I sleep naked, and have done so for the past thirty years or more. So far I’ve been lucky: there has never been a nocturnal earthquake so severe that I’ve run outside in the middle of the night. But I have a robe handy, hung up in a place where I can easily grab it in case earthquake, fire, or other catastrophe strikes in the wee hours. I just replaced my old robe with a really warm, voluminous one, too. The old one was short and skimpy and I’d hate to stand outside in the winter at night while wearing it.
So, other nude sleepers - how do you plan to handle a situation like this?
My husband, though he sleeps naked too, has no plan. He threw away his robe years ago, because he “hates robes and never wears it.” He’s not going to get my robe when the big one hits!
My pants are usually somewhere nearby. Of course, there’s no one outside my house to see me if I have to run out naked. At least until the fire department arrives, and I’m sure they’ve seen worse.
But basically, I’m not going to worry about it. I only had to run outside once in the past 55 years, from a hotel in DC because of a bomb scare. I took a minute or two to get dressed, despite my kids telling me we had to get out NOW. Five hours on the sidewalk, and I was a lot more comfortable then they were.
I sleep in a loft and I leave my clothes right next to the side of my bed, between me and the ladder. My shoes are in a rack right next to the front door. It only takes me a few seconds to put on whatever I was wearing when I went to bed, worst case scenario is dead of winter and I’ll have to throw on a sweater, flannel jammie pants and socks. In summer it’s probably just a throw over dress or a t-shirt and shorts.
I think I would be grabbing animals instead of a robe in a fire emergency. I always have extra clothes in my vehicle. You never know when you’re travelling around and might need a clean shirt or pants.
So If I get out and too my car I could put pets in carriers which are always in the car and grab my extra duds. The fire dept. ain’t coming to my house anyway, I live far out of the zones. We have a small volunteer dept., at the moment they don’t have a water truck, though. I have a pond but it’s not close enough for the pumper truck. The house would just have to burn down. Nakedness wouldn’t be an issue.
I’d probably just go outside with my blanket. I usually have a towel hanging up I use when I go to and from the shower, so I don’t wander the house nude. I always have a set of clothes in my truck. If I end up naked outside I’m not that worried. If all my clothes burn I’ll have reason to buy some new clothes, so it’s probably a win.
The backyard is fenced and out of view of the neighbors. No problem!
But my pants are within reach of the bed, as are a pair of sweats (winter) or a pair of gym shorts and a t-shirt (all other seasons). The wife wears pjs, so she’s good. The biggest problem will be staunching all the bleeding from the panicked cats who launched off my naked flesh when the quake hit.
I don’t sleep naked anymore, but I’d want some pants if I had to go out. There is always a pair across the end of the bed. I also have this giant mega-hoodie that goes down to my shins, which would be perfect for standing around in on a night like that. It’s always within reach.
I also have shoes and a coat in my car, but my keys are in the kitchen and unlikely to make it out with me. I should probably do something about that.
I never really thought about it. But now that I am thinking about it, I generally drop my clothes at the foot of the bed where they could be easily grabbed, and I do have a big fluffy terrycloth robe hanging on my bedroom door. If I had the presence of mind, I could easily grab any of those.
And if not, well, a nice roaring house fire is bound to keep you toasty warm while standing in the driveway waiting for the firetruck.
No plan, per se, but assuming I’m sleeping in my bedroom… well, that’s where my clothes are, and a robe, and blankets. Boots are by the door and can be scooped up on the way out.
I have no plan in case of emergency. I like to think that should an emergency occur I’m more concerned about getting my family and myself to safety. My ego after the fact can survive if they survive.
Funny story, was asleep one night with my then fiancé (now wife). In the middle of the night our alarm system went off while I was in a deep sleep. I immediately bolted out of bed and ran full speed out of the room and down the stairs. About half-way down I realized that should I confront a burglar my only weapon of defense was being buck naked and having LittleJoe flapping in the wind between my legs. If that doesn’t scare someone to near Death, I don’t know what a shotgun would accomplish.
I sleep nude but my laundry basket is right next to the bed, so I can grab something on the way to the door. Also have a pair of PJ bottoms on the bed (for wearing about the house, not while sleeping), so probably little delay in getting ‘decent’.
I take off my boxer-briefs and socks as I’m getting into bed. My “plan” consists of leaving those boxers and socks on my empty wheelchair that is right next to me while I’m in bed. Better than nothing, I guess.
Excellent!
