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You're evacuated from your home , your overnight bag only contains what is directly to the left of you , what is in your overnight bag?

262 replies

OneUmberJoker · 01/01/2026 13:46

A cupmat and a remote for the fire.

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Meteorite87 · 01/01/2026 15:53

Several books and some makeup.

Dearg · 01/01/2026 15:56

A Labrador - just as well, she’d be the first thing I rescued.

OccasionalHope · 01/01/2026 15:57

A wall. Maybe a charger for my laptop but not the actual laptop.

OccasionalHope · 01/01/2026 15:58

FreeWillyPorFavor · 01/01/2026 15:06

4 shelves of novels inc. the entire Harry Potter series, Aesops Fables and Stephen King, a Turkish lamp and a miners lamp.

Not massively useful.

Books are always useful. And you can see in the dark.

MySilentLions · 01/01/2026 15:58

A cushion and my dog.

IHateEmptyPockets · 01/01/2026 15:58

Our floofy Bichon and a cushion

Nellodee · 01/01/2026 15:59

Weirdly, my overnight bag.

Zimniy · 01/01/2026 16:00

A 2 metre tall Christmas tree and a basket of firewood - difficult to carry methinks.

BalladOfBarryAndFreda · 01/01/2026 16:01

An enormous, sleeping labrador. I hope it's a big bag.

Echobelly · 01/01/2026 16:02

My 14yo DS and his laptop (and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich) 😆

ImWearingPantaloons · 01/01/2026 16:03

The cat.

Could be worse I guess.

wizzbitt · 01/01/2026 16:03

Pajamas, Body Shop coconut butter, two pillows and a Bunny vs Monkey book.
I’m sat on bed and had it been my right it would have been a pile
of un ironed clothes!

ThatGreenFawn · 01/01/2026 16:05

My purse and half a tin of dog food.

squashyhat · 01/01/2026 16:09

My varifocals, a pen, DH's phone on charge, a ruler and two paperweights. Apart from the first two not much use (I have no idea of his password)

Ariela · 01/01/2026 16:15

An orchid, and amaryllis, a label print and a normal printer and a huge pile of ink for said printer, and immediately on the table to my left is a pen and paper with ingredients for a recipe written on it (I'm left handed otherwise it wouldn't be that side of me), also my phone and purse as I've just bought something on ebay .

PrincessHoneysuckle · 01/01/2026 16:16

Ddog and dh

CharlotteFlax · 01/01/2026 16:17

A fucking massive wad of used wrapping paper and a king size duvet

canibearsedsometimes · 01/01/2026 16:18

JRT and remote control.

DustyMaiden · 01/01/2026 16:33

iPad , earbuds and a throw. I’m good to go

PhantomOfAllKnowledge · 01/01/2026 16:46

Mug, pair of scissors, a necklace.

Alderraymyheartisindanger · 01/01/2026 16:48

A table lamp,half a glass of water,an old phone and foam earplugs .

BurntBroccoli · 01/01/2026 16:51

The cat.

slavetothekittens · 01/01/2026 16:51

My clingy cat, a can of hard seltzer, an inhaler and a Hello Kitty plushie.

BeMellowAquaSquid · 01/01/2026 16:53

Sky remote, a pack of family plasters, a glass of champagne and a tin of M&S shortbread

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 01/01/2026 16:53

A pillow with my cat on it.