I just finished reading all of the responses. Thank you for all of your kind and unkind words. They made me laugh, and remember not to take shit so seriously. If you can laugh at the darker, sadder aspects of life, then you can rise above them. That's one of the reasons I like this place. Nothing is sacred. As far as equity in the home and whatnot? I live in southern California, and I will forever be relegated to renting homes because I likely will never be a big-time sci-fi author and millionaire who could qualify for $1mil+ mortgage for a home. I had good renters insurance, that paid more than enough to replace what could be replaced.
I've been busy the last few days getting new furniture and having it moved into the new place
I know this is gay and all but,
Real talk brothamen. Make sure you have smoke detectors in each of the bedrooms, and hallways outside of them in your homes. Put one in your garage if there isn't one there. My girlfriend had a notification on her phone indicating that her electric car charging had been interrupted nearly 20 minutes before the one smoke detector in the house went off. I'm thankful my kids weren't home, and that I was awake at the time to hear the alarm and get my girlfriend out of the house. Otherwise, we both may have suffocated and died. If there had been adequate smoke detectors, I may have been able to put out the fire early on. Instead, it started burning in the garage for 15-20 minutes. By the time the alarm went off, it was already too late. I would hate to see any of you go through this. Given my career background, I should have known that 1 smoke detector wasn't enough, and even though I Rented the home, and it wasn't legally my responsibility, it is my job and my job alone to make sure the house my children live in is safe. The loss of our possessions, our home, and tragically our dogs is on me. I can cry about it, or I can learn from it. Never again.
Anyway, im going to an estate sale in West Hollywood to see if I can find any other copies of the vintage gay porn vhs and beta-max tapes I lost in the fire.