Post by Chip on Dec 12, 2022 10:19:02 GMT -5
On October 28th my wife and I closed on our "new to us" retirement house. Out in the country, two barns, etc. We moved almost everything over to the new house including all of my chocolate making supplies. DCM 20, DCM 10 tilt (x2), all my moulds, supplies......everything. The basement was perfect for making my new chocolate kitchen! Stainless steel double commercial sink, 2 stainless tables, loads of built in cupboards, etc.
Then two days before Thanksgiving the house burned down. Everything is a total loss. I lost every single piece of my chocolate making "stuff."
We will have to rebuild, but that will take up to a year.....or more. We are now living in a rented condo (the insurance company is paying) and there is no room for even the smallest of any chocolate equipment.
Overall I do give thanks because no one was hurt. My wife was at work and I was at our home we sold packing up some last minute stuff to go to the new house. That morning on my way out I decided (and I now know it was Divine intervention) to take my two labradors with me. If I had left them, they would have perished.
So all in all it will be a PITA to start over, and I'm pondering not starting over, but I give thanks that we found a place to live, that no one including first responders got hurt, and that stuff can be replaced, but people and pets can't.
Hang in there my fellow amateur and professional (Ben, Brad, etc.) chocolatiers! Have a safe and Merry Christmas, a blessed New Year, Happy Holiday season, Happy Hanukkah, and just overall blessings.
Chip
Then two days before Thanksgiving the house burned down. Everything is a total loss. I lost every single piece of my chocolate making "stuff."
We will have to rebuild, but that will take up to a year.....or more. We are now living in a rented condo (the insurance company is paying) and there is no room for even the smallest of any chocolate equipment.
Overall I do give thanks because no one was hurt. My wife was at work and I was at our home we sold packing up some last minute stuff to go to the new house. That morning on my way out I decided (and I now know it was Divine intervention) to take my two labradors with me. If I had left them, they would have perished.
So all in all it will be a PITA to start over, and I'm pondering not starting over, but I give thanks that we found a place to live, that no one including first responders got hurt, and that stuff can be replaced, but people and pets can't.
Hang in there my fellow amateur and professional (Ben, Brad, etc.) chocolatiers! Have a safe and Merry Christmas, a blessed New Year, Happy Holiday season, Happy Hanukkah, and just overall blessings.
Chip