Fire
Dear readers,
I’m really sorry for my absence this past week. Our house caught fire and burnt last Thursday night. It happened at 00:30 the night between Thursday and Friday, while Avi was in Chicago on a business trip. I was sitting at the computer, when I suddenly heard a weird little noise. I went to check where it came from, and when I saw nothing out of the ordinary, I went back to the computer. A few seconds later, I smelled an odd smell, looked at the living room, terrified to find out that it was all wrapped in a cloud of white fog. It didn’t take long for the white fog to turn into black smoke that covered all the living room, so I immediately called the fire men and evacuated the neighbours out of the building.
As it turned out later, the cause of the fire was our refrigerator, or more particularly its control panel.
In the end our house was declared as “total loss” by the insurance company, but I thank God that me and all of the other neighbours are all right, and also for the fact that we had insurance.
Until we find a new home I guess I’ll be writing here a bit less, but I’ll do my best to continue writing as much as I can, since I really miss baking SO much!
April 26th, 2008 at 12:04 am
Miri,
I love your blog and I always read your posts.
It’s terrible to hear about the fire! I’m glad you’re safe. Good luck with everything!
Merav
April 26th, 2008 at 12:18 am
OMG! That is just awful Miri. I am so relieved to hear that nobody was hurt, you had a lucky escape. Did you manage to salvage anything from the fire? I’m so sorry….
April 26th, 2008 at 1:44 am
Good God!!! (Or is he?)
I was terrified to read this!
And very happy that both of you are safe and sound!!!
Galia & I send you both a “Good Karma” times MILLION GAZILLIONS!
Health and Love,
Galia & Yoav.
April 26th, 2008 at 6:55 am
כפי שכבר כתבתי לך, מזל גדול שהפגיעה היתה רק בחומרי
כל זמן שכולכם בריאים ושלמים, תתחילו הכל מחדש.
חיבוק גדול גדול מכל הלב
April 26th, 2008 at 8:05 am
מצטערת לשמוע ! העיקר שאיש לא נפגע. מחכה להמשיך ולקרוא את הבלוג - בתקווה שתחזרי לשגרה בקרוב!
April 26th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
hey Miiri i am reading ur blog and i wanted to tell u how sorry i am for reading this-i dont know if ur in Israel or in the Usa but if ur in israel and u need any help plz tell and i will be happy to help
may GOD bless u
Ayah
April 26th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
יקירתי
עצוב היה לי לקרא את הפוסט הזה
חשוב שאת /ם בריאים ושלמים.לאט לאט סדרו הכל,כל טוב
ממתינה לקרא אותך בהמשך
שולחת לך אופטימיות וחיבוקים
April 26th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
Oh I am so sorry, it must have been horrible! But luckily there was no bodily harm.I hope you will be able to bake soon again and share your lovely recipies.
April 26th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
I’m so happy to hear you and your neighbors are safe! I can’t even imagine how scary that must be. Big Hugs.
April 27th, 2008 at 10:00 am
מירי שלום
אני מקווה שהכל בסדר אצלכם, כל עוד אתם בסדר את הכל אפשר לתקן ולשחזר
מקווה שעבר עליך חג נעים למרות הכל
אני מאוד אוהבת לקרוא את הבלוג שלך מקווה שתחזרי לכתוב במהרה
חזקי ואמצי לימור
April 27th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Hi Miri,
I am so sorry to hear about your home. Thank G-d you are safe and unharmed.
Michelle
April 27th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
לא להאמין, ביתך נשרף ואת מוצאת עצמך עדיין מתנצלת על שלא תוכלי לכתוב.. את באמת משכמך ומעלה! שמרו על עצמכם ופתחו דף חדש, או שמא נאמר בית חדש ושיהיה לכם בהצלחה.
April 27th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
I am so sorry to hear that but its a relief it all ended without any bodily harm.
Now, I do feel paranoid about my fridge though…
Wish you all the best.
Anna
April 27th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
I’m so sorry and I hope you will be OK starting over.
April 28th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
וואו, לא יאומן שהדברים האלה באמת קורים!
את מוזמנת לבוא לאפות איתי במטבח שלי ברמת גן
April 28th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Miri,
I was in shock reading about the fire and what you went through; thank G-d you are okay and no one was hurt. I wish you well and hope you return to “normalcy” and your baking soon!
Pesia
April 30th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
How awful a thing to happen! Who would think a refrigerator could cause such a nightmare. I hope all is going well in finding a new home.
May 2nd, 2008 at 6:34 am
So sorry to hear. Hope the rebuilding proceeds quickly. Good luck.
May 4th, 2008 at 3:29 am
I’m so sorry for the loss of your home. I hope you are coping OK, and will be all settled in a new home soon
May 9th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Dear Merav, Nicisme, Yoav, Pnina, Orit, Ayah, Chanit, Yael, Mrs. L, Limor, Baroness Tapuzina, Vicky, Anna, Dee, Maya, Pesia, Jj, PinkDevora and Melissa - your comments are so heart-warming, and they made me feel a lot better! Thank you all for the wonderful support and for cheering me up, it really means a lot to me!
Meanwhile we’ve found a temporary home (with the great help of Avi’s parents), and until our home’s renovation is done or until we find an alternate apartment, we’ll be living there. Today I’m planning to finally bake something, after 2 very long weeks of no baking at all, so things look better now. Have a good weekend all of you, and thanks again for all your kind words!