Susan, what a wonderful donation, thank you so much! I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas and you have a healthy and happy New Year too. I know 2025 is going to be great for both of us. Thanks again!
Definitely need to make a point of remembering where stuff is hidden. I hear regularly from reseller friends about finding people's hidden treasures in items bought from thrift stores.
Hello again Robb, You reminded me of something that always astounded me as a kid. My grandad was 5'5". My granny was 5'0". He hid his scotch in the toilet cistern, which was right up at the ceiling in their bathroom, about eight feet up.. My granny still found it. I do not know to this day how *either* of them got up there. I hope you re doing alright. This is a great channel. More power to you. Regards, Bob McGowan (Not the Chair Circle!)
I bought a set of mahogany doors years ago. The top of the doors had the holes cut in them and money stashed in it. I found the money after adjusting the door's height. When green sawdust came out of them. Money from the nineteen thirties and forties, very sad😢😢
Hey Detroit I bet you were surprised when you saw that money. It makes you wonder about what was going on with the people when they hit it and what happened to them. I think about that all the time when I see people metal detecting and finding coin spills from a long time ago.
Hi Robb! Good advice on hiding valuables. We lived in a house and my husband hid money in a cinder block wall, nobody ever thought to look there. Have a blessed evening!
There was a gate and door lock produced in the middle ages. If someone tried to”jimmy” the lock with anything other than the proper key, two spring loaded cuffs closed on the crooks hand , trapping it bear trap fashion. That’s where the authorities found them in the morning. It closed clamshell like and held them fast.
@@RobbsHomemadeLife I can’t remember where I saw it. It was in some old manual for something. Maybe architectural ironwork? I did find one example on line of a very ornate lock called a “thief trap”. Two semicircular bars ,with a space on each end that fit a human wrist ,would rotate out from behind the lock by a powerful spring, trapping the hand . It’s not the one I first read about The one I first saw was an extremely ornate lock that was a casting of a lion’s face. It was pretty nasty. That would make for a bad night and a worse morning.
As an old guy, I have a large collection of DVD's. Nobody's going to steal them as they are obsolete technology. I have always thought I could hide cash in a few of them, but have never had enough to be worth hiding!
Hey Dean, I got a car dvd player last month for $10 and hooked it up to my 12 volt marine battery here in the apartment and it works fine, it is a good item to have if we lose power for a week or two.
Hey Glenn I absolutely love the great escape I mentioned it in my video I made about 1000 videos ago on my top favorite 12 movies ruclips.net/video/XwbxgxCFD10/видео.html
Good new year resolution ideas for 2025. I will definitely keep that in mind. By the way, I just returned home, after a fun trip on Route 88 from West Regional Terminal to Heron Bay Plaza. I will have that video out soon, in 2025.
LOL! So far, during the trip, I haven't encountered any buses that are covered with advertisements on the window. During the trip back to West Regional Terminal, there was a bus, but some parts were covered with ads, so I had to move all the way to the front to get a clear view. Fortunately, the video was smooth and clear. However, the bad news is that my back hurts when trying to hold the camera. I should maybe hire an assistant to relief me next time. 😎
How about in the unmarked,high voltage metal box sitting on the metal carpet? …..I know… I’m kidding. ….sorta. I believe I’ve already told you about the fellow that wired his metal topped work bench to an old model T hand cranked generator . Some salesman kept walking off with his tools and would leave them on the showroom floor. He wired up the bench and hid in ambush using a nice new crescent wrench as bait. When the purp grabbed the wrench , he gave the handle a good crank. Sparks flew and the salesman fell like he was dead. Scared the heck out of my co worker. “I thought I killed the guy!” But he was ok. Just startled. He never came near John again. Or his tools. I used to repair very valuable things for insurance claims. I would sometimes drive around with tens of thousands of dollar’s worth of rare framed art with damaged frames or irreplaceable foreign artifacts in the back of my capped pickup. I had infinite access to packing materials from the furniture warehouses I occasionally worked for. I would bury the valuables in a tangle of packing materials and extension cords and not wash the truck if I had to cart things to another expert. Old funky foam from sofa seat cushions helped the effect . If they were clean looking, I would simulate the funk. Frankly speaking, instead of hiding things from crooks, I would rather bait and trap them. I guess the best way to avoid being robbed is to have nothing worth stealing.
I agree, plain sight is a good place to hide sometimes. The only valuables I have is my ID because it is a pain to duplicate when lost and old family photos. Crooks would maybe have lunch money from my stash of bus quarters.
Hey Moe be careful just you're luck you would get a film buff burglar that was curious why someone would still have a VHS tape unless it was very special. I had a neighbor that said he kept stuff in an old box that said toilet and plumbing parts
@RobbsHomemadeLife I had a spare gas tank that I mounted on the back of my motorhome that I put a decal on saying "caution sewage water Not drinkable". I also had a toolbox that I kept in the bed of my truck that I wrote "bathroom cleaning supplies" on. Figured it was safer than not.
That is so funny. I kept the box that the wax seal for the toilet comes in and use it to hide stuff years ago. It had a big picture of a toilet on it. I think false bottoms are the way to go. I I built a lid for the top and a false bottom into a milk crate I had on the back of my bicycle.
Hope you had a nice Christmas Robb and Happy New Year!
Susan, what a wonderful donation, thank you so much! I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas and you have a healthy and happy New Year too. I know 2025 is going to be great for both of us. Thanks again!
Definitely need to make a point of remembering where stuff is hidden. I hear regularly from reseller friends about finding people's hidden treasures in items bought from thrift stores.
I bought an overcoat in a thrift store and in a pocket it had an old check stub from a guy I worked with.
So many places, so little stuff😁 Thanks for sharing.
Hey Richard, I am in the process of decluttering and keep hoping I find something I hid and forgot about. 😀
Hello again Robb,
You reminded me of something that always astounded me as a kid. My grandad was 5'5". My granny was 5'0". He hid his scotch in the toilet cistern, which was right up at the ceiling in their bathroom, about eight feet up.. My granny still found it. I do not know to this day how *either* of them got up there.
I hope you re doing alright. This is a great channel. More power to you.
Regards,
Bob McGowan (Not the Chair Circle!)
Hey Bob thanks for taking the time to watch the video and leave a nice comment much appreciated
I bought a set of mahogany doors years ago. The top of the doors had the holes cut in them and money stashed in it. I found the money after adjusting the door's height. When green sawdust came out of them.
Money from the nineteen thirties and forties, very sad😢😢
Hey Detroit I bet you were surprised when you saw that money. It makes you wonder about what was going on with the people when they hit it and what happened to them. I think about that all the time when I see people metal detecting and finding coin spills from a long time ago.
Good advice. Thanks for sharing 😊🥶👋🐿️
hey Oscar, always good to hear from you
I hope you had a merry Christmas & have a great New Year.
deb same to you, it is going to be a great year for both of us.
Hi Robb! Good advice on hiding valuables. We lived in a house and my husband hid money in a cinder block wall, nobody ever thought to look there.
Have a blessed evening!
Hey willows, walls are an effective way to store paper currency as it is normally undetectable. You have a blessed evening too.
There was a gate and door lock produced in the middle ages. If someone tried to”jimmy” the lock with anything other than the proper key, two spring loaded cuffs closed on the crooks hand , trapping it bear trap fashion. That’s where the authorities found them in the morning. It closed clamshell like and held them fast.
Never heard of that one before, so thanks for the info.
Hey chops, I actually remember reading something like that years ago.
@@RobbsHomemadeLife
I can’t remember where I saw it. It was in some old manual for something. Maybe architectural ironwork?
I did find one example on line of a very ornate lock called a “thief trap”. Two semicircular bars ,with a space on each end that fit a human wrist ,would rotate out from behind the lock by a powerful spring, trapping the hand . It’s not the one I first read about
The one I first saw was an extremely ornate lock that was a casting of a lion’s face. It was pretty nasty. That would make for a bad night and a worse morning.
As an old guy, I have a large collection of DVD's. Nobody's going to steal them as they are obsolete technology. I have always thought I could hide cash in a few of them, but have never had enough to be worth hiding!
Hey Dean, I got a car dvd player last month for $10 and hooked it up to my 12 volt marine battery here in the apartment and it works fine, it is a good item to have if we lose power for a week or two.
Great Escape my favorite movie
I hide my stuff in my tunnel😂😂😂
Hey Glenn I absolutely love the great escape I mentioned it in my video I made about 1000 videos ago on my top favorite 12 movies ruclips.net/video/XwbxgxCFD10/видео.html
@@RobbsHomemadeLife
That's why the reference...
My father-in-law hid a nice old collectable police pistol in a trash bin and forgot it was there when he threw the whole trash bin away 😅
My friend bought a sleeper sofa at a yard sale and found two pistols in it when he opened it up. He took them back to the people he bought it from.
I can see that happening for sure. Hey Oscar, I sent a card and some seeds a while back, did you ever get them?
@@RobbsHomemadeLifeI don't remember getting any seeds. I think my mailman is growing them 😅😊
Informative video , thanks .
Best regards from Daytona Beach.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks David nice to have a semi local Florida person.
Good new year resolution ideas for 2025. I will definitely keep that in mind. By the way, I just returned home, after a fun trip on Route 88 from West Regional Terminal to Heron Bay Plaza. I will have that video out soon, in 2025.
Thanks! It is to bad they covered the widows on the buses and make it so hard for you to record. They should reserve a seat for us youtubers😀
LOL! So far, during the trip, I haven't encountered any buses that are covered with advertisements on the window. During the trip back to West Regional Terminal, there was a bus, but some parts were covered with ads, so I had to move all the way to the front to get a clear view. Fortunately, the video was smooth and clear. However, the bad news is that my back hurts when trying to hold the camera. I should maybe hire an assistant to relief me next time. 😎
Amazon sells a clamp with a camera mount attachment you could use to attach to the top of the seat
You forgot cookie jar and under the fish tank. Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year.
My favorite is in a fish tank, LOL Have a healthy and Happy New year to you too.
Hello from romulus Michigan brother
Hey Detroit always good to hear from you
How about in the unmarked,high voltage metal box sitting on the metal carpet? …..I know…
I’m kidding. ….sorta.
I believe I’ve already told you about the fellow that wired his metal topped work bench to an old model T hand cranked generator . Some salesman kept walking off with his tools and would leave them on the showroom floor.
He wired up the bench and hid in ambush using a nice new crescent wrench as bait. When the purp grabbed the wrench , he gave the handle a good crank. Sparks flew and the salesman fell like he was dead.
Scared the heck out of my co worker. “I thought I killed the guy!” But he was ok. Just startled. He never came near John again. Or his tools.
I used to repair very valuable things for insurance claims. I would sometimes drive around with tens of thousands of dollar’s worth of rare framed art with damaged frames or irreplaceable foreign artifacts in the back of my capped pickup. I had infinite access to packing materials from the furniture warehouses I occasionally worked for. I would bury the valuables in a tangle of packing materials and extension cords and not wash the truck if I had to cart things to another expert. Old funky foam from sofa seat cushions helped the effect . If they were clean looking, I would simulate the funk.
Frankly speaking, instead of hiding things from crooks, I would rather bait and trap them.
I guess the best way to avoid being robbed is to have nothing worth stealing.
I agree, plain sight is a good place to hide sometimes. The only valuables I have is my ID because it is a pain to duplicate when lost and old family photos. Crooks would maybe have lunch money from my stash of bus quarters.
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If I caught anyone stealing my bus quarters, they’ll wish I hadn’t!
👌👌🙏
Years ago I hollowed out a VCR tape....... Nobody wants a generic VHS.
Hey Moe be careful just you're luck you would get a film buff burglar that was curious why someone would still have a VHS tape unless it was very special. I had a neighbor that said he kept stuff in an old box that said toilet and plumbing parts
@RobbsHomemadeLife I had a spare gas tank that I mounted on the back of my motorhome that I put a decal on saying "caution sewage water Not drinkable".
I also had a toolbox that I kept in the bed of my truck that I wrote "bathroom cleaning supplies" on. Figured it was safer than not.
That is so funny. I kept the box that the wax seal for the toilet comes in and use it to hide stuff years ago. It had a big picture of a toilet on it. I think false bottoms are the way to go. I I built a lid for the top and a false bottom into a milk crate I had on the back of my bicycle.
How about a video on how to get enough money so you can hide it.
Hey Minnie I can do that
Not a best place anymore.