🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄)2d ago

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 threadjgeorge2d ago

@alice But just look at it in all it’s filthy glory!

A 198x Western Electric 1D2 payphone, in less than ideal but still better-than-average condition. There are coins rattling around inside of it, so there’s a slight discount off the price once I get it open.

Show threadRealGene ☣️1d ago
@jgeorge @alice
Look on this beauty and despair (it's still in operation):
Show threadDiane

@RealGene @jgeorge

Not only operational, it looks like someone's still cleaning it.

Apr 5 at 5:39pmWeb
Show threadRealGene ☣️1d ago
@alienghic @jgeorge
You are correct.
Show threadjgeorge1d ago

@alienghic @RealGene Other recent pickup was an indoor use at a restaurant. Looks like it’s never been used.

A nice shiny barely-used payphone from a recent acquisition. Came with keys, and works, already programmed to take quarters on a regular phone line!