What's new
Fantasy Football - Footballguys Forums

This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

Marshall fire 1, My house-0 (1 Viewer)

parasaurolophus

parasaurolophus

Footballguy
Complete loss. Almost everything we own. Sheriff pounded on the door and made me leave. Barely loaded anything up. Wife texted me to tell me to get a couple boxes of photos and keepsakes. Grabbed some clothes, laptop, and my work computer. 

Moved across the country to Colorado in June. Dont even know wheat to do now. 

We saw our house on the news briefly. Just the fence was on fire. Needed to know for sure so I parked about 3 miles away and went on foot since hey had all the roads blocked. It was leveled and smoldering. Just brutal to see. Our whole court. We just had a party together in one neighbor's backyard like a month ago. Probably will never see some of them again.

I reek like smoke and man I feel like I was inhaling stogies. 

Sucks.  

 
Oh God, so sorry. I am not sure what to say. This is my great fear living in California. I can't even believe…

Like others have asked, what can we help with? 

 
Last edited by a moderator:
so sorry for you and your family thank god you got the photos best wishes and again so sorry man 

 
Sorry to hear of this loss but glad it sounds like you're safe. Please keep us posted when you can.

 
Oh man, I'm so sorry. Let us know what we can do. I can't remember if you have kids or their ages, but maybe we can get them a little something. 

 
I’m so sorry. How horrible. Glad that you guys are safe.

Your lives will definitely be somewhat tough as you deal with your loss and losing things with memories attached with be tough. Your wife was wise to have you grab photos/keepsakes. Most other stuff can be replaced in some form. Give your insurance carrier a call as soon as you’re able. They should be able to start helping with housing, money for clothing, etc.

 
Sorry to read this. I can't imagine what your going through. I am glad you and your family are safe.

 
bigbottom said:
Glad to hear you are safe, but so sorry for the loss of your home. So devastating. 
Click to expand...


Echoing these thoughts. Please let us know how we can help. 

Looking at the news, they're saying 580+ homes were lost. That's a massive recovery task.

 
Sorry to read this. Saw the smoke from my house. Crazy winds. Today we are suppose to get our first snow, a day to late for many Coloradans.

 
Last edited by a moderator:
Jesus man....so sorry. As others have said, glad you're safe and were able to get a few things out of there.  

My brother lives in the area and, as of last night...was basically packed and ready to go at a moments notice. Totally different situation,  as he's a renter and doesn't really have much worth saving. He basically threw his computer and a bag of clothes in the car.

Can't imagine what you're going through.  Count your blessings, take a breath and get on the phone with your insurer as soon as you're able. They'll have plenty of resources to help. 

 
Appreciate the posts/thoughts everybody. Honestly the hardest thing right now is knowing my wife had been voicing regret about moving, and now this. We moved for my career change. 

Thinking about explaining to my 4 year old why all her stuff is gone. All her "inventions". It's just all making me so sad. And they arent even in town for me to just grab onto since they are visiting her parents. 

 
I sent this via PM, but also posting here:

My little girl is the same age. Can we send you anything for her? Toys, clothes, maybe just a drawing? My little girl is drawing a picture for yours that she'd like to send if that's ok. If FBGs can send you guys anything to help, I'll gladly manage that and could pass on an address via PMs. Let me know. 

 
Can’t imagine what you and the family are going through. As others have said, please let us know if there is anything we can do to help.

 
I'm so sorry to read this parasaurolophus. Unimaginable pain. Wow this sucks.

Hey man....just know that it's OK to accept offers of help.

Praying for you and your wife and your daughter. 

 
:(

so sorry P. Please let us know if there's anything we can do for you from FFA-land.

we had a fire 11 years ago when Floppinho was 3. Just brutal. And I empathize with having a similar aged kid "lose" everything... He'd ask for some toy, project or snack, and then burst into tears- NO, from the cabinet! (Or other specific place we kept stuff...getting the same toy or object new wasn't an option for him, or even the same snack but from a different location).

After getting pulled from an apt building without even shoes on his feet, the next couple years were really rough for him in terms of separation- from us and even his things. We'd always take a bag of his stuff wherever we went and then have to negotiate like mad to say goodbye at school.

sounds like you're already aware, but extra care to your daughter who won't be able to process things the way you will. And don't forget about yourselves...this is a major trauma for all of you; once you've found your feet, take time to take care of yourself.

all the best, gb.

 
So sorry. Do you have a gofundme or something set up?

i know this is the last thing in your mind, but your community here wants to help. 

 
my son, his wife & two small children live in Arvada.  they came close to being evacuated, but didn't.  like everyone has said, if you need something let us know.

so sorry.

 
Damn, that sucks. I sometimes worry about a hurricane doing that to my house here. Glad you got out, let us know what we can do to help.

 
Our house burned down in 2014. Here are a few things off the top of my head:

-You'll likely have private insurance adjusters sniffing around as soon as they get access to the area. From my experience, tell them to piss off. It will prolong the claims process and turn your insurance company from an ally ( or at least neutral) to an enemy.

-Your insurance company should provide a hotel and gift cards for food, clothes, incidentals. My daughter was older than yours at the time (12), but we tried to treat it like an extended vacation

-Your insurance company should also provide enough assistance to cover a rental until the home is rebuilt. My rental assistance was for 12 months. We were in a rental for 17 months due to bullet #1 and some other factors, so we ended up having to pay our mortgage and rent at the same time. Make sure to read your policy inside and out to see exactly what you're entitled to.

-The one area that the private adjuster did provide value was in putting a number on individual small items. The insurance company will likely not attempt to go through the remains of the house and get an exact accounting of your belongings. They use some kind of general estimate. If you have the time and patience to do so, you should. It was a difference of about $10k for us.

 
Damn. That is horrible. Thank God you guys are safe, but I can only imagine the devastation of losing your home like that. 😞

 
Last edited by a moderator:
F****.  My thoughts and best wishes to you and your family.  I know it sucks that your home didn’t survive—but the most important thing is that you and your family survived.  Hang in there GB.    

 
Hey @parasaurolophus, I am sorry to hear of your loss.  I just moved to Colorado back in October...  I live on Cap Hill, Denver, where the beautiful people live, so that kind of makes us neighbors.  Please PM me with anything I can do.  

 
Wow, I am so sorry to hear that. I remember when you posted about moving to Superior. I live there also. Visiting family in CA, went to bed pretty sure our house was gone, but getting reports this morning from neighbors who think our street may still be ok, but complete devastation starting just one street over. It’s crazy. 

 
Terrible and frightening to think about. Very sorry to read this. You all made it out and the family is ok. Please post updates in the OP and thread title if there is anything we can do to help. Good luck and hang in there. 

 
So sorry to hear…and over the Holidays makes it’s even harder I’m sure. Praying for you and family. I’m in to help any way possible. Perspective for us all about what’s important heading into a new year. 

 
I’m sure it’s harder on you to be there without your family, but probably a good thing at least for your daughter to be with her grandparents. Being there at least has some normalcy and familiarity for her. 

 
So very sorry. I know right now your head is spinning and it feels bleak but your family wasnt physically harmed so I would suggest you really lean into that. A lot of how your kid will react is how you react. If you put a smile on your face and tell them that you’re just happy they are safe and maybe say how your going to get a brand new home it won’t have to be so traumatic for them. 

Your home owners insurance company will reimburse you for everything (non-sentimental) and put you up in a hotel, give you an food allowance for months. 

 A “emergency restoration contractor” will be hired by the insurance company to raze the house and I would try to reach out to them for any remaining salvageable items.

So very, very, very sorry. 

 
Last edited by a moderator:
Damn, so sorry to hear this.  Glad you got out safe.  May be a blessing that your wife and child were out of town.  Best wishes working through this.

 
Hang in there, Para. What an awful situation for you and so many others in your area. Best wishes to you and your family. You've got this.

 
Trying to come up with some profound words to help you GB but I'm at a loss.  I'm just so sorry, man.  Lean on the good folks here as much as you need and count me in for helping out in any way, whether that's through donations, fund raising, a person to vent to, you name it.  :(

 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

matttyl
Any electricians here? Nearly had electrical fire yesterday
Replies
27
Views
524
The Z Machine
The Z Machine
TheDirtyWord
Burgeoning Property Dispute: My Trees Were Cut Down...
2
Replies
97
Views
3K
TheDirtyWord
TheDirtyWord
DJackson10
How would you solve this Issue? Neighbor keeps dogs off lease and they run around and do their business on other neighbors property.
Replies
38
Views
1K
DJackson10
DJackson10

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 1 (members: 0, guests: 1)
Back
Top