NenaE Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Does anyone know yet how the blaze started? Mattress Mac is a good guy, and the merchandise I've bought there has always been high quality. Hate to hear this. He has given so much back to this city. Guess that's why we have insurance. I can remember his first commercials, on ch. 39 or 26. My dad & I thought, who is this guy? He's always in the store when we go there, still always working hard. Has spoken to us about British soccer teams, before. Know he loves sports. Hate to see his sports collection damaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 It's kind of cold how the Chronicle has an Ashley Furniture advertisement popup on the front webpage, directly above a photo of the fire. LOL, I noticed that last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I heard on the news this morning that the fire was strictly in the warehouse area. A firewall protected the "jewels" in the showroom. Ch 2 actually had Mack on the phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeats Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 (edited) Was interesting to read the live-Tweets from their marketing guy on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gilv I love this one: "Wow - audacity of people - got a phone call asking if we are giving away damaged furnutre. Wow. That is shockingly bad." Edited May 22, 2009 by sheeats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Well, from looking at the various footage from the different stations, from what I've been able to gather was that the generator was located just OUTSIDE of the warehouse fire. I asked a friend about it and he commented that failures do occasionally happen, but when you have a failure, it's pretty bad, particularly if it gets hot enough for the oil to ignite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Well, from looking at the various footage from the different stations, from what I've been able to gather was that the generator was located just OUTSIDE of the warehouse fire. I asked a friend about it and he commented that failures do occasionally happen, but when you have a failure, it's pretty bad, particularly if it gets hot enough for the oil to ignite.I assume you mean diesel since most generators are fueled by either diesel or natural gas. Looking at the pictures I would be very suprised if the fire started on the exterior of the building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Arson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMME Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 ArsonMattress Mac is a great guy, but I wouldn't want to be the arsonist alone in the same room with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arisegundo Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Disgrunted employee? Juvenile delinquent? Star Furniture-Al Qaeda alliance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 (edited) Mattress Mac is a great guy, but I wouldn't want to be the arsonist alone in the same room with him.I bet Mac could get his hands on a tiger. Edited May 28, 2009 by Highway6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Perhaps Rooms-To-Go was trying to eliminate it's competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cottonmather0 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I think that confirms the story that the generator was a very unlikely causeThe paper says that it started in an area that's usually not visited by the public, so my guess would be that they're going to be taking a closer look at all of the employees, no? I have heard that Mack can be hard to work for at times (he expects everyone to work as hard as he does, obviously), so the disgruntled employee theory makes a bit of sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emirate25 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 What about Mack himself? I think that confirms the story that the generator was a very unlikely causeThe paper says that it started in an area that's usually not visited by the public, so my guess would be that they're going to be taking a closer look at all of the employees, no? I have heard that Mack can be hard to work for at times (he expects everyone to work as hard as he does, obviously), so the disgruntled employee theory makes a bit of sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gto250us Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 (edited) I bet Mac could get his hands on a tiger.I think that Mack tried the tiger bit years ago. Actually it was a lion at his flea market. All was well until a small girl got eaten. Edited May 28, 2009 by gto250us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMME Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 What about Mack himself?He did recently commit to and open a new location that is much higher end than the I-45 location. But if that were the case, that would be a pretty serious contradiction to the man we have all come to know. Anything is possible, but I highly doubt it. If nothing else, he seems to exhibit great pride of ownership. This one will be interesting to watch. WHy would anyone want to do such a thing that could not only have injured or killed somebody, but also put so many hard working people out of business. I'm thinking crime of passion rather than premeditated. and if it is a crime of passion (rage), it should be solved pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gto250us Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Maybe he is mobbed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Anyone notice that the Chron story doesn't have reader comments enabled??? Heh. That's the quid pro quo for buying 1 and 2 full color ads to run ad infinitum.Unless we start seeing random arson fires at other, similar targets, there seem to be only 2 reasonable explanations: disgruntled employee/customer/competitor, or Mack himself. Maybe this will turn into a big, juicy story with good old-fashioned criminal intrigue. Too bad we can't trust the Chron to report on it fairly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 He did recently commit to and open a new location that is much higher end than the I-45 location. But if that were the case, that would be a pretty serious contradiction to the man we have all come to know. Anything is possible, but I highly doubt it. If nothing else, he seems to exhibit great pride of ownership.Also, this was the warehouse that serves both locations. It's the resource for his "buy it t-day, you'll get it t-day" promise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marketingwiz Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 The very first thing I said to my husband after the fire was that Mac must be trying to drive more traffic to his new location on Post Oak. Evidently I'm not alone in that theory. (But I also think Ken Lay is alive and well in another country with a new face). Also, Gallery Furniture has another warehouse in Sugar Land that they kept referring to on the numerous news reports that the fire generated. At one point, all three local networks were reporting on the fire simultaneously, not to mention the individual interviews with Mac. He could not have purchased this kind of coverage and publicity. And it presents him in a very sympathetic light. Mac is NOT the sweet humble man he presents himself to be, based on many stories I've heard from ex-employees, vendors and even some friends in the media. He might not have struck the match but he could have paid someone else to do it. Stay tuned....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 The very first thing I said to my husband after the fire was that Mac must be trying to drive more traffic to his new location on Post Oak. Evidently I'm not alone in that theory. (But I also think Ken Lay is alive and well in another country with a new face). Also, Gallery Furniture has another warehouse in Sugar Land that they kept referring to on the numerous news reports that the fire generated. At one point, all three local networks were reporting on the fire simultaneously, not to mention the individual interviews with Mac. He could not have purchased this kind of coverage and publicity. And it presents him in a very sympathetic light. Mac is NOT the sweet humble man he presents himself to be, based on many stories I've heard from ex-employees, vendors and even some friends in the media. He might not have struck the match but he could have paid someone else to do it. Stay tuned....... Let me go get my foil hat on... flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marketingwiz Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Let me go get my foil hat on...flipper Go right ahead. I'm willing to bet you'll look sillier than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cottonmather0 Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I seriously doubt Mack did it to himself. I too have heard many people say that he can sometimes not be a very nice person, but that doesn't mean he would torch his own business, not to mention do it at a time when hundreds of people are inside.And the Sugar Land postdates the fire - it was vacant a week ago until Mack found it as an emergency replacement, IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 (edited) Edited May 29, 2009 by flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 While I have to admit fraud entered my mind, it seems so unlikely since it's the classic textbook insurance scam.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Wealthy, powerful businessmen-- upstanding, philanthropic citizens-- have a demonstrated record of doing dangerous, destructive, criminal things that make no sense. People who understand arson well could probably recite a litany of all the ways arsonists are the people you'd swear couldn't be responsible.I don't want him to be guilty of arson, but OTOH I have no reason to believe he is above the fray. That's not a conspiracy, it's merely a reasonable observation. My friend at work sez it's that Hilton Furniture chainsaw guy. Hmmmmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDeb Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Was the store open when the fire started? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMME Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Wealthy, powerful businessmen-- upstanding, philanthropic citizens-- have a demonstrated record of doing dangerous, destructive, criminal things that make no sense. People who understand arson well could probably recite a litany of all the ways arsonists are the people you'd swear couldn't be responsible.I don't want him to be guilty of arson, but OTOH I have no reason to believe he is above the fray. That's not a conspiracy, it's merely a reasonable observation. My friend at work sez it's that Hilton Furniture chainsaw guy. Hmmmmmm.Nope, he would have cut it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gto250us Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Nope, he would have cut it down.I think it was the small Redhead gal from the Home Store. She looks the type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 whatever happened to that Danish Inspirations guy? He always sounded odd and unpleasant. Hmmm. After all, the new Gallery Furniture was going high-end contemporary with the Kreiss stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 whatever happened to that Danish Inspirations guy? He always sounded odd and unpleasant.*cringe* Danish Inspeewayshuns! And a million times in one commercial.Seems like he isn't up to much new:http://www.danishinspirations.com/travel/index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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