Serendipity.
I just came across this line while reading a financial article:

"Federal agents should be empowered to supervise the opening of each deposit 
box and summon for penalty all those who cannot satisfactorily explain the 
possession of sequestered money. - New York Times, March 9, 1933 (page 2)"

Sharon

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: T. J. Garland 
  To: silver-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 11:55 AM
  Subject: Re: CS>safe deposit boxes- a true story


  I did this personally this last Tuesday.  No urban legend.

   I can assure you that they think as I do.  I am certainly on the list for a 
HS  conc. camp cell.  See the quote below.


  Those who have the privilege to know, have the duty to act-- Albert Einstein
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Rowena 
    To: silver-list@eskimo.com 
    Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 11:29 AM
    Subject: Re: CS>safe deposit boxes- a true story


    TJ, are you saying this happened to you? And recently?  Cos this story has 
been around for two years already, and was classed as urban legend even then 
(well, it would be, wouldn't it, even if it were true?)
    But oh, dear, TJ, you seem to have published the email addresses of your 
friends as well as the story.  They might not thank you for that.
    R

       I use a small locally owned bank and know all the tellers very well. I 
had heard a rumor that ALL banks were briefed by Homeland Security about a new 
procedure last fall.   I casually asked a female teller when she had her 
homeland security briefing-- Nov. or Dec?  She asked  how I knew about the 
secret briefing..  I said I was a stockholder and tried to keep up on the 
bank's progress.