This is as close as I ever want to get to having our house burn down:
It started in the house two doors down from us, which was totalled. It moved to the next door neighbour’s house before the fire dept. got here, but they managed to save about half of it. Our house is fine. The only damage we had was a section of fence that was crushed as the firefighters went through. I’m sure our neighbours aren’t as happy, but I have to say that was a damn good job they did. There must have been eight trucks on the street.
To recap the story from my point of view: I was just walking out of the neighbourhood Home Depot when I saw fire burning in the distance. I had just finished thinking, “hm… that looks close to Great Castle Wilson”, when the phone rang. It was Deb calling to say that she had gotten Dennis and the dogs into the van and they were parked down the street, and I should “COME HOME RIGHT NOW!”. Apparently, Dennis was a big help, wrestling the dogs into the van (note: they both individually weigh more than he does), since Deb could not do it because of her operation.
Anyway, we’re all safe, back at home, and GCW was not damaged.
Update: In case you haven’t been to GCW before, it’s the house with all the firemen standing in the driveway.
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