I hope Jeff and Lisa do not mind but I found this on the Burgman Yahoo group and post it here so you can all see the extent of the problem Jeff and Lisa are tackling.
From: "showannouncer" <
[email protected]>
Date: Thu Sep 23, 2004 5:30 am
Subject: Fwd: Jeff and Lisa's Dilemma
Hello Group members,
You may have noticed Jeff in Pittsburgh has not posted recently.
He and Lisa have been going through a difficult time as he shared
(copied below)with the Silverwing Group. His home and others near
him was flooded by Hurricane Ivan rain Friday, September 17.
I met them at Scootercade and thoroughly enjoyed riding with them.
We left feeling like we had been friends for years.
Jeff and I just spoke on the phone and he and Lisa have found
property (on higher ground) and are gathering money to have a new
home built. The local Catholic church has offered to let the family
live in a convent that will allow him, Lisa and the five children
live together. They are currently living with various relatives. He,
Lisa and Trevor, the youngest, are currently living in an
apartment/office in an airplane hangar.
Jeff has remained very positive through this devastating ordeal. He
is so far behind with his business, which requires internet and
telephone, that he won't be posting for awhile. He did get internet
connection this evening and has cell phone only at this time.
I'm sharing this with his permission. I do not have his permission
to share the following information --- but I will anyway! Several
Silverwing members have used their PayPal account to send money to
Jeff and Lisa (very easy, I was able to do it). I sent to:
[email protected] He has a PayPal account. I'm not asking or
encouraging anyone to do this; just telling you what some Silverwing
Group members have done.
Haskell Sheeks
Paducah, KY
--- In
[email protected],
[email protected] wrote:
Hi All,
We have had a terrible thing happen to us. We had a devastating
flood and
lost our home, our 4 vehicles, and all three of our scooters Friday
afternoon. Nothing is salvageable. The cars and scooters were
totally
submerged in muddy creek waters. We are attempting to find a
temporary
home for us and our 5 kids. We do not have flood insurance to cover
the
damages. It doesn't look like homeowners insurance will help. The
house
and vehicles were paid for and now we have to start all over. At
least we
have jobs.
You can't imagine the outpouring of support and help from our
friends and
neighbors. Our family is temporarily split up as we stay with other
family members and try to regroup. We will begin looking for a
house to
rent tomorrow to act as a home base while we try to figure out where
to go
from here. I will keep in touch with my friends online, but not
bore you
with the details. At least we are alive and safe.
If anyone needs my email address to pass on personal advice to us on
insurance tips or whatever, it is
[email protected] We hope to get back
into scootering when we are able to. It's a shame Lisa's Burgman 400
wasn't even a month old. We will remain positive and work on
getting to a
better place soon. I want to thank you all for your friendship and
prayers as we get our lives back in order. So many of you have
become
good friends. We will get through this and keep moving forward.
Jeff in Pittsburgh
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