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What a horrible loss of machines.......please see post
Ginsu Victim:
Thanks for the donation, mate!
TNT Arcade:
HELLO EVERYONE..MY NAME IS TROY..I AM ONE OF THE OWNERS OF THE MACHINES THAT WERE DESTROYED IN THE FIRE THAT THIS THREAD IS ABOUT..FIRST AND FOREMOST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE HERE THAT HAS DONATED ON BEALHF OF TERRY AND HIS FAMILY..HE IS TRUELY OVERWHELMED WITH PEOPLES GENEROSITY..I WILL TRY TO CLEAR UP SOME THINGS THAT I HAVE READ IN THIS THREAD..NONE AND I MEAN NONE OF THE MONIES THAT HAVE BEEN DONATED TO THEM WHETHER HERE OR LOCALLY IS BEING OR WILL BE USED TO DO ANYTHING BUT TRY TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES..PEOPLE HAVE MADE COMMENTS THAT THEY WERE THINKING THAT THE MONIES WERE GOING TO BE USED TO BUY MACHINES..NOTHING IS FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH..I THINK GINSU VICTIM AND KEVIN MULLINS CAN VOUCH FOR THAT..AS FOR THE INSURANCE ASPECT..THAT IS WHERE IT GETS WEIRD..THE PROBLEM WAS THAT INSURANCE AGENTS COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO WRITE THE POLICY..(CLASSIFICATION, AND WHAT EVER THE OTHER THINGS ARE THEY LOOK AT)..HE FOUND A COMPANY THAT SAID THEY WOULD WRITE IT AND THEY TOLD HIM TO PUT A HANDRAIL AROUND THE PORCH..AFTER HE DID THAT, THEY CAME OUT AND WANTED SOME CLEAN UP AND CHANGES TO BE MADE IN THE SIDE LOT NEXT TO THE BUILDING..AFTER WE DID THAT THEY CAME OUT ONCE AGAIN AND DECIDED THEY WANTED A ROOM OF THE BUILDING THAT WAS EMPTY AND UNFINISHED TO BE DONE BEFORE THEY WOULD INSURE..AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE WE HAD ABOUT 2 DAYS WORTH OF WORK IN COMPLETING WHAT THEY REQUESTED..IT SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO NOT WRITE THE POLICY.. ALL OF THIS TOOK PLACE OVER THE LAST 6 TO 8 MONTHS..AS FOR SOMEONE LIVING IN A WAREHOUSE..THE CITY IS PUSHING TO REVITALIZE THE DOWNTOWN AND INDUSTRIAL AREA AND ARE ALLOWING PEOPLE TO BUILD APTS, FLATS, HOMES, OR WHAT EVER YOU WANT TO CALL THEM HERE..THERE WAS NO SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN THE BUILDING..IT WAS BUILT IN THE 40'S AND HIS FAMILY HAD OWNED IT SINCE THE 60'S..HE DID HAVE A ALARM SYSTEM WITH SMOKE DETECTORS..WHICH DID NOT NOTIFY ANYONE..(ACCORDING TO THE ALARM COMPANY ITSELF) I WAS DRIVING BY AROUND 4 P.M. AND SAW THE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ROOF..NOT ALOT JUST A LITTLE..I WENT INSIDE AND THE BUILDING WAS NOT SMOKEY AND DID NOT EVEN HAVE THE SMELL OF SMOKE..I BACKED OUT AND CALLED 911..LESS THAN 5 MINUTES LATER IT WAS APPARENT IT WAS GOING TO BE A TOTAL LOSS..THERE WERE MANY ANTIQUES, FAMILY HEIRLOOMS, ETC..THE ARCADE GAMES WERE OWNED BY FOUR DIFFERENT COLLECTORS..THE GAMES (EVEN THOUGH BEING ABOVE AVERAGE AND 95% RESTORED) REALLY DONT MEAN ANYTHING TO ANY OF US RIGHT NOW.. IN THIS SITUTATION WE ARE JUST THANKFUL NO ONE WAS HURT..TERRY AND HIS FAMILY, FIRE FIGHTERS, AND THANK GOD WE WEREN'T HAVING A PARTY AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED..
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR GENEROSITY AND WELL WISHES..
TROY
Ginsu Victim:
Here is an easier to read version (removed all caps and added paragraph breaks):
hello everyone..my name is Troy.. I am one of the owners of the machines that were destroyed in the fire that this thread is about..first and foremost i would like to thank everyone here that has donated on behalf of terry and his family..he is truly overwhelmed with peoples generosity..i will try to clear up some things that i have read in this thread..none and i mean none of the monies that have been donated to them whether here or locally is being or will be used to do anything but try to rebuild their lives..people have made comments that they were thinking that the monies were going to be used to buy machines..nothing is further from the truth..i think Ginsu Victim and Kevin Mullins can vouch for that.
as for the insurance aspect..that is where it gets weird..the problem was that insurance agents could not figure out how to write the policy..(classification, and what ever the other things are they look at)..he found a company that said they would write it and they told him to put a handrail around the porch..after he did that, they came out and wanted some clean up and changes to be made in the side lot next to the building..after we did that they came out once again and decided they wanted a room of the building that was empty and unfinished to be done before they would insure.
at the time of the fire we had about 2 days worth of work in completing what they requested..it seemed like they were trying to find a way to not write the policy.. all of this took place over the last 6 to 8 months..as for someone living in a warehouse..the city is pushing to revitalize the downtown and industrial area and are allowing people to build apts, flats, homes, or what ever you want to call them here..there was no sprinkler system in the building..it was built in the 40's and his family had owned it since the 60's..he did have a alarm system with smoke detectors..which did not notify anyone..(according to the alarm company itself) i was driving by around 4 p.m. and saw the smoke coming from the roof..not a lot just a little..i went inside and the building was not smokey and did not even have the smell of smoke..i backed out and called 911..less than 5 minutes later it was apparent it was going to be a total loss..there were many antiques, family heirlooms, etc.
the arcade games were owned by four different collectors..the games (even though being above average and 95% restored) really don't mean anything to any of us right now.. in this situation are just thankful no one was hurt..terry and his family, fire fighters, and thank god we weren't having a party at the time it happened..
thank you again for your generosity and well wishes..
Troy
Kevin Mullins:
In this particular instance I must say I actually liked the all caps...... brings the attention directly to a relevant post.
;D
I think this pic sums it all up at the moment.
(taken at the scene btw)
Bricktop:
:applaud:
Heres to everyone on the BYOAC!! :cheers:
In less than a week ive raised more than $1000 in personal paypal donations.
(that might even be enough money for Terry to get a hair cut! ;) )
Thats F*****G awsome! especially since ive never met any of you guys, Im really amazed at peoples kindness.
I wanted to wait until troy posted before I said anything, but all i really wanted to stress is that this isnt a fund to replace a bunch of old games. Which I think troy made the point allready.
Good things come out of stuff like this, and I am buzzed up, ready to go, the collection will be replaced, the arcade will return and i think Troy and terry will agree that there will be one hell of a party. We'll be back, in the meantime I really do want to thank everyone who has supported this so far, you guys are great!!!
:applaud: :cheers: :applaud: :cheers: :applaud: :cheers: :applaud: :cheers:
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