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Originally posted by pomidorchik:
hey II, how's the guys doing so far?
suggestion: let's invite him for poker and then he'll have a chance to make some money?
hey pom, thanks for asking. i talked to him at work today (i dunno if i mentioned it earlier, but we work at the same company, though he's in a different department), and he filled me in on how he's doing. the apartment complex has been very nice to them, and they are already in a nicer 2-bedroom apartment. at work, we all pitched in with some money for him, and this raised $1200, which has helped him out a lot. Tomorrow, I'm actually going over to his house to play some blitz chess and hang out a little :)
interestingly enough, though they lost most of everything in the fire, one of the things that didn't get ruined was his chess set (a standard USCF board & pieces set).
He also said that he now has fire, theft, and flood insurance. $11 per month. No photos or anything like that was required. Just signed up and that's it. This should be a good lesson for all of us. It certainly is for me.
Pom, thanks again for asking. I told him that many people from this forum sent him their regards and he asked me to thank all of you for your support.
"Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday."
- Dale Carnegie
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