D’oh!
We have a safe in the office. It hasn’t been opened in all the years I’ve worked there and nobody had any idea what was in it. There was a man who knew how to open it, but he retired ages ago and nobody had the instructions.
So we got a locksmith in today. It was harder than he expected, but he finally got it open, and inside was
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instructions for opening the safe.
Also, the float: £100 in old-style paper money and out of date coins. I hope the bank will take it!
Posted: June 5th, 2025 under personal.
Comments: 5
Comments
Comment from Some Vegetable
Time: June 5, 2025, 6:04 pm
LOL!
Ain’t that always the way it goes?
And now for the £100 question:
Assuming the bank will take the old money, will it be enough to pay for the Locksmith?
Comment from Rich Rostrom
Time: June 5, 2025, 10:29 pm
How out-of-date?
Shillings? Half-crowns? Sixpenny pieces?
Comment from Durnedyankee
Time: June 5, 2025, 11:55 pm
Do coins have “best by” dates on them?
Comment from Durnedyankee
Time: June 6, 2025, 11:09 am
Our home safe has duct tape on the dial to keep funny people from spinning it.
We use it more for fire protection than theft prevention.
Really because we ain’t got jewels or gold or other valuables, just a bunch of paperwork, none of it commercially valuable.
Comment from S.Weasel
Time: June 6, 2025, 4:52 pm
Nah, the money is only about 15 years old. Not interesting, alas.
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