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Post by illuminata on Feb 4, 2010 3:33:02 GMT -5
Found my old photobucket account!  According to the date, I made this video with my phone on April 19, 2006, which was a little over a month after the fire. (I think I made a few more of these that are on a CD somewhere.) I don't know...maybe I was trying to keep from crying. I sure did a lot of crying so maybe this is what I needed. I do have a warped sense of humor.   |
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Post by Rory on Feb 4, 2010 4:06:38 GMT -5
There was a fire at my old flat in November 1990 and I have photos but not a video. Your video reminds me of that difficult time. Wishing you well.
Rory
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Post by messymimi on Feb 4, 2010 19:19:25 GMT -5
Your continuing on in the face of such devastation, and doing it with humor amid the tears, gives me hope.
Thanks for sharing this.
messymimi
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Post by houseworkhater on Feb 5, 2010 15:48:05 GMT -5
How horrible for you and your family. I have had two fires -- one in a vacation cabin and one in an outbuilding, but never in my family home. I can only imagine how devastating that must have been. I commend you for keeping on...
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Post by crazycatlady on Feb 6, 2010 12:58:48 GMT -5
Oh, boy....only a month later and your humor was coming through! So nice to have you back with us, Lumi!
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Post by illuminata on Feb 9, 2010 16:11:17 GMT -5
It was either laugh or cry, and even after this I did a lot of crying (this was in the middle of the purge). I think we've all been in those situations when crying more just won't help at all, so you gotta find something, anything, to make you smile, even wryly.
I found a couple of my old online photo accounts from pre-fire...wow. Maybe I'll post them here sometime. I sat the other night and looked through them and I was like...woah.
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Post by hollydayzd on Feb 9, 2010 20:38:22 GMT -5
As you can see from my icon, I try to keep a sense of humor about our fire too! We lost everything November 2007 & rebuilt our home (with the same floorplan & everything!) from just the bricks & the concrete. Everything else was gutted. As devastating as that fire was, I feel it was also a rebirth for me. I had a smashmouth lesson in letting go of "things" and appreciating people & life's daily miracles more. The fire changed me for the better. I'm glad you can see a light side to a terrible situation! The positive attitude will serve you well throughout your life.  |
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