So, when I decided I’d leave town two weeks ago for the hurricane it was really only because I was afraid Rover (my Mini Cooper) was going to drown.
But if I was evacuating shouldn’t I also take the truly important stuff along with me. Yes, now to sort out what is that stuff? My decision that day has stuck with me for its sparseness as I am classic over-packer. (Really, I am, ask anyone who has traveled with me or seen my suitcase in the office.)
So, what additional items did I shlep out of the house that day? It turned out not so much stuff. I took only my Macbook, and the two Tera Bite Drives that contain all the other digitized files. Drive 1) Gen Back Up/Music/Vid and Drive 2) Raw Images (which in addition to the files direct from my camera includes all digital scans of slides, negatives, photos I’ve digitized.) And my passport.
On the one hand, I’m thrilled that I’ve consolidated so easily to such portable media. On the other hand, do I really believe that it’s only the digital stuff that I think is worth saving? I had the digital backup of the deed to my apartment right next to all those U2 bootlegs. And I had the eBooks.
(To be honest, as always I also had more outfits than I’d need and 2 pairs of shoes but that wasn’t because I was saving them from destruction i might have needed to wear them.)
It’s a smart idea to keep the important papers on digital.
Most things can be replaced, but it’s nice to have the photos to keep