train sparks fire

rdy-b · August 08, 2011, 02:53:51 AM

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30 hives of mine burned to a sender last thursday-with suppers-bearing burned out on a rail car and sparked five fires in a five mile stretch-RDY-B

Larry Bees · August 08, 2011, 10:06:43 AM

Are you going to send the railroad a bill?

Kathyp · August 08, 2011, 11:05:21 AM

oh....that just make you sick, doesn't it. sorry.

BlueBee · August 08, 2011, 01:44:10 PM

Sick indeed. Sorry for your loss rdy-b :(

rdy-b · August 08, 2011, 01:52:08 PM

Quote from: Larry Bees on August 08, 2011, 10:06:43 AM
Are you going to send the railroad a bill?

I have sharpened my pencil - the bees and wooden ware can be replaced
but time cant that set was part of my increase for this year- :-\ thanks for the concern --RDY-B

BlueBee · August 08, 2011, 02:01:58 PM

Aerial photos from the news?

rdy-b · August 08, 2011, 04:13:53 PM

Quote from: BlueBee on August 08, 2011, 02:01:58 PM
Aerial photos from the news?

yep--it was a big deal with shelter in place and evacuate the school-guy across the tracks ran
some kind of trucking outfit--propane tanks exploded-buring trucks and his shop-huge damage for
him--and that was one fire out of five fires that where set-they had called in boraed bombers from
cal fire and helicopters and road closers--gona cost $$- RDY-B

yockey5 · August 08, 2011, 04:17:32 PM

The RR needs to be held responsible for this loss. Keep us posted please.

AllenF · August 08, 2011, 06:54:35 PM

Bill them good.

hardwood · August 08, 2011, 07:00:39 PM

That really sux! Good luck getting your due!

Scott

bjw27 · August 09, 2011, 12:02:39 PM

I work for a wholesale flower distributor and when I file claims for losses (due to the shipping carrier errors) I can claim the cost of the product plus profit I would have made on the product. Make sure you get your fair share. how much honey or profits would they have brought in for you? Just something to think about. Sorry for your loss.

G3farms · August 09, 2011, 12:45:20 PM

Sorry for the loss.

There was a train derail here several years ago, one of the tank cars spilled acid all over the place and forced and emergency evacuation of the immediate area (read "you must leave right now"). My aunt and uncle were in this area, the r/r paid for motel, eats, clothes (no time to pack up anything), and basically anything they had a receipt for. Some other friends had a horse stable and they paid for relocating the horses to another stable and all labor, feed, boarding, etc.
It was a very painless thing, the r/r set up at a local church and was just writing checks.

Be sure to have any receipts for you equipment, and bring in any supporting paper work for lost revenue (think last year). You have an independent pic of your hives, if no receipt make a list and put pricing to it from a catalog and take the catalog with you when you are making your claim, don't forget to include price of bees themselves.