Found: Secret Safe!!

[ipsilateral]

This is a pretty good one. My father is remodeling a bathroom in the mid-atlantic. A false cabinet was found under some stairs. It was anchored with dowls inserted at a vee-angle to the support boards and it had false srews that were to short to touch the wall. For all intents and purposes, it looked completely real. The cabinet had to be removed in order to complete the renovations. The workmen attempted to cut the cabinet out using a saw, but hit metal. They finally yanked the cabinet out and discovered the secret safe behind it..I know this sounds too good to be true, but while sweeping up, they found a scrap of paper with three digits on it.

They attempted, but were not able to unlock the safe. When my father and I arrived, we spent an hour spinning the dial to no avail.. I made the decision that we needed to drive into town and Google the safe's model (a 1968 Sears) to determine if there was a unique sequence to turn to get into it..You know, 4 to the left, 2 to the right etc.. So, we went back out and I figured I would fool with it for another hour, now armed with several possible sequences. Dad went to take a nap. So, I began anew the safecracking folly.

On the first attempt, I heard a click and the door swung open..... I know you all will be nearly as disappointed as I to learn that the safe was empty, and covered in a nice layer of undisturbed dust, however, there is a lesson for all of us. If you leave a secret safe behind and don't tell anyone, at least leave an old silver dollar in it for the next guy. I have never been so close, yet so far..

[Kentucky Kache]

Good story. I wouldn't mind spending some time there.

[Cynangyl]

lol figures it would be empty...what a rush though to find it and when that door came open! Wow! Congrats on your successful completion of safecracking 101!

[corklabus]

On the brighter side.....at least you now have a safe you can open and close.

Now pay attention that you don't drop it on your foot. Then you'll REALLY have something to holler about.

[GrayCloud]

Well, you know what they say, "Better Safe than Sorry".

[Ifoundit69]

Thats a good one kinda like finding 7 mason jars burried in your moms back yard wrapped in cloth and not a thing inside them ,put there I guess by original owner trying to get rid of his trash ...To funny !!!

[Montana Jim]

Great Post! LOL

[GL]

I once dug up a cloth wrapped Mason jar filled with tobacco juice...

[Mike_of_Tenn]

Heck I'd be happy to have the safe!

Mike

[Dirt Fishin Dale]

You should of called Geraldo Rivera!

[rjw4law]

Dirt fishin Dale you beat me to the punch line with Geraldo Rivera...apparently ahm not as quick on the draw as my pic indicates.

[oldgoat]

Don't feel bad rjw, I was gonna use the same line about Geraldo...still a nice story.

[silvercop]

i think you and i have the same luck

[Dirt Fishin Dale]

Dirt fishin Dale you beat me to the punch line with Geraldo Rivera...apparently ahm not as quick on the draw as my pic indicates.

Sorry bout that. Me and Geraldo have the same luck

[mlayers]

That was a good story. Too bad it was empty sure would of been nice to have something in it...Matt

[txkickergirl]

hey thats my luck, actually my luck would be no numbers, days or weeks of wondering before I finally spent money to get someone to open it and then bam empty. Yep thats my luck.

Thats a cool story and a million could of beens.

[divewrecks]

Hmmm. Perhaps the empty safe is a planned diversion intended to draw you to the conclusion that there is no treasure around. Perhaps the "real" stash is hidden elsewhere.....Stan

[txkickergirl]

yeah maybe its under the safe thats where I would hide mine.

[RelicHunterSantise]

This is a pretty good one. My father is remodeling a bathroom in the mid-atlantic. A false cabinet was found under some stairs. It was anchored with dowls inserted at a vee-angle to the support boards and it had false srews that were to short to touch the wall. For all intents and purposes, it looked completely real. The cabinet had to be removed in order to complete the renovations. The workmen attempted to cut the cabinet out using a saw, but hit metal. They finally yanked the cabinet out and discovered the secret safe behind it..I know this sounds too good to be true, but while sweeping up, they found a scrap of paper with three digits on it.

They attempted, but were not able to unlock the safe. When my father and I arrived, we spent an hour spinning the dial to no avail.. I made the decision that we needed to drive into town and Google the safe's model (a 1968 Sears) to determine if there was a unique sequence to turn to get into it..You know, 4 to the left, 2 to the right etc.. So, we went back out and I figured I would fool with it for another hour, now armed with several possible sequences. Dad went to take a nap. So, I began anew the safecracking folly.

On the first attempt, I heard a click and the door swung open..... I know you all will be nearly as disappointed as I to learn that the safe was empty, and covered in a nice layer of undisturbed dust, however, there is a lesson for all of us. If you leave a secret safe behind and don't tell anyone, at least leave an old silver dollar in it for the next guy. I have never been so close, yet so far..

You better get out there on the property. I'd bet there's somethin to be found.

Sorry to hear about the safe though. Think about the rush and adrenaline pumping when the dorr started to open. I would have fainted to see NOTHING but dust.

BEst of luck

xoxo

[sailrunner]

Okay nows your chance to take you own advice. Put something in it of value and bury it or hide it somewhere..Someone in the future will be as excited as you were to find and open the safe..Just a thought