ATF: In Which My Huevos are Bigger than Their Cojones

Last Demolition Dumpster, originally uploaded by DivaLea.

See the table? It's the big flat dusty thing in the center of the picture. That table was questioned on our claim because of its cost and apparent condition.
The issue seemed to be maybe we were still using that table because we'd waited almost a year to claim it and how did we buy a new one if we hadn't put in claims money? Did we realllllly throw it away?
Why, yes, we did! See, we have a picture!

The lesson here is YOU CANNOT BE OBSESSIVE ENOUGH when documenting a disaster. Without my being over every day taking pictures, I'd have never had this shot to wave about. Imagine my ridiculous Rocky-dance glee when I found it.

If you, God Forbid, have a fire, GET A CAMERA BEFORE YOU GET ANYTHING ELSE.
No camera? Don't waste your time with disposables or a Polaroid. Polaroids=Expensive. Disposables=Unreliable.
If you have insurance, and you get some pocket money (which you likely will), go get yourself a digital camera, and a big memory card or two. (I'm supposing you have no way to offload pictures for a while.)

An okay camera will be about $130., a good one will be about $200. Avoid Kodak EasyShares, they are the devil's lenses.
You ABSOLUTELY want a camera that requires no film, and makes picture-taking relatively goof-proof. This is why I say digital.

That chance picture today could save you huge amounts of annoyance later.