Squeak 17 #26 November 29, 2004 Well all the material items are inssured, including my rig. So I'd most likely save, photos. The history of my life with my wife is in photographic form, F From our earliest dates through to our most recent holiday, that's over 16 years of the history of US and our love, that's not replacable.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wee 0 #27 November 29, 2004 Quotemy rig without a doubt. ( I love it, I trust it, it makes me happy, and doesn't let me down I feel the same way about my toothbrush If the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #28 November 29, 2004 QuoteWell all the material items are inssured, including my rig. So I'd most likely save, photos. The history of my life with my wife is in photographic form, F From our earliest dates through to our most recent holiday, that's over 16 years of the history of US and our love, that's not replacable. Sometimes I wonder if people, human beings in general, are not making a mistake when they consider photographic or ornamental souvenirs of "their love" as so crucial. I know it would be a heartbreak, but even if all of a couple's photos and stuff (wedding dresses, etc.) perished in a fire, they still have each other, and memories in their HEADS. Is the other stuff really necessary, given the tacit understanding that it is fleeting and vulnerable to easy destruction? Now, in answer to the question, I guess I would have to say "my rig" as well. Lately it is the most important thing to me, providing so much enjoyment AND it is the most expensive single thing I own apart from my car. Despite what I said above, I AM a strong sentimentalist, and I have a load of sentimental stuff. The quandary that this question puts me in is that I could never choose a single greatest sentimental object to save. I do have a BOX filled with them, and also a footlocker filled with them, so if I said, "I'd save the BOX," or, "I'd save the TRUNK," would that be a cop-out answer, since there are literally dozens of special things in those boxes? I'd also have to consider saving my journal. My Ashley Book of Knots... but that can easily be re-bought for $60... Ever go through your house to clean up the clutter and find that it takes a while because you're always weighing how much you feel you need to save thing X, when you really know that you need to throw out as much clutter and unnecessary junk as possible? When I do that, I often find myself forcing myself to sever emotional or sentimental ties to things, and then it becomes easier. Look, I have a little bronze thingie that has my share of my mom's ashes in it. But I have to say that if I never had it again, I would not be all that upset, as much as I did/do love my mom. It's just her ashes! It's a little box made of metal with her ashes. Must I be forever tethered to it til the day that I die? And if not my mother's ashes, what else is so important that losing it would mean I just couldn't go on? This is a very thought-provoking issue... -Jeffrey-Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #29 November 29, 2004 I'd save me and my cats. Anything else I could grab is bonus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #30 November 29, 2004 QuoteQuoteWell all the material items are inssured, including my rig. So I'd most likely save, photos. The history of my life with my wife is in photographic form, F From our earliest dates through to our most recent holiday, that's over 16 years of the history of US and our love, that's not replacable. Sometimes I wonder if people, human beings in general, are not making a mistake when they consider photographic or ornamental souvenirs of "their love" as so crucial. I know it would be a heartbreak, but even if all of a couple's photos and stuff (wedding dresses, etc.) perished in a fire, they still have each other, and memories in their HEADS. Is the other stuff really necessary, given the tacit understanding that it is fleeting and vulnerable to easy destruction? -Jeffrey No it's not but that's not the urpose of the question, the question was Given that you can only take ONE inanimate thing what would that be. WEll given that all the other tuff I own is insured and can easily be replaced (with a newer version). My photos of us would be the one thing I would collect on the wya out the door. And I can too they are all together in one location (this is probably a bad thing should the fire start in that location.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoostedXT 0 #31 November 29, 2004 Pictures of family.....cant replace that stuff. Keep the negatives at one house and prints at another.....the odds of both burning down is slim! JoeFor long as you live and high you fly and smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry and all that you touch and all that you see is all your life will ever be. Pedro Offers you his Protection. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #32 November 29, 2004 Tha matches (or other evidence that I set the fire in the first place! (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boinky 0 #34 November 29, 2004 Ahhhh....it's wonderful to be back on the computer again this morning. :D I am currently typing this reply on the crashed laptop, with a different monitor attached, just testing the system. Unfortunately, I've been told that the laptop is a "total," sort of like a wrecked car. It would undoubtedly cost more to replace the screen than it would to just buy a whole new laptop. Sigh... I thought about some of the responses from this weekend. While I have taken hundreds and hundreds of photos throughout my life, they are not in one place in my home and some are probably not even findable if I searched for a long time. It's funny...I thought they were so important when I took them. But life changes a person and what you thought was important once, isn't necessarily important any more. I sort of agree with the person who said we still have the memories in our minds... I'd probably miss most of the stuff in my home, like a fallen friend or family member, but I'd move on. Keep the memories and replace the stuff. OK...I'm through with the stroll down depression lane....let's PARTY!!Nina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upndownshop 0 #35 November 29, 2004 I actually had an opportunity to think about this in August. I moved to Z hills, unloaded my stuff into a friends storage unit (meaning no insurance for my stuff)and left for Rantoul that night. The last weekend of Rantoul Hurricane Charley was due to hit to Zhills. All i could think about was my cameras and photos. My second rig was in there but that didn't seem to be to important. So to choose one I would have to say the photos. These are family photos that include a ton of skydiving history dating back to the early sixties. Three reels of 16mm footage containing jumps, Channel 8 news interview of my father, and footage of Raquel Welch at 22 years old with my father presenting her with a bikini swimsuit. Charley never hit Zhills, but the next 3 hurricanes always had me nervous, I could not purchase renters insurance for my stuff until after the season. Interesting, they raised my auto insurance by $100.00 but wouldn't sell me renters?? Z hills Turkey Meet rocked this weekend!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird 0 #36 November 29, 2004 Hmmmmm. My first thought would be, the disks with all my writing on them. BUT then I remembered that I keep an updated copy at my inlaws, just in case. My second thought is my rig. BUT then I'm thinking, insurance would cover that. So... My next choice is my photo albums. Or my logbook. That would be the tough choice! Since I put photos in my logbook, would it count as a photo album? Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. -Robert A. Heinlein Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #37 November 29, 2004 The storage thingy with all of my photos in it dating from the time I met my husband. Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #38 November 29, 2004 Since I don't have a rig yet, I would definitely have to say all my pictures of friends and family, they remind me of all the memories I have made w/ those people Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #39 November 29, 2004 Jeffrey, I don't see my photos as souveniers of my love shared with my husband. It isn't about pretty pictures of him. We are both very into photography. Our pictures are our journals, our way of expressing how we see the world, what we find important or beautiful. Most of our pictures are of things we will never see again as nature is always changing. The pictures tell our story through our eyes. Many are of publishable quality. They are something I want my children and grandchildren to be able to see, to be able to truly look through their parents' eyes. Jen Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hexadecimal 0 #40 November 29, 2004 I'll just consider my Mac G5 a living, breathing thing for this. I'd save my car Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites boinky 0 #41 November 29, 2004 QuoteI'd save my car I'm concerned....You have your car inside your home? LOLNina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites hexadecimal 0 #42 November 29, 2004 Garage is part of the house... though now that you mention it, I would park it in the living room if I could get it through the door Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites boinky 0 #43 November 29, 2004 DAMN!!! What kind of car is it, anyway? Must be true love.....Nina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites hexadecimal 0 #44 November 29, 2004 QuoteDAMN!!! What kind of car is it, anyway? Must be true love..... Here's a link to some pictures of my car... http://www.elisetalk.com/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=105 It's a Lotus Elise. Before anyone goes off thinking I'm trying to show off, keep in mind that the car doesn't cost as much as it would appear to. It's a bare bones race car for the most part, and one that I've wanted my entire life and waited on a waiting list for 3 years to get. I'm such a speed junkie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites windcatcher 0 #45 November 30, 2004 QuoteIt's a Lotus Elise. Before anyone goes off thinking I'm trying to show off, keep in mind that the car doesn't cost as much as it would appear to. I'm such a speed junkie Wow, I am SOOOOOOOOOOO not into showy cars, but that one is cute! (are ya gonna kill me now since I called your car cute?) I can see why you'd save up for that... Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dumpster 0 #46 November 30, 2004 A big handful of those bearer bonds stashed in the safe - Or as many of those Krugerrands as I could get before the place vaporized - Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cloudseeker2001 0 #47 November 30, 2004 Photos. "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skykittykat 0 #48 November 30, 2004 When the fire alarm goes off at my Backpackers (always a false alarm), it is usually at night. Everyone is gathered on the pavement outside in their pyjamas clutching their passports and cigarettes/alcohol. Yup, those are the most favoured things to save according to travellers Liz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 4 #49 November 30, 2004 QuoteYour home is going up in flames. All living/breathing things have already escaped (we're cutting down on the moral dilemna here). You have the opportunity to save ONE (and only one) thing. What would that one thing be? Up until this morning, without a momen't hesitation, my choice would have been my laptop computer. If you are outside and your home is on fire, there is nothing inside worth going back for. During a 30 year career as a firefighter I put way too many people in bags that went back in for something they thought they could not live without. They were right. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skybytch 273 #50 November 30, 2004 After losing nearly all my framed photos (some irreplaceable), my laptop (replaceable but not for a long time due to a lack of $$), most of my wardrobe, all of my kitchen supplies, lots of irreplaceable papers and a bunch of other stuff when my house flooded a couple months ago... the one thing I really miss now - so therefore the one thing I'd be likely to go back in for - would be the computer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 2 of 3 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
boinky 0 #41 November 29, 2004 QuoteI'd save my car I'm concerned....You have your car inside your home? LOLNina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hexadecimal 0 #42 November 29, 2004 Garage is part of the house... though now that you mention it, I would park it in the living room if I could get it through the door Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boinky 0 #43 November 29, 2004 DAMN!!! What kind of car is it, anyway? Must be true love.....Nina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hexadecimal 0 #44 November 29, 2004 QuoteDAMN!!! What kind of car is it, anyway? Must be true love..... Here's a link to some pictures of my car... http://www.elisetalk.com/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=105 It's a Lotus Elise. Before anyone goes off thinking I'm trying to show off, keep in mind that the car doesn't cost as much as it would appear to. It's a bare bones race car for the most part, and one that I've wanted my entire life and waited on a waiting list for 3 years to get. I'm such a speed junkie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #45 November 30, 2004 QuoteIt's a Lotus Elise. Before anyone goes off thinking I'm trying to show off, keep in mind that the car doesn't cost as much as it would appear to. I'm such a speed junkie Wow, I am SOOOOOOOOOOO not into showy cars, but that one is cute! (are ya gonna kill me now since I called your car cute?) I can see why you'd save up for that... Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #46 November 30, 2004 A big handful of those bearer bonds stashed in the safe - Or as many of those Krugerrands as I could get before the place vaporized - Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudseeker2001 0 #47 November 30, 2004 Photos. "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skykittykat 0 #48 November 30, 2004 When the fire alarm goes off at my Backpackers (always a false alarm), it is usually at night. Everyone is gathered on the pavement outside in their pyjamas clutching their passports and cigarettes/alcohol. Yup, those are the most favoured things to save according to travellers Liz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #49 November 30, 2004 QuoteYour home is going up in flames. All living/breathing things have already escaped (we're cutting down on the moral dilemna here). You have the opportunity to save ONE (and only one) thing. What would that one thing be? Up until this morning, without a momen't hesitation, my choice would have been my laptop computer. If you are outside and your home is on fire, there is nothing inside worth going back for. During a 30 year career as a firefighter I put way too many people in bags that went back in for something they thought they could not live without. They were right. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #50 November 30, 2004 After losing nearly all my framed photos (some irreplaceable), my laptop (replaceable but not for a long time due to a lack of $$), most of my wardrobe, all of my kitchen supplies, lots of irreplaceable papers and a bunch of other stuff when my house flooded a couple months ago... the one thing I really miss now - so therefore the one thing I'd be likely to go back in for - would be the computer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
