Thanks all for the well-wishes. The green lights of the Tet shine bright.
The irony of having a house fire during such heavy flooding made the papers. The fire claim amid all the flood damage caught the attention of the insurance adjuster, who's already come and gone. They're just waiting for the official word from the fire marshal about the cause (outlet) tomorrow (hopefully) and they'll process our paperwork. Remarkably fast, I think.
We and the surviving critters are couch surfing with my daughter and son in law in the meantime. They're generous with their apartment, but we'll all be glad when it's over. They have so little space of their own. I feel like a total burden.
Hopefully the rebuild will be quick.
Speaking of rebuilds... it looks like ye olde cantina got a fresh coat of paint and a sweep out. Looks good. A few plants and books on the shelf and the place will be good as new.
I have some elephant ears I could bring...
I don't think fires are all that uncommon in floods because the water damages the electrical. After our hurricanes, there were a lot of people that lost houses to fires several weeks after the hurricane was over. The electricity came back on and they didn't know they had a problem and then there's a fire.
I hope everything gets settled quickly for you.
