On Jan 29, 1:10*am, wrote:
> Yeah, I did forget a couple things. *We could only get the dogs out
> when we were first evacuated. *The cats were scared and hiding under a
> bed, and we had nowhere to take the birds. *The beautiful 18 year old
> girl who recently moved in with us, and whose laptop I'm now using,
> ran into the house against firefighter's orders to rescue the cats. *A
> fireman found her lying on the bedroom floor, trying to get the cats
> to come out. *He was wearing breathing apparatus and gave her a mask
> to breathe through. *He told her she'd have to go to the hospital.
> She said no way, and kept going until she got one cat boxed up. *Then
> she started going down to the main floor and fell almost the whole
> flight of stairs. *Still wouldn't accept medical treatment, but has
> one whammy of a headache now.
>
> Oh, the gas company guy and the firefighters said it was carbon
> dioxide. *The furnace guy said it was carbon monoxide. *I don't know,
> but I'm glad I smelled that odorless gas. *I don't think it was the
> dead cat.
>
> I can't really decide whether to laugh or cry. *I'm not sure that I'm
> capable of either right now. *I think I'm just gonna be in pure
> survival mode for awhile.
>
> Carol, whose toes are getting really cold

Oh, Lordy! You've had one heck of a great time, no? I'll light a
candle for your luck to turn to the better.
Get the dead cat out of the basement asap. That's bad Karma if I ever
saw it!

Glad you're alive and well. Stay safe.

maxine in ri