[Elfsea] The short, short version: I had a fire, I'm okay.

Sandra Geil alexsandraeryn at yahoo.com
Wed May 12 13:27:53 PDT 2010


fingers fumbled - when is Yahoo going to get "unsend"
 





was going to say a tent, feast gear that sort of thing...
 
al AERYN

--- On Wed, 5/12/10, Wilkerson, Glen D <glen.d.wilkerson at lmco.com> wrote:


From: Wilkerson, Glen D <glen.d.wilkerson at lmco.com>
Subject: [Elfsea] The short, short version: I had a fire, I'm okay.
To: "'Barony of Elfsea'" <elfsea at lists.ansteorra.org>
Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 1:18 PM








The slightly longer version:
 
When I got off work Friday I went to see “Iron man II” with plans to go to Outback later since they were having a promotion, bring in your ticket stub and get a free appetizer.  After the movie I went home, took care of a couple of chores, read a few minutes, and left for Outback about 8:15.  My next door neighbor arrived home and parked in my driveway about 8:35 and dropped off the prescription he had picked up for his wife.  He left just a few minutes after that and did notice anything wrong.  I left the Outback in time to arrive back at home right at or slightly before 9:00 to find several engines around the house and the fire actually already out.  My neighbor says there were eleven vehicles total, but I never got around to counting them.
 
With the park across the street I live in a fairly high traffic area, and it seems a passer by noticed or smelled smoke and dialed 911.  Speaking to the firemen I learned that they had found a small intense fire in the back hallway of my house in the area of the hall closet between my bedroom and the spare bedroom.  The main fire was out, but they were ventilating the house and looking in the walls and attic for any sign that it might have spread.  After I finally found all this out I happened to glanced at my watch, it was 9:15.  I had only been gone an hour.
 
When they finally allowed me in I did a walk through with an Arlington fire inspector and an agent from the ATF.  They determined that the fire started on or around the floor in the hall, near the hall closet and my bedroom door.  There is nothing there that could have possibly started a fire.  Further examination of the site showed objects out of place.  After questioning the first firemen on site we were able to determine that there were several objects out of place they had not moved.
 
Many of you know I have been burglarized several times in the last two years.  The general consensus by the police was it was gang activity as they always and only went after guns.  At this time we are operating under the theory that someone broke in, did not find anything they were interested in stealing, and then lit the fire for spite.
 
The main part of the house is unlivable, I am in a hotel for the time being, I may move to a temporary apartment later.  The garage survived intact along with the bike and everything else in it, and will be used as temporary storage for whatever is salvaged from the house.  The house is secure.  Several public adjusters showed up during the fire, one showed up again Saturday and was willing and able to board the house up right then.  It seemed prudent to go ahead and sign with him.  The fire inspector and the ATF agent and I also did a more extensive walk through now that it was light and we could see better.  They had taken evidence samples the night before, this time they took more samples and photos.  I also found more evidence of the house being disturbed before the fire.
 
I met with my adjuster, the insurance adjuster, my agent, and the insurance company investigator this morning for a deposition.  I made my statement and received advice and a check for temporary expenses.  The process is started, they will have salvage and inventory guys out there starting this afternoon.
 
Both of me e-mails are still good, as is my cell phone number if you have it if you need to get in touch with me.  I will continue to receive mail at the home address no matter where I wind up staying.  That’s about it for now, I guess…
 
Glen / Alaric
 
Your quote for the month:  “Yeah, well, The Dude abides…” – Jeff Bridges as The Dude, “The Big Lebowski”
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