tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post3687430856722112121..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: lady bug, lady bug, fly away homeellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-1429159832116081152012-01-20T13:21:13.184-06:002012-01-20T13:21:13.184-06:00I thought 'lady bug, lady bug, fly away home w...I thought 'lady bug, lady bug, fly away home would be about the annoying habit of the little insects to come and live with you in the winter.<br />Fires and floods are the worst. I am sorry about the woamn's companion but I would rather go in a fire in my own house than be living still in a nursing home!<br />I had never been to your sight though and I like it.<br />As for those evil country lights: I lived in the city most of my life. The years I spent in the country were the best of my life and partly because it was so dark. You didn't need to have outside lights on because very few people would go that far to brave the dark. Perhaps the country you live in is different than what I am speaking of though. We out here in the dark are not so happy that new people are buying up old farms and horse ranches and building palaces to inventory with lights all around to show robbers where to go to get the good stuff.Love in the Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777031424867621129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-79194286225719476292012-01-20T13:21:08.920-06:002012-01-20T13:21:08.920-06:00I thought 'lady bug, lady bug, fly away home w...I thought 'lady bug, lady bug, fly away home would be about the annoying habit of the little insects to come and live with you in the winter.<br />Fires and floods are the worst. I am sorry about the woamn's companion but I would rather go in a fire in my own house than be living still in a nursing home!<br />I had never been to your sight though and I like it.<br />As for those evil country lights: I lived in the city most of my life. The years I spent in the country were the best of my life and partly because it was so dark. You didn't need to have outside lights on because very few people would go that far to brave the dark. Perhaps the country you live in is different than what I am speaking of though. We out here in the dark are not so happy that new people are buying up old farms and horse ranches and building palaces to inventory with lights all around to show robbers where to go to get the good stuff.Love in the Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777031424867621129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-82427680944031416072012-01-20T13:20:49.539-06:002012-01-20T13:20:49.539-06:00I thought 'lady bug, lady bug, fly away home w...I thought 'lady bug, lady bug, fly away home would be about the annoying habit of the little insects to come and live with you in the winter.<br />Fires and floods are the worst. I am sorry about the woamn's companion but I would rather go in a fire in my own house than be living still in a nursing home!<br />I had never been to your sight though and I like it.<br />As for those evil country lights: I lived in the city most of my life. The years I spent in the country were the best of my life and partly because it was so dark. You didn't need to have outside lights on because very few people would go that far to brave the dark. Perhaps the country you live in is different than what I am speaking of though. We out here in the dark are not so happy that new people are buying up old farms and horse ranches and building palaces to inventory with lights all around to show robbers where to go to get the good stuff.Love in the Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777031424867621129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-18072475714360138342011-01-06T11:37:41.292-06:002011-01-06T11:37:41.292-06:00Wow. Loss of life - all of this story is sad. Was ...Wow. Loss of life - all of this story is sad. Was it the arsonist again? Maybe he/she is still out there...Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-33313688447566353452011-01-05T07:54:10.923-06:002011-01-05T07:54:10.923-06:00Holy cow. That was a fierce fire. My goodness!Holy cow. That was a fierce fire. My goodness!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-59071921111340687612011-01-05T05:23:36.475-06:002011-01-05T05:23:36.475-06:00This is so sad!! We had a house fire and it is de...This is so sad!! We had a house fire and it is devastating. We lost so much and were out of our home for 6 weeks while repairs where being made. Talk about disjointed!!! It was awful! And the smoke scars never disappeared completely.<br />And we were so glad for the firefighters. They saved, for the most part, our home!<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-69321987907166603252011-01-04T22:16:36.068-06:002011-01-04T22:16:36.068-06:00Oh noooooooooo! That was such a beautiful house! I...Oh noooooooooo! That was such a beautiful house! I love Victorian replicas.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-42802545979369336832011-01-04T18:30:12.550-06:002011-01-04T18:30:12.550-06:00Totally awful, how quickly it can happen. I wonde...Totally awful, how quickly it can happen. I wonder at the speed of combustion...the firefighters did an amazing job containing the fire.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-81151105356297340522011-01-04T17:45:50.545-06:002011-01-04T17:45:50.545-06:00Arsonists? Ouch! That's as bad as it gets. I h...Arsonists? Ouch! That's as bad as it gets. I hope you set your porch light on a timer that changes often enough to foil anybody.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-82107506306211075192011-01-04T15:04:47.276-06:002011-01-04T15:04:47.276-06:00i've never seen a whole house on fire. it'...i've never seen a whole house on fire. it's overwhelming - that much fire all at once. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-27178510142680387822011-01-04T14:55:55.759-06:002011-01-04T14:55:55.759-06:00Oh that's so heartbreaking.. such a sad loss o...Oh that's so heartbreaking.. such a sad loss of life. I hope it was another case of arson.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-43437332694278651782011-01-04T14:24:07.359-06:002011-01-04T14:24:07.359-06:00Speaking of yard light ours in the country goes on...Speaking of yard light ours in the country goes on automatically. I have thought about turning it off to save energy but there is that security issue while everyone is asleep which makes me sleep even better.Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836602667355512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-68939676678554448632011-01-04T14:01:13.867-06:002011-01-04T14:01:13.867-06:00Whoa get out the weiners! That is one hell of a bl...Whoa get out the weiners! That is one hell of a blaze- Fire and water, wind and advil- anything in excess will do you in!Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-56297956439502469372011-01-04T13:37:51.008-06:002011-01-04T13:37:51.008-06:00You are right about the construction - I've se...You are right about the construction - I've seen older homes built with solid hardwood frames that survive fires with minimal structural damage. And I've seen modern homes built in the past decade or two with 2x3 frames that burn to the ground in a matter of minutes. Often it's too late by the time we get there, if there's anyone trapped inside.<br /><br />Unfortunately, building and fire codes are determined by elected officials, and you don't get reelected by enacting rules that make it more expensive to build homes. It's politically driven, so we get simplistic building codes that don't consider the combustibility of the construction materials. Home builders take advantage of the weakness of those codes to build cheaper houses. Like everything else motivated by politics, it won't change until we start electing people who are willing to make the unpopular choices.<br /><br />Rant mode off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-76134494257363274612011-01-04T12:43:30.693-06:002011-01-04T12:43:30.693-06:00That's one of my nightmares - coming home to s...That's one of my nightmares - coming home to see our house in flames. Or waking up to it - terrifying!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-81581250966425131522011-01-04T12:05:26.302-06:002011-01-04T12:05:26.302-06:00A huge fire, spectacular pictures of a rather awes...A huge fire, spectacular pictures of a rather awesome<br />awesome event. There is something horribly fascinating about fires, no wonder some people become arsonists.<br /><br />I make do with a bonfire in the garden, even that can be scary.<br /><br />The flimsy structures you complain of exist here too, like everywhere I should think. Jerry-built they're called.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-71778512073343598192011-01-04T12:04:46.151-06:002011-01-04T12:04:46.151-06:00First I understand about neighborhoods rising and ...First I understand about neighborhoods rising and falling in chi chiness. My folks built the house we are living in the 60's. At the time....the place to move to in the burbs, now we are in the middle of the busiest park of ABQ and with that came super upgrades in the 80's and now the decline of the neighborhood. Sad but true. Cycles of life even in neighborhoods.<br />Second, damn fire scares me. We had a small fire, 2 rooms, in our other house started by my 5.5' iguana when she knocked over her heat lamp. It was smoldering when We got home and hadn't burst into flames yet, the firemen came and did what they do. The whole house had to be repainted and we couldn't go back in for a week because of the residual toxins from the fire. We lost our cats, who kept the iguana company during the day. They were overcome with smoke. The iguana got underneath a pile of fabric I was working on for a client and I guess it filtered the smoke. She lived for a couple more years. I hate fire.<br />The Olde Bagg, LindaOmaLindasOldeBaggsandStuftShirtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589622524456973822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-34413999029178704792011-01-04T12:00:50.504-06:002011-01-04T12:00:50.504-06:00That is awful Ellen. That is some fire. Wow. Did...That is awful Ellen. That is some fire. Wow. Did they ever figure out what happened - electrical, cigarettes or arsonist?<br /><br />I am sorry for the loss of life but you are so right it is a testament to the fire fighters that the other homes still stand.SkippyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.com