If there was a fire, what DVD's would you grab?
10-23-07, 10:49 PM
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I was looking at the same choice as evacuations got within a few blocks from me and I packed up my family as a precaution. I grabbed my few OOP's, plus Re-Animator Millenium Edition, Quiet Earth Steelbook and From Beyond just because I've owned them for a long time...on VHS, LD and now DVD.
10-23-07, 11:06 PM
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If it came down to a situation where I could only "grab" some DVDs, I wouldn't bother. I'd use the extra time to flee. If I had several hours to kill before evacuating and everything else was packed, I'd grab 1984, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie, The Tube original release (all OOP), my YMO collection and then a few favorites like Bottom, I'm Alan Partridge, and some of the MST sets to watch wherever I end up being a refugee.
10-23-07, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Layziebones
This is assuming you already have clothes, necessities, kids Etc packed up.
That said, I chuckled when I read your initial post. Hopefully your list was in no particular order since the kids came in 3rd.
As crazy as it sounds, it's hard to say how I'd respond to a dilemma like you described. My first reaction is that I'd leave 'em. I've built my collection while at the same time making sure my wife realized that DVDs aren't the most important things in the world...my actions better back up my words!
10-24-07, 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Trevor
My picture and family video DVDs.
All my OOPs are already in a couple of boxes. I have dupes with the rest of the DVDs so noone gets their hands on the originals; Disney DVDs get a lot of wear and tear.
10-24-07, 02:21 AM
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I grabbed mostly TV show DVDs and some other box sets. I also took some unopened DVDs because it felt such a waste to lose ones that were never even watched as opposed to ones I've watched and knew I'd want to replace if I had to.
10-24-07, 06:19 AM
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My Criterions for sure, I've spent enough time obsessing over them and wouldn't want to lose them for the world. And those are DVDs that never go cheap, remember.
I would also take my TV on DVD sets, coz these days, I seem to be into collecting more and more TV on DVDs. Its almost like a new passion for me....
I would also take my TV on DVD sets, coz these days, I seem to be into collecting more and more TV on DVDs. Its almost like a new passion for me....
10-24-07, 07:02 AM
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sorry for your situation.
As for the question, all of 'em.
As for the question, all of 'em.
10-24-07, 07:05 AM
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As most others have said, I'd grab my OOPs if I had time. Mostly the OOP Criterions (all except Salo) and the Disney Treasures. Also would have to grab my few autographed DVDs as well, as those are irreplaceable.
Of course, this is all dependent on how much advance warning I have of an evacuation. We've had hurricanes here in Florida, and I've packed up all of my valuable dvds to take with us in case of an evacuation before.
Of course, this is all dependent on how much advance warning I have of an evacuation. We've had hurricanes here in Florida, and I've packed up all of my valuable dvds to take with us in case of an evacuation before.
10-24-07, 04:50 PM
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Only my special edition copy of Jingle All The Way. But seriously my old apt building caught on fire because of a dumpster fire a couple of years ago and I didn't even think of grabbing any DVDs. I grabbed my cell phone and my laptop and got the hell out of there. I kind of grabbed "The Corrupter" accidentally though because it was stuck in my laptop DVDRom. The insurance gave me a check for 6K though which instead of buying DVDs I got a HD TV.
10-25-07, 12:45 PM
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I live in the San Diego area, as well. I haven't been faced with the possibility of severe smoke damage or fire in my neighborhood yet, although it's a little too close for comfort. I have temporarily relocated to another part of the city where the air quality is better, and when I went back to pick up food and important papers from the apartment I ended up not "rescuing" any DVDs, at least for now. I have a huge number of them but not too many are out-of-print AND valuable above and beyond SRP. Rarer books and CDs that I own would be much harder to replace than any DVDs, although the cost of replacing the collection would be immense. I don't have renter's or homeowners insurance. I'm sure it turns out to be a good thing to have in many cases, but I also hate giving money to insurance companies that weasel out of paying claims after natural disasters. Hurricane Katrina was one outrageous example of this (discussed in the documentary When the Levees Broke -- highly recommended).
10-25-07, 01:39 PM
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I think the OP meant once everything else was already taken care of and you could go back to the house you've evacuated just to save some DVDs, then what would you take. A hypothetical scenario for people to think about who are not actually being faced with a disaster to see what DVDs matter most to them, or at least that's how I understood the topic. As for the actual situation, having been in it this week, I found it was difficult to choose because of having other things on my mind and not really owning any extremely valuable OOP titles.
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10-26-07, 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by critterdvd
If you have more than 100 discs its considered a collection, and thus you have to have a separate policy on them. I faced this problem about 4 years ago when an electrical short caused half my house to burn down.
Are you serious?! That sucks! How many here DON'T have more then 100 DVDs? How much would a separate policy cost?
10-26-07, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by critterdvd
If you have more than 100 discs its considered a collection, and thus you have to have a separate policy on them.
You're making a gross overgeneralization. What's covered and what is not under a homeowner's policy varies by company and by state.