Pam has wrapped up her latest hospital adventure, but she still needs the attention. She had the clever idea of a house fire, but had to back off. After all, everyone who reads and marvels at her lies on the internet already knows her name and address up there on the north side of Wichita. A house fire would be too easily checked out, and with all the DUmmies hating her guts over her Top DUmmy win, they would tear her apart. She might even get the granite pizza, again. So, the house fire will have to hit a relative by marriage, once removed. No one can easily track down the particulars, so her lie is relatively safe:
greenbriar (1000+ posts) Sun Jan-31-10 03:01 PM
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My sister's brother in law and family lost EVERY thing to a fire Friday night
they live in a small town and there is not much to offer there. Hubby and I paid for their family to spend one night at the local motel Saturday. We also ordered a pizza for them and had it delivered to them at the motel. It is wonderful what internet can do now days.
Now, there is the task of seeing if anything is salvageable.
Hubby's family lost everything to a fire about 20 years ago. I know how depressing and frustrating it is.
When they find a new place or figure out what they are going to do, we are going to give them a gift card so they can pick out some household items they might need.
The town folks are pretty good, but in times like these, they also think it is time to get rid of all their "garage sale" items.
My mother-in-law said you would not believe the shit people sent. Granny panties that would fit the fat woman at a carnival is one such item.
I think the gift card will be much better for their needs. I just wish we could give more than 100 bucks.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x9232906Pam Dawson is the hero of the story again!! One night in a hotel, a charity pizza, and down the road a ways, a gift card for one hundred big clams. Remember, Pam has told us many times the rest of her family are all trailer trash deadbeats, so a night at the Super 8 and a C-note should be more than enough to put them back on their feet.
greenbriar (1000+ posts) Sun Jan-31-10 03:06 PM
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1. since I was in the hospital, we couldn't go down in person
in that small town, everyone rallies when horrific things like this happens. It is a thing of beauty in the face of sorrow.
We did what we could from the hospital.
I hope they are able to put their lives back together.
Really, we have decent insurance so my materialistic things wouldn't bother me too much, but the photos and personal things would be so heartbreaking to lose.
Pam is on chemo. She also has great insurance. Suck on that, DUmmies.
The poetess CalPig can be counted on to reply to the shunned greenbriar:
CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Sun Jan-31-10 03:08 PM
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2. My dear greenbriar...
That is horrifying...
I hope they can regroup and get going once again. Of course, things can be replaced, but it's the loss of special momentos of a lifetime that hurt so much.
I'm betting their next home will have sprinklers or at least smoke detectors.
Good luck to them!
Good on you for helping...
Red lights blink blink blink blink
shiny truck gleaming
greenbriar (1000+ posts) Sun Jan-31-10 03:10 PM
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3. they were gone when it happened. The came home to firetrucks
in their yard.
That would be so horrible to me!
greenbriar (1000+ posts) Sun Jan-31-10 09:14 PM
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15. thank you all for your kind words and the pms wanting to help
I will find out where they are staying and let you all know.
Well, Pam, after that single night at Motel 6, these people are still going to be as homeless as bobbolink.
If you are a real compassionate progressive, you know where they should be staying. You have that vacant basement apartment where the imaginary wino lived until a few weeks ago. You also have a vacant room where Holli lived until she escaped the day after her 18th birthday. So surely, they will be living with you from now on. If they're living with you, they won't have to use the laundry mat.
