DIY Life

I can imagine that cracking a safe under pressure would be somewhat frustrating. If you are unsuccessful, though, it is probably not a good idea to leave an angry note.

News of the Weird reports that not only did the amateur thieves express their displeasure at being unable to cut into the safe ("[expletive] you and your safe"), but that they were caught speeding away from the scene, license plate in full view of the on-the-ball security officer.

Now, I'm not saying it is easy, but I wonder if this father and son team did their research before they tried to break into the safe at the Iowa golf club they attempted to rob. A simple Google search will get you videos on how to crack a safe and a complete guide on how safe-cracking works.

Perhaps these would-be robbers should have started small, and read Francesca's post on how to crack a combination lock in twelve seconds. They might have gotten away with at least a cool bike or something....

COUGH, um, file this under seriously, what-were-you-thinking. Everyone say it with me, please, do not Duct Tape your baby to the wall, the fridge, the crib, or anything of the sort, it is not right. It is like automatically inviting DCFS to tea and brunch. Bad idea.

I know some of us DIY'ers can be not so bright at times *raises hand*, but this is why God gave us spouses and sisters, to slap us upside the head when we purposefully amplify the deficiencies in our gene pool.

Please, don't try to have a good laugh or chase that ever-elusive extra functionality in your DIY'ing by doing something stupid like this. I can't even begin to explain all the things wrong with this picture, but I'll leave it to you to draw your own conclusions.

Does anyone have any other great ideas that we should all NOT do with duct tape, or with DIY endeavours in general, if so, please share. Excuse me while I try to sleep while I shudder.