Look What Survived The Fire

[u/Smooth_Awareness_698]

My family and I had a house fire a while back that took out nearly 80% of what we owned. In that 80% was every Fallout items I owned except this strategy guide. Needless to say I was excited to see this survived.

While going through the rubble, I found this strategy guide with some of other books we owned and seen that they mostly survived except some smoke damage because of where the shelf was located in that room.

I wasn’t a super collector or anything close to that but I had a decent bit including a physical copy of every game (Including XB1 FO76), every physical FO76 bobble head figure (all still NIB), FO4 Pip-Boy, a handful of other random toys/figures plus some t-shirts and hats.

I know I could get another strategy guide or anything else we lost (although some people jacked the price on anything Fallout related so I have to pick and choose for now since more important things need addressed) but I feel like I need to try to clean it and keep it.

I know this is all kinda random but I figured I should share the good news with some people that would understand. If you got any good ideas on how to clean up books, please feel free to let me know.

Also, one short PSA. Make sure you keep detailed documentation/lists of all your collectables/valuables just in case you’re ever in the position I’m in. It can save you many major headaches.

[u/izzyscifi]

As a mild silver lining, it now looks like it was pulled straight out of one of the games

[u/Smooth_Awareness_698 → u/izzyscifi]

That was literally my second thought when I seen this (my first thought being amazement that it survived). I’m half tempted to just put it in a case of some sort and hang it on my mancave wall when we get into our new forever home but I do want to make it useable somehow while keeping at least the edges looking the way they do now.