Sorry to hear about your loss Dot. I hope they lock that scumbag away forever. He has the beginnings of a serial killer. Scary stuff.
Sent from my iPhone On Mar 1, 2012, at 12:09 AM, Dot Levy McKenzie <dotl...@mindspring.com> wrote: > This reply is to Brek more than Ed & Sue, but they also understand the > feelings. > > We lost our poster collection in the Old Fire in San Bernardino in 2003. Our > home, everything but the clothes we had on, the computer hard drives I had > time to grab, and the vehicles we were driving. (Tom was at work.) Our > collection wasn't near as large as Brek's, and we wish him well in is battle > to cover the financial part of the loss. Also, good luck in dealing with > getting reimbursed. Our homeowner's policy paid about half the value. Reason > I grabbed the hard drives - databases & photos of the poster collection, > books, Budweiser mugs, etc. plus tax records, etc. Without that, we'd have > gotten nothing. We had really good adjustors and they helped tremendously. > Brek, We wish you and your family well in dealing with your loss, Ed and Sue, > I still think of you often. Joe, too. > > I guess this note is sent to persuade all of you to keep your insurance > current, good records of everything you own, and pictures of them, too. > > Brek and your family, Ed & Sue, Joe, and all that have been affected by a > "natural disaster" hang tough and blessings to you in recovering emotionally. > Some folks in MOPO and Style B gave us some very special goodies that proved > how special lots of folks are!!!! > > One of the assholes that started that fire is about to go to trial for arson. > I'd still like to get my hands on him! While waiting trial, he's been > convicted of forced sodomy. Maybe he'll get what is coming to him. > > Best of all to those of you who have to face the aftermath of something like > this. > BEst Regards, > Dot > > > > On Feb 29, 2012, at 12:35 PM, ed Poole wrote: > >> Hi Brek, >> We definitely feel for your loss… when Sue and I got married, we lost a >> business because of Hurricane Frederick which amounted to a little over a >> million in loss. This was well inland in Mississippi and not normally >> subject to hurricane damage. >> >> We were so devastated that we vowed to maintain insurance from then on. So, >> we kept everything insured for 30 years without ever making a claim. Then >> when Hurricane Katrina hit, we thought everything would be fine… >> Unfortunately, we fought for 2 years to get only 40% of the BUILDING damage >> (with a slight amount for general contents) and they wouldn’t even CONSIDER >> the 1000s of posters that we lost as well. >> >> So, just because you have insurance doesn’t mean everything is AUTOMATICALLY >> safe!! Some things you just can’t prepare for. >> >> We feel for your loss and hope you can recover. >> >> Ed & Sue >> >> >> ed Poole >> owner >> LearnAboutMoviePosters.com >> MoviePosterDataBase.com >> GlobalCinemaResearch.org >> 504-298-LAMP >> >> From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Brek >> Anderson >> Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 2:10 PM >> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] movie posters lost in fire video link >> >> Thanks Bruce, >> >> And thanks to the many that have expressed sympathy. As I have said I hope >> others can learn from this. >> >> As I have been blasted before when I first got on MOPO about 7 years ago, I >> am hesitant to even post on MOPO. I was very close to leaving MOPO back >> then. After a few that seem to want to bring you down if you are up or down >> on MOPO who don't even know you has made me come close to leaving several >> times. I am very close to leaving the forum now based on the few, but the >> many great members keep me hanging on. But don't be surprised if there one >> less member soon. Most have no idea of others investments, but my loss >> totaled over 3 million and wiped me out. So I don't take kindly to those who >> makes them feel better to tear you down. It's not the critic that counts. >> The large law firm that has taken my case on contingency is very confident I >> will re-coop some of the loss. It will take about a year to find out. >> >> >> Brek >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Bruce Hershenson <brucehershen...@gmail.com> >> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> Sent: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:33:44 -0000 (UTC) >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] movie posters lost in fire video link >> >> First off, I think you guys really are being insensitive to Brek's massive >> loss. Of course he wishes he had done so much differently, but now is not >> the time to tell him that. >> >> I can tell you that this has caused a fair number of consignors to send me >> large consignments. I have had some major consignors who had never planned >> to sell anything in their lifetime, but after a theft, or a fire, or a >> broken pipe, or a flood, changed their mind in a hurry and gave me some or >> all of their collection. And all told me later that there was a major sense >> of relief once they no longer had to worry every time they left their house >> that their collection would be there unharmed when they returned. >> >> Bruce >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
