The Unexpected
“Know you could tumble any second. Then decide what to do with your time.” – Naomi Shihab Nye
It has been a very interesting 24 hours. I arrived home from work last night to find my husband opening windows and the fire alarm going. The house was full of smoke and he was trying to figure out where it was coming from. Very quickly we discovered smoke pouring out of a crack in one wall. It was scorching hot to the touch, and I could hear crackling when I put my ear close.
One call to 999, ten firemen, two fire trucks, one thermal imaging camera, and three and a half hours later, we were left standing alone in our house counting our blessings. (And not sleeping a wink!) We had had a chimney fire that had moved into the wall. Another few minutes and we would have had a serious fire, but luckily we, our things and our house are okay. All we have to show for the evening is a house covered in ash and soot and scorch marks on one wall and the edges of a carpet. The whole fire was contained within the wall. It was very very very scary, and we are shaken, but deeply grateful that the whole evening turned out as it did.
If I’m not here for a few days it’s because I am washing everything! I don’t mind though, I’m thankful that I have things to wash!
xo
Designed by Random
oh my gosh meg…i’m so glad you’re okay. that sounds scary!!! thank goodness things worked out as they did!
Wow, that sounds terrifying. How unusual things happened the way they did. It sounds like you are “watched over”, for certain. It is a big job cleaning up, I imagine the smell will linger for a while as well. Your gratitude is well placed. I would be counting my blessings as well.
oh wow …. so thankful that it didn’t develop into something more serious! be happy washing and scrubbing
Heavens! Thank goodness you’re okay!
K.
Oh!! How grateful I, too, am that you have things to wash. How fast your heart must have beat when you saw your house. Thank God all is well & I will see you when are back. PS – Sometimes my house floods (I live in a flood plain, just a few feet from a city creek) and I just tell myself it is the only way the floors really get cleaned.
Whew!
O Megg!
I’m sooooo relieved to hear that you and hubby are safe!
What a freak accident… who would’ve thought that something like that could happen?!
I hope you’ve caught up on some sleep after the cleanup
Bye!
OMG that must have been so scary. And how blessed you are that you came back in time and that all was ok in the end.
Hope you recover from the shock…
Hugs
Mel
My goodness, what a horrible experience for you! I am so very glad for you that it wasn’t worse and that you are safe and sound. Good luck with the cleaning x
~a blessing indeed…what a horrific moment…so very happy that you are all well and your home is safe…brightest blessings~
Oh thank God you were okay! So glad you caught it in time… wow… I can’t imagine…
oh my gosh !! i am so glad that it was contained to the wall and that everyone and everything is okay … much love, xoxox
Yikes! So happy to hear you’re both ok. That smell is awful…hope your most special things are safe (besides each other of course). Also hope someone fixes your chimney up so it never happens again. xoxo
So glad you two were home and got to work things out swiftly. Scary moment.
Oh no! poor things. How scary for the both of you. I’m really glad you guys are ok though. take all the time you need. Maybe a spa day is in order after you get everything clean? Or tequila shots to celebrate what you didn’t lose.
Woah, what a lucky escape, I bet you’ve never been so glad to be washing up! Glad things haven’t gone too badly all things considered.
Gosh, Megg, I am so glad you and your husband are ok! What a nightmare. You had a guardian angel there beside you, I am sure of that. It just shows how easily something like this can happen, and how unsuspecting and trusting we are that these kind of things will never happen to us. I know it’s very cold over there right now, but open windows would help a lot with the smell. Soon spring will come and your house will be all fresh and clean again
*big sigh of relief* Hugs, Kxo
Thank heavens you guys were ok! A lucky escape indeed. xx
Oh thank goodness! That would be very scary! Glad that you are all right. Happy Washing!