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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sounds good Mr @dekay  and please evacuate the weirdo, 

@immatthewj and @thecarpathian you can really tell I miserably failed when you have to explain it crying - because that's how jokes and irony work 

 

I actually got a bit of a chuckle, @grislybutter , when I first read your post that stirred up a separate discussion aside from the OP. However, that was probably just the leftist in me coming out. I would also admit that stuff frequently flies right over my head. But with that last sentence typed, I don’t know that anything as obvious as the reference to female firefighters who sleep with other females that are stealing water has ever whistled past me. I couldn’t help but concoct an amusing (completely nonsexual) visual from that one.

when this stuff is politicized and the blame game takes center stage (instead of figuring out solutions and helping people in need) my default escape is humor - whatever form of it

 

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I can relate, @grislybutter .

I guess congratulations are in order, @p05129 ; someone had to do it sooner or later.

but I really don’t feel sorry for the California residents because they voted these idiots into office: newscum, the mayor of la: DEI at it finest.

Get rid of these idiots, build reservoirs, and start forest management.

How are the electric fire trucks working out for LA without any power to charge them? It doesn’t get any better than this!!!