my grandmothers house was 4 doors down from the explosion. ghastly isnt even close enough to the truth.
in the past ive watched the fires destroying homes in LA and think how awful for those people who lost homes, possessions, animals, family and then can change the channel to find something else to watch. this time i cant change the channel. what you see on tv isnt even half of the reality that my family and i are living. there is SO much more drama than the 2-3 minute news clips you see or read in the paper. its beyond devastating...
my grandmothers house was 4 doors down from the explosion. ghastly isnt even close enough to the truth.
in the past ive watched the fires destroying homes in LA and think how awful for those people who lost homes, possessions, animals, family and then can change the channel to find something else to watch. this time i cant change the channel. what you see on tv isnt even half of the reality that my family and i are living. there is SO much more drama than the 2-3 minute news clips you see or read in the paper. its beyond devastating...
nothing will ever be the same again.
Justin: I'm really sorry to hear this. Is your family at least physically ok? I'm assuming the house is not. Me and the fam's thoughts are with yours.
my grandmothers house was 4 doors down from the explosion. ghastly isnt even close enough to the truth.
in the past ive watched the fires destroying homes in LA and think how awful for those people who lost homes, possessions, animals, family and then can change the channel to find something else to watch. this time i cant change the channel. what you see on tv isnt even half of the reality that my family and i are living. there is SO much more drama than the 2-3 minute news clips you see or read in the paper. its beyond devastating...
nothing will ever be the same again.
Justin: I'm really sorry to hear this. Is your family at least physically ok? I'm assuming the house is not. Me and the fam's thoughts are with yours.
my grandmothers bones were found out in front of the house. my uncle and two aunts are at the st francis burn unit. my uncle hopefully will get out of there in 6-12mths. my aunts 2-3yrs if they even survive. the house is gone. completely. there is nothing positive for me to say. were worried that my uncle wont be able to walk again. my aunts are going to lose limbs. this is the reality of having serious burns that i never realized or ever thought of. i had no idea how bad it could get... or is going to get. everything is just so unbelieveable and my family is a mess. everything is fucked right now.
It's possible that these incidents will become much more common as gas lines across the country age.
My uncle worked for a New England gas utility and said this would happen years ago. He said that they found pipes that had completely corroded and the gas was just traveling through a cylindrical tunnel in the ground. Basically, they only check them when they are losing a substantial amount of gas.
From what I understand, there are 3 other NG lines in the Peninsula that are similar to the one that exploded. Caltrans has ordered PG&E to examine these other lines ASAP. :roll:
A co-worker of mine lives 2 blocks away from where this went down and lost a close friend who lived in the destroyed area. Some heavy shit that nobody should ever have to deal with.
So sorry to hear about your grandmother and your family, Justin. All the best to you and your family--I hope you are holding up as well as can be expected at a time like this.
Holy shit, J*****, I am so sorry to hear about all of this awful news. If there is anything I can do for you please don't hesitate to get in touch. Seriously man, my heart goes out to you and yours and I can only hope that things are beginning to look up.
I've never met Justin and only know him from SS but this really struck a chord with me and I thought about it all day yesterday....when I got home I read a few stories about Ms. Torres who sounded like a very neat woman, matriarch of her family and the neighborhood who liked gardening. Reminded me very much of my Grandma who practically raised me and whom I lost(to natural causes) many years ago. This made me stop and think about my grandmother which I probably don't do often enough.
When my landscaper comes by next week I am going to ask him to plant a tree in a spot in my back yard and as it grows I'll think of all the grandmothers who have held their families together and given them unconditional love.
And Justin, if there is ever a similar memorial planned for your grandmother in the future I would like to have the honor to donate to the cause.
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in the past ive watched the fires destroying homes in LA and think how awful for those people who lost homes, possessions, animals, family and then can change the channel to find something else to watch. this time i cant change the channel. what you see on tv isnt even half of the reality that my family and i are living. there is SO much more drama than the 2-3 minute news clips you see or read in the paper. its beyond devastating...
nothing will ever be the same again.
Justin: I'm really sorry to hear this. Is your family at least physically ok? I'm assuming the house is not. Me and the fam's thoughts are with yours.
my grandmothers bones were found out in front of the house. my uncle and two aunts are at the st francis burn unit. my uncle hopefully will get out of there in 6-12mths. my aunts 2-3yrs if they even survive. the house is gone. completely. there is nothing positive for me to say. were worried that my uncle wont be able to walk again. my aunts are going to lose limbs. this is the reality of having serious burns that i never realized or ever thought of. i had no idea how bad it could get... or is going to get. everything is just so unbelieveable and my family is a mess. everything is fucked right now.
My uncle worked for a New England gas utility and said this would happen years ago. He said that they found pipes that had completely corroded and the gas was just traveling through a cylindrical tunnel in the ground. Basically, they only check them when they are losing a substantial amount of gas.
Hope your family is OK, Jinx.
A co-worker of mine lives 2 blocks away from where this went down and lost a close friend who lived in the destroyed area. Some heavy shit that nobody should ever have to deal with.
Thoughts and prayers are with you.
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When my landscaper comes by next week I am going to ask him to plant a tree in a spot in my back yard and as it grows I'll think of all the grandmothers who have held their families together and given them unconditional love.
And Justin, if there is ever a similar memorial planned for your grandmother in the future I would like to have the honor to donate to the cause.
Be strong.