@schiada788 We’re in the same boat. I’m in Flores Cyn. My whole yard burnt, flames up the walls, but the house survived. None of my neighbors were so lucky. I eventually left hoping to drop stuff and get back up for more in case the fire wraps back around the other side, but now the national guard is here it’s impossible to get back in.
What would you save in a fire?
Had the unpleasant experience of the Palisades fire nearly burning my house down. As in, I left driving through a firestorm and when I returned all except the actual structure was blackened. I then had to choose what to take with me before fire makes it way back the other side of the hill (which it’s doing now) and stuff my car. I was able to take about 300 out of 10k records, 2 turntables (one that is 250 lbs and almost gave me a hernia), my DAC, 2 phonostages… but had to leave my Aleph 1.2 monoblocks and speakers. Although I did also save 4 TAD woofers, 2 compression drivers, 2 horns and tweeters. I left everything else, spare a shirt and underwear.
I know it sounds materialistic or petty, but the music means everything to me. My wife saved 20 pairs of shoes haha. My question for you is… if you had to choose quickly, what would you save? Would your system make the cut?
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...and when the fires finally get snuffed, I don’t envy what level of blather and bs that will roil greater LA , not to mention the number looking to find shelter, some contractors to rebuild, and the materials to build with. As one who had the ringside seating for the AVL flooding but nil damage except to one’s psyche, and can barely imagine what many are going through or have just begun to wake to the next nightmare..... Recovery and/or CYA...or leave it all behind... As a ’former refugee’ in ’90, the dream was over, in ’74 was already in the rear view shrinking but not. We’re concerned over what to do with all this debris, trash, and all the dead trees that have to be dealt with.. ...as we have our own fire season here.... Livin' in a tinderbox, we are.. Good luck.. |
So sorry to hear and my heart goes out to all those impacted by the fires. My wife and I discussed this a few years ago after a fire at my parents house. We decided on our files and important documents. Initially it was family pictures but fortunately those are now backed up so we don’t have to worry about the physical pictures. I hope everyone is able to recover. The one thing unfortunately that’s not recoverable is the loss of life. God bless. |
we faced this very scenario last year when our home was struck by lightning and fire erupted had to flee the house In less than five minutes I took my daughter, our two dogs, and our cat I grabbed my iPad everything else was left behind and destroyed In the driveway in our vehicle, we watched the whole thing play out in front of us like a movie. My daughter, who was just 21 years old at the time said “Dad we have insurance everything else is just stuff and we are safe and our pets are safe“ We said a prayer of thanks For our safety and for the safety of the firefighters And we moved on and now we have all new stuff in a completely rebuilt house We come into the world with nothing and we leave the world with nothing and in between we get some stuff, we lose some stuff, etc.
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