Derek Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 ...You were told by police in the middle of the night that you had 10 minutes to evacuate your house before it was destroyed? I just read a very intersting TIME article about the same situation really happenig with hundreds of Californian homes devestaed by the wildfires.( sad, sad stuff :-( ) DP8 Quote
meschepers Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 10 minutes, eh? Well, first off I'd get my cats and dog. Then my computers. Followed by some clothes, blankets and pillows and photos. After that I'd start getting food items from my pantry along with my book collection. Lastly I'd grab my LEGO stuff and backpack. That about covers it. And as small as my house is I can get all that out in 10 minutes. I actually know this order of things as a fact... my house flooded this summer and is just now about finished. I had to leave my flooding house with the dog over my shoulder and my cats in their travel carrier... came back later for my LEGO jedi (which were easily located on my desk) and some food for the animals and clothes for a few days. I'm interested to see what others have to say. Quote
gylman Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Fun question. If it's pretend. Problem is what you can carry out. You can have the most valuable Lego set in the universe, but it will get damaged in transit, and so is it worth the trouble of carrying out? If I could only carry with what I took, the I would take (in a knap sack and gym bag): 1) my knife and multitool collection (fits into a bag easily, has some essential survival stuff too) 2) My Lego keychain collection (easy enough to carry) 3) my MISB 6066 foresmen set (it's small and in absolutely perfect better-than-a-store-condition). 4) my PDAs 5) key financial records (tax, investments, bank accounts). However, if I could load stuff into a car in 10 minutes and drive away with it, then I'd get all of the above + -my PC CPU box (not worth taking screen or anything else, I only want the data) and my laptop -as many of my MISB valuable Lego sets as I could get into the car in that time. Mostly castle and a few Technic , Adventurers, and Paradisa. I doubt I would have enough time or room to save any more Lego than that. Oh, yes, of course, I'd get my wife and kids out too, but they may have to hang on to the roof rack. :-D Quote
Nyundi Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 I'd grab the laptop, throw it in it's bag and toss that over my shoulder. All of my important records in the filing cabinet (plenty are unnecessary so I'd only grab the most important ones: titles, insurance info, etc.). I have a tiny box of extremely sentimental and important stuff, so that has to come. Then my degrees hanging in the office, followed by as much irreplaceable art as I could grab in the few remaining minutes. It's unlikely there would be any time left after that, so I guess I'll draw the line there :( Luckily, legos can be replaced ;-) Quote
hollisbrick Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 (edited) My album collection, mp3, Lego, clothes, blanket and photos then anything else that i can get ut in 10 minutes (btw good thread) EDIT: I'd definately also take my sax and sport awards!. Edited November 1, 2007 by hollisbrick Quote
LuxorV Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Well, I usually get out of home in 10 minutes to go to work every morning X-D . So there is plenty of time to dress, take my bag and put some essential stuff in it. Say my knives and multitools (just like gylman), some food and drink (ready in the fridge for the next day), money, cell phone, one or two of my fav books. Laptop, external memory (with most of my photos in digital format) and some other stuff are already in the bag, as always. I'd be very sad at the idea of leaving my enitre LEGO collection to be destroyed, but I think I'll get most of it again. No sense in risking your life for material stuff, even if it's LEGO ;-) LuxorV Quote
iamded Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 I know what you mean Hinckley, I'd take my toy monkey too. :-P Seriously though, I'd grab my cat, and a cat-cage to put her in (other wise she'd freak out and run off) and my quilt (made by my Grandma a few weeks before her death :-( ). It's quite special to me. Then (if we were piling stuff into the car to flee) I'd chuck my computer tower in the car (not literally chuck of course), some food, batteries, a torch, matches etc. And my big box'o'Lego. Unless it's sorted by then, in which case just my sig-fig and Batman minifig. X-D I'd miss my drum-kit, that's for sure. ~Peace Quote
Vader Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 My wife and 2 cats, anything else can be replaced even lego. Quote
Opproperaar Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 (edited) Our dog and four cats, though the cats'd be so terrified by seeing me running after them trying to grab them, that they'd just run away from me and make me lose all of my ten minutes on the damn pets alone. *wacko* They love making my life hard. :-P Other than that, the big boxes of LEGO, our very big comic book collection (we have a lot lot lot of comic books), the most precious books I can think of, my airsoft gear, the xbox 360 X-D and games (just cause it cost me Edited October 31, 2007 by Hairy Ruben Quote
The Kid Posted November 1, 2007 Posted November 1, 2007 Hmm, do you reckon I'd be able to get my entire drumkit out in 10 mins? :-P Seriously though, the cat and family, and probably as much LEGO as I can fit into my arms. ;-) TK Quote
andy_0306uk Posted November 1, 2007 Posted November 1, 2007 Even though I love my Lego so much, I don't think I'd even contemplate trying to save it. I'd just concentrate on getting my kids, my wife, my dog and some immediate clothing/food for kids/wife/me. While photos are very precious, they are just material items and we have our memories. Quote
captaintau Posted November 1, 2007 Posted November 1, 2007 - Hamster - Black Belt certificates (the belts are easily replacable, the certificates arn't) - Mobile 'phone - Leatherman Quote
Aredhel Posted November 1, 2007 Posted November 1, 2007 I think I would first of all pic my stuff I need from day to day... Meaning my mobile, my portemonnaie with passport etc... Then I really dont know... Depends on the time I would have to grab things... Books, clothes, DVDs, CDs... such things... Well... dont have any pets... maybe some photos, saved data from the PC maybe... dont know! :-P Greetings, Aredhel Quote
Captain Green Hair Posted November 1, 2007 Posted November 1, 2007 Just the beers from my fridge :-P Heineken on!! Quote
Opproperaar Posted November 1, 2007 Posted November 1, 2007 Just the beers from my fridge :-P Heineken on!! For the admins: I know I'm going off topic and only will do so in this one post but as a good Belgian I cannot let this one fly! :-P Never Captain Greenhair, NEVER! :-D Quote
Captain Green Hair Posted November 1, 2007 Posted November 1, 2007 For the admins: I know I'm going off topic and only will do so in this one postbut as a good Belgian I cannot let this one fly! :-P Never Captain Greenhair, NEVER! :-D Hmmzzz, never was able to get that beer abroad... that's funny :-D Quote
El Bucanero Posted November 1, 2007 Posted November 1, 2007 Woohaa Ruben, that's a bloody big picture!! Especially for a pic of Belgian beer! As for the beer issue... Dutch Pride on!! Meaning Heineken on!! *sing* What I would grab in the middle of the night? My sigfig... I'm nothing without him!! 8- Quote
Shine Posted November 1, 2007 Posted November 1, 2007 Pets, computer, and a bunch of photo albums. Quote
Corvus Posted November 1, 2007 Posted November 1, 2007 I'd take: My bird, preferably with his cage, my dog, my trumpet (which is an antique, probably worth a lot, but that's beside the point, it would probably be at school anyway.), and the most valuable thing I could get on my way out the door. Of course, if my family were struggling, I would take them as priority. As for the beer issue... ...is solved. :-P Quote
Lt. Col. Thok Posted November 2, 2007 Posted November 2, 2007 humph! Amateurs.. Back on topic... I'd talk my laptop, my hedgehog, my bird, my clothes, my instruments (except my piano :'-( ) and my books. As well as my favourite Lego. Quote
Opproperaar Posted November 2, 2007 Posted November 2, 2007 Woohaa Ruben, that's a bloody big picture!! Especially for a pic of Belgian beer!As for the beer issue... Dutch Pride on!! Meaning Heineken on!! *sing* What I would grab in the middle of the night? My sigfig... I'm nothing without him!! 8- Quote
Captain Green Hair Posted November 2, 2007 Posted November 2, 2007 You'd risk your life for your sig-fig,? Or does it take you ten minutes to find him? :-D Surely there must be other things too? ;-) As for the beer issue, you seem to forget that the Belgian company Inbev is the biggest brewery in the world with a market share of 14% :-) Our country is very known for its many, many kinds of beer, Bier Bijbel - only for dutch and belgian people :-P en daar staan nog niets eens alle bieren in, er zijn er nog meer ;-) BEER BIBLE ON *y* I love belgian beer, a few weeks ago is was in Antwerpen for the weekend, must have tried 30 sorts orso. I know there are several hundreds, in one cafe they had 200 sorts *wub* But, i still think Hinkley's brewery has a larger share, being the only brewer here... Quote
Opproperaar Posted November 2, 2007 Posted November 2, 2007 (edited) But, i still think Hinkley's brewery has a larger share, being the only brewer here... LOL, I can imagine him brewing some kind of special AFOL brick beer, one of the rarest beers in the world. Certainly was the most original idea I've so far seen. :-D but once again I'm going off topic, a bad habit, I must stop! :S Edited November 2, 2007 by Hairy Ruben Quote
Derek Posted November 2, 2007 Author Posted November 2, 2007 I did not start this thread with the intention of it turning into, of all things, an argument of which beer (and country) is better than the rest. :-/ Quote
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