We got a call from the police about 11:30 last night saying there was a fire at the new house. Because it's in a new sub-division with new neighbors, the fire was not reported immediately and the house burned to the ground. We threw on our clothes and rushed to Canvasback Circle. When we drove up, they had the whole street blocked off and the house was surrounded by fire trucks and emergency vehicles. David got close enough to take these two pictures before they told us it wasn't safe to stay.
We spoke with firefighter Jason Stone who drives the pumper truck and is in charge of monitoring hose pressure while they fight a blaze. He guessed the fire started in the basement.
The hot water heater was just installed two days ago by Bill. Remember we didn't know what his specialty was? Well, we do now!
After going down to the station, we met Crystal in the emergency call center. She was the one who took the 911 call. She did a great job.
We met Rachel and Roy this morning and thanked them for making the 911 call that failed to save our house.
Needles to say, we are devastated. We are not sure where to go from here. Some of the tribal rugs we purchased are irreplaceable and we don't know how we are going to replace the stunning facia board. Starting over won't be easy but we promise to take picture of every plumber, every carpenter, every roofer and every electrician who will help us build Canvasback Handiranch 2.
PS - APRIL FOOLS! from the real writers of this post who meant this all in loving jest.
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