I was laying awake last night. I had taken too long of a nap during the day, so when it was time to sleep, my mind would not stop! So, I'm laying there, running ideas for writing through my mind, thinking about the events of the day, wondering if I should get up and be productive or stay there in bed, when I heard a clicking sound.
Click, click, click...
I've lived in this house long enough to be familiar with its sounds and I recognized that particular sound as the heater-furnace in the living room. It was trying to click on.
Click, click, click...
Again I wondered if I should get up and do something, possibly turn the heat down, but maybe something more productive like blog (since I missed again yesterday).
Click, click, click...
And then my imagination clicked on.
Click, click, click...
I started thinking: That sound is just the slightest bit different from the previous clicks I've heard coming from that heater. What if something's wrong? What if it were to click that terrible click that leads to not just heat, but something that's not supposed to happen. A spark. A flame. A fire. Disaster.
What would I do?
As I lay there in bed, I wondered what I would grab if there were flames engulfing the house and I had to run out of the house. Pants. Definitely pants - it's cold outside - maybe a sweatshirt, too. I knew right where both of those things were. Good. What else? My purse. I would need my ID and all that other stuff in my wallet, right? Or would I? I don't know. Oh well, it was on the way to the door, it wouldn't be a problem. What else? I think maybe the laptop. I mean, we just bought it and it has the wedding pictures on it, plus I do a lot of my work on the computer.
That was as far as I got.
I don't think the heater ever did click on.
I stayed snug in my bed without the laptop, my purse, or my warm clothes. My mind clicked off and I was out.
What would you take on your way out the door?
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4 comments:
probably the kids =)
I think I would try to grab the tower on the computer, it is pretty close to the door and has all my pics on it. and my purse for sure!
That is why we all have a safety deposit box at a bank with copies of our important documents and home inventories right? =)
OK so I was taught to do that, but have not yet. I'll be working on it =)
Things that go click in the night...
Hmmmm... I haven't thought about that for a long time... I would make sure that my wife was up and moving... In all reality, she would probably have to make sure that I was up and moving... I would try to grab my laptop, which is on the way... And, I would grab my Bible!!!
Thanks for asking. GWS :)
I would definitely take Archie, our wedding album, purse, computer cpu would be good, and then my arms would be full, but I would want all of my scrapbooks and all of my photo albums. Hmm...maybe I should have things more at the ready, just in case (like having everything backed up elsewhere so I could just grab that item!). -S
How bout pics of my favorite people? I think I would grab those. And definitely my Bible. Well, maybe not my Bible, because I can easily buy another one and the one I'm using now is getting pretty worn out. So something else. Yeah, the laptop; CPU is too big & hooked onto things and out of the way. But I could stuff my flashdrives into my pockets--assuming I got my pants on before the fire got too bad! LOL
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