Safekeepings

[fleming442]

Thursday might, my neighbor's house burned down. He, his wife, and brother in law each had cash stashes. They got lucky, and we were able to recover it. If you're gonna stash your cash, prepare for the worst!
Some observations from the incident:
A safe is good, but you can't get to it under the debris.
Same with a firebox. It's under a mattress, and the floor is compromised.
The dresser drawer/boot in the closet method worked, this time, but, it could have just as easily gone up in flames.
It seems like the Bank is the way to go.

 

[DRIVEN]

Good advice. I'm going the fire box inside a safe inside a concrete room behind a steel door route. Hope I never have a story to tell.

 

[fleming442]

One of the firefighters said he used a fireproof safe inside of a fireproof safe..

Also, sprinkler systems were highly recommended by the firefighters and marshalls.

 

[Turbo Zach]

Good advice. I'm going the fire box inside a safe inside a concrete room behind a steel door route. Hope I never have a story to tell.View attachment 92977

Is that a gun safe? If so it might need to be bigger.

 

[565bbchevy]

First I am going to need some cash so I actually have something to stash.

 

[fleming442]

In the interest of pics or it didn't happen: http://winfieldvfd.org/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=665

 

[Rktpwrd]

In the interest of pics or it didn't happen: http://winfieldvfd.org/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=665
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Never mind the fire, what about the giant UFO in the picture?!?!
😳😮😉

 

[fleming442]

Bahahaha! The (full) moon? Whole 'nother conversation....

 

[airboatgreg]

That sucks. As an insurance guy I deal with it every day. We keep a stash in safety deposit box. The best thing is try to prevent the fire in the first place. Lightning strike you can't really prevent but rods may help, if you have something tripping breakers or odd electrical stuff going on get an electrician. Don't deep fry in the house. Big offender of fires is French fries so I guess they should be banned.

 

[fleming442]

That sucks. As an insurance guy I deal with it every day. We keep a stash in safety deposit box. The best thing is try to prevent the fire in the first place. Lightning strike you can't really prevent but rods may help, if you have something tripping breakers or odd electrical stuff going on get an electrician. Don't deep fry in the house. Big offender of fires is French fries so I guess they should be banned.

We think it was a laptop or cell phone on charge. Marshall won't say yet.
My neighbor is a service electrician. He's good at chasing weird problems- found a broken neutral on my drier 220v outlet. It was about a foot above the panel and caused by a staple driven in too tight. I found it when the foil vent arced against the j-box.