Friedi1987 Posted May 24 Posted May 24 Hi Mr. and Mrs Hauntfreak, just read what happened to you. So sad to hear about your loss. But also glad to hear that you are recovering. You said you do not plan to build a new cab, but if you do let me know maybe I can donate some parts to you. I really appreciate your work. And I will have you and your cats in mind every time we play my wife's fav table bad cats. (But I'm sure your cats were good guys) Stay strong mate.
hauntfreaks Posted May 24 Posted May 24 UPDATE: been super busy with everything... getting shit done... will be in a long term place very soon... at min for 8-9 months.... I did get a new PC that will be a much better machine for doing this silliness.... my new gay pride PC...LOL I've since de-prided it so when i can I will be back posting b2s file s a every once in a while tables thank you all again for you out pouring of support for my wife and I
hauntfreaks Posted May 24 Posted May 24 oops... also... added all the the old drive recovered from the fire to the new machine.... there all working fine.... and that is some crazy shit to find out next is to get a 8tb ssd to back everything up... hope i can do that soon I do have the back up drives also... but cant trust all the old drives... who knows how long these will last so the bottom line is i was able to recover over 26yrs of "files"... <wipes brow>
Cliffy Posted May 24 Author Posted May 24 19 minutes ago, hauntfreaks said: oops... also... added all the the old drive recovered from the fire to the new machine.... there all working fine.... and that is some crazy shit to find out next is to get a 8tb ssd to back everything up... hope i can do that soon I do have the back up drives also... but cant trust all the old drives... who knows how long these will last so the bottom line is i was able to recover over 26yrs of "files"... <wipes brow> thank God. For all the positives. so relieved for you guys
tnkcmdr69 Posted May 24 Posted May 24 5 hours ago, hauntfreaks said: UPDATE: been super busy with everything... getting shit done... will be in a long term place very soon... at min for 8-9 months.... I did get a new PC that will be a much better machine for doing this silliness.... my new gay pride PC...LOL I've since de-prided it so when i can I will be back posting b2s file s a every once in a while tables thank you all again for you out pouring of support for my wife and I This is fantastic news! I love this for you and the wife!
Thurman8tr Posted May 24 Posted May 24 Glad to hear everything has been located and mostly recovered!
RabidUrko Posted May 24 Posted May 24 12 hours ago, hauntfreaks said: oops... also... added all the the old drive recovered from the fire to the new machine.... there all working fine.... and that is some crazy shit to find out next is to get a 8tb ssd to back everything up... hope i can do that soon I do have the back up drives also... but cant trust all the old drives... who knows how long these will last so the bottom line is i was able to recover over 26yrs of "files"... <wipes brow> Great news.
chug Posted May 27 Posted May 27 I had no idea until today that this terrible tragedy happened. I'm so sorry about your losses Haunt. I know on the first page you said you didn't want a GoFundMe, but if you ever change your mind please let us know and we'll be there to help support you.
pbplay4 Posted May 28 Posted May 28 On 5/23/2026 at 11:42 PM, hauntfreaks said: oops... also... added all the the old drive recovered from the fire to the new machine.... there all working fine.... and that is some crazy shit to find out next is to get a 8tb ssd to back everything up... hope i can do that soon I do have the back up drives also... but cant trust all the old drives... who knows how long these will last so the bottom line is i was able to recover over 26yrs of "files"... <wipes brow> Amen!!! Glad you were able to recover your data! I have been away the last couple weeks and had no idea what happen. Fire and flooding are my two biggest fears when I'm away from home. The thought of all the irreplaceable things lost is almost overwhelming. I'm glad your insurance company and wife's work are treating you guys good. Prayers for you both, as you rebuild.
neosean99 Posted May 30 Posted May 30 On 5/23/2026 at 11:42 PM, hauntfreaks said: oops... also... added all the the old drive recovered from the fire to the new machine.... there all working fine.... and that is some crazy shit to find out next is to get a 8tb ssd to back everything up... hope i can do that soon I do have the back up drives also... but cant trust all the old drives... who knows how long these will last so the bottom line is i was able to recover over 26yrs of "files"... <wipes brow> It is so great to hear that you are making progress. When I first read about the incident, I was heartbroken. I can't stand to hear trouble like that with good people. You've reached many of us Hauntfreaks! Cheering you on!!! Thank you for all the wonderful things!
Hiylow Posted June 4 Posted June 4 I only just heard. Missed the post a member submitted. I have prayed for you Haunfreaks and thank God you made it out. In Jesus name I Prayed. Amen.
hauntfreaks Posted June 11 Posted June 11 UPDATE: so we have been moved to an apartment, a small 1 bedroom , 1 bath.... good enough for now we just got settled in... so I have my setup back... I been doing everything for a couch for over a decade sitting at a desk in a chair was fuckin killing me (my back)... so it nice to have a nice setup again....
hauntfreaks Posted June 11 Posted June 11 6 minutes ago, tnkcmdr69 said: Look at that big-a$$ tv!!! LOL.... so this is replacing a 75" we had.... the 75" when new was $700-ish the new TV is an 85" Qled we got for $670 during the memorial day sales so tit-for-tat now the PC monitor , that was an upgrade from a 22" 1080 to a 27" 4K BUT this is replacing 4 or 5 monitors I lost
Cliffy Posted June 11 Author Posted June 11 dude your whole couch potato setup is SWEET! How's Cindy doing through all this?
hauntfreaks Posted June 11 Posted June 11 4 hours ago, Cliffy said: dude your whole couch potato setup is SWEET! How's Cindy doing through all this? we both have our days... 99% of the time its the lose of our pets... she is much more of a wordsmith then I could ever be... her posts on FB are legionary... like reading a sad book, with a light at the end of a tunnel... shes been back to work within a week of it all happening... it takes her mind off of it... while I was using trying to recover stuff as my therapy... I still have 80-ish tiki mugs to try and save... still fucked up, and I cant see where we deserved this... but nothing is fair in life huh?
robertms Posted June 11 Posted June 11 1 hour ago, hauntfreaks said: UPDATE: so we have been moved to an apartment, a small 1 bedroom , 1 bath.... good enough for now we just got settled in... so I have my setup back... I been doing everything for a couch for over a decade sitting at a desk in a chair was fuckin killing me (my back)... so it nice to have a nice setup again.... Cozy and functional, great job guys!
Cliffy Posted June 11 Author Posted June 11 6 minutes ago, hauntfreaks said: but nothing is fair in life huh? you got that right pal so prepare for the worst and work towards the best
hauntfreaks Posted June 12 Posted June 12 this is what $400 looks like to backup all this Vpin crap.... for you MFers... 😉
tedlogan12 Posted June 13 Posted June 13 17 hours ago, hauntfreaks said: this is what $400 looks like to backup all this Vpin crap.... for you MFers... 😉 Can we chip in?
hauntfreaks Posted June 17 Posted June 17 On 6/13/2026 at 8:55 AM, tedlogan12 said: Can we chip in? as much as I appreciate the offer.... its just not my style... the post was more of a ball bust then anything...
DanLShane Posted June 17 Posted June 17 Cannot keep a good man (and woman) down. So happy to hear of your gradual recovery from an undeserved catastrophe. Stay strong, Bro!
hauntfreaks Posted Wednesday at 01:26 AM Posted Wednesday at 01:26 AM another step in trying to make the temp apartment more homey new art for the wall above the couch!! this a panoramic from Mount Washington overlooking Pittsburgh, PA I shot this in 2003, on our road trip out there... this is 10 shots stitched together, and the fireworks were and awesome bonus...
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