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<p>[QUOTE="Good Cents, post: 3313842, member: 100720"]Sorry for the late reply. I'm in the middle of a deadline at work and didn't have time to check in on personal stuff during the day, skipped lunch, worked late, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hear what you're saying and you make a lot of good points. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are so many scenarios of disaster that it's hard to know how to prep for them all. I'm on the East Coast and lived through 9/11, the 2003 East Coast Blackout you referred to and Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Disturbing and terrible as they each were, those scenarios were not what I am concerned about. But you're probably right and my thinking in this area is flawed. I suppose I am projecting a scenario my grandparents went through during WW2 where my grandmother sewed her gold jewelry into her clothing in a way that hid each piece, and she and my grandfather used it to bribe their way over borders they would otherwise be prohibited from crossing. They were thus able to escape the war torn area they were from and hunkered down in an unaffected location for the remainder of the war. They survived, while all their relatives who stayed behind died. The chances of that exact scenario happening to me or my family are pretty close to nil though. I suppose I hold onto this idea that having the gold could possibly save my life, as it did for my grandparents. Some things are emotional and not logical.</p><p><br /></p><p>But you are right that my main focus should be on passing the gold down to family down the line. And I am certainly trying to do that which is why I'm concerned about the condition of it, storing it, etc. Because as much as I fear disaster, I'm truly hoping to avoid it altogether![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Good Cents, post: 3313842, member: 100720"]Sorry for the late reply. I'm in the middle of a deadline at work and didn't have time to check in on personal stuff during the day, skipped lunch, worked late, etc. I hear what you're saying and you make a lot of good points. There are so many scenarios of disaster that it's hard to know how to prep for them all. I'm on the East Coast and lived through 9/11, the 2003 East Coast Blackout you referred to and Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Disturbing and terrible as they each were, those scenarios were not what I am concerned about. But you're probably right and my thinking in this area is flawed. I suppose I am projecting a scenario my grandparents went through during WW2 where my grandmother sewed her gold jewelry into her clothing in a way that hid each piece, and she and my grandfather used it to bribe their way over borders they would otherwise be prohibited from crossing. They were thus able to escape the war torn area they were from and hunkered down in an unaffected location for the remainder of the war. They survived, while all their relatives who stayed behind died. The chances of that exact scenario happening to me or my family are pretty close to nil though. I suppose I hold onto this idea that having the gold could possibly save my life, as it did for my grandparents. Some things are emotional and not logical. But you are right that my main focus should be on passing the gold down to family down the line. And I am certainly trying to do that which is why I'm concerned about the condition of it, storing it, etc. Because as much as I fear disaster, I'm truly hoping to avoid it altogether![/QUOTE]
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