are ready. PM me when you are ready and what you may like, and I will send you a box.
Wishing you the best, and glad you and family are safe!
Pegg
#38
Originally Posted by Highmtn
Originally Posted by oldswimmer
Oh my....soooo Sorry to hear about your loss...but so thankful that you, your family AND the hamster are ok. Thanks for the heads up. I will be checking my cords through the house now too.
Let me know when you are ready, and I will help you restock your stash ! I am very serious. I have so much, and would love nothing more than to share some with a fellow QB member that may need some. I can even send it now if you are ready. PM me when you are ready and what you may like, and I will send you a box.
Wishing you the best, and glad you and family are safe!
Pegg
Let me know when you are ready, and I will help you restock your stash ! I am very serious. I have so much, and would love nothing more than to share some with a fellow QB member that may need some. I can even send it now if you are ready. PM me when you are ready and what you may like, and I will send you a box.
Wishing you the best, and glad you and family are safe!
Pegg
WONDERFUL IDEA PEGG!!! Count me in! If we all share a little... she will be restored to "quilting status" in no time!
Don't forget to put an estimate on your insurance claims for your fabric losses (every piece). It seems petty but this will all add up. Start making a list now while things are fresh in your memory. I had over $150 in spices in my kitchen (who knew), and a freezer full of beef that held value too. DO NOT sign off on anything without getting legal advice if you are the least bit unsure.
If you lost everything this will seem like a mountain TOO TALL to climb, but if you just get organized from the beginning it will save your sanity in the long run. I remember sitting in the Super 8 with my daughter and 92# dog...and it dawned on me I didn't even have a pencil to write with nor a piece of paper to write on. It was pretty dismal for awhile.
*Some TIPS*
Get a note book and put clear plastic sleeves in it. I got handed so many business cards from everyone I couldn't keep anyone straight after awhile. I had a second note book that I jotted down random thoughts in and dated them. That INCLUDES any and ALL phone conversations you have with anyone. Especially your insurance agents.
Mentally walk yourself through EVERY ROOM of your home and visualize what was in the dressers, closets etc. Even now.. allllll these years later I will go looking for something I KNOW I had..and can't find it... then it hits me.. Oh.. dang.. it went up in smoke. Some of these things I never claimed because I could not think straight.
If you want any more tips PM me...and I'll try to send you an outline of how I got organized and kept my head above water. My insurance company left me swinging in the wind for a year. It was the most unimaginable cruel experience ever.
My main "emotionally grounding" thought was reminding myself that there was NO LOSS OF LIFE...and that was my "rock" when I felt so very overwhelmed. We were very blessed in the long run. Not everyone is so lucky in a fire.
Good Luck!
My house is a mess!!!! :D Don't have a place to play.
#39
I've been taking lots of pics. I've lost a lot, but we're all OK and my Sammy is fine. We're just very lucky, because we were getting ready to leave and go for a last camping trip. It could have been much much worse if this happened one day later. So I'm very thankful for that.
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