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Digest - 16 Nov 2009 to 17 Nov 2009 (#2009-199)
Tue, 17 Nov 2009
There are 8 messages totalling 317 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. PRAYER - car fire (7)
2. FK GeoCities sites - Merc Central - update
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Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:10:13 -0800
From: Megan MacLean <xena_goddess_of_war_99@y.......>
Subject: PRAYER - car fire
I just got out of the hospital about a day ago. My friend and I were at dinner
and my car exploded. The started to smell funny, then smoke started coming from
the cigarette lighter/dashboard. Nervous, I drove to the first place I could -
a Brakes Master, then I hastily parked as it continued to smoke, opened the
doors and we got the hell out of there. Smoke was POURING from the opened
doors. The car alarm went off, then the horn, as less than five minutes later,
the battery exploded into flames, blowing the windows out, followed by the
engine.
I was in a state of disbelief, followed by panic and blind instinct. I don't
know how we got out so quickly.
Everything in that car is burned, gone. Nothing remains but a burnt out shell.
The steering wheel is gone. The seats are so melted that the metal is bent and
sagging. The seats are gone. The back seat is melted.
My SCA stuff in the trunk however, was untouched, and the gas tank did not get
touched, despite the flames engulfing the entire car, front to back.
Someone was watching out for us. Someone wanted us to stop for dinner.
The miraculous thing? I was taking Jen home. If I hadn't decided to take us to
dinner, then driver her home before heading back myself, I would have had that
happen to me on the freeway, alone.
In short, I would not be here. I still shouldn't be here. It's a miracle either
of us are unscathed.
They had me on an oxygen mask for little, then they did 2 chest x rays, a
breathing treatment, arterial blood gas and I had oxygen via nasal cannula for
about an hour and a half.
The external hard drive that I had my information on it for all my IM clients,
school stuff, and all games other than SWG was a total loss. I I had taken it
to my friend's and had it in the backseat. (I was getting some things from
her).
So now I have NO money, and no car, so I can't even go look for a job now, or
do anything for that matter. No more kung fu, or anything, for now at least. I
haven't the money, nor the car anymore. BUT, I am alive. Alive and untouched.
As is my friend, who helped save my life but deciding that she was too tired,
and that we should take my car.
Today we found that there are quite a few recalls out on my car. There may be
a lawsuit as well.
I am still shaken, but amazed to be here.
http://tinypic.com/r/219t6qa/4
That is a shot from the front, looking into the backseat.
Also my fiancee broke up with me on Halloween, and my father is going to have
to have surgery in his neck, to help prevent more strokes. If you all could
send us some good thoughts and prayers, I'd be really grateful.
Megan MacLean
Also... anyone else laughing over Twilight? I had a nice convo with another FK
fan in my dojo of all places, about how much more awesome FK is. ;)
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Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:40:12 -0700
From: Walt Doherty <wdoherty5@c.......>
Subject: Re: PRAYER - car fire
>I just got out of the hospital about a day ago. My friend and I were at
>dinner and my car exploded. The started to smell funny, then smoke started
>coming from the cigarette lighter/dashboard. Nervous,
. . . .
God bless, Megan. It's little things like possible death and destruction
that make you realize what's really important: things like dojos and FK.
:-)
Anyway, what's truly important is that you are still around to comfort your
father, you and your friend wll always have interesting thoughts about
dinner, and you (and a lot of us) got a good laugh out of Twilight.
Bright blessings on you
Walt D
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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00:14 -0500
From: Wendy <w.rigney@v.......>
Subject: Re: PRAYER - car fire
Oh, my God, Megan. You surely have some wonderful Guardian Angels looking
out for you! I am grateful that you did stop - and are still with us. Things
can be replaced. People cannot. Prayers are definitely with you.
I will also say a prayer for your father.
Take care,
Wendy
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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:18:45 -0000
From: Lorin <vachesang@1.......>
Subject: Re: PRAYER - car fire
Oh thank God you both got out ok. Jobs and possessions and money pale into
insignificance when it's a life or death situation. That photo is seriously
alarming.
Someone is certainly looking out for you.
Lorin
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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:36:37 -0500
From: Brenda Bell <webwarren@e.......>
Subject: Re: PRAYER - car fire
At 11:10 PM 11/16/2009, Megan MacLean wrote:
>My friend and I were at dinner and my car exploded...
>...The car alarm went off, then the horn, as less than five minutes
>later, the battery exploded into flames, blowing the windows out,
>followed by the engine.
Ouch. I've seen a fully-involved car fire once. The flames were fully
40 feet in height at the time we passed by; police and fire had set
up a perimeter of about 1/4 km (1-2 blocks). From what I could tell,
had the driver and/or passengers not already gotten out, there would
have been nothing left of them to identify. The phrase "scary"
doesn't even begin to describe it.
>My SCA stuff in the trunk however, was untouched, and the gas tank
>did not get touched, despite the flames engulfing the entire car,
>front to back.
Wow. That is an incredible stroke of luck, given how much SCA stuff
is handmade and irreplaceable.
>The external hard drive that I had my information on it for all my
>IM clients, school stuff, and all games other than SWG was a total
>loss. I I had taken it to my friend's and had it in the backseat. (I
>was getting some things from her).
Do you have backups you can use to recover some of the info?
>So now I have NO money, and no car, so I can't even go look for a
>job now, or do anything for that matter.
I understand that, as I've been on the market for about 2 years and
the big issue is that I don't have a car (or a driver's license), and
cycling is difficult in winter weather.
>Also my fiancee broke up with me on Halloween, and my father is
>going to have to have surgery in his neck, to help prevent more
>strokes. If you all could send us some good thoughts and prayers,
>I'd be really grateful.
Sounds like you're really going through a rough spot...
Hoping things start looking up from here...
Brenda F. Bell webwarren@e....... /nick TMana IM: n2kye
Arctophile, computer addict, TREKker, stealth photographer...
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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:19:34 -0800
From: Megan MacLean <xena_goddess_of_war_99@y.......>
Subject: Re: PRAYER - car fire
*Giggle* yes, and rather interestingly, on saturday, the day before it happened,
I had attended a graduation for my dojo, as a supporting student (not a
graduating) and master Campbell talked about cultivating an atitude of
gratitude, that we are not entitled to anything. Sure brings things into
focus.
These are pics we took after it was put out:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/GondorRangerGirl/Car/car030.jpg
Left side, front of car.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/GondorRangerGirl/Car/car031.jpg
Left side, back.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/GondorRangerGirl/Car/car014.jpg
I think this WAS the front.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/GondorRangerGirl/Car/car015.jpg
The backseat.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/GondorRangerGirl/Car/car016.jpg
Dashboard/side.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/GondorRangerGirl/Car/car017.jpg
Dashboard - yes there is no longer a steering wheel. The fire melted it.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/GondorRangerGirl/Car/car019.jpg
Top area of left side.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/GondorRangerGirl/Car/car026.jpg
My side.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/GondorRangerGirl/Car/car003.jpg
My side again.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/GondorRangerGirl/Car/car007.jpg
The hood after the explosion.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/GondorRangerGirl/Car/car008.jpg
Interior. Notice that the heat was so intense that it bent the front seat
frames.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/GondorRangerGirl/Car/car013.jpg
Left side again.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/GondorRangerGirl/Car/car010.jpg
Interior, left side.
Light and Blessings back to you
Megan MacLean
--- On Mon, 11/16/09, Walt Doherty <wdoherty5@c.......> wrote:
> From: Walt Doherty <wdoherty5@c.......>
> Subject: Re: PRAYER - car fire
> To: FORKNI-L@l.......
> Date: Monday, November 16, 2009, 10:40 PM
> >I just got out of the hospital
> about a day ago. My friend and I were at
> >dinner and my car exploded. The started to smell funny,
> then smoke started
> >coming from the cigarette lighter/dashboard. Nervous,
> . . . .
>
> God bless, Megan. It's little things like possible
> death and destruction
> that make you realize what's really important: things like
> dojos and FK.
> :-)
>
> Anyway, what's truly important is that you are still around
> to comfort your
> father, you and your friend wll always have interesting
> thoughts about
> dinner, and you (and a lot of us) got a good laugh out of
> Twilight.
>
> Bright blessings on you
>
> Walt D
>
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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:25:50 -0800
From: Megan MacLean <xena_goddess_of_war_99@y.......>
Subject: Re: PRAYER - car fire
whooops sent it to the list not the person *ducks head* Eeep! Sorry!
Megan MacLean
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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:58:57 -0500
From: Greer Watson <gwatson2@r.......>
Subject: FK GeoCities sites - Merc Central - update
Ask and ye shall receive. Desiree has sent me a copy of Merc Central from
about 2001. It was recorded as preparations were underway for War XI, and
contains the full text of the page "liar.html" (which is a lot of fun), a
lot more pages for faction links, and one of the missing photos.
Invaluable: there is no way I could possibly have come up with a
substitute, especially for the photo!
This 2001 version is not quite the same as the imperfect copy I already had:
it looks as though the site was revised slightly after War XI was played.
So I'm going to try to merge the two. The result will be neither, and hence
inauthentic; but it will preserve bits of both where I would otherwise have
had to make a choice.
I am still missing the doctored "vamped-out" version of the photo. If
anyone should have a copy, would they please send it to me? Failing that, I
will have a go in Paint. I figure fangs....
Much thanks to Desiree!
Greer
gwatson2@r.......
http://www.foreverknight.org/FK4/
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