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I found a Safe.

Son0vagun · 2013-02-18 22:58:59

Apon clearing out my shed in my newly purchased house/property I found a safe. It's a floor safe and incased in concrete. It's opened by a key, which I do not have. Written on the safe door is the details of the locksmith who installed it. The previous owner is deceased, so I don't know who else knows about it. So I want…

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#152 19-02-2013 4:48pm
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BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

I hope it's a big dirty dump in the safe. The OP would be disappointed, but sure I'd get a laugh..

Jeez... I know I think highly of each and every one of my dumps. I even lower each one by rope so as not to hurt them. But, I wouldn't keep one in a safe. They have to be free, goddammit.:D

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#153 19-02-2013 4:52pm
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Right just found out that the previous owner had cancer and was dying for two years. Which makes me think that if he knew he was dying then he'd have emptied it before he did die. So I'd imagine its empty. But I still want it opened.

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#154 19-02-2013 4:58pm
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Son0vagun wrote: »

Right just found out that the previous owner had cancer and was dying for two years. Which makes me think that if he knew he was dying then he'd have emptied it before he did die. So I'd imagine its empty. But I still want it opened.

Was there much dirt on top of the cover? Was there anything on top of it? If it was empty they wouldn't have bothered hiding it under something you'd imagine.

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#155 19-02-2013 4:58pm
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OP, you could make loadsa money from this by taking part in a made-for-TV documentary of the finding and opening of the safe. You know, just like the archeological programmes where they open the tomb and find the body etc etc. You could make millions syndicating it to the TV networks! Now I have a mate who kows all about this TV video kinda stuff, he's on the dole at the moment, but he is really good, and he has 2 videocams, now I can introduce you to him, and you wont look back! So lets get down to details, when you get the millions, how about we split it 50:50? Ok,okk,ok,ok,ok, calm down, you take 60 percent, and I, alright, alright, alright, I'll settle for 20 percent, and my mate will make sure it gets on the RTE news. Its a deal so.

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#156 19-02-2013 5:02pm
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Throw it off the top of the house.

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#157 19-02-2013 5:02pm
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Gymsey wrote: »

Was there much dirt on top of the cover? Was there anything on top of it? If it was empty they wouldn't have bothered hiding it under something you'd imagine.

It was hidden under the floor boards of the shed! There was a leg of a bench on it. I discovered it when I was removing the bench. I'm converting the shed into a mancave.

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#158 19-02-2013 5:04pm
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This better be more interesting than that crappy time capsule they opened a few months ago. Did anybody you know own the house/shed before you op?

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#159 19-02-2013 5:07pm
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seven_eleven wrote: »

This better be more interesting than that crappy time capsule they opened a few months ago. Did anybody you know own the house/shed before you op?

No I don't know the previous owner. I do have the number of the previous owners daughter, but I don't want to ring her in case there is something valuable in the safe.

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#160 19-02-2013 5:08pm
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seven_eleven wrote: »

This better be more interesting than that crappy time capsule they opened a few months ago. Did anybody you know own the house/shed before you op?

that was about 10 years ago

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#161 19-02-2013 5:11pm
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Son0vagun wrote: »

It was hidden under the floor boards of the shed! There was a leg of a bench on it. I discovered it when I was removing the bench. I'm converting the shed into a mancave.

A mancave with an underground safe and a mysterious story to go with it. This story gets better and better!

I'd check the previous previous tenant out of curiosity.

A neighbour of mine died about ten years ago and the house was vacant up until last year. During renovations they found over 50k of silver tea pots and all that kind of stuff. Turned out the father of the old woman who died was an antiques dealer and stored stuff under floor boards but nobody every knew. In that case the new owner got to keep everything as he bought the property "house and contents" as there was some old furniture left there.

Who knows, maybe your previous previous tenant was a jeweller!

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#162 19-02-2013 5:13pm
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cursai wrote: »

Throw it off the top of the house.

It is handy to read the start of the thread where you will see it currently inserted in concrete

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#163 19-02-2013 5:15pm
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Son0vagun wrote: »

but I don't want to ring her in case there is something valuable in the safe.

Now this I love! Good ol selfish greed that we all condemn but would do if we were in your shoes!

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#164 19-02-2013 5:27pm
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I bet its one of those Blue Peter time capsules.

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#165 19-02-2013 5:30pm
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Son0vagun wrote: »

Right just found out that the previous owner had cancer and was dying for two years. Which makes me think that if he knew he was dying then he'd have emptied it before he did die. So I'd imagine its empty. But I still want it opened.

I've never locked an empty safe, can't see why anyone would.

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#166 19-02-2013 5:32pm
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Ages ago there was a similar thread, in the DIY forum, see here ... http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=69847581

Upshot was the only contents were a lot of dead insects, some dust and a (very) small piece of paper

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#167 19-02-2013 5:40pm
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Son0vagun wrote: »

It was hidden under the floor boards of the shed! There was a leg of a bench on it. I discovered it when I was removing the bench. I'm converting the shed into a mancave.

A man cave is the best decision you will ever make good sir. You even have a safe to keep your weed/porn in.

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#168 19-02-2013 5:49pm
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It could be like that hoard of gold coins somebody found recently, they reckon somebody stashed them, told nobody and they where forgotten about.
I suspect his family didn't even know about this safe, you would think a buried safe would be an asset to be listed in the sale of a house, not a very valuable asset, but a handy addition worth mentioning all the same. GET IT OPEN!

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#169 19-02-2013 5:50pm
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gallag wrote: »

YES!!! Am gonna watch oceans 11 12 and 13 for inspiration. Will get back with any good ideas.

That's it... Lift the shed up and then get into the side of the box. Take out all the money and diamonds and then drop the shed back down.

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#170 19-02-2013 7:25pm
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Son0vagun wrote: »

Right just found out that the previous owner had cancer and was dying for two years. Which makes me think that if he knew he was dying then he'd have emptied it before he did die. So I'd imagine its empty. But I still want it opened.

What if it belonged to the person who lived there before ther person you bought it from?

Isn't termite easy enough to make, you'll destroy whatever was in it but hey you'll have a laugh in the process.

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#171 19-02-2013 7:41pm
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I don't think I've ever followed a thread this attentively before.

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#172 19-02-2013 8:02pm
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I can't believe no one has made any reference to The Lovely Bones yet, it sounds creepily similar :P

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#173 19-02-2013 8:22pm
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racso1975 wrote: »

It is handy to read the start of the thread where you will see it currently inserted in concrete

Throw the house on top of it then smartass!. Do I have to do all your thinking for you.

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#174 19-02-2013 8:31pm
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I love this thread! has the OP opened the box yet??? What's the plan?

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#175 19-02-2013 8:32pm
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Hannibal Smith wrote: »

I love this thread! has the OP opened the box yet??? What's the plan?

Take the money!

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#176 19-02-2013 8:34pm
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Gosub wrote: »

Take the money!

deal!

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#177 19-02-2013 8:34pm
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ah this is exactly like a caller to the Danny Baker show on bbc five live about 12 months ago. He moved into a new house in cheshire and there was a safe in the basement although he found the keys somewhere else in the house i think. Then he opened it live on air.
Ended up there was a video tape in the safe. The following week they watched the tape on air and it was some old bbc sitcom.

https://gpodder.net/podcast/the-danny-baker-show/nny-baker-28-jan-12-jonathan-ross

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#178 19-02-2013 8:52pm
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This is the most interesting thread in a long time! Dying to know what's in it now.

My guess is a treasure map.

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#179 19-02-2013 8:54pm
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Hope it's not as disappointing as the tat they found in that 100 year old box in Norway.

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#180 19-02-2013 8:57pm
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You do know OP that Fred west had a house over here years ago and was known to have put some body parts in a "safe" place

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#181 19-02-2013 9:04pm
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Get a camera from Aldi with flexible head ( with built in light) on it. It's 10mm dia. So just drill a 11mm hole and u can see inside.
Or
Attach a chain to the door and the other end of the chan to the hitch of a car and drive!

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