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Originally Posted by chapstic2001 (Post 11801739)

Quick update and facepalm moment here. Just got off the phone with my father. He confirmed and agreed about the turns you noted @stevej37.......however he never shared that knowledge with me. His last inquiry was 'do I leave it at the last number, or do I return to zero?' I followed up with an audible shoulder shrug.

Leave it at the last number....then open it.

And of course, before starting to enter the combo, give the tumbler at least 3 full spins before stopping on your first number.

But NEVER "spin" a safe dial like you see in the movies. That's bad for them, at least, some of them. I had a dial AMSEC safe. I used to spin it. It got harder and harder to open. Then I re-read the instructions which said "never spin the dial" because that can shift thing out of alignment. I was able to do a little trial and error and determine what the "new" combination was (one of the numbers had shifted by 1 or 2 numbers). I stopped spinning it and it stopped drifting.

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Originally Posted by 911 Rod (Post 11802209)

Brilliant!
Unless they want a 3 year contract for $1,000.00
Maybe just say you want a box, but need to know if your grandmother can open it?

After having to deal with my mother's estate with the government and banks, I feel for you.

My mother has added me as cosigner on most things so I don't have to go through that when she passes.

My father says he asked them but 'they were not allowed to tell!' Never heard of such a thing.

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Originally Posted by Ayles (Post 11802198)

Does this bank not have a customer service person to let people into the vault? They would certainly know how to operate the locks. With the right documentation they wil even open them for you.

Just out of high school I worked as a bank teller while in college. We always helped people access their boxes and secure rooms in the vault to load and unlaod their items.

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Originally Posted by chapstic2001 (Post 11802344)

My father says he asked them but 'they were not allowed to tell!' Never heard of such a thing.

I'd go "over the peon's head" and demand to talk to someone who was "allowed to" in that case ;). Good luck!