House fire destroyed my home

[Jl3legend]

I've unfortunately had a terrible house fire 2 weeks ago and it took almost everything, including my dog. My game room is entirely gone, 30 systems and approximately 2100 games. As some of you may now, I was in the process of scanning many covers in, I had already posted around 600 in the forums. Unfortunately, more are not coming. The ones I needed to fix will also not be getting fixed. I apologize to those of you that may have been waiting on some covers from me. This is a very devestating loss to me, parts of my collection were even from my childhood

EDIT 10/1/18

Life has taken a sharp turn for the worst, as my mother was just diagnosed with stage 3-4 cancer. I'm extremely devastated right now....

[breakmanexe]

Oh my god. I saw the images a few days ago and felt sick to my stomach. Never would have thought it'd have happened to someone from here. My most sincere condolences. The games are a tremendous loss, for sure, but I'm crushed to hear that you lost a pet and family member as well. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[wiggy]

That is just awful.  It’s one thing to lose stuff, it’s another to lose someone or a beloved pet

I sincerely hope that the process of recovery is as painless as humanly possible. Best of luck to ya.

[sheep2001]

So sorry for the loss of your doggy mate.  I can’t imagine how that feels.  The rest is just stuff, and stuff can be replaced with more stuff.  I truly hope he didn’t suffer. 😢

[Dr.Agon]

I don't normally swear but, Fuck, that's awful!

As sheep said, game's and consoles are just stuff, the important thing is that You're alive, and I hope in time you can recover...

[FritzWhite]

Sorry for your loss and good luck recovering from this tragedy sir.

[TDIRunner]

Sorry for your loss, especially your dog. Best of luck to you going forward. 

[rockabilly1983]

I am deeply saddened by the news of your loss. My heartfelt sympathy goes out to you and your family.

[aaron-hagel]

My deepest sympathies, it sucks when stuff like that happens.  I lost a lot of arcade machines, nintendo power magazines and my two pet cats to a fire years ago when I lived in Wisconsin.  I hope that time will help you heal through this process.

[Bear78]

This really sucks man Sorry to hear that you lost a pet besides everything else.  Thank you for all the scans you provided and I hope this doesn't totally kill your interest in collecting.

[Jl3legend]

This really sucks man Sorry to hear that you lost a pet besides everything else.  Thank you for all the scans you provided and I hope this doesn't totally kill your interest in collecting.

I'm not sure how I feel about it anymore to be honest. It was an absolute hit to everything I've ever worked for. I might rebuild a bit, but I don't think I'll ever plan to have it that large again

[wiggy]

Life throws curveballs.

Life threw me a whopper in 2011, and I’m a better and happier person because of it.

I hope you can make a big-ass cup of lemonade out of this!

[Jl3legend]

I've just updated the original post, life isn't being very kind right now. My mother was just diagnosed with stage 3-4 cancer....

[travistouchdown]

I'm very sorry for your loss, that is horrible all around.  I lost my dad to cancer 4 years back and it's the worst, spend as much time with her as you can.

I highly recommend to anyone to INSURE your collection, regardless of your living situation.  If you think about what it would cost to replace your collection---it's worth the trouble.   If you have insurance, specifically talk to your agent and make sure its covered and the necessary steps are taken.

[marioxb]

So sorry to hear this! Especially about your mom and your dog. Just saw this on Facebook. Is this you?