2016 Iowa spring gtg
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mycamaro_68
By guess and by golly
Sorry to hear for your loss! Hopefully no one was injured! Was the fire Sunday night? I was driving past Chelsea and met a bunch of fire trucks from belle plaine.
mycamaro_68
By guess and by golly
I live in Cedar Rapids, but my in laws live between Belle Plaine and Luzurne. Not sure if you would know them but my in laws are Dan and Mary Behaunek.
mycamaro_68
By guess and by golly
Do they know what started either of the fires?
Mark, not sure what I can say except to say so sorry to hear and see this!
Devastating is what it is.
From the sounds of it, no one was injured so that is good news.
Devastating is what it is.
From the sounds of it, no one was injured so that is good news.
It does make us sick and causes one to ask many questions, but it can't be undone and we just have to focus on the future. Thankful for many things........no one was hurt, not any livestock or pets and the house is OK. Pretty helpless feelings and a lot of tears shed at least on the inside. Most things can be replaced, but there were a lot of irreplacable items.
Tractor, auto, and chainsaw books and manuals, repair records and items that were some of our Granpas tools and belongings, etc, etc.
TIME TO REBUILD.
Tractor, auto, and chainsaw books and manuals, repair records and items that were some of our Granpas tools and belongings, etc, etc.
TIME TO REBUILD.
Appreciate that greatly, Eric. Nothing I can think of just yet, but we will certainly let you know. May be some things as the GTG time gets closer....depending on where we have the shindig.
I am at a loss for words, please do let us know if there is anything we can do to assist moving forward.
Mark
Mark
Already on it...
Mark
Mark
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Oh my gosh. I'm so sorry to see this. But so thankful that you are all safe. How scary and sad.
Knowing this loyal and giving group of folks, I'd say you've got friends from all over willing to come & help in any way they can.
Count the Ostranders in for whatever you need!
Knowing this loyal and giving group of folks, I'd say you've got friends from all over willing to come & help in any way they can.
Count the Ostranders in for whatever you need!
You will be in limbo for a while, no way around that. And yes grandpas tools were grandpas tools and nothing can be done about that. I always admired your old Forney welder, they don't make em like that anymore but they do make better ones. Maybe with less character but better in the long run.
Many years ago I lost a house to fire so I know a little how you feel. Looking back though and my situation, it was one of the better things that happend to me when it was all said and done.
While waiting on your insurance, start doing a inventory now! Write it down, get your brother and other family to help you try and remember everything that was in that building and get it written down in a ledger now. You can add to it as you remember things you missed the first time around.
Every nut and bolt in the place, every tool no matter how small. Everything down to the light bulbs in each light fixture. By doing this you will probably max out your insurance limit which is what you want to dol.
This is the hardest thing to do but it has to be done and the sooner you get started on it the better. Just trying to help from someone who went through something like it.
