ipsilateral
Sr. Member
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..
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..
