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| 2445.1 | how tragic!!! | JULIET::APODACA_KI | In the Palace of my Shame... | Tue May 09 1989 12:42 | 6 |
| oh no! that's terrible--i am glad that most of the cats were saved.
i cannot send any donations, but my deepest sympathies are with
beverly, her family and of course, her cats.
kim
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| 2445.3 | Very tragic | YOSMTE::CORDESBRO_JO | | Tue May 09 1989 13:06 | 8 |
| This is one of my biggest fears. In the event of a fire, I don't
know how I would get all my cats into their carriers and out of
the house.
I am certainly feeling for Beverly and her husband right now. I
will try and get a card off to them.
Jo
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| 2445.4 | | FSHQA2::RWAXMAN | A Cat Makes a Purrfect Friend | Tue May 09 1989 13:14 | 6 |
| Elaine, this is such an awful tragedy. I certainly will send a
card saying I care.
/Roberta
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| 2445.5 | I'm so sorry ... | LDP::CORCORAN | | Tue May 09 1989 13:45 | 9 |
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Oh no, what a terrible tragedy......I just don't know what to
say except I feel for them and their lost loved ones .... what a
terrible thing to have happen .....
My sincerest sympathy's go out to all of them!
Barbara
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| 2445.6 | | JULIET::APODACA_KI | Love rescue me. | Tue May 09 1989 14:18 | 5 |
| oh...well, that makes it much worse, doesn't it....
thanks for the clarification, i musta read it wrong. :(
---kim
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| 2445.8 | what a terrible,terrible thing | SWAT::COCHRANE | Solid gold question mark twenty feet tall | Tue May 09 1989 14:36 | 8 |
| Oh dear God, how awful. It would be like losing
children for me. I'll get a card off to them.
I worry so much about what would happen to my girls
if I wasn't there.......
Mary-Michael
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| 2445.9 | How horrible | REDWOD::GRAFTON | | Tue May 09 1989 15:07 | 6 |
| How horrible. I will send whatever I can. Thank you for entering
the note, painful as it is. They certainly need our help and prayers.
In deepest sympathy,
Jill
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| 2445.10 | | CRUISE::NDC | | Tue May 09 1989 15:24 | 10 |
| Maybe the silver lining memorial should go to Bev this quarter.
(Gawd! Sometimes I wish I had a door I could shut so I could
cry this out........)
Beverly had been helping me show Dundee. Sometimes she has
a gruff exterior but I know she loves her cats very very much.
And anyone who was worried - Bianca and her sister, the
beautiful scottish folds Bev had been showing for Tony Costa
are with Tony. They are alright.
Nancy DC
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| 2445.12 | | IAMOK::GERRY | Home is where the Cat is | Tue May 09 1989 16:56 | 8 |
| Elaine,
I think you said it all in .11
This is such a terrible loss.
cin...
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| 2445.13 | | CRUISE::NDC | | Wed May 10 1989 08:05 | 6 |
| Well, I'm glad that they've found some more cats alive. That
seems to make it a bit easier.
Thanks for keeping us posted Elaine. I already sent a card to
the address in NH. I'm sure she'll get it.
Nancy DC
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| 2445.14 | When do I wake up from the nightmare? | REFINE::TAYLOR | You're worth your weight in m&m's | Wed May 10 1989 13:01 | 6 |
| Oh my god! I just got in here today and read this. This is like a bad
dream! Beverly is such a nice person. A card is being sent tonight.
Elaine, please keep me posted!
Holly
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| 2445.16 | | CRUISE::NDC | | Wed May 10 1989 14:41 | 3 |
| Anyone know how much a fire alarm system that rings the fire dept
costs?
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| 2445.17 | | REFINE::TAYLOR | You're worth your weight in m&m's | Thu May 11 1989 10:51 | 3 |
| Does anyone know how the fire started?
HOlly
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| 2445.18 | | CRUISE::NDC | | Thu May 11 1989 11:15 | 5 |
| I'm afraid to ask. I know Beverly is a smoker and I'm praying
that it wasn't anything related to that. I don't know how I'd
live with myself if I thought I had been responsible!! I mean,
we all make mistakes at times - its human.
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| 2445.19 | | IAMOK::GERRY | Home is where the Cat is | Thu May 11 1989 11:41 | 2 |
| From what I understand, it was an electrical fire....I had the same
thoughts as you did Nancy, so
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| 2445.21 | sunshine through the clouds! | IAMOK::GERRY | Home is where the Cat is | Thu May 11 1989 13:37 | 11 |
| re: .20
A few more alive....boy, that is good news. Elaine, do you know
if this is in addition to the three they found the other day or
are these the same ones that they may have finally caught?
I've been saying my prayers.
cin
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| 2445.22 | | VIDEO::MORRISSEY | Trapped inside this lovers maze | Thu May 11 1989 14:04 | 12 |
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I am also very glad to hear that more have been found...
I don't know what I'd do if I were in their shoes....I
hope I don't ever have to be....
Prayers are with them...
JJ
(card went out today too)
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| 2445.25 | | CRUISE::NDC | | Thu May 11 1989 15:23 | 12 |
| I'm very very very relieved to hear it was electrical and not
due to cigarettes or matches. That's one less burden.
what is the total count now of saved cats?
E.T. time will ease the grief & horror. It never goes away totally,
but it will get easier to bear. Doing things to help does make
it a little easier.
Jack and I are going to look into installing a fire alarm that auto-
matically rings the Fire Department.
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| 2445.26 | | CIRCUS::KOLLING | Karen, Sweetie, & Holly; in Calif. | Thu May 11 1989 15:48 | 5 |
| Re: .25
Maybe you could post some general info about the alarm, cost, etc.
I think we'd all like to consider this.
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| 2445.27 | maybe were in the basement? | JULIET::APODACA_KI | Love rescue me. | Thu May 11 1989 17:09 | 10 |
| i am curious...were the cats that wre found alive inside the house?
or running around outside? i wouldn't hve thought the kittys could
survive inside a house full of smoke and fire, but if so, well,
maybe if this sort of thing happens again (god forbid, but you know
how that goes) to someone else, then all hope isnt lost that the
animals will perish...
do keep us posted!
kim
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| 2445.28 | | CRUISE::NDC | | Fri May 12 1989 07:43 | 2 |
| re: .26 I'll let you know what I find out.
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| 2445.30 | Clearing up some information | REFINE::TAYLOR | You're worth your weight in m&m's | Mon May 15 1989 00:52 | 31 |
| I'm putting in this note to clarify some things.
First of all, Sherry Mitchel has told me that Beverly did not have 80
cats. She had 60.
The total count of cats that died in the fire was 30 cats. At first,
they thought that that did not include kittens. They found out from
the MSPCA that it did include kittens. There were 15 kittens so that
means that they only found 15 cats that were killed in the fire.
Also, most of the cats that were killed were the ones that had the run
of the house. The kittens were in baskets in 3 different rooms. The
carriers that she had were melted, but there were no cats in them.
Her 2 stud males did survive. Along with a few of her queens. Beverly
still doesn't know which cats were killed because she still hasn't gone
to the animal hospital. She can't bear to find out which ones she
lost. All of them were so dear to her.
At the moment, they have saved about 30 cats. There are still some in
the celler of the house (they think there's around 4 of them). They
have left some food out for them and it is being eaten. They have got
have-a-heart traps set to try and catch them. Beverly goes over twice
a day to see if she can catch them.
And finally, the best news. Beverly's insurance company is acting
fast. They are setting up a moble home for her on her property by
tuesday. They will start rebuilding their home shortly.
Holly
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| 2445.31 | another glimmer of light... | IAMOK::GERRY | Home is where the Cat is | Mon May 15 1989 10:14 | 13 |
| Thanks for the update, Holly. I think when we were all getting
the news initially, there wasn't alot of information available.
When I talked to Sherri last Tuesday, things were still pretty much
chaos.
I didn't want to keep calling and asking, but I prayed alot, and
hoped alot when I heard word that they were still finding cats alive.
This is still a devastating disaster....have you heard how Beverly
and John are holding out???
cin
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| 2445.32 | She's doing much better than expected | REFINE::TAYLOR | You're worth your weight in m&m's | Mon May 15 1989 11:14 | 10 |
| Actually, they are holding out pretty well, considering. I guess they
are still planning on going to the show this weekend. This one is
going to be a rough one for her because everyone is going to be asking
how she is doing. But Beverly is definitely a tough cookie. She is
also planning on going to the show in Ohio, too. She says that if she
doesn't have anything to show, then she will find something from
someone else (maybe the two kittens she has been showing recently).
Holly
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| 2445.33 | | REFINE::TAYLOR | Did someone say CCHHOOCCOOLLAATTEE?? | Wed Jul 05 1989 09:04 | 14 |
| I just saw Beverly this weekend. She seems to be doing pretty well.
They are living in a two room trailer right now. They saved about 3/4
of the cats. A few had to be put down because of smoke inhalation.
She does still have her two studs males, though (a blessing!). She's
gotten unbelievable contributions from individual people and from the
local cat clubs. She appreciated all of the cards and things sent to
her. She basically is looking for basic household items. The latest
expedition was to look for a collander.
She asked me to tell everyone how much she appreciated all of the cards
and donations sent to her. They really helped to life her spirits.
Holly
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| 2445.34 | Confused | CGOO01::LMILLER | Now try it once more ...... | Thu Jul 06 1989 13:27 | 1 |
| What happened to the base note?
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| 2445.35 | | CRUISE::NDC | | Fri Jul 07 1989 18:29 | 7 |
| re: .33 Thanks for putting that in Holly. I was wondering how
she was doing. I had gotten some info from Tony Costa, Dundee's
breeder and a friend of Bev's, but he's currently in Portugal
getting married :-)
I'm hoping to see her at the shows in the fall.
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