Consuela, I'm so sorry to hear about your loss.
Inara: We thought we lost you. Mal: Well, I've been right here.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 45: Smooth as Billy Dee Williams.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kat - Jul 30, 2006 5:52:15 pm PDT #9421 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Hayden - Jul 30, 2006 6:27:49 pm PDT #9422 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Early this morning, my parents headed back to Alabama after a short visit. They called at 1:30 this afternoon to say that their van was on fire on the Atchafalaya bridge west of Baton Rouge. They had smelled smoke and barely gotten out with my brother (who's retarded and cannot walk, so they'd luckily grabbed his wheelchair and my mom's purse, too) when the whole thing burst into flames, destroying the van, their luggage, and a couple of thousands of dollars' worth of office equipment they'd stopped in Houston to buy. My brother started having seizures on the bridge, and they ended up taking an ambulance into Baton Rouge where he was treated and released fairly quickly. Their insurance company told them that it would cover the ambulance, the tow truck, and a rental, but not the van or the contents.
Anyway, that was a crazy close call, but now that it's been a few hours, I'm thinking the main outcome here is that there's going to be a sharp upswing in their demands that we move someplace closer.
§ ita § - Jul 30, 2006 7:01:46 pm PDT #9423 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Whoa.
Whoa.
That's incredible. I'm so glad everyone came out of it okay in the end, and especially that your brother wasn't held in the hospital too long.
Aims - Jul 30, 2006 7:16:15 pm PDT #9424 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Fucking A, Corwood. Glad everyone got out alright, but I'm sorry the insurance company put their asshat on so quickly.
Hayden - Jul 30, 2006 7:20:04 pm PDT #9425 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Thanks! Yeah, I kept reminding my mom that everyone's ok and that's all that's important. She was naturally a little shaken.
Consuela - Jul 30, 2006 7:20:23 pm PDT #9426 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Holy cow, Corwood. And argh! at the bastard insurance company.
Hayden - Jul 30, 2006 7:21:44 pm PDT #9427 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I'm sorry the insurance company put their asshat on so quickly.
No kidding! Nothing makes you feel better while you watch your car in flames on the side of one of the longest bridges in North America than hearing your insurance guy say, "oh, that's not covered." My pa-in-law is an insurance agent for that same company, so I'm going to get him on the phone tomorrow to see if he can help them navigate the bureaucracy.
Liese S. - Jul 30, 2006 7:28:08 pm PDT #9428 of 10002
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Damn, Corwood! What the hell? Anyway, I'm glad your family is okay. That's crazy.
Cass - Jul 30, 2006 7:34:12 pm PDT #9429 of 10002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Yikes, Corwood! I am so glad everyone is safe now. I hope your FiL can help with the insurance navigation as well. So, so glad everyone is okay...
Lee - Jul 30, 2006 7:40:32 pm PDT #9430 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
What they all said, Corwood. I'm glad everyone is okay.