ON JANUARY 8TH THE SCARIEST THING IN MY LIFE HAPPENED,OUR HOUSE BURNT DOWN,IT HAPPENED SO FAST . OUR PIPES WERE FROZEN AND HAD BLOWER LIKE A THOUSAND TIMES BEFORE SINCE 1986 . I HAD JUST SHUT BATHROOM AND OFFICE LIGHT OFF AND WAS IN KITCHEN WHEN I SMELT SMOKE AND IT WAS COMING FROM DOWN THE HALL WHERE I JUST WAS. I SCREAMED FIRE AND RODGER CAME RUNNING SO FAST AND WENT OUT THE SIDE DOOR WHERE IT STARTED AND I WENT TO GRAB THE CONTAINER OF WATER WE HAD TO FLUSH TOILET AND BY THE TIME I GOT BACK IN ABOUT 90 SECONDS IT WAS IN CEILING. BAREFOOT IN PAJAMAS I GRABBED MY PHONE THE DOG AND MY COAT AND RAN OUT OF HOUSE CALLING 911.IT SPREAD SO FAST AND THANKFULLY I WASNT ASLEEP OR THIS WOULD BE AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT STORY.
WE HAVE BEEN STAYING AT HOTELS SINCE THAT NIGHT AND ITS SO EXPENSIVE AND HAVE STRUGGLED TO JUST SURVIVE. RODGER WORKS FOR HUNGRY HOWIES AND HAS SINCE 1996 DELIVERING. HE ACTUALLY WENT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY AND DIDNT MISS ANY WORK EVEN THOUGH JUST LOST EVERYTHING. WE ARE NOW APART FROM EACH OTHER SO WE CAN TRY AND BE ABLE TO SAVE MONEY FOR PERMITS AND EQUIPMENT TO CLEAN UP THE REMAINS. IVE COME BACK TO NH TO STAY WITH A FRIEND AND RODGER IS EITHER SLEEPING IN HIS CAR OR COUCH SURFING WHILE WORKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I WAS LOOKING AT APARTMENTS BUT WITH NO FURNITURE AND 1 YEAR LEASES AND WANTING TO REBUILD ITS DIFFICULT TO DO BOTH.BOTH OF US ARE STUBBORN,HARD WORKING AND DONT LIKE TO ASK FOR HELP.
UNFORTUANTLY`HAD NO INSURANCE. WE CURRENTLY BASICALLY. THAVE BEEN CLEANING UP THE REMAINS OF THE HOUSE BY OURSELVES. WE HAVE TO PUT A FOUNDATION IN PER TOWN AND HAS TO BE A MODULAR , NO SINGLE WIDE ALLOWED EVEN THOUGH THATS WHAT WE HAD. SO BECAUSE TOWNSHIP HAS THIS NEW RULE IT WILL COST MORE THAN DOUBLE THAN WHAT WE HAD . THEY WONT EVEN ALLOW US TO PUT CAMPER ON OUR LAND WHILE CLEANING IT UP.
SO THATS OUR SITUATION AND ANY DONATIONS TO HELP REBUILD OUR LIFE , WE WILL BE FOREVER GRATIFUL
RODGER AND ANGELA
OH AND ZOEY ALSO