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Girlfriend's mom: Oh, Alice, while you're here, I have this lockbox that I don't have a key for.

Me: Grab it!

Girlfriend's mom: It's not really urg—

Me: —It's open.

Girlfriend's mom: Wow.

Girlfriend's mom: ...darn, it's not full of cash.

Show threadjgeorge2d ago

@alice i bought a payphone from an antiques expo today, and i know my way around one and picking this one up it was heavier than it should have been. I turned it upside down (after purchase, away from the seller) and heard a fair number of coins sloshing around in it. :)

This was almost a lockpicking reply but I do not have the chops (nor do I know anyone who does) who can pick the lock. the pins ROTATE to set. It’ll get drilled out and replaced, sadly. :(

Show threadvandorb121d ago
@jgeorge @alice the ones on payphones are usually decent. The cheap tubular locks can be picked with the non-business end of a cheap ballpoint pen. There are dedicated tools, and if you look at the numbers of the lock, you might be able to find an exact key.
Show threadjgeorge
@vandorb12 @alice This is an original Western Electric lock, so they are pain to pick. These ARE pickable with some skills that I lack. Tubular locks would be about 5 minutes. :/
Apr 5 at 1:31pmWeb
Show thread🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄)1d ago

@jgeorge as in the old lever locks?

Now I want to pick it even more!

https://lpubelts.com/#/locks?search=western&tab=search

@vandorb12

LPU Belt Explorer

Show threadjgeorge1d ago
@alice @vandorb12 Yeah its an old WE lever lock. I have a key coming for this one but if you wanna pick one for shiggles I can send you one to play with
Show thread🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄)23h ago

@jgeorge that would be awesome!

@vandorb12