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Mysterious giant safe appears in farmer’s field upstate NY

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Mysterious giant safe appears in farmer’s field upstate NY

Postby Squelchtone » 20 Aug 2020 14:57

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https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/mysterious-giant-safe-appears-in-farmers-field-in-upstate-ny/


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Unfortunately, it looks like from the time the found it in the field to the time it ended up in the garage they already broke the handle and dial off of it... not like that's gonna get them in or anything. Surprised they have not cut the hinges off as well thinking that the door will fall off like in a cartoon.

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Barre, N.Y. — Residents of a small town in upstate New York have two questions on their minds: How did a giant safe end up in the middle of a farmer’s field and what could be inside?

The safe mysteriously appeared in a field on Kirk Mathes’ farm in Barre, New York, reported WHAM. The safe had a note attached, saying whoever could open it could keep what’s inside.

“It could be holding millions of dollars. It could have confetti in there,” said Cindy Vanlieshout, of the Barre Betterment Committee. “You have no idea.”

Locals and authorities alike have tried — and failed — to crack the safe.

“They took a sledgehammer to it, knocked off the dial and handle,” said Mathes. “They worked on the hinges, kind of beat it up.”

Mathes, who was out of town when the safe was discovered in his field, said he doesn’t know who left it there. But he now plans to hide it, saying it’s more fun to leave it locked.

“If you open it, the show’s over,” he said. “In these times, with the virus and the politics, it might give people a chance to set their problems or troubles aside and have a lot of fun talking about it.”


Link to Facebook article: https://www.facebook.com/barreny/posts/3166874990026368


Wish this sort of thing happened where I live! Sounds like a publicity stunt to me though, I bet the farmer put that safe out in the field and then called the newspapers.

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Re: Mysterious giant safe appears in farmer’s field upstate

Postby L4R3L2 » 21 Aug 2020 0:26

They may be very, very lucky they didn't get it open. Given the amateur handling so far, I think it's safe to say they would have used absolutely no precautions when swinging the door open.

It kills me how someone gets a free safe, but then can't spend some money to get it open without damage. Sad.
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Re: Mysterious giant safe appears in farmer’s field upstate

Postby GWiens2001 » 21 Aug 2020 0:45

Anybody else notice that the wheels have not sunk into the soil? It would have had to been set there pretty gently.

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Re: Mysterious giant safe appears in farmer’s field upstate

Postby Safecrackin Sammy » 21 Aug 2020 18:17

Foto shopped!!!!!!!!!!!
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