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Using
Stock Photos If you lost photos of popular places, then you
should be able to buy stock photos of those places and include the cost in
your personal property inventory. For example, I went to www.shutterstock.com and searched
for " How about Mount Rushmore: ... or the great wall of China There are many sites out there like www.istockphoto.com, www.gettyimages.com, www.istockphoto.com. Here's a site
that has stock footage www.fotosearch.com. Get creative! Maybe you can get even hire someone
to Photoshop you and your family into the
photo! While we're on the topic of photos, don't forget
to add to your personal property inventory: film, processing, photo
albums, album pages, photo corners, photo tape and/or glue, scrapbooking
materials and scrapbooking supplies. If pictures were framed, then
include the frame and mat and professional framing if it was a custom
frame. If you had digital photos on a computer that was
lost, but you had them uploaded to a site like www.snapfish.com, then order CD/DVD
backups so you can have a copy at home like you did prior to the fire.
Also, if you had movies uploaded to a site like www.homemovie.com you should
order tapes or DVD’s of your movies so you'll have them at home
again. If you were a scrap booker, don't forget scissors,
stamps, punches, stencils, templates, stickers, markers, pens special
paper). Here are a couple of scrapbook supply websites to jog your
memory: ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Personal
Property Inventory Meetings This past month we started a series of personal
property inventory workshops. Teri Mitze lost her home in We've had three seminars since the beginning of
July and will have three more this month. Two will be held in San
Diego and one in Lake Arrowhead. The scheduled dates in San Diego are
Saturday, August 18 at 1pm and Wednesday, August 20 at 6:30 pm. They will
be held at the Holiday Inn: 17065 West Bernardo Drive, San Diego CA 92127.
The Lake Arrowhead meeting will take place on August 24,
but the time and location has yet to be determined so watch our
meeting calendar for updates! Even if your insurance company did not require an
inventory, if you plan on claiming damage in a lawsuit (lawsuits are
forming in Malibu, San Diego and Lake Arrowhead), you will still need an
inventory. Start now before your memory
fades. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Hiring an
Attorney FAQ We have seen various disputes and issues—property
lines and easements, property trusts, divorce settlements, bad faith,
construction defect and negligent conduct—arise after any disaster.
You may need to hire an attorney to resolve your particular dispute or
issue. Here are some answers to questions we’ve been
asked:
To read the answers visit: Or click HERE ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Tons of
Questions August 3, 2008 SAN DIEGO “The city of San Diego
rushed to hire contractors to help homeowners in Rancho Bernardo clear
their lots after the firestorms of 2007. It turned out to be an expensive
venture for taxpayers, who will cover what private insurance
doesn't.” [more HERE] ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Allstate
quarterly net income drops 98% July 23, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) --
Allstate Corp. reported a 98% drop in second-quarter net income late
Wednesday as the auto and homeowner insurer suffered losses on some of its
big mortgage-related investments and paid a record amount of catastrophe
claims for this time of year. [more HERE] ______________________________________________________________________________________________ New
Orleans thought it was safe. Do
you? “A whopping forty-three percent (43%) of the
American population lives in areas protected by levees, and 122 of those
levees have been identified and declared unsafe by the US Army Corps of
Engineers. “Levees.Org has converted the Corps' list of 122
levees into a searchable data base so you can see if you're
safe. “Find out if you're
safe!” ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Portraits
of firefighters who died in helicopter crash slowly
emerge August 10, 2008 [more HERE] ______________________________________________________________________________________________ "It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your
calculations, if you live near him.” From The
Hobbit by J.R.R.
Tolken ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Help CARe provide
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