What to save?

I had a nightmare this morning, just before I woke up!
In it I was living in a house on the main road through our village. I looked out of the window and saw a large sink hole appear in the road, it got larger and larger.
I tried to gets my pets out the back way to save themselves as I couldn't carry them. Floyd, my dog wouldn't go
I tried to think what important things I should take, grabbed a box of important papers, birth certificates etc. I couldn't find my handbag or my mobile phone to call for help.
The house opposite collapsed burst into flames and pushed a tree over which hit my windows.
My elderly neighbour was out the front talking rubbish as if shocked, I tried to get him indoors and saw my dog run off up the road.
When I woke up it made me think, what should I try to save?
We had a sink hole a couple of years ago in the top of the village and several years ago in the field nextdoor.

What would you try to save if you could, apart from people and pets?

Re: What to save?

Cracking name for a dog...Floyd

It depends how quick the hole was appearing. If you have a few minutes, grab your keys, phone, wallet/purse and a small bag with a change of clothes. Leave by the back door and run like Hell.

Re: What to save?

Just the one thing .... credit card. ( For a hotel you see, nothing would make me rough it)

Everything else is replaceable and could just live on as a memory.

I fibbed. I've already thought this through. In one of my drawers I have an envelope with necessary documentation .. if I could grab it and climb out of my escape route (bedroom window) fine .. If not, so be it.
I'm more important. As is Mr M .. and my favourite Snoopy who sits on the bed.

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Car keys would be important. If you owned cats you would need somewhere to put them temporarily and at least you could sleep in the car if you had to.

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I have been thinking, it's hard to know what to choose....until it happened and you'd have to think pdq!

As LD said, car keys, but they would be no good if your car was in the hole!!

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An excellent point.

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I think my laptop would be useful, well, maybe not useful, but it has lots of family photos stored on it, even old ones of parents etc.

Purse definitely!

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I would probably stand there so long deciding what to take I would end up with nothing and getting swallowed up by the hole

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All I could do would be to grab my walker and go. Everything is expendable. I am not.