"jmcquown" > wrote in message
.. .
> Just got a call from Damsel (Carol). She and Crash are at a motel for at
> least the next couple of days. The fusebox in the basement decided to do
a
> melt-down in the middle of the night. If Crash hadn't awakened... well
> let's just say the basement was thick with smoke but it hadn't made it
> upstairs yet nor was anything yet in flames. They and their pets got out
> safely. The power company has shut off all power to their house until
> further inspection can be done; it appears they will have to have it
> rewired.
>
> Jill
> --
> I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off.
>

Thanks for posting this Jill. Please relay my concern and gratefulness for
their safety and hopes that she'll be back soon. As someone who survived two
house fires, I can say that there's nothing so simultaneously frustrating
and blessed.

kimberly