Actually a 14X70 mobile home.
Turns out it was a chimney fire and though the fire dept arrived quickly enough, the house was burnt in such a way, it's a loss.
We're fine, our dog (90 lbs of 2 yr old black lab) was gotten out unconscious, but they have this nifty dog oxygen mask and without getting into a long story, he's OK ... just very freaked at the time and almost normal now (what's normal for a 2 YO Lab ?)
Anyway ... we're put up in a hotel via Red Cross and Salvation Army at least until Sunday (but wee're told they'd swing more if needed)
We have a crew of church and other men coming Sat morning to take the burnt trailer out and prepare for another to come in.
No insurance (trailer too old, no one would touch it), so I call on my prayer warrior freepers to ask God to milk just ONE of those cattle for me.
Our attitude is good, we have food, clothing and the beginnings for a new living situation, We own the land ... just need another trailer.
So ...
How was YOUR week ?
/8^)
Sorry for your loss. I lost everything myself a while back. After you get new stuff, things get better. Took me a few years to stop looking for the things I used to have.
Love to see your attitude and sense of humor are intact, unlike your mobile home. Hope you can recoup from this loss sooner than later. Glad you have help. You have lots of friends and moral support in Freeperland. Stiff upper lip.
Prayers up and a BTT.
I am so, so sorry, Knarf. You and yours certainly have my prayers.
Please post your paypal address or pm it to me. I will do what I can and I am sure other FR-ers will as well.
Thank God you are all safe. God bless.
Prayers for you and your family. Thank God you are all fine.
So very sorry to hear this. Many of us probably feel the same, like those words are so inadequate.....Prayers being sent that you and yours recover from this soon. Thank goodness your pup was okay, that’s a big ray of sunshine and lots of love right there!
It sounds like you have some good friends and a good church to help out, which is great. I do hope you can find a replacement mobile home soon. Good luck moving forward.
Didn't lose any body parts, but no banana pudding...
Sorry for the loss, God be with you.
So sorry to hear of your loss. Prayers. Glad your Lab is OK...hope he will be a comfort to you as you rebuild your lives.
Thank Yehovah that you still have your family and your beloved pet; along with brothers and sisters in Christ willing to lend a hand. Stay strong.
Oh knarf, how horrible for you. But thank God you and family, including your dog are safe and sound now.
Prayers up for your continued wellbeing, Hoping your financial situation becomes manageable and your new trailer is everything you wish for.
Prayers
knarf, I am so sorry! I am glad the Red Cross has been to help. Don’t hesitate to call them if you need more help. Depending on the branch, more may be available… as in clothing, and furniture. Often times they will give you a referral to a local charity thrift store that will give you what you need. (I am a volunteer, and we do that here.)
I will pray for your family my FRiend.
Sorry for your loss - I’ve been there.
Sounds like you have the basics covered for now. A word of wisdom, don’t let your pride get in the way of asking for help. Church and community organizations (Salvation Army, Red Cross, etc) can be of great assistance during this time of struggle.
Since you already own the land, you may be able to work with either a modular home manufacture and/or a local bank and get a construction or home loan for a modular built on a foundation or basement. I have found that banks and insurance companies treat modular on basement houses more like a “real” house and will insure or finance like a regular home. This often allows you to look at a 30 year mortgage instead of just a 10 year for a trailer. One of my friends went with Clayton homes and they have a nice house with a 30 year fixed. Like you, they already owned the land and were able to get their starter home built for just under $80,000. His monthly payment was less than $600.
Another possibility would be to build your own home. The most viable option for most people is the compressed earth block (CEB). This is a means of using local materials (sand / dirt) to make your own blocks. Another possible option is rammed earth. Both of these methods allow you to put in a lot of sweat equity to build your house. You will generally need some place to stay and it does take a lot of muscle but many people have gone this route to recover from a total loss of their housing. Here is a web page to get you started if that is what you want to do: http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com/
Again, sorry for your loss
Sending prayers for you and your family, my the good Lord provide for you and a new beginning.
Praying for you. What a horrible tragedy.
A number of years ago a neighbor's house burned and my wife and I had a long conversation about what if it had happened to us. We agreed the worse things we could loose were our photos. In those pre-digital days we began by storing our photo negatives in our bank safety deposit box. I have now been backing up our digital photos on cloud storage and on large capacity flash drives also stored in our safety deposit box.
I am so sorry to hear this. I’ll keep you all in my prayers.