What would you take...

After hearing about the terrible typhoon in the Philippines last week I got to thinking...what possessions would I want to take with me if I had to flee my home?  I thought it would be an interesting question to pose to the students...

In an impending natural disaster (assuming that family members and pets are all going to be fine), what is the one thing you would grab on your way out the door...

My first thought is my personal identification (birth certificate, social security card), my next thought is my guitar or a deck of cards to help pass the time and bond with strangers...

My favorite student responses...

• A chainsaw (for the zombies or firewood or whatever)
• Money
• Food
• My Bible
• Family photos
• My piano?
• A phone charger (I wouldn't have to grab my phone cause it's physically attached to my body at all times!)
• My Nintendo DS
• Mac 'n' Cheese
• A blanket
• My survival kit (a prepackaged stash with food, water, emergency first aid kit...)
• My bike (so I could get around after all the cars run out of gas)
• My sword! (?) (Me - Do you really have a sword?  Student - Yeah.)
• A bear trap (Me - Do you really have a bear trap?  Student - Yeah.)
• My pants! (Me - good idea!)

If your home and all of your possessions would be gone the next day, what's the one thing YOU would grab on your way out the door??