Re: Don't heistate with fire protection

[secure15 <secure15@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe,
My family's heart goes out to you! Having a teenager away at College, I
think about it daily. So sorry for the loss of your son.... I know it
sounds idiotic, but don't blame yourself.  It's not up to us to
determine the time or the way in which we depart. Rest assured he is
indeed in a much better place. God Bless you all in this time of sorrow.
Mike S.





Tommy wrote:
> My sincerest condolences on your loss, joe.  You will be in our prayers.
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> "JoeRaisin" <joeraisin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> About four years ago my boys became close friends with a kid they met at
>> their tea kwon do school.  They all enjoyed snowboarding (winter) and
>> skateboarding (summer).  he even became a black belt at the same time as
>> my younger boy (15yo).
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>> We have a very large driveway and he has some nice hills behind his house
>> so it quickley became the norm for them to spend most of the summer at our
>> house and most of the winter at his.
>>
>> His parents are very nice folks and we visited their house along with our
>> kids many time and vice-versa.
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>> I noticed they had no fire protection in their very old house.  I had
>> commented to Doug many times that I could easily throw together a simple
>> fire system from stuff I had salvaged during takeovers and tear downs but
>> we would have to buy a few wireless smokes (four would have done it).
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>> We both agreed it would be a good idea and I even started throwing some
>> stuf in a box but I never got around to doing it.  I had everything
>> together and could have easily gotten a few smokes from our service
>> department at reduced cost - but agan, I never could seem to find the
>> time.
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>> Saturday morning at around 4 am the house burned to the ground and my 18
>> year old son was the only one who didn't get out.
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>> The other two boys in the home at the time said that when they woke up
>> they couldn't get through the house to the room my son had gone to sleep
>> in.  It wouldn't have mattered as the investigator (who at this time is
>> leaning towards electrical in the kitchen ceiling) believes (based on the
>> descriptions from the those two) that since my son had his bedroom door
>> open he was most likely already gone (from the smoke) by the time the
>> other two woke up at the other end of the house.
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>> Had I not screwed around and done what I knew needed doing they would have
>> at least had a chance of waking up before it was too late and my son would
>> still be teaching tae kwon do and going to school.
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>> I wouldn't be sitting here waiting until Monday so they can take his body
>> down state to be identified (he was the only other one who could have been
>> in the house).  We don't know when we will be getting him back.
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>> If you have any family or friends who are not adequately or even
>> rudimentarily protected don't wait.  Do it today.
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>> Don't let a loved one die because you procrastinate.  Everyone is aying it
>> was an accident and that these things happen.  I know better.  He is dead
>> because I saw something that needed to be done and I simply didn't do it.
>> It is a father's duty to protect his children.
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