I have always been a draw for disaster. Especially over the last few years.
After my son was born in 1997, we moved to California. Where our duplex caught on fire. Shortly after that, the house next door burned to the ground.
Then we moved to Michigan. Where the hot water heater blew up (like a bomb, not kidding,) flooding the finished basement and blowing a door off its hinges. We spent two weeks without water or heat (hot water heat, naturally,) while the entire yard was dug up to fix the pipes that caused the blow.
Then we moved to Mississippi. And lost everything to hurricane Katrina.
Now we're in Virginia. And last night, the hot water heater blew up. Again. Flooded the kitchen, which caused leakage into the finished basement, where the ceiling collapsed. So we now have no water, a flooded basement, a lot of water damage to the furniture that was down there, and a lot of water damage to the kitchen and bedroom, where water leaked through the wall.
Naturally, this happens when I'm nearing the end of a deadline and panicking anyway. Not a shock, because, well, crap like this happens to me. But it's still damned inconvenient! 
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I like you very much, but you need to promise never to move next door to me. With our combined bad luck, we’d demolish the neighborhood.
Sorry about the water heater. What a pain 
by HelenKay
on October 23rd, 2006 at 11:12 am
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(((Larissa)))
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Oh, Larissa!! 
That’s terrible! And I thought I have been walking through life with a dark cloud over my head. Yours is stranger than fiction, girl! I hope you are well insured, both life and property…. 
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Good luck bailing out of the mess. (((HUGS)))
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HelenKay, I’m thinking that I need to stay at least two states away from both you and Lydia! 
Thanks, Bonnie! We’re slowly getting thing fixed. The hot water heater is finally working again, but we’ve got a lot of cleanup to do…
LOL, Lara! I figure if I ever wrote something like this in a book, no one would believe it. We are VERY well insured…we took a lesson from hurricane Katrina. I swear, we’re insured for sandstorms now, because no way are we going to get caught off guard again! 
by Larissa
on October 23rd, 2006 at 5:19 pm
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Larissa Ione’s Unfortunate Series of Events!
Gads. Cyber hug.
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Check your email. I’m sending you cyber-valium. 
Holy crap!
And big ole hugs with wishes for some rockin karma cuz you damn well should be at the top of the list, darlin’ 
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Holy crap, batman, TWO hot water heater explosions? Yikes!
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Man, what a horrible day! Who knew they could blow up twice?? Hang in there. We’ll go out for margaritas, soon!!
by Michelle
on October 24th, 2006 at 6:31 am
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Larissa ~ Sorry, to here about all your bad luck but, PLEASE stay away from ME! You could almost write a book about all the bad luck you have had and maybe make some money off of it. Hope your luck changes.
by Tammy G.
on October 24th, 2006 at 6:41 am
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Beth!
Thanks, Jaci! I SO needed the cyber-valium!
Toni, isn’t it weird? I have very bad water luck…
Michelle, I’m very ready for those ritas! 
Tammy, you crack me up! But really, my luck has changed. I really have had the best year ever after the worst one. I was talking to a good friend about this yesterday, how her life is an even keel, how it’s pretty much a smooth road with no bumps, but mine is one big rollercoaster of ups and downs. Fortunately, the ups have been more prevalent than the downs lately, so I can’t complain over this littlest bump! 
by Larissa
on October 24th, 2006 at 8:18 am
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You poor things!!!! HUGS!!!!!!! I hope the sun shines bright on you now for a LONG time!!!!!!
by Jen
on October 24th, 2006 at 11:44 am
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OMG! Our sump pump blew up twice this year, spewing sewage all over our finished basement. Geez, imagine if *we* lived in the same neighborhood! Hugs, I hope things settle down soon!
by Joely
on October 24th, 2006 at 12:17 pm
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Geez, Larissa. You must be burning off some really bad karma from a past life!
What…were you, like, a member of the Inquistion or a judge at the Salem witch trials or something?
Seriously, I hate to hear that and just keep telling yourself, “This can’t go on forever. All this freaky crap is bound to stop happenening to me soon.”
Hugs!!!
Angie
by Angie T
on October 24th, 2006 at 1:12 pm
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Ack! You poor thing! *hugs*
(You want avoid NE Arkansas/SE Missouri, please? 
I Just know the New Madrid Fault is dying to shake, rattle and roll….)
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Geez louise, Larissa. I think you’d be a fabulous character in a book with all those stories… that totally sucks about your new house getting damaged.
The good news is that if you’re in Virginia, you’re only a few hours from me! When can we get together??
by Beth
on October 24th, 2006 at 3:10 pm
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Thanks, Jen!
Er…Joely? Your problems were SO much worse than mine! OMG, I’ll take clean furnace water over sewage any day!!!!
LOL–thanks, Angie! I’m burning off some sort of karma, I think!
Tori! Funny how I’m not welcome anywhere anymore!
Beth, where do you live?
by Larissa
on October 24th, 2006 at 4:06 pm
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Holey Moley, Larissa. I’m gonna take page out of Angie’s comment and say…. you’re building up some sweet payback for some kick ass good Karma in the future. Perhaps a future on the NY Bestsellers List? ::this is where I’d put the dancing devil banana if you had one. lol::
by Jaq
on October 24th, 2006 at 6:35 pm
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I live in North Carolina, just north of Raleigh, a mere 1 hour from Virginia border!
by Beth
on October 25th, 2006 at 8:54 am
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Oh Lord! I wish I could wave wand and change your luck.
Maybe if I wave this pitchfork around???
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