"Colbyt" wrote in message
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"Bob R" wrote in message
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Does anyone in the group have a safety deposit box at a local bank? Or
had one in the past?

I checked at a local bank here (Upstate N.Y.) if it matters. The one
thing I don't like about it, is you don't get any kind of receipt for
what you put in it. Also, the bank says only the person who has the box
has a key to it. The only way the bank could get into it is if the
rental fee is not kept current.

So, good or bad idea to get one? Any opinions and or comments will be
greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Bob


You don't get a receipt because no one but you knows what is in there.
You open it, add or remove stuff in a private cubicle.

They require two keys to open. The bank keeps one and you get 2 copies of
the other. The three keys are different. Lose one of yours and you have
to pay a rekey fee. Lose both and it gets quite pricey as the lock has to
be drilled and rekeyed.

Great place to keep small, irreplaceable items, stock certificates or the
like. Keeping cash in one is not legal if I recall correctly. Old coins
or the like is not the cash I mean.

Colbyt



It's also a good place to keep data backup media, if one is smart enough not
to believe the Ultimate Stupid Computer Concept: "I don't really keep
anything important on my computer." That's until the thing breaks and then
it's "OMG all my family photos were on that thing."