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Don't let hurricane Irene ruin your coins!
coinandcurrency242
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So hurricane Irene looks she will come up the east coast to try to spoil the fun for people! I'm all prepared to store in my coins in a waterproof/fireproof safe! Hope everyone is able to not have ANY coins destroyed, and they have a place to store them 
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This did not happen to me but it did happen to others.
The bank safety deposit boxes flooded and filled up with water, leaving the coins sitting in water for weeks.
Take them with you they are not safe in the safety deposit box when a hurricane is comming,
Mercury
<< <i>From someone who went through Katrina. There are far more important things to worry about than your coins if it really comes down to it.
This did not happen to me but it did happen to others.
The bank safety deposit boxes flooded and filled up with water, leaving the coins sitting in water for weeks.
Take them with you they are not safe in the safety deposit box when a hurricane is comming,
Mercury >>
I think New Orleans is a unique place being near the coast and below sea level. Most SDB in other areas would not have that threat. I would not carry valuables around with me unless there was a real significant threat of total destruction.
<< <i>From someone who went through Katrina. There are far more important things to worry about than your coins if it really comes down to it.
This did not happen to me but it did happen to others.
The bank safety deposit boxes flooded and filled up with water, leaving the coins sitting in water for weeks.
Take them with you they are not safe in the safety deposit box when a hurricane is comming,
Mercury >>
If you live right along the coast you might have an issue but anything inland there is nothing to worry about
It's our home and pets I'd be most worried about. We have a mobile home and live near the water. Even a Cat 1 storm would be a party-pooper for us. Plus we have seven cats, three dogs, and a pony. How to get all of them rounded up and transported (with no horse trailer, I should add) is a nightmare I would rather not think about.
Fortunately this area has not had a direct hit since 1898, and the last passing storm to do much serious damage was Dora in 1964 or thereabouts. Some say that means "we're due". But I am crossing fingers.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
<< <i>If you live right along the coast you might have an issue but anything inland there is nothing to worry about >>
That's no doubt what Upstate South Carolina thought when Hugo was coming. We had trees down even up in the NC mountains, hundreds of miles inland and away. Fortunately Hugos and Katrinas are not common.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
<< <i>So hurricane Irene looks she will come up the east coast to try to spoil the fun for people! >>
In Texas we might be throwing a party for her. Especially if the winds weakened and hit sparsely populated coastline as a Cat 1 or tropical storm.
<< <i>COINS would be the LEAST of my concerns. They're made of metal and can survive quite a bit. Plus they're small and portable and easy to carry when you're fleeing.
It's our home and pets I'd be most worried about. We have a mobile home and live near the water. Even a Cat 1 storm would be a party-pooper for us. Plus we have seven cats, three dogs, and a pony. How to get all of them rounded up and transported (with no horse trailer, I should add) is a nightmare I would rather not think about.
Fortunately this area has not had a direct hit since 1898, and the last passing storm to do much serious damage was Dora in 1964 or thereabouts. Some say that means "we're due". But I am crossing fingers. >>
I wish you well with all those animals. If you are in the pathway and are in an area that could flood 2 feet or more it might not be a bad idea to look for a trailer now.
This coin saw the full punch of Katrina:
Fretting about the safety of your coins rather than your neighbor's safety.
60 years into this hobby and I'm still working on my Lincoln set!
<< <i>The shallowness of some adults never ceases to amaze me...
Fretting about the safety of your coins rather than your neighbor's safety. >>
Your thinking appears to be quite shallow. Some of us can do both---protect their collection now and then help their family and neighbors during and after the hurricane. Also, some collections here represent a significant part of the family's assets and may be needed to be sold to raise money to repair or rebuild their homes.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
<< <i>The shallowness of some adults never ceases to amaze me...
Fretting about the safety of your coins rather than your neighbor's safety. >>
This is a coin forum, so it's not much of a suprise that he posted about protecting coins from a hurricane. Maybe on the neighbors forum he posted about protecting your neighbors from a hurricane.
<< <i>This is a coin forum, so it's not much of a suprise that he posted about protecting coins from a hurricane. Maybe on the neighbors forum he posted about protecting your neighbors from a hurricane. >>
lol
<< <i>This is a coin forum, so it's not much of a suprise that he posted about protecting coins from a hurricane. Maybe on the neighbors forum he posted about protecting your neighbors from a hurricane. >>
<< <i>The shallowness of some adults never ceases to amaze me...
Fretting about the safety of your coins rather than your neighbor's safety. >>
Ditto
Herb
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<< <i>So hurricane Irene looks she will come up the east coast to try to spoil the fun for people! >>
In Texas we might be throwing a party for her. Especially if the winds weakened and hit sparsely populated coastline as a Cat 1 or tropical storm. >>
I think my coins are save enough, so please aim it at San Antonio before we blow away. The drying up is already well on it's way with 100+ degrees day after day.
<< <i>Maybe on the neighbors forum he posted about protecting your neighbors from a hurricane. >>
Please PM me the link, I'd like to be a part of this great community
<< <i>Your thinking appears to be quite shallow. Some of us can do both---protect their collection now and then help their family and neighbors during and after the hurricane. Also, some collections here represent a significant part of the family's assets and may be needed to be sold to raise money to repair or rebuild their homes. >>
Ok, I guess I didn't think that far, I will eat my humble pie.
<< <i>The shallowness of some adults never ceases to amaze me...
Fretting about the safety of your coins rather than your neighbor's safety. >>
Sounds like JustPlainAl
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<< <i>The shallowness of some adults never ceases to amaze me...
Fretting about the safety of your coins rather than your neighbor's safety. >>
Sounds like JustPlainAl >>
No, just a 16 year old with a keyboard.
Not trying to take shots at anyone, sorry, just my initial feeling from the OP.
edited: to reiterate myself.
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