I have a display case of camera stuff that appears valuable, but for the
most part isn't. with the more valuable stuff on open shelfs. In the
hope that if thieves ever visit, they'll steal stuff that doesn't matter
to much. And is easier to replace.
David
James N. McBride wrote:
> Even with two safes, you just can't get everything valuable in there. I tend
> to put things in the safe that would be the hardest to replace. I have a
> very complete macro lab and that stuff certainly would not fit in a safe. It
> would be too much of a pain to dismantle it anyway.
>
> I have a Parker double that I need to have appraised. Some of those things
> are worth over 20 grand. This one belonged to my wife's uncle and his mind
> is too far gone to remember the details about it. He doesn't even know that
> I have it. We gave him a Ruana skinning knife in 1964 and I now have that
> back too. One just like it sold for $3000 the other day but I plan to keep
> this one (in the safe).
>
> Here's to no burglars.
>
> /jmac
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Walt Wayman
> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 8:19 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: Personal Robbery Survey, was Re: Bags
>
>
> I've got two gun safes (or should it be "saves"), but I'm running out of
> room for camera gear, where I used to keep a lot of it when it wasn't in
> use.. Most of the guns are worth more, so a lot of the camera stuff has been
> moved. Except for what I hope's coming tomorrow! Of course, there's the two
> Weatherbys, and the old 1912 Parker 16 gauge, the 1860.38 Cal. Colt Navy
> that my great grandfather shot a Yankee or two with during the War or
> Northern Agression. Can't leave them out for theves. Of course, I doubt any
> would dare come here. I've never been burgluarized. Could be because I
> always keep always a car in the driveway with an NRA Life Member decal in
> the back window and one of these on the front, back and garage doors.
>
> http://home.att.net/~hiwayman/wsb/media/192375/site1163.jpg
>
> Walt
>
> --
> "Anything more than 500 yards from
> the car just isn't photogenic." --
> Edward Weston
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "James N. McBride" <jnmcbr@xxxxxxx>
>
>> I have a very large gun safe. Much of the valuable stuff goes in
>> there, especially when I'm out of town.
>>
>>
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