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TikiKate , House and Collection disaster |
rodeotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 21, 2004
Posts: 1513
From: calgary
|  Posted: 2005-10-09 3:47 pm Permalink
I am posting this on behalf of Tikikate as she is unable to get online very easily . She was on shout today and told us what had happened to her.
Some of you may have heard that a car crashed through her house last night. It was a stolen car being pursued by police. One bedroom and a bathroom were destroyed. She has also lost half of her mug collection , Shag prints , Tiki farm mugs , Doug Horne and Tim Biskoff stuff. There was minor flooding as a water main broke.
No one was hurt thankfully!!
She is staying with her sister and is unable to go home until the insurance company says her house is safe to do so.
Kate will try to get online too keep us posted as to what is going to happen.
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OnaTiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 24, 2003
Posts: 407
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2005-10-09 3:57 pm Permalink
Kate, if there is anything we can do for you please let us know..We feel for you girl..glad you are o.k. what a weird thing..
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Benzart
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10309
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2005-10-09 6:28 pm Permalink
Man that ReallyHurts. First as Ono said, we are very glad you are OK, that could have been very different, Whew! I also would guess that the insurance peeps will have a hard time evaluating the value of some of your things, Damn it.
I Hope everything works out OK. If we can help at all, just say the word.
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ookoo lady
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 24, 2004
Posts: 779 | Posted: 2005-10-09 8:17 pm Permalink
I am so sorry to hear this. Tiki-Kate is a passionate collector and also a very nice person. She has 293 mugs listed on ooga-mooga. At least that may help in documenting her loss for the insurance company.
She very generously offered to help me get a mug I was seeking, and another time offered to replace a pendant.
When you're ready, I hope you'll let us help you rebuild your collection.
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MakeDaMug
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 28, 2002
Posts: 1171
From: behind a cluttered desk
| Posted: 2005-10-09 9:10 pm Permalink
I think the Farm should help out as best as we can. Kate has been a long time collector of our mugs. I would like to donate 12 mugs of all new designs over the next 12 months with an additional 3 of those being limited editions. I hope this is a small sign of what our Ohana has to offer!
Mahaloz,
Holden
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OnaTiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 24, 2003
Posts: 407
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2005-10-09 10:40 pm Permalink
Holden,
That is very cool. We applaud all your efforts to help those who are going through some tough times right now.
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Atomicchick
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 08, 2003
Posts: 578
From: Southern California
| Posted: 2005-10-09 11:25 pm Permalink
Bravo to Holden and Tiki Farm!!!!!
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Humuhumu
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: Aug 22, 2002
Posts: 3536
From: San Francisco
| Posted: 2005-10-10 08:21 am Permalink
How bizarre! Kate, I can generate an inventory of your collection with estimated replacement costs for the insurance company, I've sent you a PM with details.
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Raffertiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 31, 2003
Posts: 1527
From: L.I.
| Posted: 2005-10-10 10:43 am Permalink
It's nuts what life can throw at you. I'm glad everyone is alright.
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atomictonytiki
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: May 14, 2002
Posts: 1272
From: Bangkok
| Posted: 2005-10-10 10:51 am Permalink
Its a terrible thing to loose all those mugs but it dose mean that Tikikate has taken PolynesianPop's crown in the most "tiki mug misfortunes".
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Fez Ape
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 13, 2005
Posts: 104 | Posted: 2005-10-10 5:04 pm Permalink
I have something that I could also send, could someone pm with her info if they have it, mahalo.
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Tiki-Kate
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Joined: Sep 21, 2003
Posts: 1700
From: Yucaipa, CA
| Posted: 2005-10-11 10:43 am Permalink
I wanted to thank you all for the kind words of support and all of the generous offers that I've received.
Forgive me if I don't respond to all of you for about a week or so.
I haven't been able to even start assessing the loss of the collectables. What really broke my heart was losing so many things in that room that had belonged to my mother. Those can never be replaced. All in all, I'm just glad to be alive.
The police clocked the car thief doing 100mph when he hit my house.
My insurance company is taking good care of me so far.
I'm hoping the house will be inhabitable again in the next few days.
Thanks for letting everyone know what happened, rodeotiki.
You really are the best people.
Kate
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rodeotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 21, 2004
Posts: 1513
From: calgary
| Posted: 2005-10-11 11:34 am Permalink
OMG, that is heart breaking. So glad that no one was hurt.
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Basement Kahuna
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 14, 2002
Posts: 3588
From: Jawja Province, Isle of North America
| Posted: 2005-10-11 12:09 pm Permalink
Unreal. And Holden should be placed in the hall of the righteous. Do you own the house?
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Rum Numb Davey
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 17, 2005
Posts: 204
From: Phoenix, AZ
| Posted: 2005-10-12 1:22 pm Permalink
Kate:
You were one of my inspirations to get a digital camera to share my collection
on ooga-mooga. I am so sorry that this indescribable accident has happened to you. I am floored actually.
Our prayers are with you. I know how devastating this is to lose your Mother's things, which cannot be replaced. We had a fire at our ranch in Nogal, New Mexico in 1983, and all my Mother's photos of her family and our kiddy photos were destroyed.
Let us know how the insurance is resolved, and what we should do as far as supplemental homeowners.
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