Mysterious unopened safe!

Mysterious unopened safe!

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Pesty

42,655 posts

257 months

Sunday 11th July 2010
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I simply do not understand how any man could have such a thing in his possesion for such a lentgh of time without having the curiosity to open it.

Even if I knew there was nothing of value I would try and break in just for the sake of it. then weigh it in for scrap.

Fort Jefferson

8,237 posts

223 months

Sunday 11th July 2010
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I'd cut the back off with a 9" disk cutter, but if it's a fire safe, the jacket will be full of asbestos.

madala

5,063 posts

199 months

maser_spyder

6,356 posts

183 months

Sunday 11th July 2010
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Pesty said:
I simply do not understand how any man could have such a thing in his possesion for such a lentgh of time without having the curiosity to open it.

Even if I knew there was nothing of value I would try and break in just for the sake of it. then weigh it in for scrap.
Umm, he has tried to open it. It's jammed. The lockysmithy wants £300 to unlock it. The man doesn't want to break it.

Good listing though, very interesting.

oakdale

1,806 posts

203 months

Sunday 11th July 2010
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Turn the safe upside down, then try unlocking it again.

JohnnyJones

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1,711 posts

179 months

Sunday 11th July 2010
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oakdale said:
Turn the safe upside down, then try unlocking it again.
Done all that, been banging it around for a year!

cazzer

8,883 posts

249 months

Sunday 11th July 2010
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JohnnyJones said:
oakdale said:
Turn the safe upside down, then try unlocking it again.
Done all that, been banging it around for a year!
Thats the faberge egg fked then. smile

Pigeon

18,535 posts

247 months

Sunday 11th July 2010
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If what you find inside turns out to be a piece of dense metal which remains warm even in a cold environment I bagsy it.

grumbledoak

31,551 posts

234 months

Sunday 11th July 2010
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Pigeon said:
If what you find inside turns out to be a piece of dense metal which remains warm even in a cold environment I bagsy it.
Yours for £6.

And I suspect you'll be dissappointed.

gareth.e

2,071 posts

190 months

Sunday 11th July 2010
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if I was you I'd be opening it right now using any means possible hehe

JohnnyJones

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1,711 posts

179 months

Sunday 11th July 2010
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gareth.e said:
if I was you I'd be opening it right now using any means possible hehe
Really?



It's like Schrodingers Cat for me.

cymtriks

4,560 posts

246 months

Sunday 11th July 2010
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When my father in law died we found a locked safe under piles of his stuff.

This presented us with a problem.

No one knew the combination, he had expressed concerns over "sorting out the safe" just before he died and...

...he had been an explosives expert.

In the end the police delyt with it but I wasn't there when this happened so I've no idea how they did it or what was actually inside as the MIL never said.

Steve in Stoke

6,374 posts

185 months

Sunday 11th July 2010
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Mr AJ

1,247 posts

172 months

Sunday 11th July 2010
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Steve in Stoke said:
Hope theres plenty of parking on your street, Wouldn't want to upset the neighbours when this turns up on your lawn:


Silent1

19,761 posts

236 months

Monday 12th July 2010
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Mr AJ said:
Steve in Stoke said:
Hope theres plenty of parking on your street, Wouldn't want to upset the neighbours when this turns up on your lawn:

woohooParty Van!!!!

JohnnyJones

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1,711 posts

179 months

Monday 12th July 2010
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Steve in Stoke said:
I was talking to someone in the pub last night who'd cut one open a few years ago.

(Not sure of the circumstances!)

He said it was hard work, sand sandwiched between layers of steel.

tonym911

16,591 posts

206 months

Monday 12th July 2010
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Tried the classic Brainiac/Top Gear method of dropping it from a great height?

JohnnyJones

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1,711 posts

179 months

Monday 12th July 2010
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tonym911 said:
Tried the classic Brainiac/Top Gear method of dropping it from a great height?
I've bumped it around, turned it upside down and on its back etc.

The only way for me to open it would be to cut it open I think.

iggletiggle

1,380 posts

186 months

Monday 12th July 2010
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I say cut it open.. doubt the ebay auction will raise more than £50-100 .. and it would be much more fun cutting it open and finding out what is inside yourself..

bertie

8,550 posts

285 months

Monday 12th July 2010
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When I bought my old house there was a Victorian safe built in under the stairs, locked!!

I had a man out to open it and.....rock all!

He took the lock away and made me a key mind for £60.

He said as a locksmith of 30 something years, he had opened hundreds of safes and never once found anything valuable in them.