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Homeless Lion, the apartment building burning disaster
6 years ago
this will be brief, since it hard to. type
I am safe and uninjured. The building likely will be torn down
On tuesday evening a 4 alarm fire burned through my lifelong home apartment building, destroying the 6th floor utterly, our unit on the 3rd took massive water damage, little salvageable(will get to go back in again sometime later to look at more things, only got in briefly on thurs), are staying at a hotel right now, with the 10 year old laptop i had put away in a dresser, thus it escaped getting soaked. I have no idea about my towers(to heavy to move in the dark in the soaked stairwells(No powerof course) . also the switch seems to have survived..
Hopefully will get to look back another time and maybe put some other salvageable possessions in storage
TRying to use the coin op laundry in the hotel to save my smoke and waterlogged clothing
dealing with the shock is overwhelming, and the fear about where to live in the future is certainly real, currently have insurance to help survive but that will only last so long. rent in the NY metro area is nuts, leaving everyone i ever knew will be brutal as well
One amendum I must add, I had set myself up earlier in the year to attend 4 cons, BFLC, AC, Mega, MFF, I had prepaied for the majority of expenses on each(Or in the case of mega/blfc staying with a friend gratis, flight change costs would be 80% of the money i paid, hotel cost set without cancel options as well... I;ll likely attend because of the emotional pain escape, and cant get out off things
please wish me luck. At some point i might have a go fund me.
I've never felt so crushed
Talon.
I am safe and uninjured. The building likely will be torn down
On tuesday evening a 4 alarm fire burned through my lifelong home apartment building, destroying the 6th floor utterly, our unit on the 3rd took massive water damage, little salvageable(will get to go back in again sometime later to look at more things, only got in briefly on thurs), are staying at a hotel right now, with the 10 year old laptop i had put away in a dresser, thus it escaped getting soaked. I have no idea about my towers(to heavy to move in the dark in the soaked stairwells(No powerof course) . also the switch seems to have survived..
Hopefully will get to look back another time and maybe put some other salvageable possessions in storage
TRying to use the coin op laundry in the hotel to save my smoke and waterlogged clothing
dealing with the shock is overwhelming, and the fear about where to live in the future is certainly real, currently have insurance to help survive but that will only last so long. rent in the NY metro area is nuts, leaving everyone i ever knew will be brutal as well
One amendum I must add, I had set myself up earlier in the year to attend 4 cons, BFLC, AC, Mega, MFF, I had prepaied for the majority of expenses on each(Or in the case of mega/blfc staying with a friend gratis, flight change costs would be 80% of the money i paid, hotel cost set without cancel options as well... I;ll likely attend because of the emotional pain escape, and cant get out off things
please wish me luck. At some point i might have a go fund me.
I've never felt so crushed
Talon.
Hopefully, the water didn't destroy everything, and you'll still be able to save a lot of your stuff.
I can't imagine having to go through something like that, and that you're able to get your life back to some semblance of normal, as quick as possible.
hope to find a home "this year" ,
If I can help. I will.
If you need signalt boosting, let us know
Best wishes in getting things arranged as you seek a new place to reside in with what you recover.
You were one of the main reasons I became a furry and got into this fandom quite a few years ago, before FurAffinity and SoFurry and Weasyl were even conceptualized.
I'd like to give back.
It’s safe, affordable, and the economy is doing well here. Unemployment is low, especially if you have a STEM degree or any kind of specialized training.
Otherwise, I wish for the best. It is unfortunate and I hope it turns out well for you.