Skipping Happy December [10]
...because it isn't a particularly happy day.
Sometimes - quite rarely, which is why this is the only blog I have - I feel that I need to write about something other than the Sims 2. Today is one of these times, though pictures make this entry semi-simlish, I guess.
This morning, I woke up to the news that my granduncle's home burned down last night. Nothing could be saved, he only had enough time to get himself and his two dogs out. The fire must have spread quickly in that old wooden house. The chimney was old and because of that it's very possible that the insurance will not pay anything. Of course, the most important thing is that he survived and didn't get any serious injuries, but all he has now are the clothes he was wearing, his car and his dogs and that's just so sad. His two grown-up children didn't find the time today to drive a hundred and something kilometers to be with their father on this difficult moment and that's very sad, too. It's almost Christmas and it's very cold outside :( He's staying with my grandparents at the moment.
The weirdest thing is that I don't feel as bad as I should. I mean, I feel very sorry for him, of course, but something horrible happened and I'm just okay. Maybe the reality hasn't hit me yet and it will when I see it - that would be tomorrow.
I'm not sure why I built a Sims version of this house today - I just felt I had to. It's not 100% accurate, of course, but I did my best. I tried to find some pictures of the real house but couldn't. Maybe I don't have any and these sim pictures will be the only ones. This, too, is sad...
Like I said, I'm okay - I just wanted to share these thoughts.
I'm sure that somehow, my granduncle will be okay, too. Maybe not tomorrow or next week, but someday. My grandma will help him like she always has.
Thank you and please be careful when it comes to fire, my dear fellow simmers!
12.12.12 - I visited my granduncle yesterday.
I hope that things will work out somehow but the situation is pretty bad at the moment...
Sometimes - quite rarely, which is why this is the only blog I have - I feel that I need to write about something other than the Sims 2. Today is one of these times, though pictures make this entry semi-simlish, I guess.
This morning, I woke up to the news that my granduncle's home burned down last night. Nothing could be saved, he only had enough time to get himself and his two dogs out. The fire must have spread quickly in that old wooden house. The chimney was old and because of that it's very possible that the insurance will not pay anything. Of course, the most important thing is that he survived and didn't get any serious injuries, but all he has now are the clothes he was wearing, his car and his dogs and that's just so sad. His two grown-up children didn't find the time today to drive a hundred and something kilometers to be with their father on this difficult moment and that's very sad, too. It's almost Christmas and it's very cold outside :( He's staying with my grandparents at the moment.
The weirdest thing is that I don't feel as bad as I should. I mean, I feel very sorry for him, of course, but something horrible happened and I'm just okay. Maybe the reality hasn't hit me yet and it will when I see it - that would be tomorrow.
I'm not sure why I built a Sims version of this house today - I just felt I had to. It's not 100% accurate, of course, but I did my best. I tried to find some pictures of the real house but couldn't. Maybe I don't have any and these sim pictures will be the only ones. This, too, is sad...
Like I said, I'm okay - I just wanted to share these thoughts.
I'm sure that somehow, my granduncle will be okay, too. Maybe not tomorrow or next week, but someday. My grandma will help him like she always has.
Thank you and please be careful when it comes to fire, my dear fellow simmers!
12.12.12 - I visited my granduncle yesterday.
I hope that things will work out somehow but the situation is pretty bad at the moment...