lummox Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 i ask this on the climber forum because id grab my gear (rock ice and alpine shiznit: two packs worth) passport and a few other documents. and my insurance agents phone number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 kids, cat, climbing gear. in that order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 lummox said: i ask this on the climber forum because id grab my gear (rock ice and alpine shiznit: two packs worth) passport and a few other documents. and my insurance agents phone number. Â but oddly enough when you call your agent....all your gear was consumed in the flames! Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 The wife and child, all the pets (and there's a bazillion of 'em), and passports, adoption/birth certificates and insurance papers. Â Everything else is replaceable and insured. Let it burn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglehead Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Well, if it was only what I could carry, I'd grab my guitar, my amp, my pedals, my doggy, and a copy of Spinoza that was a gift from my father. And a hat. Â Insurance on the rest... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 photographs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHE Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 bunglehead said: Well, if it was only what I could carry, I'd grab my guitar, my amp, my pedals, my doggy, and a copy of Spinoza that was a gift from my father. And a hat. Â Insurance on the rest... Â I think you might burn up trying to grab all that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lummox Posted October 29, 2003 Author Share Posted October 29, 2003 iain said: photographs you would take photos of the fire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 iain said: photographs  I'd be leavin' those in the fire-rated safe downstairs. But for some odd reason I wouldn't trust the passports, birth/adoption certificates, and insurance papers in there. Would just feel better having those things with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglehead Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 TIGHE said: bunglehead said: Well, if it was only what I could carry, I'd grab my guitar, my amp, my pedals, my doggy, and a copy of Spinoza that was a gift from my father. And a hat. Â Insurance on the rest... Â I think you might burn up trying to grab all that! Â Yeah, except I've got my music rig wired so I can carry my amp, my pedals and my axe in one carry. My dog can take care of hisself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer said: kids, cat, climbing gear. in that order. Hopefully, your hubby can walk? Or do we need to ask how the fire started? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Puget Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 I've actually done this before. I took some climbing gear camping gear and some paperwork and a few photo albums. Â PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa_Eagle Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 photographs, computer, and large case with data CD's... other things are replaceable... climbing gear if I have the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurthicks Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 photos, all the gear i can grab, and a to have while i watch it burn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 I would make like Nero with a fiddle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Bug said: Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer said: kids, cat, climbing gear. in that order. Hopefully, your hubby can walk? Or do we need to ask how the fire started? no longer an issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 vinyl and violin... to the rest, letter burn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelle Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Depends on how much notice I have. If there's a fire evac and time, I'd grab my wallet, cell phone, photos/slides, CDs, computer, and climbing gear. Â If I don't have time 'cause I wake up in the middle of the night with a fire alarm and smoke. I'd probably just grab my bathrobe and slippers and GTFO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambone Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 I would just take photos, and some important papers. Â Everything else is covered buy insurance, and I wouln't mind a fresh new gear set up. Â Oh, and I'd make sure my not-so-bright cat isn't hiding under the bed, the rest of the pets would be outro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer said: Bug said: Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer said: kids, cat, climbing gear. in that order. Hopefully, your hubby can walk? Or do we need to ask how the fire started? no longer an issue Oops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 a few years ago i was living in apartment building. i was in the shower when the fire alarm went off building was filled with smoke. all i had time to grab was my comforter to wrap around me (where was my bathrobe ) and my kid's hand. i stood in the parking lot for 45 minutes like that. Â the good news it turned out to be nothing but a lot of smoke. very scary though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Harris Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Wife, kids, important papers not in a safe deposit box, and photo negatives. I can use the negatives to make new prints. Everything else is replacable and I'm insured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 1. The short file cabinets with all the important insurance and personal info  2. Photos  3. Music  4. Clothing (too many irreplaceable black T-shirts!)  5. Computer tower  From there, pretty much anything and everything near an egress point, i.e. the big-ass painting over the couch, the hi-fi kit, books, furniture, etc. Just break out the nearest window and start hucking shit out of it. If it breaks, oh well; woulda burned anyhow. If you can save it, then jackpot!  "we don't need no water, let the motherfucker burn!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 I figger that lummox was prolly referring to those poor folks caught in the wildfires in CA when he started this thread, but I'm curious about smaller fires (ones that we ourselves might have some control over). So, how many of you have installed fire extinguishers in your living space? Â For years, I went about dumb and happy with a smoke alarm on each floor. Even after we got married, that was still the status quo. But immediately after we brought our little boy back from Vietnam, I ran right on down to Costco and bought the First Alert fire extinguisher 2-pack, and installed one in the (attached) garage and the washer/dryer utility rooms. Not feeling like I had done everything I could, I went back and bought another 2-pack and put one in the living room near the fireplace, and one at the top of the stairwell near the bedrooms. Â STILL not feeling like I had done all I could, I bought another, smaller unit and installed it in the kitchen within easy reach of the oven. My house may look like an advertisement for First Alert and Kidde, but I feel better about being able to snuff a blaze that otherwise would get out of control quickly. Has anybody else gone this far over the edge protecting their loved ones and stuff? Or an I just being paranoid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa_Eagle Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 I have a small apt, so I have one fire extinguisher. I foolishly went without one for a while, then splurged the $10 and got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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