On 3/2/2011 8:45 AM, Kurt Ullman wrote:
In articlenoWdnYmDwMzLJ_DQnZ2dnUVZ_hSdnZ2d@giganews. com,
"Ed wrote:
"hr(bob) wrote
What about a fireproof safe in your own home?
Great for some stuff, not as good for others. I have a box at home with
passports, papers that may be needed occasionally, etc. But, the entire box
can be stolen so it is less secure than a bank vault. Not a good place if
you have say, five pounds of gold to hide. Assess your needs and decide.
Also they are fire resistant, not fireproof. During my time doing
fire investigations (albeit in the late 70s/early 80s) there were a few
times where we opened up a rather pristine looking safe to find ash
because the fire was hot enough and long enough to heat the inside of
the safe too much.
Agree, but often it is hard to convince someone to shop on value not
price. A cheap safe is one step above a cardboard box.