Post by MyParentsHouse on Nov 28, 2004 21:11:37 GMT -5
before it got shut down tonight. For all of you whom have been here since the fire...Nice to see you all still here and thank you for all the support for mom and dad.......for all who have joined in for conversations since then...Nice to have met you. I have developed alot of wonderful relationships via this site and will continue them on for years. This site was developed for those needing to share their stories and has developed into something totally different now..... Life for many has gone on and the fires are a past memory not ever forgotten but put in the past and they are moving on. For some the nightmare is still living on in the rebuilding and fighting process with insurance such as mom and dad and it is something they want to forget but can't yet. For those of you who have been keeping up the rebuilding is taking a long time.....everybody is busy doing so much and doing piecemeal work. Mom and dad have been trying to rebuild their home now since the spring...they were suppose to have posession of it Nov 15 and to be honest with you still isn't even to lock up stage...but alas...the kichen cabinets are in. Yes...nightmare didn't end when they finally got the okay to rebuild....now the fight with the insurance company. They turned in their entire retirement savings to purchase a home in Sunrise village until their home was rebuilt as rentals were non existant and or price gouged so bad they couldn't afford. Now the house is sold they are living in a rental until the home is finished. The insurance company will not cover the replacement cost of the home and they will once again have a mortgage....yes...they had only just paid off their mortgage before the fire. They have nothing more than what they had before the fire....they are not rich people...dad owns his own business doing manual labour and works from 4 am to 6pm to make a go of it....he is tired and was talking semi retirement but now he will be working full time again to pay off the mortgage. Mom is getting used to the landscaping...for them the turn on of the property was the trees....well that is gone...but they have one HELL of a view now.....oh well next spring we'll be planting trees again. So the update I have been holding back due to many people moving on and not understanding that the healing process for many hasn't started in alot of ways for many...we know of 2 people who are not rebuilding as insurance won't cover their homes even though they had paid insurance policies....UGH...the legal loopholes they are doing....people are mad that some people came away squeaky clean with money in their pockets after insurance....well not everyone did and many are starting over....but the bitterness is there as nobody seems to care that they are comming up on just about 2 years of not living at home...get over it as it has been said on this board....trust me they are the first ones wishing they could move forward...but for every 3 steps forward...there seems to be at least 2 steps backwards right now. If you finished this THANK YOU....means you know me and care. It is long winded as you all know me to be....but I couldn't finish off...without being me......
My Parents House....
My Parents House....
