Reply With QuoteWhat if it was a thief that liked to smell good all the time though?Originally Posted by Scepticalist
Inside closets too?
What if it was a thief that liked to smell good all the time though?
Safety deposit box.
It's not like you need access to bullion all the time is it?
Cheers,
Neil.
Good for a few ounces but when you get up to a handful of kilo bars you'd start to run into problems.
Wow, I bet no burglars ever thought of that!
Seriously though, ever seen a house that's been burgled with everything tipped all over the floor?
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
Nothing that a bit of gradated training wouldn't sort
Attention.
Why would anyone keep a large amount of physical gold at home, just buy an ETF if you want gold investments.
I think Ryan could handle it
Those who crave the most attention usually have the most punched of lasagnes. I think he would have no problem getting it up there, but standing up and walking around would be a problem.I think Ryan could handle it
So if you are out then a safe will provide some security because it will take time for an individual or gang to get into.
If you are in, a safe is going to a great incentive for them to take bolt cutters to your fingers if you don't unlock it quick enough because they will be desperate to know what is in it.
If you whack the heating on and use a cheap digital thermometer you can find the pipe runs - that was how we avoided mine.
Probably easier in the winter when the floor is colder but definitely works.
Where do you find these expressions? PMSL.
Do you expect me to talk Goldfinger?
Ours is actually water under the floors. The water gets heated which heats the floors.
The water runs in pipes. the uggestion was that you would see where those pipes are and would thus be able to drill without risking to damage one
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Buy an old fruit machine that takes coins that are no longer legal tender, melt the gold into coin size discs and have fun safely secreting your bullion away.
If you do happen to win a fed times, you can just play some more. Fun and safe!
We had a heating engineer visit us last year with a heat camera gadget he plugged into his iPhone - he checked the underfloor heating pipework for any potential leaks and to see where the runs were. I asked to have a go and it also revealed a coupIe of hot spots on the wife! - googled the gadget and it was about £200, quite fancied getting one and pretending I was The Predator! - the Arnie one not some kind of pervert!
Is there anywhere else you can find out about gadgets that sound like fun for a rainy day? Think I'll buy it before asking SWMBO.
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
Haha, just tell someone about it. When one of the locals died about 10 years ago his wife couldn’t work out why there was not the money in the bank that she thought. After rummaging round the house the family found about £90,000 in cash stuffed in obscure places.
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“No, Mr Bond. I expect you to die.”
The first port of call should always be a bank, you could even try the Bank of England for advice. But I’d be very wary about revealing this kind of information to others, which you’ve done.
Just not necessary and not a particularly wise thing to do. Your aim is to secure your high value items and reduce risk of harm to it / theft etc.
By posting this you’ve not really helped that aim / outcome.
Hopefully a bank will be able to provide you with some workable solutions and options acceptable to you.
And just to say this is not a reflection on TZ members. But once things are online then you’ve lost control of that information and who can access it. And also who could potentially exploit it.
Might we know where these hot spots were?
Just for avoidance of doubt, I was joking. I don't store my bullion in the walls. I hold it prison-style, like a normal person.
That's a joke too.
Might be tricky going on holiday again.I think Ryan could handle it
You mean glue to the floor.
That's what's mine is. The plumber had a FLIR camera when he was doing some work but the thermometer on a cold floor works really well - especially if you open the zones up one by one.
Or is it?
It is.
Safes are for show, a distraction, the biggest strongest most secure safe will be open quick sticks if they put your loved ones fingers in wire cutters Concealment is key.
Not an issue, that’s when your insurance pays out.
If the house is empty, a (good) safe works.
They see it, are intrigued and return when you are in.A visible safe attracts attention.
Solution is(assuming you’re putting it in a closet;
Remove all clothing etc.
Remove all skirting.
Fit 25mm ply or similar tight to the walls (bond to floor for additional safety)
Refit all skirting.
Screw safe to false floor using 25mm screws.
Use thicker timber if you wish to use longer screws.
I’ve done this, carpeted over the top. It is invisible to the casual observer.
I’m sure a safe could still be removed, just makes it more difficult.
Hidden in plain sight.
"Bite my shiny metal ass."
- Bender Bending Rodríguez
Is it April already?
PMSL!
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
I have just bought a new-to-me caravan. It has a safe screwed to the floor in one of the seat bases.
I am so relieved. I can now store my watches in a secure safe when away from home caravanning.
It's not as though the felons can just steal the entire bloody caravan.
This does remind me rather of the people who fixate on having a fully armoured front door from Banham, with ultra secure cylinders in the locks, and who then have single glazed windows on the ground floor that are often left open.
Ryan, use an insured safety deposit box.
Mine is small. 15 x 5 x 5 and bolted to a brick wall. Hidden behind some things. Empty now. Hid the family jewelry, but all sold
FLIR cameras are for vessels (Forward Looking Infra Red) but I know what you mean.
The reference is to the company, Teledyne FLIR, who manufacture IR cameras for all kinds of environments despite the connotations of the acronym.
https://www.flir.co.uk/instruments/b...ng-inspection/
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
Well, I never………………
Thanks for all the tips guys.
A forum member has kindly agreed to pop round tonight with one of his mates who works in the security industry to show me the best way to install a safe. I've not met this chap before as he doesn't post often but it just goes to show that community spirit is alive and kicking.
Meh, make your own and add the saving to the contents - https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/a...t=984585994250
You're on form. Good one.
Pleased to see that I'm not alone
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
"You gotta know when to hold em and know when to fold em".
Get some gold ‘interconnects’ made - https://www.analogueseduction.net/an...goldinter.html, no-one’s going to pinch some speaker cable.
Sell some bullion to pay the insurance premium. Job done! :0)Man with stash of gold bullion complains insurance is too expensive. Good luck.
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