I found a locked safe hidden at the back of a closet in my new house

Will the approach be to drill and scope to peek at the safe contents, to see if there’s anything within other than ghost farts, before going through the trouble of actually opening the lock? Or, if most of the fun is likely to be derived from the lock-opening porn itself, will Mister Scopey resist the temptation to cast its unblinking eye over the Loot Room and merely confine its gaze to the lock mechanism itself, thus maximizing the drama of the moment the door creaks open, but also raising the effort-vs-payoff stakes?

I think I already know the answer, though I think I’d probably peek first before committing to opening. I’m no oak.

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Eh from what I’ve seen they only drill through the front plate of the safe, so they can see the internal wheels while they fiddle with the dial. Evil will still be completely sequestered behind the door. To be unleashed only when the door is cracked.

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I ran out of gas! I got a flat tire! I didn’t have change for cab fare! I lost my tux at the cleaners! I locked my keys in the car! An old friend came in from out of town! Someone stole my car! There was an earthquake! A terrible flood! Locusts! IT WASN’T MY FAULT, I SWEAR TO GOD!

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THEE STREAMS ARE (CON|DI)VERGING THOU HAST B33N W4RN3D 

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The Tasmanian devil is in the Tasmanian details.

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Looks like we have one more week of quality snarking left guys. Time to go into…

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Actually that was my guess for what’s in the safe.

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“FINALLY, AFTER THREE THOUSAND YEARS, I AM FR… oh, just a scoping hole? I see. Alright then. Back to your marks, everyone! sorry, my bad, sorry…”

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Is Geraldo on the scene?

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I’m just glad the cows are safe till next week. From what I hear they’ve been through a lot. What with all the thefts, miraculous translocations, mysterious afflictions, falls into mysterious holes, manslaughter of farmers wives due to mysticly poisoned milk and what have.

And I don’t really have the time to go a questing in the weird places to bless/cure/find them right now.

I actually intend to make use of the safe, since a bunch of crazy people paid for the damned thing to be opened! So I might know if it’s empty before it’s opened, but it will still get opened.

And really, y’all deserve a proper Geraldo moment on the small screen after all this. I actually just got a decent video camera (Sony a6500) with this among other things in mind.

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A pricey mirrorless APS-C camera with in body stabilization that is surprisingly $400 more affordable for some reason. :smiley:

Edit: Doh, and that link to Amazon is an affiliate link! Well, I guess you gotta pay for the lenses somehow…

Just in case people are suspicious of the POV shot looking out from inside the safe as the door is opened “for the first time” :wink:

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Don’t forget the lens!

(the link says “body only”)

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I’m waiting for suspiciously shaky Blair Witch Project-style footage lit with a flashlight.

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And a microphone. I don’t need audio, only a narrator standing around hyping it up like Geraldo.

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Well, Geraldo is probably available…

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Alternate theory: The discount “security technician” Rob hired needs a week to Google “how to open a safe” and watch tutorials on YouTube.

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