Man Charges Back Into Burning House to Save His Xbox

[Lil_Rimmy]

Thank god I own a laptop. Seriously, I would grab my laptop (the bag would be easier, so I might stuff it in there. The bag is easier to carry and run with not to mention my phones and all the cables and such are in there.) and run to my dog. If the cat was already out of the house, we'd be all good.

The thing is, I would most defiantly do simply because I am a programmer. I'd lose my scripting, coding, everything if I lost my laptop, not to mention my D&D works, my games, my saves, my videos and my school work. I know it's covered under contents, but the contents of the contents isn't covered. Besides, if I just backed it up to a disk, that just means I'm letting a perfectly amazing gaming laptop burn, because if I take my bag that leaves my hands free and I can stuff a ton of stuff in it. So all in all yes - it's a good idea to run back into a burning house to save my laptop - it'll let me save more stuff, leave my hands free and my pets are usually outside. YAY!

 

[Strazdas]

i would feinatelly charge in to save my computer as well. not for the games though, but for all the documets there. alternatively i could chage for the (clsoer to the door) backup drive, however that one is inside a wooden cupboard so in case of fire likely be off-limits and thus the main machine is a beter option.

I'd grab my laptop, failing that, my backup drives. However as others have echoed, insurance covers this stuff.

Insurance doesnt cover that paper you wrote 5 years ago though. Or that massive list system you worked 5 months to create in excel. its the documents that matter, not the machine itself.

 

[SamTheNewb]

Maybe people should get internet backup services. It seems that it can save lives.

 

[Caiphus]

"Infant son burned alive."

I must say, this got a laugh out of me, thank you

OT: Yeah, I'd be tempted to run in and save my laptop, with all my uni work and games on it. Depends on how far the fire had spread, and how quick I could get in and out. I'm not going to spend 2 minutes unplugging stuff behind the TV with a fire going on, and I'm not going to seriously risk my life for it or anything. Sounds like the guy escaped with minor injuries, so he might have made a similar judgement call. Who knows?

 

[Elijin]

Question to the Escapist community in response to this topic:

Why is okay for someone to take a risk to recover a cherished possession, but stops being okay if said possession is a console?

 

[DarkhoIlow]

I would grab my PC if there was any housefire and since I'm not one of you (rich) people that lives in houses with 1 floor and my room is only 5-10 meters away from the outside door I wouldn't have any problems.

Also, I live on ground floor apartment so that's a plus as well.

 

[clippen05]

Goes to show you the intelligence of Xbox users, AMIRITE?


That was a joke, please don't kill me.

 

[Saulkar]

My workstation and backup drives are setup in such a way that I can easily grab them then ditch the house with both my cats and family. Yeah, I took this all into consideration but my game consoles can go to hell under these circumstances.

 

[Andy of Comix Inc]

Question to the Escapist community in response to this topic:

Why is okay for someone to take a risk to recover a cherished possession, but stops being okay if said possession is a console?

A new console is replaceable. Like, really replaceable. Like they're still making them and you could get a new one tomorrow (I know money is a factor but it's no less a factor than with, say, a DVD player or a TV.) An heirloom is generally not. If he was trying to save, like, a SNES that may have been far, far harder to replace afterwards? Alright. I know if I had to rescue something it would probably be one of the few out-of-print comic trades I have. I wouldn't try to rescue one of the dime-a-dozen comics that are reprinted yearly and I could find at a bookstore the next day should I have the inclination.

Maybe his console was really special. I don't know. Like maybe he had a bunch of saves on there he really needed so he could finish Forza 5. That's irreplaceable. That makes a bit of sense.

 

[Denamic]

Savegames not saved to the cloud, I guess? Understandable. My PS3 is on the fritz, and I'd be terrified if I didn't have all my saves uploaded on the PlayStation + service.

 

[Neyon]

Not a chance. My PC is expensive but it isn't worth risking my life over. It's also heavy as hell which isn't going to help. I'd probably grab my phone, my wallet and a stuffed penguin my dad gave me when I was 2.

 

[Elijin]

Question to the Escapist community in response to this topic:

Why is okay for someone to take a risk to recover a cherished possession, but stops being okay if said possession is a console?

A new console is replaceable. Like, really replaceable. Like they're still making them and you could get a new one tomorrow (I know money is a factor but it's no less a factor than with, say, a DVD player or a TV.) An heirloom is generally not. If he was trying to save, like, a SNES that may have been far, far harder to replace afterwards? Alright. I know if I had to rescue something it would probably be one of the few out-of-print comic trades I have. I wouldn't try to rescue one of the dime-a-dozen comics that are reprinted yearly and I could find at a bookstore the next day should I have the inclination.

Maybe his console was really special. I don't know. Like maybe he had a bunch of saves on there he really needed so he could finish Forza 5. That's irreplaceable. That makes a bit of sense.

Maybe it was just a cherished item to him?

Also everyone here can afford great insurance and has a wonderful amount of disposable income, apparently. Good for you guys!

 

[EHKOS]

Seeing as how my main and only PC is a laptop, I'd grab that. And I would also just yank my PS3 off the shelf and drag it out. I don't care about the hardware, but apparently trophies are linked to one system, or the HDD is...one of them doesn't survive transplants.

 

[Neurotic Void Melody]

An xbox? No.
Though i would definately have go back in to set the charges in my dungeon. No one must know of the evil that occurs there

 

[Triality]

That brave man!

Let us all take a moment to reflect on the valor and heroism of this small town, hero. In life, when adversity strikes, few will rise to the call for action. It takes an unparalleled courage to answer this call and charge head first into danger. The epitome of heroism is sacrifice, and facing the very possibility of death he still ran back into danger to save this helpless innocent gaming console. Now this young Xbox One by Microsoft has the chance for a brighter future, and better tomorrow.

I want you all to look inside your own hearts, and ask yourself the question that matters most of all. When the chips are down, will you have the candor to admit that you could not be half as brave as this man? Half as courageous? Half as heroic? Be true to yourself and you will find the answer.

 

[Arkynomicon]

I can get that someone would save their computer because of how expensive they are and personal stuff on it but a freaking Xbox is much more replaceable.

 

[faefrost]

"Here at Microsoft we take pride in knowing that complete and utter morons, with absolutely no sense of self preservation or even a smidgeon of common sense, are our best most devoted customers!"

The marketing copy practically writes itself.

 

[Andy of Comix Inc]

Also everyone here can afford great insurance and has a wonderful amount of disposable income, apparently. Good for you guys!

I'm not even sure I have fire insurance. I'm not suggesting it's a snap to replace, like your Xbox One dies in a fire and the next day bam new one to take its place. What I am suggesting is that on a scale of replaceability (a word I just made up!) Xbox One is quite high on that scale. It is "easy" to replace an Xbox One, as much as it is "easy" to replace any luxury consumer electronics product. Nothing that takes place after a housefire is easy, with or without insurance. And I'm not assuming this guy has any or not.

I'm not saying what the guy did was wrong. I'm merely offering suggestions for why it would be considered a... bad decision to attempt to rescue a console from a fire. You did ask the question, right?

 

[Drejer43]

I wouldnt save a console but my laptop? yes