John from Riverside Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I am about 5 miles away from the Cottonwood Fire outside of Hemet......1000 acres so far....0 containment Will my housing insurance cover if my house gets burned to the ground? We are not being told to evacuate yet but that could happen today. I will have to hobble my @ss home from work for this latest and greatest development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Probably not if I lived next to a forest fire zone... I take it is just like home owner's if you live in a flood plain. I would think you would have to pay extra or have rider of some sort?? Is that what they call it, a rider? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Call me crazy, but you may want to take a moment to place a call to your agent today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I am about 5 miles away from the Cottonwood Fire outside of Hemet......1000 acres so far....0 containment Will my housing insurance cover if my house gets burned to the ground? We are not being told to evacuate yet but that could happen today. I will have to hobble my @ss home from work for this latest and greatest development. I would get on the phone with my agent to get the information from a reliable source. Policies and laws vary so you should understand on the basis of your individual coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I'll say yes. No need to call your agent, just trust me. Afterall, I'm saying it on the internet so it must be reliable. Seriously John, have you been channeling NJSue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyal2dagame Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I am about 5 miles away from the Cottonwood Fire outside of Hemet......1000 acres so far....0 containment Will my housing insurance cover if my house gets burned to the ground? We are not being told to evacuate yet but that could happen today. I will have to hobble my @ss home from work for this latest and greatest development. YOU SHOULD BE COVERED UNLESS THE PERIL IS SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED IN THE POLICY LANGUAGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Call me crazy, but you may want to take a moment to place a call to your agent today. That's always the second place I go for insurance information, after football message boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyal2dagame Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 That's always the second place I go for insurance information, after football message boards. i usually call my plumber for insurance info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share Posted August 28, 2009 Come on guys....I am going to do that. Cant make personal phone calls from my office it is easier to blog this out. I am going to call this afternoon as soon as I get out of this office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyal2dagame Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Come on guys....I am going to do that. Cant make personal phone calls from my office it is easier to blog this out. I am going to call this afternoon as soon as I get out of this office. what ins company do you use? if that company has declared a period of imminent danger, you will not be able to add coverage if you are not already covered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 wow, what kind of company do you work for where you can 'blog' on a buffalo bills web site but can't make personal phone calls to your insurance company...what happens if you need to call home or the doctors office during work hours??????? Come on guys....I am going to do that. Cant make personal phone calls from my office it is easier to blog this out. I am going to call this afternoon as soon as I get out of this office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 That's always the second place I go for insurance information, after football message boards. Oh man, you guys are merciless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyal2dagame Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Come on guys....I am going to do that. Cant make personal phone calls from my office it is easier to blog this out. I am going to call this afternoon as soon as I get out of this office. Oh man, you guys are merciless! take a potty break and call from your cell phone...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I would be on the roof with a water hose. You even WENT go work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I would be on the roof with a water hose. You even WENT go work? "What do you do when your boss is a... prick. Beating and torturing you like a felt-hatted... dick. How you'll cheer when his ass is carted away. Now you don't have to work and sing... all... day! We live with his evil no more! Now we live in happiness, too. Like the Oompa, Loompa, Doompety Doo!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Come on guys....I am going to do that. Cant make personal phone calls from my office it is easier to blog this out. I am going to call this afternoon as soon as I get out of this office. Send your agent an email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 And really... Stop slacking John. Afterall, he is asking if your policy covers forest fires? I wonder what others have in their policy with regard to this? I would think most polices would not cover forest fires if the property is in a known fire zone and subject to this hazard. Isn't that how insurance works? Take the premium with as little chance of eventually paying out some day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Send your agent an email. Ahh modern society. Afraid your house is in danger of burning down? Send a email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Come on guys....I am going to do that. Cant make personal phone calls from my office it is easier to blog this out. I am going to call this afternoon as soon as I get out of this office. On a more serious note...my homeowner's has an "act of God" clause that basically gives the insurance company an out in case of natural disasters. When you talk to your agent, double-check that you don't have such a clause...wouldn't want to get a "Yeah, it's covered." answer followed by an "Oh no, wait, missed this little sentence..." later on (which has happened to me, with auto coverage). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyal2dagame Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 from this site: http://laist.com/2009/08/28/fire_updates_p...s_station_f.php Cottonwood Fire As of 8 a.m., San Bernardino National Forest officials are saying the fire has burned through at least 1,000 acres and has been contained at five percent. Located two miles east of Hemet, where temperatures are predicted to be 106 with light winds today, an mandatory evacuation order is in affect for Willowbrook Road in the Val Vista area, according to Melinda Lyon of the Forest Service. Highway 74 between Borco Street and Highway 243 in Mountain Center is closed. A community meeting in Idyllwild is scheduled for 6 p.m. tonight at the Idyllwild School gymnasium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I think insurances have a "superstar protection" clause fully insuring houses that contain D-1 athletes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 You guys are slipping with all the mean-spirited comments. Where is all the praying? Hope you stay safe John! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 You guys are slipping with all the mean-spirited comments. Where is all the praying? Hope you stay safe John! Looks like all the sensitive, caring people took an early weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Looks like all the sensitive, caring people took an early weekend. That is why I am here. I took the day off to make it a four day (Monday is a scheduled day off) weekend before I head back to work on Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I am about 5 miles away from the Cottonwood Fire outside of Hemet......1000 acres so far....0 containment Will my housing insurance cover if my house gets burned to the ground? We are not being told to evacuate yet but that could happen today. I will have to hobble my @ss home from work for this latest and greatest development. You need to ask yourself only one question, John. What would Ted Kennedy do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 You need to ask yourself only one question, John. What would Ted Kennedy do? Knock back three martinis and grope a blonde. Sound advice in any situation, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 You need to ask yourself only one question, John. What would Ted Kennedy do? Get fall down drunk. Drive off a bridge. That's What Teddy Kennedy'd do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 You need to ask yourself only one question, John. What would Ted Kennedy do? Swim to shore, sleep it off... Then file the claim in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyal2dagame Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Swim to shore, sleep it off... Then file the claim in the morning. yeah, after sleeping it off his first thought must have been; she drove herself off the dike bridge......... from the passenger seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share Posted August 28, 2009 wow, what kind of company do you work for where you can 'blog' on a buffalo bills web site but can't make personal phone calls to your insurance company...what happens if you need to call home or the doctors office during work hours??????? Usually take a pee break and call on my cell phone......but I left it at home today. Its these meds I am telling you.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share Posted August 28, 2009 I think insurances have a "superstar protection" clause fully insuring houses that contain D-1 athletes. Thats @ucked up Ramius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 That's always the second place I go for insurance information, after football message boards. I go to first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 So is it time to buy a paver for John? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffalo Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 So is it time to buy a paver for John? Well, the pavers are kiln fired right? How appropriate Seriously, he is awaiting fire on the wesy coast, I am waiting for a hurricane season.....this is why I miss Buffalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Evacuations as of Friday, 9:42 PM PDT, around Hemet: http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-heme...0,1486689.story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Evacuations as of Friday, 9:42 PM PDT, around Hemet: http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-heme...0,1486689.story Wait, you mean we shouldn't be poking fun at John in the midst of an actual disaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Is the house still standing ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted August 29, 2009 Author Share Posted August 29, 2009 Hey guys I am good......the fire is still going but it looks like we are ok? Our firefighters down here are studs....STUDS....113 degrees yesterday and they were fighting a 1300 acre fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in Pasadena Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Hey guys I am good......the fire is still going but it looks like we are ok? Our firefighters down here are studs....STUDS....113 degrees yesterday and they were fighting a 1300 acre fire. I am in the foothills north of L.A. where the Station fire is now >20,000 acres, and the firefighters up here are also STUDS...The Engine companies on the ground are holding their lines and heroically defending people's homes. We are less than half a mile from one of the evacuation zones, but there's very little chance the flame-front could make it this far. (I've been watching it burn West-to-East along the ridge-lines for the past 4 nights.) The terrain here is way too steep to get into on foot to try to suppress the fire (it blew right through the dozer line they set up like it wasn't even there) so they've been attacking it primarily from the air - flying non-stop helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft for 3 days trying to keep this monster down. I was outside on my front lawn today watching the little tankers drop their loads, when I heard this huge roar and looked up.to see a DC-10 flying sideways through our little valley spewing Phos-chek or similar ..pilot must have thought he was friggin' Han Solo or something...crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Good luck John. Hope you and yours make it out of this unharmed - and with a lot of stories to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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