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Safe deposit boxes aren’t safe (2019)

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“There’s money in the banana stand.” Don’t take your cell phone with you when you do the burying. And only tell your family about it with hand written notes. And make sure they know not to look up any information related to the caches. And that they know to never speak of the caches near an internet enabled device. Also, don’t disturb the ground in any visible way. Just comparing google maps satellite imagery is enou…

Better take some sort of GPS device, though. Otherwise you may never find it again. Who was the British chap that buried a bunch of silver before WWI and never found it?

Alan Turing? I think I remember reading about that in the Hodges bio.

Edit: Yep, Turing - https://www.iflscience.com/alan-turing-buried-his-life-savin...

Re: Safe deposit boxes aren’t safe (2019)

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Nothing is 100% secure, but I have opted for a high-quality gun/fire safe that's bolted to the foundation of my home (in a gated community), and protected by multiple monitored alarm systems and cameras. The safe has a lot more room than any bank's box would, it's cheaper in the long-run, and IMHO (especially after reading the fine article) more secure. Also, it's got a S&G spin-dial lock that I trust a lot more than…

Someone with a gun can still force you to open it.

Fortunately the house is in a state that makes it fairly easy to get a CCW permit, and I'm always carrying when I'm around that house.
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