[Bryn-gwlad] Fire at Ysfael and Eleanor's

[SoldierGrrrl]

I can't help with cooking/cooling, but I would like to contribute to
any helpfund.

Helena

On 3/27/08, Sean Gulick <sean at utig.ig.utexas.edu> wrote:
> Hi Barony,
>
> Someone please crosspost this to Bjornsbourg and Ffynnon Gath as
> well.  Below is a description of the house fire that took place
> Tuesday night (early hours of Wednesday actually) at Ysfael, Eleanor
> and the kids house. Blessedly, all family members are okay down to the
> kittens and rabbit, however  I would like to put a call out to help
> them through this.  Wonderfully, Ysfael arrived him from practice in
> the park just in the nick of time to put the fire out and make sure
> his family was safe. My brother Ysfael is admirably strong in his
> pride, but there are times when family helps family.  It turns out
> that insurance will cover the physical structure of the house but not
> their personal items, Ysfael's work items, or their SCA stuff.
> Therefore they are in need of assistance both financial and
> importantly some immediate logistical needs.  For instance they have
> no functioning kitchen or cookware...they have camp stoves and coolers
> but nothing to to cook with and nothing to keep food cold over the
> long term. Ysfael will need to replace his work equipment for obvious
> reasons. They lost a significant portion of clothing modern and sca.
> Those that are local if you can help with the immediate needs of a way
> to cook, keep food fresh, etc. that would be a big help.  If you can
> do so contact me offline and I can put you in direct contact with
> Eleanor. Those that are farther away I suggest we take up a donation
> for their family and get it to them in the near future. I am inquiring
> into paypal as an option so if you are interested in helping out
> directly in this way please contact me offline and we can sort out the
> details.  Perhaps a collection could be taken at the next practice in
> the park if folks think that is a good idea.  In closing, I stress all
> are okay thank whatever powers your hold in your heart, but the crisis
> will not be over for them until life returns to normalcy and that is
> something I believe we can help with.
>
> In service and friendship,
> Gideon
>
>  From Eleanor:
>
> Morning everyone, just thought that since I was already up I would
> post a message to let you all know that I awoke at 12:50 to find
> myself in a smoke filled house.  Talk about an adrenaline rush, after
> yelling fire and getting the kids out, Ari, Evan and Rebecca and
> calling 911  I began looking for the only ones I had not heard from
> Ysfael and Katherine, doh, they had been at fighter practice and had
> literally just pulled into the driveway, I am sure they had a heck of
> an adrenaline rush going too.  Eventually Ysfael heard me yelling, I
> heard him yelling ...we did eventually figure out that we were all out
> and ok even the dog and ALL our cats and of course our rabbit as well.
>      Ysfael immediately then began dousing the fire with our water
> hose and the firemen later told us that he was what saved the house.
>      Four fire trucks later two police cars and an unnecessary
> ambulance the fire was out and the house a wreck, but we are all ok if
> rather frazzled.  This will definately put a crimp in our eventing
> schedule.. .  We have partial power, 3 rooms are too iffy to turn on
> the circuit breakers.  The kitchen is totalled, the back entryway and
> Ysfaels work room are pretty much more than a fifty percent loss and
> the dining room is sizzled.  My living room looks like aliens broke
> through the ceiling and there is water and smoke damage in a good
> portion of the next 4 front rooms.  BUT...we are all ok.
>      So, if we seem a little more out of it than usual now you know why.
>
> God and all our guardian angels were looking out for us!
>
> Ysfael said "There was divine intervention.  Timing it like that ...
> looking at the near damage ... what would have happened if I were ten
> minutes later ..."... Eleanor said "in ten more minutes it may have
> been to late for us"
>
> peace and love
> Eleanor
> _________________________
> Dr. Sean P. S. Gulick
> Research Scientist, Institute for Geophysics
> Lecturer, Department of Geological Sciences
> Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin
> J.J. Pickle Research Campus (ROC)
> 10100 Burnet Rd. (R2200)
> Austin, Texas 78758-4445
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> Email: sean at ig.utexas.edu
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>
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>
>
>


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