What would you rush to save....?

The appalling & deadly bush-fires in Australia this week were a terrible tragedy for those concerned.   Listening to one man describe how all he managed to save from his home of 30 years before it burnt to the ground was a few photographs from the walls it made me wonder what I'd rush to save if I had just a minute or two to decide.  There's a photograph of my late grandmother.  Or the cat... if I could find it.  

How about anyone else?  Or have you actually found yourself in that situation?

My cat.  But like you say, if I could find her. 

A building in my fiance's apartment complex (not his thankfully) just burned down Thursday night. I don't have any animals, so what I would save is the letter he wrote to propose to me and a couple of pictures of the two of us as kids.

This may sound a little odd, but I'd get all my journals. Or my photo albums. Or the stuffed animal and necklace my boyfriend gave me for the first birthday of mine we celebrated together.

The electronics I could care less about. They can be replaced. But the things with sentimental value can't

Simply by the grace of God, we haven't been through anything like that. My heart goes out to the people and animals in Australia. The stories are gut-wrenching.  I cannot imagine what they must be going through.

No doubt about it.  I would grab my 3 cats and the dog and out the door we would go. Now, how smoothly we would be able to pull that off I can't say.  

Kids, cat, computer

Everything else is recoverable (except pics, which have all been scanned into the computer)

My wife, the dogs, and my computer (all of our photos and videos are on here). I would probably try to save my mudpuppies as well, but there's no way I could carry their tank. They might just be out of luck .

my two bunnies

When I was about 8 years old, I was terrified of natural disasters, fire, all that, and thought of this question regularly.

I adore everything that I own, from my t shirt collection to my german soda bottles to my jars of buttons to my books and cds...I wouldn't want anything to burn, but top priority would be my notebooks letters, and a couple photographs I have in my room. Then clothing because I'm quite attached to it.

My cat could save itself, I'm betting.

A little box on the shelves in the living room.  Inside are our wedding vows (the only copy we have of them), my garter, and the ribbon our hands were tied with.

I don't need to worry about saving my cat.  She'd probably run out and lock the door with me still in the house.

At my apartment complex we have had 3 fire drills (all at one AM nonetheless, ugh!)... and in one of them, when I got into the stairwell... it was smokier than a Smoking Lounge at an airport! I thought to myself "aw... shi*, I gotta go back to my room and get my stuff!!"... While I do have a lot of my prized possessions here at my apartment, not all of them are here (the rest are at home with my parents)... but that doesn't mean I would grab anything, because the clothes that are with me are my favorite! ha ha... So What I would save if I have some time:

(And I would put it all in my rolling suit case! ha ha)

- Lap Top

- Clothing (Fleece Jackets & Pants for sure... maybe my underwear? ha ha)

- Hair Straightener & make Up (dude, that stuff is expensive!)

- TV & Maybe my DVD player

- Pillow for sure - that thing (2 actually) rock my world! 

- My purse, wallet & car keys 

- Sneakers (so even when I am mourning the loss of my place, I can still go to the gym!) 

*And if I really had time, my vitamins & gum (actually, I probably would put those things in first! ha ha!!!) 

WOW KNOCK ON WOOD THOUGH!!!!!!!!! 

The cats.  They're prone to hiding under beds when they're scared, and one is terrified of leaving the house, so I'd have to make sure they were okay and get them out.

In the event of a fire life would be the first concern. Beyond that... if there was time... I'd save things that are can't be replaced with insurance money.

My father. (His Urn.)

All of our family photos have been placed onto a seperate hard drive that's easily unpluged or plugged back in so I'd snag that. Along with our camera bag which has our camera ect all in it. I'd also grab the laptop because it's easily gathered up in it's own shoulder strap case too. There are a lot of important past and current records/work/logs  ect that we store on that computer.

Jewelry box. There are heirlooms and things of very sentimental value there.

My daughter's blankie and baby book.

A homemade quilt  passed down from my great grandmother.

I'm a very organized person so this wouldn't take but a few moments. :) We go through this routine a lot during Tornado season. Shoot. Tuesday was the last time it was all gathered up.  >_< It's a process that we've perfected under pressure.

My dog, above anything else. A few photo albums, if I could. My bible.

My hubby (if I can lift him), our 3 dogs and the cat.  Anything else is basically just "stuff" and can be replaced; my family can't.  If, however, I did have 10 minutes, I'd also grab our photo albums, my computer and my Kate Spade's.  

We have 3 hamsters that I'd grab. I'm not really a pet person, but still... the fat one's pretty cute ;) Apart from that nothing, I'd let insurance take care of it all and get to buy a new wardrobe! I guess, if I had time for anything except the hamsters, I'd take my wallet and passport. I'm a pretty practical person!

Like every other time I've been asked this, the answer is the rats. I would do anything to save the rats. Including the one hiding under the blanket peeking out at me right now! (Strawberry)

• My cats (too bad I have five, I love them all!)
• My i-pod (It's my other half. I love that thing. It completes me. )
• My little brother (though he'd probobly get out fine - he's 11 now)
• My Dark Knight hoodie (yes I mean it - I love that thing, and I bought it myself)
• A pair of Converse that I doodled all over (from 6th grade, reminds me of those days...)
• My doll and blanket that I've had since I was born
• A family photo album with pictures of my 100-year-old great grandma
• A note from my dad that he wrote to me last year at camp
• Black and white photos of my great grandma as a child
• A homemade quilt from my grandmother
• A photo of my great grandmother being 'rescued' by "Batman". (Hahah, this one is from my cousin Harrison's birthday back in 2000 when he turned five. My dad dressed up like Batman for his party and he was seriously convinced it was him.)
• A bottle of my mom's perfume (reminds me of her)

I'd grab anything nostalgic that means a lot to me. All of the above things have some sort of emotional connection to me, and I would just HAVE to get them first. I suppose the "right" thing to do would be to make sure my family gets out too, but they are all pretty much old enough to know how to get out themselves.

I live right in the middle of the bushfire zone in Victoria, Australia. So these fires have hit me pretty hard...helicopters are constantly flying over my house, smoke has filled the air for well over a week, and everywhere I drive I have to go through kilometres of blackened grassland. The closest major fire was only 500m from my house and spot fires are a constant threat.

Current death toll 189...R.I.P.

I've had to think hard about what I would save, and like all of you, my dog is first! I'm not a bit materialistic person, I'd grab very very little. Maybe a jumper. My computer and external hard drive.

Providing that my husband could get himself out, I'd pick my dogs.  Everything else is replaceable.

i would grab my car keys, wallet, and a purse. maybe if i had time i'd throw some socks, underclothes, sweats, deoderant, and toothbrush/paste into a bad. oh and my cell phone charger. kinda makes me think i should keep an emergency bag packed at al times now...