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| Recently we had 3 inches of rain in metro Detroit. And I had 2 inches of water in the basement. Fortunately only one box got wet (a non-LEGO cardboard box full of LEGO parts). But in the cleanup, all my LEGO boxes got moved around, and I am having a (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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| I have the potential for this problem in my (Oakland, CA) basement - my solution was to get as many Rubbermaid 18-gal. tubs as I can when they go on sale for $4 at KMart or Target to store boxed sets in. I'm glad there wasn't more damage, Gary... (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: The LEGO Flood.
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| (...) Me too. You're the closest thing AFOLs have to an archive! ;) I did the same thing as Paul--fortunately, I did it before the first of our *three* floods, all of which were raw sewage, and all of which happened in the last 18 months. That (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Lucky for me it is all storm water. But I worry about humidity affecting the LEGO boxes/catalogs. I keep fans blowing around the basement for weeks to keep any dampness from building up. Time to get a new dehumidifier. Gary Istok (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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