SteveD Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 sat at home last night about 9.30 when my phone goes, its my cousin saying me mam's house is on fire, so i race around there (only a minute away) arrive there and find the road closed and two tenders there fire is nearly out, i find my mam she is ok and was not home, she was panacking about here two labs who were in the house ,so i managed to get them out and into the back of my pickup, by this time the fire is out and we are moved away behind a piolice line ,i ended up decking some moron from a few houses away who had a massive video camera pushing through family members to film it i have never liked the greasy freak anyway so about 1 am this morning we were allowed back in after they investigated the cause ,luckily or unluckily it was in the car port and garage mainly but has takin part of the roof and windows ,gutters etc on the house , the garage is totally burnt out as is the car port well tbh it was another garage and lots of blown lots of bricks on the house ,there were lots of sentamental things in there of my late fathers and my aunti who we were all very close to ,so there all lost there was no electric into the garage as this was cut off from the house two years ago, so we knew it was not electrical .it turns out the gypsy scum who live in the house next door had let a fag end go under the conifer hedge they have on there land and thats what started according to the fire investigation team they told me there was hundreds of fag ends under the hedge , my mother is allways clearing up fag ends of her drive that they flick over , i stayed with my mother last night to make sure all is as good as it can be, it turns out she has no house insurance as she could not afford the renewal (she is allways to proud to ask for anything) i help here out with money and do what i can for her .so it looks like im going to have to pay for all the work myself as there is no way the gypo's are going to pay they have allready been back during the night and cleared the house out and gone , all this crap after the s**t i have had to deal with the last month or two is the last thing i need Quote
greenandmean Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Absolutely gutted for you Steve, sister in laws house was totally burned out some years ago after her idle slob of a husband dropped asleep on the sofa with a fag in his hand. Unfortunately he survived, the firemen brought out one singed 6"x4" photo everything else was gone. Glad your mum is ok, but you need this like a third armpit. Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Jeez Steve, what a nightmare, at least no one was physically hurt, but that's devastating, you must still all be in shock at the moment. Quote
Captain Colonial Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Steve, I'm really really sorry for you. This will sound hollow, but at least she's OK, which is the most important thing. When I was 12, just over a week after Christmas and just as we were getting up in the morning, an electrical fault in the attic started the crawl space on fire. By the time anyone noticed, the upper floor was well alight. Just managed to get my older brother out of the bedroom before it went woooooof! From eating breakfast to burnt to the ground took 30 minutes. Ironic thing was that we lived across the street from the fire station, but it was a volunteer station and it took them twenty minutes to get there due to the bad weather! Came out with the clothes on my back into two foot of snow and lost everything, clothes, books, toys, the lot. My mum was most upset about the memorabilia as well, especially the photos. Our lives totally changed after that, but the point was we all survived, the one thing that couldn't be replaced is the lives of you and your family. Good on you for twatting the idiot with the camera, stupid scum gypsies should be put into walled camps and given knives so they can take each other out. My sincere sympathies to you. EDIT: You might well get a chance to t**t the nunney with the video camera again - I'd keep an eye on YouTube if i were you, just the sort of thing scum like that uploads on to the Internet. let us know if he does so we can leave "appropriate" comments for him. Quote
peterg Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Steve, sorry to hear all this after the year you've had, I can only say stay strong and chin up and know you have some very good friends on here Quote
Terry Everall Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Stick with it Steve Sometimes life is very very unfair. I have had a few years when you cant believe whats going on such as 2 years ago when within a few weeks my best friend died, Steve's wife died and my niece all of cancer. But there are also good times so hopefully you will get through this quickly and not too painfully. Wuv you Quote
Rab (bombero) Reid Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Steve, I'm terribly sorry to hear about this. It's going to sound SO obvious, but fires (especially the aftermath) are devastating things in the sense that we all believe that we're safe(est) in our own homes and it's extremely traumatic when that is cruelly snatched from us (sometimes through no fault of our own, as in your poor Mum's case). Fires are one thing .. coping with the ravages afterwards is another. Your Mum will need a lot of (psychological support) to get through this and it's great that you're there for this. As painful as this may be Steve, can I take this opportunity to tell all fellow forumers to please check that you've got working smoke detectors and test them weekly. For your sentimental possessions and essential documentation, invest in a firebox! Steve, if your Mum's old enough ie a pensioner, she may be entitled to receive some help from voluntary charitable organisations in the area that assist in situations like this .. worth an investigation. Quote
bhouse Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Steve - that is truly appalling. Let's hope friends and the better neighbours rally round to help you give the support she needs. And you'll need support too so don't neglect yourself. Brian Quote
lippydave Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Sad to hear, but glad to hear yer Mom is ok. Particularly for women it's the loss of the sentimental items that hurts the most. Chin up big boy, it's moments like this that make us into proper blokes. Everyone can deal with the good stuff, proper blokes handle the s***e stuff and still come out smiling... I can hear you laughing at that from here.... I don't know how we can, but I'm sure that if any of us here can help in any way, you only have to ask.. Give yer Mom a big hug, and maybe send her off on holiday with a friend for a week or two whilst you make the house habitable and comfy again? Quote
Norman Verona Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Steve, not much to say other than if you need any help, no matter what it is, just ask. Quote
stephenh Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Very sorry for you and your Mum. Our thoughts are with you, Mate. Quote
Cleggy the Spyder Man Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 hopefully some better times ahead for you - don't sound like it could get much worse Quote
fatbaldbloke Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Steve, I've never met you, but I've formed an opinion on here based on all the selfless good work you do to help out various members. If there's any help you want I'm sure you only have to ask. Don't be too proud. I'll help wherever I can. Ian Quote
matt_c Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 So sorry to hear of this Steve. I'm glad to hear your mum wasn't physically hurt though and I hope the emotional pain eases quickly. I think that sometimes these things are sent to test us but this doesn't make it any easier to accept. Quote
cast iron Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 not nice, and at least no one is injured. could you get anything from the criminal injuries board, I know its not an injury but as there is a guilty party there may be something that can be done? Quote
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