[Oxford63] Nancy Luke

Fri Nov 24 19:27:31 MST 2017

Sounding good, Nancy. Happy Thanksgiving!! ♡♡♡ Debbie E

On Nov 24, 2017 6:37 PM, <oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com> wrote:

> Update: The safe was opened successfully without damage, and the loot
> inside has been removed. A step in the right direction.
> Even better, we are at our son’s for Thanksgiving.
> Moving on......
>
> Nancy
>
> On Nov 18, 2017, at 1:49 PM, oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com wrote:
>
> Happy Thanksgiving to you all, Nancy - a year to be truly thankful that
> you are safe.
>
> I do not envy your having to inventory everything . . . do NOT think I
> could, although I
> have been going through closets and cupboards lately, getting rid of that
> which I do not need
> or want! . . . must ask my 2 boys first - their responses have been
> interesting.
>
> Stay safe - my thoughts,
>
> Susan Snow
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: oxford63 <oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com>
> To: oxford63 <oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com>
> Sent: Fri, Nov 17, 2017 11:30 pm
> Subject: Re: [Oxford63] Nancy Luke
>
> This is Nancy checking in again.
>
> I have to confess that, because today we received a fair settlement for
> the structure portion of our loss,  I feel better.  I find also that I am
> less upset if I avoid the burned-out neighborhoods.  Ignorance is not
> bliss, but it is easier to deal with.
>
> At the moment I have accepted the concept of creating the detailed
> personal property contents inventory.  It will be an onerous chore, but I
> do think it is a fair method.  You may ask me In a couple of days if I feel
> the same way when I am still working on my kitchen contents (food, cooking
> gadgets, pots, pans, potholders, measuring spoons, etc. You need only to
> imagine each item; I must name and price each one.) Oh well, it must be
> done, and then I get to buy all new stuff.
>
> I think we will move into our new house on Monday, Nov 27.  That is the
> day our bed will be delivered.  If the new house holds only a few
> unpleasant surprises, all will be well.  One crazy complication is that the
> former owner had a safe stuffed with jewelry.  The safe now belongs to me
> (it is attached to a wall of the house), a fact I had not appreciated at
> the time of purchase.  Unfortunately for all parties, the former owner
> could not get the safe open when she left (the handle jammed, probably
> because the safe is so stuffed).  She is now in Georgia and I in California
> have a safe full of her jewelry.  I'm hoping the realtor (who handled both
> the sale and the purchase!) can take care of the problem.  It's the least
> of my concerns.
>
> Primo, if you are reading this, thank you for the wonderful photos.  It is
> heartwarming to see you surrounded by your family.  Your grandma looks
> amazing.  I know you will take good care of her.
>
> Happy Thanksgiving to all,
> Nancy
>
>
> On Thursday, November 16, 2017 2:42 PM, "oxford63 at mailman.cyber-commun
> ity.com" <oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com> wrote:
>
>
> Dear Nancy, I have been out of the country and out of the loop but finally
> catching up. You surely have shown phenomenal stamina and fortitude in
> coping with so much loss. I support all who wish for you to come back to
> our 55th👍🤗👍Good luck with your move into your new home,
> Susie Margraf
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 11, 2017, at 4:19 AM, oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com wrote:
>
> Dear Nancy,
> I have been in close touch with Chris’s family in Petaluma and my son Luke
> in San Francisco. I understood from them that Petaluma was spared but
> sheltered people from your area. Like you, my granddaughter, Eszter, can’t
> bear to drive by the places she remembered as green and and whole and
> alive, and there is a weariness and sadness in her voice older than her
> eleven years. It was not until I read your words, however, that it became
> immediately visceral to me. Thank you for sharing so honestly the anguish
> and the horror of the devastation you have experienced.
> I hope you will come to reunion. I echo Bonnie’s thought.
> Arms around you,
> Kate
>
> Kate Cheney Chappell
> P.O. Box 920
> Kennebunk, ME, 04043
>
> www..katechappellartspace <http://www.katechappellartspace>.com
>
> On Nov 10, 2017, at 4:57 PM, "oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com" <
> oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com> wrote:
>
> Beautiful thought, Bonnie!
> Our 55th  . . . oh my!
>
> Susan Snow
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: oxford63 <oxford63 at mailman..cyber-community.com
> <oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com>>
> To: oxford63 <oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com>
> Sent: Fri, Nov 10, 2017 11:17 am
> Subject: Re: [Oxford63] Nancy Luke
>
> Dearest Nancy. You really don’t need another classmate emailing you to say
> that she is horrified and thinking of you all the time, although we all
> are. But, I have a new message for you as you begin to be able to think way
> beyond your horrible situation at the moment… PLEASE come to reunion in the
> spring!!It is our 55th and then we will be able to smother you with hugs.
>
> Here’s to a good move to the new house!  Love Bonnie
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 10, 2017, at 10:50 AM, oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com wrote:
>
> Thank you all for your words of understanding.  More tears.
>
> I was thinking about Hartford and insurance companies,  My father was a
> Senior Vice-President of Connecticut General which became CIGNA.  Not sure
> if they are good guys or not, but at least it was Life Insurance at the
> time.
>
> Remember the Oxford motto?  It's time to conquer myself....
>
> Nancy
>
>
>
>
> On Friday, November 10, 2017 5:08 AM, "oxford63 at mailman.cyber-
> community.com" <oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com> wrote:
>
>
> Nancy - the fires seemed so wild and so remote from us on the news - like
> most of the world's battle zones. But once I heard your voice, you took me
> right there, allowing me to feel and see the trauma and loss. In a matter
> of minutes you and George became displaced survivors of a disaster. I am
> grateful for your message that has grounded me or at least brought me
> closer to that reality -- I am overwhelmed by the magnitude of your loss.
> May your relocation help you both weather the red tape and the waves of
> grief. And may you and George be healed by restorative practices and time.
> Sandy
>
> On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 12:37 PM, <oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi, everyone,
>
> Time to check in.
>
> First, thank you Jane for getting in touch with Primo and bringing him
> into our loop.  I've been in touch with him by email.  He writes about
> Courtney with a heavy heart, tremendous devotion, and a faith that I hope
> will see him through.  I've been shedding a lot of tears lately; Primo and
> Courtney are up there among the reasons why.  And then there is Nan Fry.
>
> Update on my status:
> George and I have closed on a house in town, on the golf course to which
> we belong.  We can move in November 13th.  Right now we have little to
> move.  I remind myself that when we first were married all we needed was a
> bed, and we made good use of it.  Now we need one just as much - for
> sleeping.  Some other items will come in handy as well.  Bottom line, we
> need to get a few furnishings before we move in, but this is no big deal.
>
> We are currently staying in a different house (not the one we have
> bought).  The owners are in Arizona for the winter, so we can stay here
> until we get settled in our house.  We prefer to be in our house sooner
> than later, however.
>
> Since the fire, I've learned a lot about insurance coverage.  Our company,
> State Farm, provides different adjusters for automobiles, dwelling, and
> contents.  We've settled the 2 cars, hope to have the dwelling settled soon
> (who knows what that means?) and have yet to make a dent in the arduous
> task of itemizing the contents of the house.  The way I understand it is
> that we will receive the depreciated value (based on current replacement
> cost) of the items lost in the fire (everything).  There is a 2-year
> timeframe in which one must replace the items. When we replace an item, we
> will receive the difference between the depreciated value and the
> replacement cost.  What a nightmare for all concerned.  There were at least
> 5000 mostly high-end homes destroyed in this fire in Sonoma County.  There
> is no way they can all be rebuilt and refurnished within 2 years.  The
> insurance companies are going to have to extend that 2-year limit.
>
> My days vary.  Some days I seem to be ok.  Some days I begin to shake with
> anxiety when I awake.  Some nights I sleep; others not so much.  We
> survivors often feel as if we've lost our minds.  I'm not sure I truly
> comprehend what has happened.  I cannot take it in.  The enormity of the
> destruction is just overwhelming.  That word is apt.  I cannot bear to
> drive by residential neighborhoods that were formerly green and tree-filled
> and full of life and now are just gray and black and skeletal.  As one
> says, it's like a war-zone, as if a bomb went off.
>
> I've tried to sift through the ashes in a part of the house where I had
> some jewelry.  I give up after two minutes.  Our house is just a pile of
> ashes with assorted metal hulks of appliances, furnace, automobiles.  Our
> piano is a set of metal strings.  Our china and crystal is welded into ugly
> globs of broken bits glued with molten glass, charcoaled wood, and ash.
> Our wooded property is brown and black.  I'm hoping some of the old oak
> trees survive.  OK, this is making me cry.
> You get the picture.  Yesterday as I drove by one horribly ruined area of
> town I cursed and screamed in my car, yelling at the top of my lungs to
> whomever.  I want to kill whoever let this happen, but of course there is
> no one to blame.  It was an act of nature (although some are suing the
> electric company).  A similar fire burned the same area in 1964 - I had
> seen burnt fence posts along my property line.  The difference is that then
> there were no houses in the way.
>
> Enough.  I've sounded off here.  I am sad and angry, but not all the
> time.  When I get down I realize I must put on my armor and fight.  I'm not
> re-reading this because I am on my way out the door, so apologies to Miss
> Jarrell(?)
>
> Again, thank you for all your support.  I love you all.
>
> Nancy
>
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