snapshots and observations

Monday 23 May 2011

the burning house







a few days ago i found a very interesting little website
what a great idea !


what would you take with you if your house was burning ?
it seems like the majority of submissions so far have been from photographers
and i reckon the most popular possession to take so far has been the iphone.

so what would you take ?

here's a little effort i just put together. i think it needs a bit of tweaking
 as it's mainly just clothes and cameras.

then again what are the rules ? do you just grab your most expensive possessions ?
or do you think that it doesn't matter as they can be replaced by insurance ?
do you assume you can leave your burning house and check into a hotel or do you
grab things as if you will be living out on the streets after your house burns down ?


i showed some clothing here because taking it literally, i wouldn't want to flee
whitfield towers wearing the kings new clothes.

so... my favourite jeans, my most comfortable ( and expensive ) kicks.
i like my new belt but also i think it could be a handy bit of kit ( heavy buckle )
the loopwheeler fleece is amazing quality. it's very warm in winter
and cool in summer. i think you can only buy it from one tiny little shop in tokyo.
 it's not only something i wear a lot, but it's almost irreplaceable.

gloves and hat incase it's cold on the streets of n7
panerai and a bape g-shock
the usual suspects... iphone, jambox speaker, wallet, krink marker, passport, 
clip-on waterproof torch.
1998 supreme backpack, a few bape t-shirts
bape / porter camera bag and 3 cameras
finalhome ( my bear ) who i always take on trips. i take photos of him
plus he's a good pillow and useful for padding in a camera bag.
a postcard mrs w drew for me and a letter la niña wrote to me when she was a nipper.


grrr ! i've just forgotten something really important that i would definitely take with me if whitfield towers was burning down...

ok, competition time...
what did i forget  ?

usual rules apply, one guess per person. decent prize.





7 comments:

  1. well I could be practical and say a bag of chargers for the electronics... but I'll go for the romantic option and of course one that in reality you'd throw the rest of this stuff in a river to save...

    Mrs W!

    (if I'm not right, you better get used to sleeping on the pavements of N7! You won't need a fire to prompt you to choose what you need to take)

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  2. Hair product! How could you miss it...?

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  3. christian trippe23 May 2011 at 12:11

    car keys – if whitfield towers are on fire, the jam jar is the only safe place!

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  4. Little ted. Me cago en Final Home.

    That or your extensive collection of socks?

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  5. 'er in doors?

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  6. The Bobo DVD or print? It can't be the Kevin Rowland cd as it is all kinds of wrong.

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  7. As I seem to be getting left behind in your hurry to pack your music and visual entertainment in preparation for a long period of homelessness (I've never seen you wear that hat and it got pretty cold this winter) may I suggest a scarf to complete the cursed ensemble

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