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koda wrote:

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it is just a building. and so is the alamo. i am truly surprised by the attachment to this thing.

The Alamo is a shrine to those who gave their lives to nurture a dream - that of an (albeit short) independent Texas. It has the same historical significance as Independence Hall in Philly - granted, it's "just a building" as you say, but thanks to the men who met in that building, an experiment in self-govenrment was launched, and the Constitution which gives the citizens of that experiment the rights they have was written and signed. As one of the oldest centers of higher education in San Antonio, OLLU's Moye Hall IS significant, espicially to the students and alumni. My house at Canyon Lake was flooded by Canyon Lake in 2002, but nobody said "Barry, get over it. It's just a house". The same attachment can be felt for something like Moye Hall or other significant structure. In the case of Moye Hall, it is a common point for generations of graduates AND their families. I was saddened when I learned the school I attended as a child was being torn down, and I hadn't been in that building since leaving Knoxville in 1974. People have different values and sense of value. Some people put no emotional attachment on ANYTHING or anybody. Some people have no pride in history of notion of how significant it ties into their lives today. Some people don't a rat's ass about anything they didn't create or buy themselves. And some people cry over lost material things, like jewelry or DVD's or books, or their car. But if you only see "just a building", you'll never be able to understand the history it has, or the lives affected by it or who have left a piece of themselves in it.

koda wrote:

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i love history and am always learning more. but shit also happens and nothing lasts forever. sorry about your house barry, but i am sure you didnt sit around for days mourning. sure it is sad, take a picture. here i thought i was being all silly cause i was glad no one was hurt. ANYTHING can be replaced. just as most people can.

Actually, I did sit around sad for days - days I was unable to get back into the subdivision to try and salvage whatever could be salvaged. I mourned for the lost photos of my daughter April, missing for many years at the hands of my ex-wife, finally found dead in 1990, likely as a result of something my ex did. I mourned for the lost photos of my father who passed away in 1987. I mourned for the lost photos of people I worked with 10, 15, even 20 years before. I mourned for the MEMORIES the house contained, Koda, not so much the house itself. Maybe when you live as long as I have you'll treasure the memories a home can contain.

Those photos CANNOT be replaced Koda. They and their negatives washed down the Guadalupe River. I would LOVE to replace my Dad, who died because of the negligence and money grubbing of his employer, and my murdered daughter. I really would. But you know what? I can't. Maybe you can find something that will replace them for me.