Hurricane Ike

[txteach]

Hurricane Ike has destroyed my house. We tried to rescue as much as we could (memories, valuables) but we are still in shock. About 70 % of our shingles on our house were blown off and the rain just came in. Our second floor ceilings collapsed and our first floor is getting a lot of water. Right now I'm going to another hotel today and have to wait until tomorrow to deal with the insurance company. I really fear my house can't be fixed. Like I said, right now I'm stunned.

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

Oh I am mortified to hear this, I am so sorry, but I am glad at least you and your family are okay.

[toys2cool]

wow John I'm sorry to hear that man.Hopefully the insurance will take care of it all and fast

[SUP-Ronin]

WOW. I'm sorry to hear that as well. I hope the insurance process is fairly smooth. At least you and your family are safe?? That is the most important. Have strength, & courage.

[MegoScott]

OMG, Teach, I can't believe it. I'm so sorry! Is there anything we can do?

[GSPUSA]

I'm sorry to hear of your loss.

[BlackKnight]

I wish everyone affected by this the best of Luck,.. & Hope everything works out for everyone.

[GSPUSA]

Good luck with everything.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Teach, I am so sorry. I can't imagine how that feels. As others have said, at least you and yours are okay. I know the memories can't be replaced, but posessions can. Good luck with the insurance. We'll be thinking of and praying for you.

Chris

[mitchedwards]

John,

I am glad you and your family are safe.

I can't even begin to know what you going through right now.

If there is anything I can do please let me know.

Mitch

[vulcan2074]

I don't know what to say. I'm so Sorry to hear that.
Sammy

[fallensaviour]

I'm terribly sorry to hear that teach.I hope you are all safe and can get the insurance to take care of the house and contents for you.

[rche]

Hiya Coach,

I am very sorry to hear of your loss. You have a supportive community here. It sounds as if your family was not hurt and that is a good thing. We are down the road in Elgin if you get tired of hotels or need a friendly face.

rche

[garagesale]

John:

I had not read the boards... dude, I was worried about the storm. I'm so sorry to hear this. Let me know if there's anything I can do!

JamesD

[AUSSIE-Rebooted-AMM]

OMG -John I can't say anything to make anything better, but our thoughts and prayers are with you guys right now. Things like this make you appreciate your family all the more. So glad you guys are safe, and hope thins get sorted for you quickly!

[spiderrogue]

words cant express how much this saddens me to hear that this happened to you. i hope that you get it all worked out and things turn out the best for you. keep us updated if possible...

[UnderdogDJLSW]

I am sad to hear of the damage to your house, too. I hope you and your family are doing well mentally and physically.

[thunderbolt]

Man, that sucks and I can relate. Same thing happened to me in 2004. LMK if I can help in any way.

[MegoScott]

It's absolutely meaningless iin the face of such a hardship, but was your Mego collection lost?

[The Toyroom]

John,
Best of luck with everything...I hope all works out well for you and your family.

[toys2cool]

Man, that sucks and I can relate. Same thing happened to me in 2004. LMK if I can help in any way.

Same here,my roof was gone during Andrew :embarassed:

[txteach]

Thanks for all the kind words and offers for help. Reading the posts from you, my friends was the first time I cried during this ordeal. I love you guys and words can't express how the posts and pms made me feel. We got a storage unit today and salvaged a lot. I was able to save about half my megos. My freakin original Romulan's head turned brown and his suit fell apart in the water. Now that ****ed me. Luckily it's replacable, my family is not so it's ok. I'll keep you guys updated. Keep us in your thoughts and if you are spiritual pray for a fast resolution for us.

[Zemo]

So Sorry to read this coach, If you need anything, don't be shy about posting it. Post again when you get a chance.

[Hector]

Damn man...that's awful...I'm so sorry to hear this.

You and I have had a little bit of friction lately...but let's put aside our differences for now...I'm really saddened that your home is in such damaged condition...I would be devastated if that had happened to my house.

I hope everything goes well with your insurance company...keep us posted.

[miguet]

John, you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. I hope for the best. Take care!

[z3zep]

John, so sorry to hear this, it is awful. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.

[JPkempo]

Glad you and your family are ok. You are right things can be replaced people can not. Wish you the best - JP

[toystalker]

dang mate, i just read through... sorry to hear about all that

1 good thing about living in the uk we get %$"ked on taxes but we dont have major storms like this

gutted to hear folks are suffering

if anyone is starting up a fund to help replace something for john to cheer him up ill be in :yes:

much love to you and yours from the stalker fam

[jessica]

So sorry to hear this, Coach. Prayers going out to you and your family.

[megocrazy]

Wow man, I'm blown away. I had such a bad feeling about this storm for some reason, and after hearing from you felt better. Now to hear this, I'm stunned. Glad to hear you and your family are OK. That is the important thing. Hope everything goes quickly and easily for you in resolving this and getting back to normal. If you need outta there let me know. There's always room for you guys here in MA. Even if it's just to get away from it for a while. Keep in touch and let us know how things are going. Best of Luck. CG

[TEXASFETT]

Sorry to hear what happened,also have family thats in the same situation as you up there. Thoughts and prayers with you here as well.

Eric

[gman]

Wow Coach --- I am so sorry to hear your loss... I am glad your family is safe. We had a lot of destruction in our neighborhood also. We were very lucky at our house as we only had minor damage and tree loss. We just got our power back on. It's been a HECK of a storm and some hard few days.... Take care...

[saucerful]

John, I am so sorry. I'm thinking of you and your family. That's a huge loss and you must still be in shock. I hope we here can help you enough to get through.

Bryan

[Meule]

:shocked2: I'm so verry sorry to hear about what happened John, I'm a bit at a loss for words here. I'm glad your family is OK, that's the main thing. I'll be thinking of you and your family. Be strong and hang in there

[Vortigern99]

I am so sorry to read of your loss, txteach. I live in Austin; if there's anything I can do to help, please let me know.

[Hulk]

John, I am sad to hear of your loss, but glad that you and your family are OK. I know losing your home and possessions is an awful ordeal, so let us know if we can help in any way.

[Danzvader78]

John

I am very sorry to hear about your bad news.... Your family is safe and that is very important...

Did your Megos surivive the hurricane? If they did not...... I am sorry to hear about it too

I will gladly pass you over a Spiderman and Superman mego figure with out a moment hestiation from my collection

I really hope everything will work out well with the insurance...

[Customslab]

sorry to hear that hope you'll get it strighten out and insur. will be fast

[ScottA]

You and yours will be in our prayers. If there is anything we can do just say the word. Hopefully recovery will be quick.

[English Paul]

Sorry to hear this (for all of you affected). It's very hard to imagine what you are experiencing coming from a country that never suffers on such a scale.
I hope everything sorts itself out quickly for you.

[shyndman]

So sorry to hear about your loss. For those of us who have never experienced anything to devastating, it is impossible to put ourselves in your shoes. Be assured that everyone here hopes that things work out smoothly and quickly. Life will certainly be difficult for you until things return back to normal. Best of luck to you and your family.

[cjefferys]

I'm very sorry to hear about all this, John. I'm glad that at least you and your family are safe. I know it will take time and work, but I hope you can get your lives back together as quickly and painlessly as humanly possible. My thoughts are with you.

[EmergencyIan]

John,

I hope this all works out for you guys, soon. You know, when I heard that Ike was headed your way, somehow, I figured all would be all right with you, at least. I guess you always figure it will be someone else. This time it's not and it really I hope you guys really come through this all right. Fortunately, you're all physically ok.

I'll look forward to an update. Take good care.


- Ian

[hobub]

My God teach, sorry to hear that. We had some damage way up here but that is just terrible. We'll keep you in our prayers.

Len

[theressa]

John,
I am deeply sorry about you and your families loss. I can't imagine having to actually have it happen. Came close before with a fire about 6 years ago. We had NO insurance at that time. One of the reasons I stress people to get some kind of insurance. You just never know. Can't replace memories, but can help make new ones.
We have had some flooding up here! We got about 5 inches, other areas more and less.
Hope things work out quickly for you. Best wishes.

[txteach]

Today we tried to get some of the ceiling out of the house. We got about 12 garbage bags full out. We also hired someone to put up a tarp on our beat up roof. This has been a very trying time and coming here is my refuge. FEMA has put us up in a hotel and school does not start until Monday.Much of my SW stuff didsurvive. A lot got wet but I a loose collector so it's no big deal.

[AUSSIE-Rebooted-AMM]

txteach
The Mego Coach
Much of my SW stuff didsurvive. A lot got wet but I a loose collector so it's no big deal.
Well that is a small blessing anyway Coach! Glad to hear not all is lost. . . every little thing saved is really a Huge thing in your circumstances there!

[GSPUSA]

Good to hear you're progress. I hope thing's continue looking forward for you from here on out.