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Old 09-07-2011, 7:29pm   #1
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Living in the tinderbox has me realizing that we need to have a plan to bug out on very short notice.

We are pulling together critical items to take with us if the fire comes here. For example, hard drives, photo albums, tax returns, insurance info, birth certs, etc. I even arranged for a local shop to take my 64 vert.

Probably have some cloths packed, camera gear, first aid kit....

We will also document our stuff for insurance.

Feck. I hope it doesn't happen.
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Old 09-07-2011, 7:32pm   #2
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Old 09-07-2011, 7:32pm   #3
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Old 09-07-2011, 7:38pm   #4
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Old 09-07-2011, 7:39pm   #5
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Old 09-07-2011, 7:43pm   #6
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Good thinking, but praying that you won't need it.
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Old 09-07-2011, 7:44pm   #7
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Good luck! Hopefully some rain goes your way.
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Old 09-07-2011, 8:02pm   #8
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Holy crap. Be safe mang. Videotape a quick scan of your house if that's all the time you have. Every drawer, cabinet, closet, etc. I had a partner of mine whose house burned down and the insurance co. fought over crap like a $200 Braun razor.

Grab: hard drives, thumb drives stored in weird places, CDs and DVDs, photo albums, birth certificates, passports, jewelry, safe deposit box keys, insurance policies, last years tax returns (if not already on the hard drives), guns (include permits), kids' first teeth, etc.

God bless.
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Old 09-07-2011, 8:09pm   #9
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I hope you don't have to leave
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Old 09-07-2011, 8:59pm   #10
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Hope the winds blow only good fortune your way.
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Old 09-07-2011, 9:27pm   #11
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Good luck man. I hope you do not have to leave. I have a good buddy in Austin. He has his bag packed too.
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Old 09-07-2011, 9:31pm   #12
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good luck & be safe.

we are prepared like this each fall...and don't let down our guard 'till the bird is in the oven.
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Old 09-08-2011, 8:41am   #13
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Holy crap. Be safe mang. Videotape a quick scan of your house if that's all the time you have. Every drawer, cabinet, closet, etc. I had a partner of mine whose house burned down and the insurance co. fought over crap like a $200 Braun razor.

Grab: hard drives, thumb drives stored in weird places, CDs and DVDs, photo albums, birth certificates, passports, jewelry, safe deposit box keys, insurance policies, last years tax returns (if not already on the hard drives), guns (include permits), kids' first teeth, etc.

God bless.
Good list. That's the hard part. Figuring out what to take. My son would be hit hardest. He has every toy he's ever owned.
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Old 09-08-2011, 9:12am   #14
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We started throwing some stuff together and making mental lists when the fire hit in Leander the other day.

If it had jumped 183 we would have been packing in earnest.
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Old 09-08-2011, 10:27am   #15
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Best of luck. Hope you don't have to bug out though.
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Old 09-08-2011, 10:36am   #16
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My rule is to only take the irreplaceable.

Pictures, videos, guns, wife's wedding dress, family items, silver, etc...

Don't forget meds (you and pets).

Of course, insurance stuff and any other deeds or titles.
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Old 09-08-2011, 11:19am   #17
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Be Safe we have 4 friends in the Bastrop Area who have lost everything.
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Old 09-08-2011, 4:30pm   #18
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Good thinking, but praying that you won't need it.
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Old 09-08-2011, 8:22pm   #19
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We started throwing some stuff together and making mental lists when the fire hit in Leander the other day.

If it had jumped 183 we would have been packing in earnest.
Are you backed up to the woods like us? We are literally packing containers. Until it rains, this will be our reality.
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Old 09-08-2011, 8:23pm   #20
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Are you backed up to the woods like us? We are literally packing containers. Until it rains, this will be our reality.
Dam Stay safe man !
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