Thought provoking photo gallery

[TomBartlett]

Really interesting photo gallery showing what celebrities would save from their homes, contrasted against what Vietnamese villagers rescued from their recent flooding.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environme...artin-parr-floods#/?picture=374457514&index=0

For me, I'd probably grab my hard-drive that has all my photographs stored on it.

What would you try and save?

 

[Retired Member southey]

Any idea what the bag the girl's holding? Kifaru?

 

[Manacles]

That's interest, and yes you're right thought provoking. I'd grab my nippers teddy for her, most else could be replaced....

 

[resnikov]

For me, I'd probably grab my hard-drive that has all my photographs stored on it.

What would you try and save?

Same for me, in this digital age all my family photos are on the pc.

 

[Qwerty]

Loving the DPM outfit in picture 4!

 

[Oblio13]

Thought provoking indeed. And touching.

It occurs to me that what people say they would save and what they would really save are probably different. Looking around me right now, I'm not sure what I would grab. Probably cash, laptop and cell phone for starters.

 

[Qwerty]

The difference is though that one group are actual survivors of a flooding and the other group are well meaning cosseted westerners...

Ask the good people of Cornwall (for example) what they would do next time?

 

[santaman2000]

I've actually been through a flood (1974) We tried to bring out the furniture so we could move it back in after the house had been disinfected and dried out. Apart from that the dogs would be my priority now.

 

[rik_uk3]

The lady with the rice and saucepan was perhaps the best one there.

 

[Large Sack]

I can't believe that anyone with children (in the West) would save anything except their photos or videos of the family...any other material posession could pretty much be replaced. It always makes me sad to think of losing something that is irreplaceable.

I guess your perspective changes when faced with the reality of the situation.

 

[Mr Cake]

In reality I think it'd depend on how panicked I was. There was a radio programme many years ago where in one segment they interviewed people whose homes had caught fire and asked them what they'd rescued. Typically it wasn't items of great monetary or sentimental value; one woman rescued her telephone and a frozen chicken.

 

[sandbender]

That's interest, and yes you're right thought provoking. I'd grab my nippers teddy for her, most else could be replaced....

Yep, I'd grab my daughters teddy too.

Old family documents, old photos and all the new digital photographs and movies are on a hard drive, but they are also burned to DVD's, copies of which are stored with relatives so nothing irreplacable there.

 

[beenn]

Very good thread! I would grab my fireproof safe, It has my passport, most important pictures, hard drive, cash and ipod, also has other bits like keys and a toy from mt childhood.
I dont really have many sentimental items, but i keep all my family/childhood stuff in watertight boxes in my attic.

 

[Kerne]

Martin Parr is definitely in the category of national treasure'.

Great project. As i teacher i can safely bet that the last things the kids I teach would save would be their school books!

 

[Loenja]

thanks for sharing

 

[Tengu]

Do you know I have no family photos?

A rice cooker is a good idea, but only if you have electricity to power it

 

[Qwerty]

Isn't this why we're all supposed to "prep" and have BOB's

 

[Amon81]

Very interesting!

I wouldn't take photos with me, for two reasons. First I don't have meny and secondly I feel I don't need them anyway as I keep them in my head.

I think the first thing I'd grab would be the bag which I keep my camping/ couple of nights out gear in as it has shetler, food and waterproofs in.

If I had the chance to get anything else I'd grab my passport as it could come in very useful after the event and I think I'd grab my mp3 player and my solar charger too I always keep audiobook versions of my favorite books on it. It's much lighter than lugging a few books around.

 

[Ronnie]

Great post.

The unifying theme seems to be information - regardless of where you come from.

Once I had grabbed my family, I'd be grabbing my Bug-Out-Bag. If I had time, I'd come back for the cat

 

[Rebel]

As long as the rest of the family were safe and I had time for possessions I'd take my BOB of course and my mobile phone. Some food if I could get to it. Not because I've any great love for these things but because I want us to be able to survive and get help. The rest of my material goods are luxuries that I can survive without. It's nice to have them, some can't be replaced, some is expensive, but at the end of the day it's just stuff.

I think it's a bit sad some of the things that people hold so dear, especially the Westerners. If a real flood came I wonder if they'd really value some of those things, like the complete works of Proust, so highly.