evacuation plans

jsf · July 21, 2008 1:35AM

At least we have a few days warning with a hurricane, it's so different for recent fire and flood evacuees.

I've never had to evac my coins, I evac-ed once before in '99 (didn't collect then). I sure hate taking the coins out of a controlled environment.

I'll wait 'til this evening to decide whether to start loading the truck. Maybe I'll stack a few things by the door for now...

Good luck to those who need to prepare...

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Cladiator · July 21, 2008 1:50AM

Keep 'em in a safe deposit box at the bank and you won't have to worry about evacuating them. Sorry to hear you may have to bug out, hope all goes well for you.

SilverEagles92 · July 21, 2008 2:04AM

<< <i>Keep 'em in a safe deposit box at the bank and you won't have to worry about evacuating them. Sorry to hear you may have to bug out, hope all goes well for you. >>

How would that help his coins if the area was flooded due to a hurricane? Banks are pretty safe from crooks, but not tornadoes or flooding.

Cladiator · July 21, 2008 2:13AM

I'd think they'd be safer in a big giant sealed bank vault than in the trunk of my care during a hurricane/tornado.

Mercury · July 21, 2008 2:13AM

In New Orleans durning Katrina, bank vaults filled with water and anything that was in a safety deposit box sat in water even after the water went down. Some bank branches did open back up for months and durning this entire time the safety deposit boxes were full of water. Anything you value take with you. Another suggestion, take your video camera a walk through your house, opening up every drawer, closet and cabinet. If you loose it all this will make remembering what you had alot easier. The big items are easy to remember, everything in that junk drawer in your kitchen is not.

Mercury

OPA · July 21, 2008 2:26AM

Vacuum sealed & watertight bags?

lcoopie · July 21, 2008 2:32AM

<< <i>Vacuum sealed & watertight bags? >>

very interesting point

AlixTCat · July 21, 2008 2:33AM

<< <i>I'd think they'd be safer in a big giant sealed bank vault than in the trunk of my care during a hurricane/tornado. >>

But the problem is that bank vaults are not sealed from water and muck. A 20 foot storm surge will pretty much wipe out whatever you had in your drawer. Also, as was said, the drawers would fill with water and muck, but would not drain out afterwards. The same reason you don't evacuate your house is the same reason you don't put your valuables in a safe deposit box. Accessibility. After a storm, the authorities won't let anyone back into their neighborhoods or banks. They only let the looters back in, not the residents.

You're right, they would be safer in a safe deposit box during a tornado, provided there were no flood levels up as high as your box.

I know you already know this, but to anyone who doesn't know, your items in the box are not insured by the bank. So, you must insure it on your own, usually on your homeowners policy.

Jonathan

jsf · July 21, 2008 3:10AM

yeah, anything of value goes, I hit my SDB this morning. Some people have never evacuated and don't realize certain consequences and aftermath.

normally I wouldn't worry about a stinking little ol' Category 1 hurricane. The problem down here in south Texas is the Continental Shelf and significantly warmer water over it. In the last few miles before landfall, it is not unusual for a Category 1 to jump to a Category 2 or 3 real quick. A "Cat 2" that came through here in '99 jumped from a 2 to a 4. Luckily, it came onshore around thousands of cows instead of thousands of people.

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