There isn't much to say, except that to look at the pictures of the writhing wreck of a home is a reminder of the power of flames.
The home owner is elderly, she was at home at the time and escaped thanks to an alert neighbor with a ladder who helped her down over the deck away from the flames. The cause apparently seems to have been electrical in nature.
Cheyenne woke my wife up, I wasn't home at the time, and when she went out to see why the dog was agitated she saw flames across the water and burning embers floating onto our home. She took our garden hose and watered down our decks and the dock (our roof is made of metal).
It was, she says, spectacular and the smell of incinerated home lingered over the canal for days.
I have been finding pieces of charred paper all round our house tucked away in the bushes and trees.
Apparently there was no insurance on the home.
The burned out shell lingers on in limbo. 
A stark reminder how fast our fortunes can change.
It isn't just hurricanes that tear things down around here.
4 comments:
Wow! That's too bad. Is she going to be able to have it rebuilt?
I remember you and Layne telling us that story when we visited in October..how sad..what is the status of your neighbor..did she move??? Your right..our whole world can change in the blink of an eye,it makes me thankful for what i have..and not worried about what i dont have.
Buffalo Bill
Dear Conch:
Now if I had cash, I could buy this place and give you the finger from across the canal. We could ride our bikes together and I could show you how the tach worked.
Fondest regards,
Jack • rrep †oad
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