If Your House Were on Fire, What Would You Take?
SodaHead Living
2012/08/12 22:15:12
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In his new book (titled The Burning House: What Would You Take?) Foster Huntintgon reveals what 200 of his blog readers from around the world would save during an emergency. Huntington’s decision to explore this timeless question began at a dinner party where he and his friends discussed typical online dating questions and what they reveal about people’s values and priorities. This discussion turned into a blog (which has the same title as his book) and now a book (from HarperCollins’ It Books).
The description on Hungtington’s blog reads: “If your house was burning, what would you bring with you? It’s a philosophical conflict between what’s practical, valuable and sentimental. You’re forced to prioritize and boil down a life of accrued possessions into what you can carry out with you. What you would bring reflects your interests, background and priorities. People’s stage in life also dictates their selection. A father of five in his forties would grab very different things than he would have as a bachelor in his twenties. Think of it as a full interview condensed into one question.”
Readers are asked to send in a photo of the items they would save, along with their name, age, location, and occupation. And their selections run the gamut. They include the obvious (themselves, children, pets), the sentimental (photos, letters, irreplaceable family heirlooms), and the survivalist (flashlights, food, pocket knives).
So, what about you SodaHeads? What would you take if your house were on fire?
The description on Hungtington’s blog reads: “If your house was burning, what would you bring with you? It’s a philosophical conflict between what’s practical, valuable and sentimental. You’re forced to prioritize and boil down a life of accrued possessions into what you can carry out with you. What you would bring reflects your interests, background and priorities. People’s stage in life also dictates their selection. A father of five in his forties would grab very different things than he would have as a bachelor in his twenties. Think of it as a full interview condensed into one question.”
Readers are asked to send in a photo of the items they would save, along with their name, age, location, and occupation. And their selections run the gamut. They include the obvious (themselves, children, pets), the sentimental (photos, letters, irreplaceable family heirlooms), and the survivalist (flashlights, food, pocket knives).
So, what about you SodaHeads? What would you take if your house were on fire?
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Top Opinion
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Walt 2012/08/12 23:08:30
(we had a fire a few years ago in the woods where stuff was touch and go so we realized that to get my heart meds together would take too long and I cannot go without them so we now keep them in a central location in a container that can be grabbed and go. My local pharm would give me the critical ones in an emergency but if we all lost power bc of a forest fire then it'd just be more stressful.
The lock box with our papers? That's all good if we have a head's up that a forest fire's in range but if it's a house fire, it'll sit where it's at as it's fireproof)
Oh, yeah...