It isn't a rumor. When you pay out $50 million in dividends and you receive $50 millon from something else, then you can make the statement. Lawyers always...
My apartment blew up in a gas main explosion in > 1998 and I lost all my slides (and everything else I owned) ... Hal/List; I hope you got a good settlement...
Not to be morbid. I know many have discussed this and are curious. Any one lose stuff to the Hurricane? I haven't seen as many southern posters on many lists...
Tim, I haven't bought one yet, but I note in stores like Wal-Mart, fireproof safes of various sizes. The principle is that the heat of the fire seals the safe...
Family Fun! Bring the kids to see the trains! The 16th Annual Greater St. Louis Metro Area Train Show Saturday October 14, 2006 10 am - 5 pm Sunday October 15,...
Tim and all As far as I know we did not loose the lives of any of our friends to the storm. A good percent have been scattered all over the south and some will...
I lost my office, and everything in it. Fortunately all my train related things were in my house, which survived Katrina. The City of Slidell, just north of...
Most metal boxes are not fireproof. Even boxes that claim to be fireproof are only fireproof for so long, and only up to certain temperatures. You can purchase...
CN 7014, an EMD GP9Rm, is the power for the President's Island job RPI14. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=149519 A BNSF empty Miller Plant coal...
Tim and Lowell, Another idea, gun safes, the Smith & Weston Safes, or the Remington Safes, as they are for Collectors of 20 to 50 rifles in a safe that is...
My experience is that very few "fireproof" safes actually survive a fire with the contents 100% intact. Most contents don't survive at all. It really depends...
In my fire and explosion (contractors were putting in a new sidewalk and pulling up an old one and a backhoe operator thought he had ahold of a tree root but...
Just to let those who don't know, I have over 2000 data sheets on CN's locomotives and freight cars on CD for sale. The Family includes CV-DWP-GTW-IC-WC...
Gentlemen, I would like to add one more note to this conversation. Please put in your Wills what you want done with your collections. If you put it in your...
Ran across this on the TRAINS.com newswire. If you're not familar with Mr. Meyer, he was a GREAT photographer who took many GREAT shots of IC steam in its...
One other thing. Store stuff at the lowest level in your house. Things stored in basements and crawl spaces tend to survive fires more often. They are more...
If you want to protect your slides from fire, how about making a copy of your most valuable slides (assuming the slides are not copywrited by someone else) and...
Have watched this discussion with some interest. Have about 150,000 slides, and then a large number of color prints, as well as some black and white...
From Joseph Ferguson's note, I fully understand the "hurt too much." In that same fire, I lost 3 200 ton brass hot metal cars, four carousels full of the NMRA...
Why not start now scanning your slides, photographs and/or negatives then save two or three copies in different places? If you don't have a scanner, get one!...
Hello, I'm probably in the wrong place, but I must try. I am researching for a dear family who is going blind. I am not charging for my service, it is a love...
Does anyone know the disposition of the IC cars for pulpwood in Mississippi? Are they getting rid of 'em? bill [Non-text portions of this message have been...
A photo of CNIC 6124 can also be found here: http://stationmaster.rrpicturearchives.net Butch Getz www.stationmaster.photosite.com [Non-text portions of this...
Gee you have picked a tough one with this. Finding any information that far back will be very difficult to locate. I am not sure if the Railroad retirement...
Today I spent from 2:30 to 8:15pm at Tolono with my oldest son. Not a good day. Almost was not worth the gas to go there. We only saw 3 CNIC trains plus ...
Tis a sad day brethren!! Rest easy Jim!! I believe this time it is OK to cross post guys.....anyone who has been around any length of time has at least seen a...
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