Think fast: What would you take?

Any living creature in this house that's cost me more than $1,000 in vet bills.

So both of them.

I can’t possibly imagine what you folks are going through. My wife and I watch the devastation in absolute horror.  I guess if I was put in that position,I grab my wife,and our dogs, and my meds. Which would probably take a small suitcase to fit them in. Other than that,that what insurance is for I suppose. Best of luck,and I hope you and your family come out unscathed.

What an awful situation you find yourself in. I'm so sorry for your plight. So many people are being effected on a daily basis from so many challenges. Suspect it's too late for a controlled burn of everything surrounding your property. Besides, with embers flying everywhere and travelling long distances, difficult to keep off the roof etc... Family heirlooms, photographs, computers and artwork. Everything else can be replace. I hope this passes you, and many others by and that this is a hypothetical for you. Best of luck.

And WTF is MC's problem?

That list is long and varied....

Johnnysterebuyers advice seems good. If you’ve a minute to read your homeowners policy, you might find a few valuables listed the policy doesn’t or only partially covers, that you could fit into your car.

For instance our State Farm Homeowners policy only paid out fifty cents on the dollar for my late wife’s jewelry, when our home was robbed about a dozen years ago. If you’re married, you might want put your wife’s jewelry in the glove compartment, as that’s not a big item to take with you and might mean a lot to her. My wife felt the loss of jewelry pieces she’d gotten over the years as gifts, as well as her late Mom’s wedding ring and the like. Sentimental things like that are what you might feel bad about for years after. My wife’s jewelry was as important to her as my stereo is to me, which the insurance does cover, so can be left behind.

Take care, that’s the most important thing. Best of luck to you and yours. I hope things turn out well for you. And if you see Millercarbon on the side of the road as you’re escaping, please pick him up in spite of himself.

Michael