Some years ago, I read that when his house caught fire, Gene Kelly ran back into the burning building to retrieve his toupée.
In a similar situation, which single item would forum members try to save from the flames, assuming that they had already removed their pets and credit cards from danger ?
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I have thought about this often. Don't know why. I would have a real problem cause I get very attached to objects. My kitchen table is hard to get these days and I wouldn't want to lose it.
When people ask this question I usually say that I would probably burn inside trying to get my books out.
At the moment I think it would be my computer, not only because it has all my pictures but it also has my thesis and I don't want to lose that.
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If my house was on fire and I could only take one thing out, I'd remove the fire...
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My signed first of A Game of Thrones.
Well, I suppose I should grab the wife, but assuming the old lady fits in with the "pets" category, then I'll grab my Grandfather's copy of Toilers of the Sea
Close seconds-
coin/stamp collection
Chest containing old family photos, memorabilia, etc.
Ahh! My water colors, sketches
Last edited by Gilliatt Gurgle; 02-01-2014 at 08:52 AM.
What if a burglar steals it? Or if the computer breaks down? Or if there is actually a fire! I recommend 'cloud computing'. I tend to do everything using Google Docs, and similar cloud software, these days. Let the fire burn on!Originally Posted by Helga
windows 8 actually has some cloud thingy, I can save documents on a cloud and access them from any computer, I just don't know how. Maybe I'll try and figure it out and drag my kitchen table out of the fire instead.
I hope death is joyful, and I hope I'll never return -Frida Khalo
If I seem insensitive to what you are going through, understand it's the way I am- Mr. Spock
Personally, I think that the unique and supreme delight lies in the certainty of doing 'evil'–and men and women know from birth that all pleasure lies in evil. - Baudelaire
My diary. May sound silly but I would like to keep it for the future. Apart from that there is nothing I really value that much in our house that isn't replaceable.
My computer would probably be a prime contender, but I suppose there isn't anything I couldn't replace on it. I think I'd take one of my guitars, probably my MAB2 Aviator, signed by Michael Angelo Batio himself.
I think my watercolors, and pictures of my kids when they were young and cute, and pictures of my family. Otherwise, my stuff is just stuff.
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The computer and my poetry books...and...
I'm sentimental so I'd probably go for one of the various mementos and souvenirs I have. Either a statuette of a clown my grandmother bought as a gift right before she died, or a small ball I keep because I remember using it to play catch with my grandfather.
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The computer can go. It will be an excuse to get a new one. The data can be saved in the cloud as mal4mac recommends. That being said, it would save some time later to rescue the computer and phone.
I use cloud computing, so I wouldn't need to save anything. I'd just turn the cloud on and it would rain and the fire would go out.
My guitar, although I'm not sure why. I can't much play it.
Uhhhh...
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