| Monday, January 07, 2008 |
| Firesafe but Secure? |
After a couple of kitchen mishaps (but only minor smoke damage), I realized the fire alarms didn't seem to be working. I still haven't given them the good old manual test but I figure if real smoke doesn't trigger them, there's not a good chance that I'll have time to manually set them off during an actual fire anyway. I did decide it was time for a little added security, though.
So a couple of days ago the Mrs. and I bought a safe to store our valuable collection of Garbage Pail Kids.
The safe has been great so far, but then again, we haven't had many people try to break into it. The other good news is there have been no additional fires in the house (at least that I'm aware of).
But—I did notice a disconcerting image on the box the safe came in (see above). It seems that while the safe will do a good job standing up to fire, it has a tough time standing up to a fireman with a walkie-talkie. Apparently firefighters have no problem taking a break from battling the fire currently consuming your house (and pets) to crack open your safe and take a look inside. I know they say it's a "Dramatization", but...doesn't seem like good marketing to me. I'd put a picture of the safe with a dead burglar next to it. And his eyebrows would be on fire or something.
Sentry must be a pretty funny company to work for though. If you took time to click the link to the product page for the safe, make sure you check out the product picture. Apparently this particular model is also good for storing those small golden boots you've been saving for retirement.
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posted by Brett Crockett @ 11:00 PM   |
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