Come all ye Safe Crackers - AIBU to move without opening it?

[2017SoFarSoGood]

Fool that I am, I chose AIBU for my first post. Eek! Here goes.

15 years ago we moved into our beautiful home. In the downstairs room (family room I guess) there is a large walk-in closet. In the back of that closet, to the right, there is another smaller closet, without a door. The bottom 3 feet is raised, and carpeted, oddly. Hardwood floors everywhere but there. DH poked around, and lo and behold: the raised floor (I shall draw a diagram if I this thread gets any interest - I know it is a prerequisite in circumstances such as these) lifts up! It is a carpet covered fake floor covering A LOCKED SAFE. A rather large, locked safe. Locked tight. It is built into the cupboard.

So here's my AIBU. Is it unreasonable to spend $500 or so to have a locksmith come crack it? We are preparing to sell up, and could find lots of other things to do with that money. We could leave it for the new owners to open, but where is the fun in that? On the other hand, what if it has even one thing of wonder (or value) locked inside?

Would you crack it?

Wou ld you take bets on what lives inside?

20 pages I've just read and it's still not open! Come on!

Place marking!

I avoided this threat after the Victorian safe one but I'm well and truly sucked in now.

Ffs.. I avoided the threaD

I thought this thread had been deleted?

It's either going to be a total let down (empty) or amazing (stacks of bullion and a mysterious map)

Did Ken ever get back to you?

This is going to be the Victorian safe all over again, why am I putting myself through it again!

It's another of THOSE threads.

Placemarking for the first time ever

No, you didn't make it up, you DO have to know how many left rotations and right rotations between each number. Last number often had to be between 10 and 90 and if the ppl that last set the combination are anything like me, every number used will end in a zero or a 5 :D

Yeah, placemarking...for the first time ever too

The tension is giving me a headache

Has Mr SafeCracker arrived on horseback yet to save the day?! I had an awful night with my son and I couldn't stop thinking of this safe!

FUUUCK! I've deliberately left this thread for over 24 hours so I could come back to a nicely tied up mystery. And there's nothing

Mr safecracker is now at cabin for weekend... what will we do?
Previous Russian owners (RPO) not only had Faberge egg in safe but also crystal ball.
RPO looked into crystal ball and saw the future mumsnetters wringing their hands and twitching with anticipation... and then left their safe empty ensuring its was safely locked again...watching their crystal ball with glee at the long faces of utter disappointment and hours of precious family time invested into a thread that eventually led to path of Unenlightenment 🤦🏻‍♀️

Ooops RPO should read PRO

I'm sensing a gap in the market, maybe I should retrain and get myself a stethoscope (might be quicker than waiting for the mysterious Bay Area bad ass to get back to op)

I have a stethoscope but no safe-cracking-skills

However like you say a good opportunity to retrain... working for the NHS often does my head in

Have we got an ETA on the workmen who are coming to sort this? This thread is the first thought in the morning and last and night and it can't go on

I am about to go off grid (my parents have no wifi and no 4G) for a few days. Thinking of delaying my trip ...

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I also have a stethoscope and can tut, suck air in through my teeth and shake my head whilst writing a large amount down on a notepad.

You'll have to pay for my flight over and accommodation but I can be there in a couple of days.

I need to know what's in it. Has he called back yet?