I'm hoping they'll give me the all-clear to get back in today. I got a cursory look when they let me get a bag together for overnight and what I registered was "could be a hell of a lot worse". But I'm not looking forward to being in that smoke stench for the next several days.
Lorne: Take care of yourself and ah, make sure fluffy is getting enough love. Gunn: Did he have anything? Fred: No. And who's fluffy? Are you fluffy? Gunn: He called me fluffy? Fred: He said make sure…wait. You don't think he was referring to anything of mine that's fluffy, do you? Because that would just be inappropriate.
'Conviction (1)'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
Frankenbuddha - May 06, 2013 3:15:26 am PDT #21626 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Zenkitty - May 06, 2013 3:17:28 am PDT #21627 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Oh, Frank, how awful! I'm so so glad you're all right! So sorry about your landlord. I hope you can get the living situation fixed and get your stuff back soon.
Gah, fire is my worst nightmare. Thank goodness there were people about.
sarameg - May 06, 2013 3:20:50 am PDT #21628 of 30001
I'm glad you are ok. I'm terribly sorry about your landlord.
There are companies whose whole business is getting the smoke stink out of anything. Insurance folk will know. A coworker whose parents dealt with similar went out and bought a week's worth of 'fresh' clothing for her parents' temp housing, kept a set of smokey clothing for actually having to deal with the property, and just bundled the rest off for someone else to clean.
Ginger - May 06, 2013 3:32:09 am PDT #21629 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
That's terrible, Frank. I'm so sorry about your landlord. Please give us updates when you can and remember you always have a virtual home.
There is a process to remove the smoke smell. When my friend's house burned, the fire took out the kitchen and den, but fortunately spared her books. They reeked of smoke, though, and her insurance paid for thousands of books to be desmoked.
Sue - May 06, 2013 3:35:27 am PDT #21630 of 30001
hip deep in pie
God Frank, how terrible. I am so sorry about your landlord, but so glad you are safe. Take care.
Dana - May 06, 2013 3:39:31 am PDT #21631 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Frank, how scary. I'm glad you're okay.
Amy - May 06, 2013 3:45:08 am PDT #21632 of 30001
Because books.
Oh my god, Frank. I'm so sorry about your landlord, and all of it. Like Ginger said, you always have a virtual home here, and if there's anything we can do to help, just shout.
Sparky1 - May 06, 2013 3:45:16 am PDT #21633 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
Frank, I'm so glad you are okay.
A friend just had a fire that caused major smoke damage to her house (her brand new Kia Sorrento was parked in the garage and had a short in one of the lights - it went up in flames, destroyed the garage, but the fire barrier kept it contained so it didn't spread to the house) and she tells me that anything plastic can't be saved, but a lot of the rest can. She's hoping they'll be back in their house with what could be cleaned in about 4-5 months.
Strix - May 06, 2013 3:48:24 am PDT #21634 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Frank, that is terrible. I am so glad you are OK, but I am sorry to hear about your landlord.
Frankenbuddha - May 06, 2013 3:55:56 am PDT #21635 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Thanks everyone. This is about the worst thing that's happened to me in my life, and yet I still consider myself fortunate. If it had gone up completely, I would have been left with a bathrobe, two shoes, no wallet, no phone, no eyeglasses, and a car I wouldn't have the keys to. In those circumstances? I'd probably be wishing the smoke had gotten me.