Hi guys. Sorry I have been MIA. Still not feeling up to par but a bit better today. Tomorrow, we check out of this motel 6 and in to travel lodge in yuba city.. its a 2 hour drive to a place I am not familiar with but I have been googling yuba city and marysville and am somewhat familiar now. And at least the freeways here are not as bad as in los angeles!
We have called fema 3 times. They have denied us because the "first report claims I stated we lost nothing". However, I can "file an appeal if I write everything down with proof of loss". So in short...no help from fema. The first woman I spoke to when I called after the fire, I told her I could not hear her..that she was speaking too fast and not clear enough, and to please transfer me to someone else because the connection must be bad, etc. She had a major attitude and refused to transfer me, and continued to talk fast and low while chewing her gum (yes, I could hear that clearly) and chatting with whomever was in the room with her...so maybe she got angry with me and put down that we had no loss. I have no idea and I am tired of trying to speak to a robot on the other end because no human answers now. Just automative crap. Once we get in yuba, I might try again.
Meanwhile, the motel in yuba city will cost us another thousand so the money everyone donated is at least keeping us under a roof for now. We get our ss checks on the 3rd and that will go towards rent for our share of the duplex. Once we get in there, we might get some air mattresses because I want to hang on to these funds for as long as possible. The van is running very well now, has 4 new michelin tires on it, new starter, new battery. I hope the engine continues to purr but if not..that money I hoard will go towards another van. Lets just pray it doesn't come to that!
Anyway...nothing has changed since I was last here. We will probably not go to missiouri....it was mostly wishful thinking. Buying something at our age in our health condition is not making much sense. Renting seems like a better way to go IF we can get the low income rental unit at home. If not....then if we can find someone that has a small apt or granny cottage and doesnt mind two old folks renting with what we can afford until we die...then that is what we plan to do.
So.....I just wanted to pop in and do a quick hello with what little update I have and to tell ya'll we will keep in touch. I will get back online tomorrow once we get in yuba city.
Hugs and love
Gracie and MrG
PS...a friend of mine from Paradise called this morning. Siad she finally found her sister and nephew. Both burned up in their car in their driveway.
DNA tests were done and yep..it was both of them. And their two dogs, too. This is just so damn sad.
And..Animal Control in Chico called too. Chloe...Richards 17 year old cat, died in the fire. She was stuck inside the mobile home and there is nothing left of it. Just a bit of metal frame and nothing else. Bad news all around.
I am still looking for ittybit. Animal Control s going to go look one more ti8me for her. Under the road in the pipe next to the house that ittybit liked to hunt in. It would have protected her IF she thought to run in there and hide. So they will go look again and then call me in a few days.
