Near Miss, Totally Scary

We were just discussing signs for firemen here--I don't have one, but am going
to make one.
My son got home from work and found smoke boiling out of his TV and computer.
Every electrical appliance in the house, microwave, cable DSL modem, air
conditioner, alarm clock, Playstation, TV, computer, everything--was fried. It
seems a tree in the alley behind his house had grown into the electric cable,
and eventually rubbed it bare. The wind whipped something causing a massive
power surge to go through the house.
But the most frightening thing was, Bosley was inside. I think another 15
minutes and the house would have been in flames. One reassuring thing is, my
son said Bosley ran straight to him, very distressed and meowing. I was always
afraid cats would hide somewhere in case of fire and the firemen wouldn't be
able to find them.
Anyway, the point of me even telling this is, is I just wanted to share how an
absolute freak accident can happen. Even if you are always very careful, your
house can still catch on fire. We were so lucky.

Sherry

Sherry wrote:
We were just discussing signs for firemen here--I don't have one, but
am going to make one.
My son got home from work and found smoke boiling out of his TV and
computer. Every electrical appliance in the house, microwave, cable
DSL modem, air conditioner, alarm clock, Playstation, TV, computer,
everything--was fried. It seems a tree in the alley behind his house
had grown into the electric cable, and eventually rubbed it bare. The
wind whipped something causing a massive power surge to go through
the house.
But the most frightening thing was, Bosley was inside. I think
another 15 minutes and the house would have been in flames. One
reassuring thing is, my son said Bosley ran straight to him, very
distressed and meowing. I was always afraid cats would hide somewhere
in case of fire and the firemen wouldn't be able to find them.
Anyway, the point of me even telling this is, is I just wanted to
share how an absolute freak accident can happen. Even if you are
always very careful, your house can still catch on fire. We were so
lucky.

Sherry

Whoa! Thank God you caught it in time! Wow, what a freaky thing to have
happen. Damn tree. I'm glad you and your family (including Bosley!) are
safe.

Jill

Sherry wrote:
We were just discussing signs for firemen here--I don't have one, but
am going to make one.
My son got home from work and found smoke boiling out of his TV and
computer. Every electrical appliance in the house, microwave, cable
DSL modem, air conditioner, alarm clock, Playstation, TV, computer,
everything--was fried. It seems a tree in the alley behind his house
had grown into the electric cable, and eventually rubbed it bare. The
wind whipped something causing a massive power surge to go through
the house.
But the most frightening thing was, Bosley was inside. I think
another 15 minutes and the house would have been in flames. One
reassuring thing is, my son said Bosley ran straight to him, very
distressed and meowing. I was always afraid cats would hide somewhere
in case of fire and the firemen wouldn't be able to find them.
Anyway, the point of me even telling this is, is I just wanted to
share how an absolute freak accident can happen. Even if you are
always very careful, your house can still catch on fire. We were so
lucky.

Sherry

Whoa! Thank God you caught it in time! Wow, what a freaky thing to have
happen. Damn tree. I'm glad you and your family (including Bosley!) are
safe.

Jill

Sherry wrote:
We were just discussing signs for firemen here--I don't have one, but
am going to make one.
My son got home from work and found smoke boiling out of his TV and
computer. Every electrical appliance in the house, microwave, cable
DSL modem, air conditioner, alarm clock, Playstation, TV, computer,
everything--was fried. It seems a tree in the alley behind his house
had grown into the electric cable, and eventually rubbed it bare. The
wind whipped something causing a massive power surge to go through
the house.
But the most frightening thing was, Bosley was inside. I think
another 15 minutes and the house would have been in flames. One
reassuring thing is, my son said Bosley ran straight to him, very
distressed and meowing. I was always afraid cats would hide somewhere
in case of fire and the firemen wouldn't be able to find them.
Anyway, the point of me even telling this is, is I just wanted to
share how an absolute freak accident can happen. Even if you are
always very careful, your house can still catch on fire. We were so
lucky.

Sherry

Whoa! Thank God you caught it in time! Wow, what a freaky thing to have
happen. Damn tree. I'm glad you and your family (including Bosley!) are
safe.

Jill

in article , Sherry at
itty wrote on 6/12/04 1:24AM:

We were just discussing signs for firemen here--I don't have one, but am going
to make one.
My son got home from work and found smoke boiling out of his TV and computer.
Every electrical appliance in the house, microwave, cable DSL modem, air
conditioner, alarm clock, Playstation, TV, computer, everything--was fried. It
seems a tree in the alley behind his house had grown into the electric cable,
and eventually rubbed it bare. The wind whipped something causing a massive
power surge to go through the house.
But the most frightening thing was, Bosley was inside. I think another 15
minutes and the house would have been in flames. One reassuring thing is, my
son said Bosley ran straight to him, very distressed and meowing. I was always
afraid cats would hide somewhere in case of fire and the firemen wouldn't be
able to find them.
Anyway, the point of me even telling this is, is I just wanted to share how an
absolute freak accident can happen. Even if you are always very careful, your
house can still catch on fire. We were so lucky.

Sherry

Sherry!!!! Your poor son! I hope he had renters insurance. So glad it was
not *worse*!!! Hugs.

Karen

in article , Sherry at
itty wrote on 6/12/04 1:24AM:

We were just discussing signs for firemen here--I don't have one, but am going
to make one.
My son got home from work and found smoke boiling out of his TV and computer.
Every electrical appliance in the house, microwave, cable DSL modem, air
conditioner, alarm clock, Playstation, TV, computer, everything--was fried. It
seems a tree in the alley behind his house had grown into the electric cable,
and eventually rubbed it bare. The wind whipped something causing a massive
power surge to go through the house.
But the most frightening thing was, Bosley was inside. I think another 15
minutes and the house would have been in flames. One reassuring thing is, my
son said Bosley ran straight to him, very distressed and meowing. I was always
afraid cats would hide somewhere in case of fire and the firemen wouldn't be
able to find them.
Anyway, the point of me even telling this is, is I just wanted to share how an
absolute freak accident can happen. Even if you are always very careful, your
house can still catch on fire. We were so lucky.

Sherry

Sherry!!!! Your poor son! I hope he had renters insurance. So glad it was
not *worse*!!! Hugs.

Karen

in article , Sherry at
itty wrote on 6/12/04 1:24AM:

We were just discussing signs for firemen here--I don't have one, but am going
to make one.
My son got home from work and found smoke boiling out of his TV and computer.
Every electrical appliance in the house, microwave, cable DSL modem, air
conditioner, alarm clock, Playstation, TV, computer, everything--was fried. It
seems a tree in the alley behind his house had grown into the electric cable,
and eventually rubbed it bare. The wind whipped something causing a massive
power surge to go through the house.
But the most frightening thing was, Bosley was inside. I think another 15
minutes and the house would have been in flames. One reassuring thing is, my
son said Bosley ran straight to him, very distressed and meowing. I was always
afraid cats would hide somewhere in case of fire and the firemen wouldn't be
able to find them.
Anyway, the point of me even telling this is, is I just wanted to share how an
absolute freak accident can happen. Even if you are always very careful, your
house can still catch on fire. We were so lucky.

Sherry

Sherry!!!! Your poor son! I hope he had renters insurance. So glad it was
not *worse*!!! Hugs.

Karen

"Sherry " wrote
My son got home from work and found smoke boiling out of his TV and
computer.

That's terrible, Sherry! What a relief that Bosley was ok. Lots of purrs
coming over for your son.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki

"Sherry " wrote
My son got home from work and found smoke boiling out of his TV and
computer.

That's terrible, Sherry! What a relief that Bosley was ok. Lots of purrs
coming over for your son.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki

"Sherry " wrote
My son got home from work and found smoke boiling out of his TV and
computer.

That's terrible, Sherry! What a relief that Bosley was ok. Lots of purrs
coming over for your son.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki