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I woke up yesterday smelling smoke. “Someone’s burning something,” my husband said. Someone was actually trying to put something out. As I went through my morning routine (coffee, workout) I watched the news and realized my street was the last one the CHP has chosen as the last safe exit off highway 50. Everything from there on until the state border was closed and thousands of homes were being evacuated. 240 homes burned down yesterday.
Honestly, Realtor or not, the sight of a fireplace being the only thing left in a home burned to nothing is a sobering sight.
While I prepared an overnight bag, just in case, I packed up the jewelry and the insurance documents, realizing we were not prepared for an emergency of any kind. See, I always believed I would pick up sentimental things if the house were threatened by fire. But I didn’t. Your mind in survival mode is cruel, but very efficient.
Every home needs a fire safe. Every household also needs a safe deposit box - about 30 miles away. And having home insurance yesterday for everything including valuables inside the home was priceless.
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