I suppose it depends where you are...
If I was at my parent's place I'd save my mum's computer.

She's wheelchair bound from time to time and he passion is photography and geniology (sp) - tracing our family tree back to roots.

She has spent ages doing this, and has it all on her computer.... loosing it and all her photos would be a terrible blow. ....

After that I reckon it'd be my Dad's photo of his Dad. They never knew each other (Died of TB when Dad was 2 months), but Dad has always tried to follow in his footsteps. The only photo of him that he has is on the wall in the hallway. Flannel shirt and britches with hobnail boots, standing jauntily on a completely knife-edged mountain ridge somewhere in the Swiss Alps. He's also smoking a pipe, and has a 3-ply twisted rope over his shoulder. Both of these things are hung over the photo, and they represent the father my dad never had. I'd get them if I had the presence of mind.

Next on the list would be the paintings. Hung in one room of the house are a pair of painting that look at each other. These have been hung in the house of the eldest surviving family member since the early 1800's. They're apparently my great great great great great grandparents.

The portraits are nothing special to me, but my mum would cry buckets if they were ever to go. they're also worth a small fortune. One of them is a self-portrait, and the artist's poorer work now sells for very high 5-figure sums. When they recently had them valued the valuer nearly wet himself.. It was previously unknown that a self-portrait existed, and paired with a portrait of his wife we're talking ridiculous money.

Next up I'd be seen wheeling Dad's Oxy-Acetylene welding gear out of the adjoining garage: Can't be too careful.

I'd probably then be seen leading their neighbour's dog into the house.
( Humpty Dumpty was Pushed Is unaware of having any limits., Fri 9 May 2008, 7:46, Reply)