For those that read the online articles from the 3 local rags (all are the same rag, but with different houses for sale
), I'd point out that most of what was written is crap - cause, sequence of events, conclusions - so don't read too much in to it.
I think its begun to sink in how much of a bloody miracle it is that nobody was hurt or killed. The force of the explosion sent the garage door (the one in the pic isn't mine) onto the roof of the car on the driveway opposite my house, probably 70' away?
. Mrs TB would have been on the driveway less than 2 or 3 minutes earlier, and my neighbour was in his garage (they were joined - his is the bit with the studwork still standing) just 5 minutes previously. Those that have been to my house will know that there are always people walking up and down, as its a real community here, people always in each others houses.
There was a definate moment, before the Fire brigade turned up, that I thought the house was gone. Its taken a hell of a beating, but stands.
An Englishman's home is his castle, and my castle remains standing - albeit with the battlements severely damaged - so I can say that I can keep the British stiff upper lip, and soldier on, unphased and unmoved by the incident. Esp as. miraculously, unbelievably, nobody was hurt. To paraphrase Hotel21's private comments, flesh and bones are more difficult to replace.
Thanks for all the messages, public, private and mobile. They were all reassuring after a long 10 days (broken nose, ribs, returning from holiday 3 people down, then this). A very sincere Thank You to you all.
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