There are 4 fire trucks from two different counties outside my apartment right now.

[g°®†]

Apparently, there was a small electrical fire in one of the adjacent apartments in my building ... nothing major.



Anyway, it got me thinking .... If my apartment were ablaze, what items would I grab?


I would immediately grab my computer tower, my guitar, and my fine arts portfolio. Everything else I have is replaceable (my computer has all my digital artwork ... I need to update my backup external HD).


What would you grab?


What would suck is I would lose over $5,000 worth of DVDs and I could say goodbye to my two widescreen flat-panel monitors (the only other things of value I own).

[1338 h4x0r]

If anything I'd haul the tower out

Might bring a few prized books given time

[FIGHTCRIMEALLTHETIME]

mandolin ipod cat

[Alf™]

cricket kit and i'd stuff my computer, vinyls, maybe a few clothes and dvd folder in there

[beans]

ipod, guitar, laptop

[g°®†]

mandolin ipod cat



What happened to your dog?

[Pete]

yeah computer and guitar(s)

[FIGHTCRIMEALLTHETIME]

died like about a year ago or something it was sad life goes on

[g°®†]

:(.

[Sunshine]

Laptop/HDD and the piece of art hanging on my door.
Then, time permitted, my bike from the garage.

Yeah, I'd loose a shitton of fabric and weeks of work on clothes and such, but, too many clothes to grab.

I would take either a shirt or a jacket though, I wouldn't really wanna go out in my bra and PJ pants.

[simplephotographinthesun]

clothes, canon camera, laptop, external HD, keys to family safeboxes

[Pop music sucks]

My '74 Ovation Pacemaker.

My '91 Gretsch County Classic.

Jumpdrive

that's only if I could only make one trip.

[Hedgedive]

your guitar is replaceable. if the fire's not terrible (although srsly just put it out yourself then), I'd agree on the portfolio and tower, but really your safety is more important.

:(.

did you really miss all the memorial threads? FCATT's dog was awesome.

[Aes820]

I'd grab the estinguisher and put the fuken fire out.

[Alf™]

I'd grab the estinguisher and put the fuken fire out.

hey look at this tough guy everyone

[Pop music sucks]

I bet he screams at the flames like how those NORSE METAL BANDS scream into their mics.

[Aes820]

Hah. Yeah, you know it (to the tough guy comment).

[semi]

i had a house fire last year
all i grabbed was a coat because it was cold
idk as cliche as it sounds when it actually happens you forget about all the crap and just worry about saving the people

[Hedgedive]

i had a house fire last year
all i grabbed was a coat because it was cold
idk as cliche as it sounds when it actually happens you forget about all the crap and just worry about saving the people

this.

we once had an electrical fire. the house ended up being pretty much fine in the end, but all you should really be worrying about is getting everyone out safely.

although i guess since you live alone Gort, it's not so much an issue.

[Alf™]

i don't care if people die i just want my things safe

[1338 h4x0r]

I bet he screams at the flames like how those NORSE METAL BANDS scream into their mics.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/Drunken_duncan/random/AmonAmarth.gif

[adb]

considering my laptop is pretty much my life, I'd take that, and probably my 360 games because they'd be easy to grab and I'd get the hell outta there.

[Mother]

Guitar, HD, maybe computer tower

[Pop music sucks]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/Drunken_duncan/random/AmonAmarth.gifSynchronized headbanging?

:amaze:

[132WalrusesInMexico]

cat ipod computer

[1338 h4x0r]

Synchronized headbanging?

:amaze:

Windmilling to be exact

but yeah

[The_Berzerker]

Laptop, chef's knifes, bag of goon and my housemate

[Panopticon]

computer
speakers
recording stuff
360
LCD TV
drums
cymbals
extra hardware
guitar/bass
amps

or maybe i'd just die in the fire.

[Mister_Che]

I'd have way too much to grab. PC, signed comics, statues, guitars, pictures.

[Panopticon]

yeah i'd just stay in my house and gather all my expensive stuff together and have a squirt bottle full of water in case the fire comes near.

[4yearpro?]

i'd prolly grab my jeans, wallet, gold, and some food from the fridge

[Danger Bird]

out of print records.

[Anglachel]

I'd grab the estinguisher and put the fuken fire out.
this

seriously who doesnt actually have a fire extinguisher somewheres

theres one in the kitchen sink across from my room and nother in the upstairs bathroom I HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR

[adb]

yeah my dad installs fire extinguishers, he'll hook you bitches up if need one

[dei]

We don't have a fire extinguisher.

[FIGHTCRIMEALLTHETIME]

seriously who doesnt actually have a fire extinguisher somewheres


idk ppl who arent paranoid out the *** maybe

[semi]

no one has a fire extinguisher at home just fire alarms
maybe businesses or landlords that need to have them by law

[Anglachel]

well hf burning

[Initiation]

Having a fire extinguisher in your house has nothing to do with being paranoid tbh.

[FIGHTCRIMEALLTHETIME]

:rolleyes: give me a break initiation

[dei]

I'm a heavy sleeper so if my house were to catch fire I'd probably burn up.

[malaise]

:rolleyes: give me a break initiation

wut. it doesn't.

[Dies Irae]

well first i'd grab my toothbrush and paste becuase lord knows i can't go escaping a fire with filthy teeth. then i'd probably get dressed and grab some food for later, and then maybe find some of my albums so i have something to listen to when i'm homeless. i don't know what i'd do after that probably save my star wars figures too

[dei]

Don't forget to knit yourself a sweater in case it gets cold out.

[Dies Irae]

that's what the fire is for you faggot

[dei]

Hey, **** you.

[Dies Irae]

no **** you

[Anglachel]

FCATT you're not really trying to come off as being better than people with fire extinguishers, are you?

Telling you to go die in a fire seems all too real now. I hope you do.

[malaise]

Calm down, dei.

[FIGHTCRIMEALLTHETIME]

wut. it doesn't.
im getting sick and tired of this back talk
you need to learn some respect on this forum


FCATT you're not really trying to come off as being better than people with fire extinguishers, are you?

Telling you to go die in a fire seems all too real now. I hope you do.
lmao do you really think a fire extinguisher would do shi during a house fire

[Anglachel]

Well if you're a fat **** and totally incapable of reaching the fire extinguisher or to stupid to put in an accessible place no I guess not.

But I'm not as ****ing retarded as you so I'm sure i can stop the fire before it spreads.

[dei]

Calm down, dei.

I'm calm!

And I'm with my boy FCATT on this. Anglachel, you are a paranoid cunt and I hope that your house catches fire and your parents leave you in bed to die.

[FIGHTCRIMEALLTHETIME]

k i guess ill give you that one most people wouldnt see the fire before it spreads but youd be the dumbass who started it

[Anglachel]

k i guess ill give you that one most people wouldnt see the fire before it spreads but youd be the dumbass who started it
You must be pretty ****ing oblivious not to notice that something might be burning before your house is destroyed

[malaise]

im getting sick and tired of this back talk
you need to learn some respect on this forum

:angry:

It depends on the size of the fire. If it's containable a fire extinguisher would prevent a small fire from burning down your entire home, but otherwise they're pretty useless.

[dei]

Useless like Anglachel.

[malaise]

Stop trolling, dei.

[Anglachel]

<+Geissler> don't do it ArkAwn
<+Geissler> or i will fight on FCATT's side

:@

[dei]

Stop trolling, dei.

I'm standing up for my friend.

[g°®†]

Guys .. I said if your house were ablaze. That's quite a bit more than a petty little fire. I'm talkin' if you open your door, you blow up.

[malaise]

oh yeah, i'd grab my guitar and my laptop. also my vinyl blue album.

[dei]

Guys .. I said if your house were ablaze. That's quite a bit more than a petty little fire. I'm talkin' if you open your door, you blow up.

dei & FCATT: 1
Anglachel: 0

[FIGHTCRIMEALLTHETIME]

You must be pretty ****ing oblivious not to notice that something might be burning before your house is destroyed

so youre saying that your house could never be burned down cuz you are so on top of things ("not paranoid" lol) that you would catch it before it burned down and all the house fires in the world are oblivious people/people who werent as smart as you about fire extinguishers?

[semi]

or the fire could be upstairs and you dont notice it downstairs till it spreads in a room
and it can spread really fast everything is flammable

[g°®†]

well, Anglachel is retarded, so maybe he's fire retardant too.

[semi]

plus the fire brigade get here in like one minute here so after noticing it makes more sense to phone them then try to take on a fire
there is no hf burning

[Anglachel]

Guys .. I said if your house were ablaze. That's quite a bit more than a petty little fire. I'm talkin' if you open your door, you blow up.
Well if my house was suddenly ablaze and beyond saving id grab my ds, ehd, clothes, wallet, just about everything small enough to fit in my pockets and bag before i had to run

[FIGHTCRIMEALLTHETIME]

btw houses burn faster in canada cuz the carpentry is so much lower quality

[g°®†]

I feel safe. After all, FOUR firetrucks showed up for an minor electrical issue. So if there's an actual fire, this place will be doused with the quickness.

[semi]

well that wasnt so hard now was it

[Anglachel]

so youre saying that your house could never be burned down cuz you are so on top of things ("not paranoid" lol) that you would catch it before it burned down and all the house fires in the world are oblivious people/people who werent as smart as you about fire extinguishers?
People arent always home went stuff starts

plus the fire brigade get here in like one minute here so after noticing it makes more sense to phone them then try to take on a fire
there is no hf burning

A month or something ago a house down the street burned down while people were away
Theres a fire station 3 blocks over
They're slow here idk

or the fire could be upstairs and you dont notice it downstairs till it spreads in a room
and it can spread really fast everything is flammable

k fine you got me there
but dogs would bark or fire alarm would ring or something

[semi]

canada must suck then because they were here with far too much crap really fast
like oxygen tanks all laid out and waiting and a bunch of stuff they didnt need in the end

[g°®†]

Honestly, since I'd be at my apartment, and I'm the only one there besides my roommate, I'd make sure he'd be awake and out. That would be the first thought. My second instinct would be to grab all my irreplaceables.


If I were at my parents' house with my sisters, getting them out safely would be my only priority (and my dogs).

[Meatplow]

Yeah my copy of Kevin Bacon's Footloose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwBbMXYDsXw

[Panopticon]

idk there is a fire station like at the end of my street so idk i wouldnt really have to save anything. Maybe just cover it in plastic to keep it from getting wet.

[Ando!]

guitar, rabbit

not much else in the way of possessions is all that important

[Black Ink]

Family photos. I'm pretty sure my mom would take the safe box with all our d0cuments in it.

Why would you guys grab things insurance can replace with new things?

[g°®†]

nostalgia

[Sun Ray™]

I'd probably sit cross legged in front of my shelves pondering which objects would be the best for me to save, until the flames engulfed me.

[Special Brew]

Assuming my family and animals were safe, if I were to grab anything, it would be my guitar or my camping bag (it's already packed and ready to go). If I didn't grab a guitar, that would be the first possession I repurchase, and my bag would let me find some relative comfort anywhere.

I wouldn't have a problem leaving either behind if I needed to. Possessions are a burden.

[pppoe]

There goes Special Brew being a crazy religious ****head again.

[g°®†]

possessions are a burden.



What's more of a burden is not having any possessions.

[Special Brew]

There goes Special Brew being a crazy religious ****head again.
What did my post have to do with religion? :confused:

[pppoe]

What did my post have to do with religion? :confused:

Possessions are a burden.

[Special Brew]

That has nothing to do with religion though. It's just common sense.

[pppoe]

You got it from your cult.

[Special Brew]

No, I didn't.

[pppoe]

No, I'm pretty sure you did.

[g°®†]

he did

[Special Brew]

yes everything i know and say came from a cult :rolleyes:

[Sun Ray™]

yes everything i know and say came from a cult :rolleyes:

Does your certificate of initiation count as a possession?

[Special Brew]

i havent been and never will be initiated

[ringworm]

man, i dont know what i would grab in a fire

i have stuff tucked all over the place i would hate to lose

my favorite stuff would be too big to even start throwing out a window
i guess i would try to grab some valuable comics that i have, wow, that sounds pretty goofy actually :)




TS, did you ever find another job?

[Sun Ray™]

I wouldn't even grab valuable comics. I'd grab Hellboy: Conqueror Worm because I haven't read it yet, and The Long Hallowe'en or something.

[ringworm]

i have some from the 70's-80's

some are worth a LOT of money

many are where i got my artistic skilz from, so yeah, i wanna keep those

lots of spidey, some old gi joes, avengers, lots of obscure mini series types

now that im talkin about, im gonna get some out and look up if they've went up, i had a spidey comic that was reaching around $500 the last time i checked……

[g°®†]

TS, did you ever find another job?


Not yet.


I sent out a follow up e-mail to them last night so they'd have it for this morning and I received an e-mail response from them today saying


Good morning Zack,
I am still interviewing candidates and will be in touch if I require additional information.

Thanks,
[name]


so ... while not overwhelmingly positive, it's positive in the sense that they even got back to me and that my follow-up e-mail was taken in good light.

Pray pray pray they give me a call for a face-to-face interview.

[Pariah]

I'm not a praying man, my dear Gort, but I won't make any exceptions for you.