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Woman Rescued from Gun Safe #9590235 02/09/15
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,564 Clearfield County, Pa. D Dale K OP Campfire Tracker
OP Dale K Campfire Tracker D Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,564 Clearfield County, Pa.	I was in the store in the AM,too early for the excitement. Darn. http://www.dailyamerican.com/entert...433a6a8-aeff-11e4-9008-03732848a018.html From the Somerset Daily American: Firefighters used saws, drills and the Jaws of Life to rescue a woman who was trapped inside a display safe Saturday at Tractor Supply Co. along North Center Avenue in Somerset. Rachel Mitchell, 33, of Germantown, Maryland, was locked inside the gun safe for 45 minutes. Somerset fire Chief Stephen Miller said Mitchell became trapped in the safe at approximately 2 p.m. when she was playing a game in the store with her daughters, who closed the door on her. The battery in the combination keypad was dead, and a person in the store tried to pry the keypad off with a crowbar, which made it unusable even after the battery was changed. Miller said the first thing firefighters did was drill a hole to pump in oxygen. Mitchell had enough air inside the 3-by-5 foot safe, but the enclosed space warmed up quickly. He said crews gave Mitchell water to keep her hydrated. After drilling a hole, firefighters cut and pried at the top to open up a larger hole. "The inside (of the safe) is lined with drywall, which got dusty and hard for her to breathe," he said. "We worked with her and made sure she was on the bottom so our saw didn't cut her." After firefighters cut a large enough hole, a locksmith was able to reach in and unscrew the door. Mitchell emerged uninjured at 2:45 p.m. "It all worked out in the long run," Miller said. "I was pretty surprised . . . she was very good about the whole thing." According to Somerset County 911, members of Somerset Volunteer Fire Department, Somerset EMS and Jennerstown EMS were on scene. Employees of Tractor Supply Co. declined to comment. I guess it's really true, you can't fix stupid! Dale This space for rent

Re: Woman Rescued from Gun Safe Dale K #9590247 02/09/15
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12344mag Campfire Kahuna Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 59,104 Likes: 17 Next to the dump that Del Shan...	TSC should make her pay for the safe! What a dumb azz. Paul "I'd rather see a sermon than hear a sermon".... D.A.D. Trump Won!, Sandmann Won!, Rittenhouse Won!, Suck it Liberal Fuuktards. molɔ̀ːn labé skýla

Re: Woman Rescued from Gun Safe 12344mag #9590278 02/09/15
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 18,243 North Central Idaho FieldGrade Campfire Ranger
FieldGrade Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 18,243 North Central Idaho	Originally Posted by 12344mag TSC should make her pay for the safe! What a dumb azz. That was my first thought.

Re: Woman Rescued from Gun Safe Dale K #9590282 02/09/15
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,612 B.C. gerry35 Campfire Tracker
gerry35 Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,612 B.C.	I'm sure she was embarrassed beyond belief. Truth be told I bet you guys have done something equally as "stupid" Gerry.

Re: Woman Rescued from Gun Safe gerry35 #9590289 02/09/15
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,884 base of the Blue Mountains asphaltangel Campfire Regular
asphaltangel Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,884 base of the Blue Mountains	Originally Posted by gerrygoat I'm sure she was embarrassed beyond belief. Truth be told I bet you guys have done something equally as "stupid" ....and the eery silence fell over the campfire.

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Re: Woman Rescued from Gun Safe gerry35 #9590306 02/09/15
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 59,104 Likes: 17 Next to the dump that Del Shan... 12344mag Campfire Kahuna
12344mag Campfire Kahuna Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 59,104 Likes: 17 Next to the dump that Del Shan...	Originally Posted by gerrygoat I'm sure she was embarrassed beyond belief. Truth be told I bet you guys have done something equally as "stupid" I can't recall the last time I cost an innocent party upwards of a thousand dollars because of sheer stupidity. Paul "I'd rather see a sermon than hear a sermon".... D.A.D. Trump Won!, Sandmann Won!, Rittenhouse Won!, Suck it Liberal Fuuktards. molɔ̀ːn labé skýla

Re: Woman Rescued from Gun Safe asphaltangel #9590310 02/09/15
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 67,101 Likes: 12 TN slumlord Campfire Kahuna
slumlord Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 67,101 Likes: 12 TN	Appears as though the store employee went into panic mode bashing in the battery/key pad. Most of those display safes have a 123456..... Default passcode combo But common sense should play into this too, momma told me never to play in the freezer, fridge, dryer, car trunk. Cause you might die. Goes without saying.

Re: Woman Rescued from Gun Safe slumlord #9590341 02/09/15
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,884 base of the Blue Mountains asphaltangel Campfire Regular
asphaltangel Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,884 base of the Blue Mountains	Originally Posted by slumlord Appears as though the store employee went into panic mode bashing in the battery/key pad. Most of those display safes have a 123456..... Default passcode combo But common sense should play into this too, momma told me never to play in the freezer, fridge, dryer, car trunk. Cause you might die. Goes without saying. I can tell you one thing. I would fight anyone that tried to get me to step inside a gun safe. I guess claustrophobia isn't all that bad. The problem is the "momma's are not telling their kids what to do. The kids are being the parent and calling their own shots. If the parents are playing in the store gun safe, it's no small wonder the kids are running around the store. Common sense just isn't that common anymore.

Re: Woman Rescued from Gun Safe asphaltangel #9590382 02/09/15
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 12,192 Northern Colorado Tracks Campfire Outfitter
Tracks Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 12,192 Northern Colorado	Originally Posted by asphaltangel Originally Posted by slumlord Appears as though the store employee went into panic mode bashing in the battery/key pad. Most of those display safes have a 123456..... Default passcode combo But common sense should play into this too, momma told me never to play in the freezer, fridge, dryer, car trunk. Cause you might die. Goes without saying. I can tell you one thing. I would fight anyone that tried to get me to step inside a gun safe. I guess claustrophobia isn't all that bad. The problem is the "momma's are not telling their kids what to do. The kids are being the parent and calling their own shots. If the parents are playing in the store gun safe, it's no small wonder the kids are running around the store. Common sense just isn't that common anymore. Inside a confined space or out of a airplane, I ain't going alone. Whoever tries to force me is gonna carry marks.

Re: Woman Rescued from Gun Safe Dale K #9590388 02/09/15
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Auger01 Campfire Regular A Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 920 Salado, Texas	It just have easily been a kid that got locked in. If all they lose is one crappy gun safe then TSC shoul consider itself lucky.

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Re: Woman Rescued from Gun Safe Tracks #9590405 02/09/15
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,884 base of the Blue Mountains asphaltangel Campfire Regular
asphaltangel Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,884 base of the Blue Mountains	Originally Posted by Tracks Originally Posted by asphaltangel Originally Posted by slumlord Appears as though the store employee went into panic mode bashing in the battery/key pad. Most of those display safes have a 123456..... Default passcode combo But common sense should play into this too, momma told me never to play in the freezer, fridge, dryer, car trunk. Cause you might die. Goes without saying. I can tell you one thing. I would fight anyone that tried to get me to step inside a gun safe. I guess claustrophobia isn't all that bad. The problem is the "momma's are not telling their kids what to do. The kids are being the parent and calling their own shots. If the parents are playing in the store gun safe, it's no small wonder the kids are running around the store. Common sense just isn't that common anymore. Inside a confined space or out of a airplane, I ain't going alone. Whoever tries to force me is gonna carry marks. Yep, it will be a couples event.

Re: Woman Rescued from Gun Safe Dale K #9590432 02/09/15
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nifty-two-fifty Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,540 Far Northstate Calif	Actually that story sounds like a pretty good endorsement for the quality of the safe. If they had gotten into it in five minutes it would have failed the test. Nifty-250 "If you don't know where you're going, you may wind up somewhere else". Yogi Berra

Re: Woman Rescued from Gun Safe Auger01 #9590446 02/09/15
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Pahntr760 Campfire Tracker P Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 4,910	Originally Posted by Auger01 It just have easily been a kid that got locked in. If all they lose is one crappy gun safe then TSC should consider itself lucky. This is exactly why there are safety plugs that lock out the function of the locking bolts. TSC should have had those installed and there would be no issue. 'Course there lady isn't to dang brilliant either. Like said above, don't get into stuff designed to stay shut.

Re: Woman Rescued from Gun Safe Pahntr760 #9590455 02/09/15
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,289 Wyoming and Arizona jnyork Campfire Ranger
jnyork Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,289 Wyoming and Arizona	Sounds to me like there was plenty of dumb on all sides there.

Re: Woman Rescued from Gun Safe Dale K #9590497 02/09/15
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Pahntr760 Campfire Tracker P Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 4,910	What about the key behind the combo pad?

Re: Woman Rescued from Gun Safe Dale K #9590546 02/09/15
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 6,901 10 miles north of Dayton, Ohio R Ron_T Campfire Tracker
Ron_T Campfire Tracker R Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 6,901 10 miles north of Dayton, Ohio	As Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks' character in the movie) entoned... "Stupid is as stupid does..." It's smart to hang around old guys 'cause they know lotsa stuff...

Re: Woman Rescued from Gun Safe Dale K #9590586 02/09/15
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6mm250 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 13,065 Croatan NC	Couple of guys & a couple of minutes another Mike Always talk to the old guys , they know stuff. Jerry Miculek

Re: Woman Rescued from Gun Safe Dale K #9590822 02/10/15
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good! tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger
tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good!	Embarrassing for the woman, and probably scared the chit out of her kids...hopefully the lesson was well learned. "...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."

Re: Woman Rescued from Gun Safe Auger01 #9590853 02/10/15
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,575 grottoes ,virginia,usa srwshooter Campfire Outfitter
srwshooter Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,575 grottoes ,virginia,usa	Originally Posted by Auger01 It just have easily been a kid that got locked in. If all they lose is one crappy gun safe then TSC shoul consider itself lucky. the lady was an idiot. i justy want to know just whats so crappy about a tractor supply gunsafe. its about the best buy in the country on a safe.

Re: Woman Rescued from Gun Safe srwshooter #9590860 02/10/15
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 67,101 Likes: 12 TN slumlord Campfire Kahuna
slumlord Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 67,101 Likes: 12 TN	Gun safe snobs- only on the Campfire

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