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mopinko

(73,722 posts)
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 05:18 PM Saturday

welp, i get the award for the world's biggest dufus. [View all]

i had a fire in my house last night. pretty big 1. AAAND i have no insurance, i may just need to sell it as is.
i’m a stupid smoker. the fire fell of a cig, into a pile of clothes. now here’s where it gets rly dumb. i thought i had snuffed it out, but i didnt.
i’d had a week of shit sleep, to the point i was stupid tired. just wanted to get to bed.
was woken up at 2am by a screaming neighbor. i’m kinda in shock. i’m fine, dogs r fine, parrots even fine.
just want to get some sleep, but cant. dealing w board up and clean up ppl.
i’m staying at my 2flat, in my short term unit. 2nd flr unit is vacant atm, and will prolly stay there for a while. my biggest problem is my dogs. they hate each other and i’d been managing them upstairs dog/ downstairs dog. i cant do that in an apt.
i need to find a temporary home for 1 of them. maybe permanent if i decide to sell the house.
add to all that back pain that refuses to go away.
jesus i’m fucked.

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Times like these prepare us for better days. multigraincracker Saturday #1
this wd b more bearable mopinko Saturday #7
I'm glad to hear that you found True Dough Saturday #13
RN that saved my life twice. multigraincracker Saturday #14
Damn mopinko, hope you can find him a good home if that is what's gonna happen...... a kennedy Saturday #2
Oh geeze! 2naSalit Saturday #3
yes it is. mopinko Saturday #5
Well... 2naSalit Saturday #8
Gosh, that's a lot. But please be kind to yourself. You were sleep-deprived. femmedem Saturday #4
same. mopinko Saturday #6
Wow, Mo! That's A Bummer ProfessorGAC Saturday #9
u need a dog? mopinko Saturday #10
I'll Ask Around ProfessorGAC Saturday #11
a half great pyrennese, mopinko Saturday #12
Good luck with it all. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Sunday #15
ty. mopinko Sunday #16
Those are signs of trauma and PTSD-like symptoms. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #19
Oh, God, Mo, I'm so sorry that happened. Fires, even small ones, can be so tricky to get completely highplainsdem Sunday #17
ty. mopinko Sunday #18
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