'Safe' to say they didn't expect this to be the reason the socket wasn't working.
A couple who were sick of a faulty plug socket in their house were stunned when they discovered the real reason it wasn't working.
Darren Steels, 45, and his partner made the decision to get an electrician to their home in Nottingham, UK, to see what was wrong with the plug.
But the expert quickly discovered there was something not quite right with the socket, prompting Mr Steels, who purchased the property back in 2017, to share surprise find on Twitter.
“So … after living in this house two years, finally got an electrician round to look at the plug that didn’t work …” he wrote, alongside a video of the plug in question.
“It’s only a bloody safe.”
So… after living in this house two years, finally got an electrician round to look at the plug that didn’t work… it’s only a bloody safe ??? pic.twitter.com/PgfVHQYw2U
— DaЯRen (@darrensteels) November 17, 2019
The post has been viewed more than one million times since Mr Steels shared it on Monday, along with 54,400 likes and more than 5000 retweets.
“That's both hilarious and sort of James Bond,” one person commented.
“Bet that’s the easiest 100 quid that electrician has made,” said another.
“Funny. Shame it wasn’t full of gold,” a third commented.
Others suggested the house possibly had a notorious past.
“Your (sic) living in a residence where drug dealers used to live,” one man wrote.
Mr Steele responded, saying the man wasn’t the first to suggest that.
“First thing that came to my mind as well! Look under the floorboards as well. Or then again could be best if you don’t,” another joked.
