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I've been lucky so far that my basement hasn't leaked. My neighbor/landlord complains about his leaking every year. Still, I should get some of my stuff off the floor. We're on high ground so serious flooding is not an issue thankfully.

I can't watch the video at work, but how deep was the flooding? Some nice deep rubbermaid containers could have saved some stuff if it was less than a foot or two.
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I'm a basement dweller, but I've got tarps, plastic storage bins, and 65 gallon garbage bags on the ready. Sadly, not every solution is fail-safe :|
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:cry: those precious N64 games. gone.
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for those attacking him for keeping those games in a shed:
@pobhockle I wasn't hoarding though, I was keeping them in there whilst I made space to properly arrange them inside. :(
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AppleQueso wrote:for those attacking him for keeping those games in a shed:
@pobhockle I wasn't hoarding though, I was keeping them in there whilst I made space to properly arrange them inside. :(
I wouldn't want my stuff in a tin shed for one night. Think of the moisture every morning.
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sevin0seven wrote::cry: those precious N64 games. gone.

This especially in my book. It must really suck for the guy.

Anyways...this makes me worry for my games, even though I'm in Wisconsin and nothing ever happens here lol.
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buy a metal safe like the one Scrouge Mc Duck has to keep your entire gaming collection in :P
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ZeroAX wrote:buy a metal safe like the one Scrouge Mc Duck has to keep your entire gaming collection in :P
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Hatta wrote:I can't watch the video at work, but how deep was the flooding? Some nice deep rubbermaid containers could have saved some stuff if it was less than a foot or two.
I didn't read any extra comments, but it looks like the roof leaked and the water just dripped in and soaked from one box to another. The stuff in the video is already mostly dry and rotted or disintegrated. Doesn't appear that this was so much sitting in deep water as rained in and soaked. :(
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dedalusdedalus wrote:
s1mplehumar wrote:Why the frick would you store your prized collection in a shed? Say hello to humidity, insects, mold, and God knows what else.
Hm, maybe "Shaun of the Dead" enamored him with the idea of playing video games in a shed.
Haha, they were playing Timesplitters; back on topic, why would one trust a shed with their video games?
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