Fire!
In the early morning hours of Monday, March 3 our shed
caught fire. Fortunately, we were
alerted by Daisy in time to keep the fire from spreading to the house! After a few but exciting minutes in which we
realized that the garden hose was a hopelessly inadequate source of water and a
quickly abandoned attempt to move the cars, we were able to get into the truck
with the dogs and drive to the neighbors house to call for help.
We are thankful for our wonderful neighbors and for
the efforts of the
Also to Daisy for her persistence, she clearly thought
something was wrong and wouldn’t let us sleep through it.
Frankly, the neighbors were one of the reasons we
chose to live here. It was clear from
visiting with them before we bought that they were good people. We’ve learned since that they are much
better. There can’t be much more
disconcerting than a pounding on your door at four in the morning. Face it, no one
comes to bring good news at that hour.
It’s tough to be roused from sleep in this kind of
weather at that hour with a day’s work yet ahead of you. We appreciate how tough it was on the
firefighters and emergency personnel who came to save our home.
Here are some pictures of the morning after the fire.
Remember this lovely view of the pond as seen out
beyond the shed? Oops! No Shed!
Metal roofing, burned out cars, bits of charred paper
and cloth……
there’s not much left.
We were lucky that damage to the house was very
slight. So far we have seen the melting
of the vinyl siding obvious in the photo below.
This was the worst area.
Apparently, the heat from the fire rose nearly straight up.
If there had been any wind, it would likely have been
blowing straight from the shed to the house and would have pushed the fire
right into the house. It was bitter cold
( about 8 below), but still.
The vinyl downstairs warped a little, but not as much
as up above. The only other apparent
damage is a cracked window.
This was a computer….
filing cabinet and tea kettle….
It’s quite a mess……
pants hangers…..
the big soap making kettle…. Looks like Maura’s gonna
need a new one
We’re safe and sound, the dogs are fine, we still have a house.
Life is good.
