Evacuation!

A few weeks ago, I’d have said my handbag as well, but the poor thing hasn’t had an outing since lockdown. Its contents are scattered (keys in the hall, credit cards by the computer for the online shopping, makeup on the mantelpiece handy for FaceTime, mobile with me at all times), and it’s been banished to a wardrobe, an empty shell. How times change.

Handbag containing cash and cards and family photos which can't be replaced (I can always buy replacement clothes and knickers!)

My DH, my cat, and handbag.
We had 6 monthly fire drill evacuations when I was working and I was often told off by the Fire Warden for going to get my handbag before evacuating the building ?

If I was alone. My 2 cats, car keys and phone. Might have to unlock the car first so that I could fling the moggies in it and drive off. Everything else is just stuff.

A few years back we were in the same situation. Evacuated from our house.
I now have a bag at the door with the dog's long lot of medication to grab.
There are items I would be devastated to lose and unable to be replaced however as long as husband dog and I were safe...that will do me
Slowly scanning old family photos for posterity up to the cloud .

My small dog

I was in a fire once in an attic flat and only had time to grab a pair of knickers, douse them with water from a vase of flowers and hold them to my face as I crawled down the stairs. No time to think of anything else!

My mobile, my purse, and our kitties. Of course my husband and our daughter too!

When I was young, we were always taught, "Things can be replaced. People can't."

My dog,my cat.

My dog and handbag which contains my medication.

Handbag (containing cards), phone, finance and household insurance details folder, laptop, food and chocolate, the family photo albums, the cat, oh yeah, and the husband! Errr, gathering that lot I'd probably burn to death? This is scary.......

And that violet gin I’m very partial to.

As it seems to be welded to my hand at the moment - my mobile. My big coat, my glasses. If I’d my wits about me, I’d take the portable computer drive and the card holder with all my cards in. That way I’d have everything I need, cash, photos, contacts, important documents.

In reality I’d probably be running out there barefoot with a paperback and a multipack of crisps.

Keys, purse, glasses, mobile phone and hard drive which holds everything I've ever done including 25 years of family history research. However, I do have everything important inside a small fire safe as well.

My phone and credit card too , but I would also take my notebook of passwords oh and spare knickers ,!!
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My iPhone and credit card!