Fire At My House Tonight...

[megabyteme]

No joke. Left with the family to grab some drive thru. About 35 minutes later, got a call from one of my neighbors.

Neighbor: "Hi, [MBM] this is your neighbor. Your house is on fire and the fire department is here." No other details.

Me:

*drives home quickly Wife shaking so bad the sound of paper was distracting- even under the circumstances*

*Arrive home to so many fire engines I had to park two houses away*

*Firemen were hammering my front door down with axes and slamming it with door breakers* Lock so damaged my key would not work.

*Learned fire had been contained "mostly" on deck. Still expected fire had spread into back wall of house. Firemen still trying to get in...*

Ultimately, this happened:

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Something caught fire inside the spa. "Mechanical failure" is what the official fireman report will say.

All is well. No real loss as that is what homeowner insurance is supposed to cover. Let's see how much bullshit I have to deal with...

[megabyteme]

My front "door". Firemen (it took 3 to get it open) complemented me on my installation. Protip: Buy the GOOD 4" screws.

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[bigboab]

As long as everyone is O.K. including pets.


Insurance: Fire starts when everyone just happens to go out for a short time. This requires further investigation.

[megabyteme]

As long as everyone is O.K. including pets.


Insurance: Fire starts when everyone just happens to go out for a short time. This requires further investigation.

And thank you, boab, we are all doing just fine, including the dog (she was quite brave, BTW ). Got the daughter at ease. She is a natural worrier who had to stay in the car with mom while I helped the firemen. She NEEDED to know everything was OK. The kitchen "OK". The dining room table "OK". Her drawing board "OK"...[continued through the rest of the house]. Then, when I showed my wife and her the pictures she kept wanting to know "HOW" it happened. She and the wife are both sleeping soundly.

[SgtMajor]

Oh wow, even though no-one was home at the time, thankfully, it must still leave some mental scarring to overcome, hope you all get over it soon and everything gets back to some "normality" soon, best wishes

[mjmacky]

I think maybe there's a valuable lesson in there about running your hot tub in the snow. Mostly, I thought it was absurd, and if I see you doing it again, I'll set another part of your house on fire.

I was going to make it a message about drive thru, but you've been through enough.

Did like, not 1 fireman think about going to the back?

[Mr. Mulder]

oh snap that's some serious business!1 I hope you're suing those fireman cunts for a new door!

[IdolEyes787]

No joke. Left with the family to grab some drive thru. About 35 minutes later, got a call from one of my neighbors.

Neighbor: "Hi, [MBM] this is your neighbor. Your house is on fire and the fire department is here." No other details.

Me:

Something caught fire inside the spa. "Mechanical failure" is what the official fireman report will say.

All is well. No real loss as that is what homeowner insurance is supposed to cover. Let's see how much bullshit I have to deal with....

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Luckily for you your insurance company has asked me to consult on the matter.So far I've got 3 theories that I'm exploring as to what really led to the fire.
I had a fourth,that given what I know of your life,God does actually have it in for you but on further contemplation I decided that God is already spending all His time fucking up Mary's life and probably doesn't have time left for other stuff.

Anyway to the theories,each equally plausible ....

1.The neighbour couldn't take seeing your fat semi-clothed ass in a hot tub for one more minute and took matters into his/her own hands.
2. Tired of masturbating to her fireman calendar,your wife decided it was time for the real thing.
3. Your dog hates you so much that suicide seemed like a viable option.

I'll update you when my findings are finalized and the insurance company is given some sneaky way to screw you out of what they really owe you.

[Skiz]

Oh the irony... the massive tub full of water is what almost burns the house down.

Did none of the firemen go around back where the fire was emanating from and see that nothing inside was burning?

Lucky for you, the neighbor must have seen it as soon as it started. Might want an estimate on damage before going the insurance route. Prob have somewhere around a thousand dollar deductible so weigh that against raised premiums for the next 10 years.

[megabyteme]

The fireman did use a ladder to climb up on the deck first, and had controlled the imminent fire. They did have significant concern that fire had entered the back wall of the house, and were attempting to enter through the front door. I do wish they had smashed my glass slider, because I have been wanting a new one for years.

The fire dept. was totally competent. At least fire-wise. Once I arrived, they asked for access to the attic crawl space. It took two of them with my growingly irritated instructions, ( "pull the pins out. Extend the ladder." ) to figure out the multi-ladder. All in all, really good guys who saved our house.

Insurance update: So far, they seem willing to just take care of things. Promptly. Getting new front door, storm door, lock set, spa,-plus cleaning of carpet and deck (including new stain ). Setting up haul away of burnt spa today. Burnt plastic/insulation/fiberglass seriously not win. All said and done, could be around $15k. Our deductible: $500.

Thanks for the well wishes!