Everything Lost to Hurricane Harvey
Not everything - just everything reloading and gun and tool related. We have old friends in Houston who offered to store everything that I couldn't ship when I took a job in Korea last winter. I'm talking all of my reloading gear - presses, lube/sizers, powder measures, case trimmers, around 40 sets of dies, molds, melting pots, brass, ammo; a relatively small quantity of gun parts, holsters, etc. I'm running a spreadhseet to itemize everything that I can remember that was in this group of stuff, and I expect the current replacement cost to come out near $10K.
I fully realize that my loss is petty compared to people who literally lost everything - house, cars, and all their belongings, let alone those who lost family members. Don't misnderstand. I am most certainly not equating my loss with theirs!
The friends that we left my stuff with are in their 70s, so I certainly don't expect them to try to salvage any of my stuff. And, that's all it is, is stuff. Of course, they do not have flood insurance. I truly wish that I was able to come assist them in their recovery efforts, but alas, that is simply not in the cards.
Once we return to the States, I can begin replacing some of my reloading equipment. I had two Dillon 550s, a Rockchucker, a Lyman T-Mag, a Lyman 4500 and a Saeco lube/sizer, and a whole bunch of additional stuff - been reloading since 1976, and have accumulated a bunch! I expect to be a minimalist as far as reloading gear goes, next time around.
Okay, I'm done feeling sorry for myself. I just wanted to vent, mostly.
Everything Lost to Hurricane Harvey
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Originally Posted by
NavyVet1959
As far as I've been able to tell, most of the people affected by the flood have not been dealing with strong rushing waters, just rising water. Having the 55g drums in a garage would mean that they would float in the garage and not leave. Having the 55g drum in the attic would mean that they would probably even stay above the water line in the deepest places.
I always forget that there are no basements in Texas. After all if The Alamo doesn't have one why should every other house[emoji6]
I was thinking that if the water rose enough they would start pushing on the ceiling above them. Hydraulic pressure is pretty amazing and the drums could end up on the second floor.
That's a mighty fine offer from Derek and I would take him up on it. Dry them out and soak them in oil. If anything is really rusted Evaporust will neutralize it. That stuff works wonders.