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From: Susan.Goldfield@p0.f1089.n261.z1.fidonet.org (Susan Goldfield)
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Subject: Re: Fire safety
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Date: 18 Jun 91 16:16:48 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Hello Paul,
    It's nice to have someone new to chat with. I am not blind, but

my husband is. He didn't have a guide dog and it doesn't seem too
likely that he will now because of the fire. During an emergency
situation like this, you think of yourself and your spouse first.
We had a cat, and in a last second frenzy we couldn't get him out.
I stood outside a cried feeling so awful because we left the building
without him.(he had ran under the sofa and we had to leave the burning
building) I thought that he had surely died because of the smoke.
The guilt was tremendous. Believe it or not, that cat made it just
fine. David and I are always worried that if he got a guide dog, what
would happen in the same situation. Would we have been able to get
him out our bedroom window? Would he be able to not panick and run
back into the building like that silly cat? It's an awesome
responsibility.
   Thanks for the interest. It sounds as if you have a dog that truly
loves you.  I hope you are alsays able to keep each other safe. Talk
to you again I hope.......Sue

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