Fire Takes Collection-Maybe Ali Global Card Review book project too

[GoldenAge50s]

Dan--

What a terrible tragedy! As a fellow collector & neighbor just up the road in Cumberland, it hits home w/ more force than you can believe!

Thank God your family came thru it w/out injury, but I can only begin to understand what the loss of your possessions/collection must feel like.

You sound like a strong person in dealing w/ it & I wish you the best in moving forward.

[Jerry G]

Daniel, I am so sorry to hear this. I can only imagine how this tragedy impacts your family, home, collection and your passionate research. My hope is for a speedy and complete recovery from your inhalation. Prayers for you and your family.

[Leon]

Daniel- Very sorry to hear this. I am going to also copy this to the front page as it is warranted. Keep the hope up on retrieving the data. It could be possible and isn't that far fetched. Prayers to you and your family. Thank God no life was lost or seriously hurt.

[Box-Cards]

Originally Posted by GoldenAge50s

Dan--

What a terrible tragedy! As a fellow collector & neighbor just up the road in Cumberland, it hits home w/ more force than you can believe!

Thank God your family came thru it w/out injury, but I can only begin to understand what the loss of your possessions/collection must feel like.

You sound like a strong person in dealing w/ it & I wish you the best in moving forward.

Thank you for the kind thoughts, Fred, especially from a neighbor just up the road in Cumberland from me. To be honest about it, the collection loss (especially considering the number of years and research efforts that were part of it)--was so huge that any emotional reaction or depressed feelings upon realizing its real scope completely and immediately left me; no pains felt at all, replaced instantly by private resignations that this was simply one of those things "in life" you either smile about anyway and just carry on "zen-like" accepting the reality of the situation. Better that way then any other.

Being up in Cumberland, did you also know my long time, good friend, Bill Deaett of 'Cumberland Cards" (now deceased)? Bill and I went way back; a great guy who knew a lot about boxing cards long before my own knowledge caught up with his. After things with my situation now gets straight again, we ought to get together and chew the fat about boxing cards face-to-face. I'd like that, missing Deaett to do it with as we used to. Thanks again.

[Box-Cards]

A quick and sincere thanks to Jerry and Leon, too, for your thoughts and encouragement. I've been back to the house and up to my room a couple of times since, shoveling through the ash and moving debris to see if anything at all escaped the destruction...a few in a far corner away from the direct flames appeared to make it through, buried under the fallen ceiling plaster, but nothing of any real value...still, something is better than nothing at all.

I received a PM from a member offering "forensic" help with the possible computer data recovery... let's hope.

[nameless]

Sorry to hear about your property loss. Let me know if the other member is able to help you with the data recovery. I work in this field and if you send me the drives I can try.