I'm going to preach to you folks one more time about making sure you have full coverage on your homes and work shops..2 o'clock this morning our 24"x48" woodworking shop went up in flames..complete loss..building,projects,tools, everything...no, not a clue as to why it went up....it's going to be a long day.

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Sorry to hear that, Steve. I'm just speachless..

Thats terrible news steve.
Hang tuff buddy..

Sorry to hear that Steve...

i am truly sorry to hear this news Capesams...

as someone whose family had their house
burn to the ground
i can certainly relate....

Dang - Sorry to hear about that Steve. Best wishes on a quick turnaround...

Steve very very sorry to hear that man. :(

Hope it was insured but that don't mean diddly anymore. that sucks.

Sorry Steve, that sucks.

Txs. guy's...insured it was, but still as Salty say's...time will tell.Just thank God no one was hurt.

Sorry to hear that steve.Let me know if I can help in any way.

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Take a 1/2 hour tonite and walk around your house or shop and take pictures of EVERYTHING. Upload to a hidden site somewhere on the net. WILL make a huge difference when you have to sit down and fill out the ins forms like Steve will have to do. Got to tell them everything you had... would you be able to sit and remember it all...probably not.

Steve that just plain %$%$%$%$ing sucks. My thoughts are with you.

wow- sorry to hear the bad news steve, glad nobody was hurt. let us know if and when you find the cause.

Let me know what you might have immediate need for as far as tools, especially during the time before the insurance co. sends initial check. Can brng down Sat.
Ross

Sorry to hear this Steve! As you said, thanks God nobody was injured! Best of luck with the rebuild.....if you have an old fashioned "barn raising" count me in to help!

Steve, sorry to hear about that. Glad no one was injured.

Sorry to here that Steve.

Sorry to hear that. Hope things work out as best as they can.

A CAPESAMS Shop "Barn Raising" sounds like a great Idea :btu:

:( sorry to hear that Steve
that really sucks, I know you said that barn was full of stuff.
Good luck battling with your ins. co. they usually play hardball.

sorry to hear that Steve. i hope everything will work out.

Steve, That's terrible news. I can only imagine how you feel.
Thank god no one got hurt.

Bernzy

That really sucks Steve, if there is anything you need just ask. Most of my tools are just sittin covered in dust..

sorry capesams, thank goodness it wasnt your house.

Now that really really sucks. Hopefully your insurance company doesn't.

Hey Steve.... very sorry for your loss. Did you have all your fishing stuff and collections in there or is that your basement cave?

Just horrible either way....goodluck in the process of rebuilding and all.

Mike

sorry to here this.

Sorry to hear about your shop. Let me know if you need anything. even to use my small shop to get your mind off of the fire.
Mark

sorry to here about the loss....

That sucks, fires suck...Sorry to hear :(

-spence

Sorry to hear about your loss

sorry man that sucks

sorry to hear about the loss

Sorry to hear Steve.

I am very sorry to hear that Steve.

sorry to hear it Capesams

that is awful man, sorry to hear that.

at least no one was hurt...and its not the dead of winter.

steve that is a shame

Steve, Sorry to hear this. If there is anything you need for tools to keep going let me know. I'll let you borrow anything I have in the garage.

So Sorry Steve,
Like you said ,as long as no one was hurt,everything else can be replaced!
VB

Sorry about your loss, Capesams.

sorry to hear that- good luck witht he recovery.

Hard to even contemplate. I'm very sorry for you.

Capesams, Sorry to hear the Bad news. Good luck getting things straightened out.

Very sorry to hear this. Good luck with the rebuild and dealing with the ins. people.

bummer, hope things work out

That sucks.
Any idea what happened ?
What did the FD say ?
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Man you got all the wrong luck, sorry to hear this Steve.

Steve, you have lots of support here. I hope you're back in business soon..

so sorry to hear that, least no one was hurt

steve;i'm up the street and have plenty of spare time to help you do the dirty work if needed.I haven't spoken to you in years and i haven't forgotten what you did for me when you built my rod bench in harwich[remember,hint].moved to truro for years,now in s. orleans so let me know.BOB M.

Bummer . thats really bad.. I got some tools if you need them to keep working ..hand power type stuff I'm not using , couple of sawzalls ,wormgear skill saw,, stuff like that .

Sorry to hear that

im so sorry to hear that Steve

Your Loss

Sorry for your loss. I am so paranoid of fire, many times have driven back home to make sure everything is off.

Terrible! Sorry to hear it.

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Like you said,, no one got hurt....but it still SUX!

Well! it's been a day fa shore.....First off,I want to thank everyone for their well wishes and loan of tool's and offer's of help.I can't say enough for all the great folk's here and the other's in this town which we/I live.

fire marshall's[2] found nothing as to how it started.. .But signed off as to not hold thing's up.

Insurance people sent a great adjuster out,,went beyond standard by the book crap...pushing things through without all the red tape.

We've got the disstuction crew line up....building inspector will sign off the minute we place the building plans on his desk...framing crew lined up...we have a rental lined up to work out of for the time being.We still have most of our larger and smaller hand tools, so we'll pick-up a smaller tablesaw etc. to keep going.

Off for a quick nap before I fall down..but Again..I want to thank you all for the kind words and offer's of help.

steve.

what a terrible thing to have happen. Sorry for your losses. At least no one was injured and it sounds like the rebuilding process is already well started. Hopefully things won't get hung up there. I wish you well.

When the going gets tough.....

Good progress since this morning!

I will be interested in the plans, ie. what are you going to add/change...

Tool offer still stands.

Sorry for the heartache, but the bright note is no one was hurt. You did not mention it. The devastation that a fire brings to your personal life, is horendous. Words can't describe.

Dam that wicked sux,,,sorry to hear that .

Sorry to hear about your loss. I wish you the best in your rebuilding efforts.
Eric

Best of luck in the re-building process. At least everything is lined up and you shouldn't have to deal with any bull.

Bummer!! Sorry to read this hope it all works out for you.

Sorry for the loss CS, i can feel the pit in your stomach from here. :(

Hey Steve ,,, just talking to someone this happened too .. Mac was there also .. He said no problem the insurance company paying off on the building . They cut him a check with in a week .. Contents was another story . They said could take up to 3 months .. He hired a guy that went thru the burnt up stuff and for a percentage ,,I want to say ten . The guy wrote up all the items and pushed the paper work thru .. He said it was well worth it because the guy put every little tiny thing down .. The guy was pricing a pound of 16d nails at HD to put on the list .. ask Mac .

Is there a fundraiser in order here? ..... plug and tackle raffle. Don`t know if this is appropriate but I would donate.

Mike

sorry to hear this news capesams.....good luck...

C/S
Very sorry to hear about the fire /but glad no one was in it ::

hang it there >>>>>> no other options ><><

Sorry for your loss. Good luck with the insurance Co.

This sucks Steve. I wish you the best of luck in rebuilding and hope all turns out well (as much as can be expected under the circumstances) for you.

CS,

Sorry to hear about your shop. Hope everything works out with the insurance company and you get a decent settlement out of them.

Sorry for your loss, CS. I'm glad to hear you are moving fast forward.Great you have so many good friends out there.

Whoa Stevie!

Late addition here but really bummed to hear about that....I truly hope your insurance company comes through. Lots of tools in the forbidden land of Wellfleet....Just holler if you need ANYTHING...

Jeff

A CAPESAMS Shop "Barn Raising" sounds like a great Idea :btu:


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Sorry to hear the bad news CS. I hope you didn't loose anything that was irreplaceable. That is what really sucks. Good luck with the rebuilding.

With alot of phone calls,,hand shaking and thank you's . We moved into our new temp. shop[bare] ..going shopping today for for some larger pcs of equipment must have to keep going...///dug up all my coffee cans in the back yard/// but what the heck..can't take it with you...support from everyone has been great.sure takes the bite out of this mess.

the only thing that I'll miss is my grandfathers bandsaw...it was well over 100 years old...I remember as a kid standing there watching him cutting out profiles of shore birds so he could carve them into life like birds.


Bobby M the telly phoneman...how the H*** are ya:wavey:

Capesams....that is a shame losing that bandsaw. Keep the memories!:uhuh:

Did that band saw (your grandfather's) have antique value? beyond it's replacement cost?

just wondered... i know they're treating you well....

I'm sure it does...had pockets that the wheel shafts sat/layed in that were made of lead, that had to be oiled all the time. it was also a left cutting table..backwards of what they are today...30" wheels an cast iron one pc frame..even though its twisted and sagging,, I'm still going to hang onto it....once I can get to it.

That is beyond terrible.... if there is anything I can just PM me, if I can help I will.... I lost everything once in a fire as a teenager, I know how it feels...

best wishes CS

That is beyond terrible.... if there is anything I can just PM me, if I can help I will
.... I lost everything once in a fire as a teenager, I know how it feels...

yeah me too Rockfish9 ...the firemen shoveled everything out the windows of the third floor
....i'm lucky to be alive actually...

i had a door knob burn on my right hand for months after i opened the door to the inferno...
i'd be rich now! if i had kept my treasure chest of full baseball cards....and comic books...
i saved everything...

Just thinking about it gives me a knot in my gut. Hang tough, everything that's truly irreplaceable is still breathing.

I totally missed this Capesams. Wow...How are things now in the new shop?

Chum

I never saw this either. Sorry to hear this hope everything works out.

I really feel for you Steve. I have a number of out buildings and would be devistated if I had such bad luck. Hang in there.:crying:

Sucky mcsuckalot. I'd offer you tools or rebuilding help, but I think I have a couple pieces of sandpaper and I built a shelf in wood shop in high school this one time... Suffice to say sorry bout your luck.

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WOW I have seen fire loss before but that is awful. It looks like the fire dept. couldn't do anything to stop that one. I wish you luck again in the new shop.

Incredible. Everything burned to charcoal. I hope things work out eventually.

There must have been a lot of things that just can't be replaced in there. I'm lost for words.

WOW...:eyes:

I can't imagine how heartbreaking this has been for you...

Hope that everything has been going well in the transition.

lots of good times we had in there..sad ones too...many things won't get replaced...some already have been..one more town board hearing and she'll be gone...soon to be replaced with a new shop...guess it'll be another fishless season, but well worth the time it'll take to rebuild it....txs again for the well wishes and good luck.

I am sorry about your loss. I know what it feels like to lose everything in a fire. When I was a boy we lost our house to a fire just before Christimas. You have to look at this way this things can be replaced but people cant. I almost lost my mother and little brother in that fire but I was grateful I didnt.

Fire is terrible..
Good Luck Rebuilding.

Good Luck Steve - but still get out fishing a few times at least. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, it does for fishing too....

Holy Moses, that is a complete catastrophe. Very sorry for your loss and best of luck rebuilding and re-equipping.