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Pillar of the Community
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my coins live in an "in ground" fire proof safe, I've been out of the safe business for some time so I may be really out-of-date here, but one of the things to watch out for in your floor safes was whether they are waterproof. In the event of a fire, the firefighters will pour thousands of gallons of water all over your house, and that water will often run into your in-ground safe. We often recommended to customers that they store items in zip-loc bags inside the safe. Saw similar problems at convenience stores where kids mopped over the safe cover regularly. |
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Plus, we had just had an argument, right? Of course. Why do you think the house is on fire?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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haha never even noticed this post - Wow I actually voted for my coins - my coins never once yelled back at me hahaha  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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you guys are bad  |
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Valued Member
United States
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As much as I love the flash of my gold coins, I love my "golden one" way more
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Gee, there still some romantic guys out there!
Womankind loves to know about these things.
To be successful, I guess that good provenance for both helps a lot.
Good coins are like that as well.
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United States
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If I'm sleeping in the basement and the wife is upstairs, then that means the smoke is much stronger upstairs and if the fire is advanced enough to where I only have seconds to get out, then the chances are very high that I would not be able to get upstairs to rescue the wife in the first place. On the other hand, with most of my collection in Danscos there's no way I could carry out the whole collection in one trip - too heavy and bulky. So I suppose I'd grab the Danscos which have my least replaceable coins (mainly my grandfather's collection of LWCs and my 7070), slide everything else under the bed and hope for the best, and then get outside. I love my wife but I can't rescue her if I'm unconscious from smoke inhalation.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm still waiting for the answer to Jake's question almost 2 years ago: Quote:
my wife or yours? |
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Pillar of the Community
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"Your" wife! Glenn |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It has to be the coin collection. The wife can save herself but the coin collection can't.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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"Your" wife! Well in that case, definitely the wife. (If it was yours, I was going to ask if you would reimburse me the value of my collection). I lost a wife that was 37 years old. Don't want to go through that again! I also have to add my concern that there are no smoke detectors. I have six wired to a central alarm with a battery backup plus 3 carbon monoxide detectors wired to the central alarm plus one stand alone smoke detector. Edited by larsdog
07/17/2012 2:06 pm
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United States
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I also have to add my concern that there are no smoke detectors. I have six wired to a central alarm with a battery backup plus 3 carbon monoxide detectors wired to the central alarm plus one stand alone smoke detector. Well done.  |
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Woah! I didn't think a lot of people would pick coins over there beloved in such situations :P Unless you can't stand the wife anymore, then that's another case :D
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United States
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I don't have any kids in the house>>> empty nester>>> coins are in fire proof safe>>> I have several smoke alarms>>> wife is light sleeper>>>= bases are covered (safe the whiskey)
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