Carolyn called me last week and told me she lost her house in the Palisades fire, and inquired if I thought her jewelry that could be salvaged from the burnt safe under the rubble. I told her to have faith and that I would give it my best shot. I met her in Santa Monica, and followed her to the property. There was a lot of debris especially from large metal roofing panels. It didn’t take long to locate the safe, I carried it out to a cement walkway, It took about 15 minutes to break the seal and pry it open, At first Glance the family thought that everything was melted and ruined but I took my time and carefully sifted the contents, and slowly. Her better diamond jewelry started to appear, diamond earings, a diamond tennis bracelet, and other pieces. The most important and sentimental piece of jewelry was her diamond engagement ring, which she was overwhelmed with joy to get back. I also dug through the rubble a recovered some family China that was important to her, The day ended on a positive note even after the tragedy.
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