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I used a hotel safety deposit box for the first time a few weeks ago. It was the kind they keep at the front desk. It worked a lot like the one at a bank. They assured me I had the only key.

After filling out some paper work, they gave me the box, and acted like they expected me to put whatever in it right at the counter. I asked if I could take it to my room and bring it back. The clerk looked confused, but, after checking with someone else, agreed. The Sig 239 barely fit. The box was long, but narrow. I returned the box back, closed, and watched them lock it up, and give me the key.

Later, I started worrying. What if, when I went to check it back out, the clerk didn't want to let me to take it back to my room? What if they tried to be helpful, and open the lid when they presented it to me? When I picked it up, I made a point of asking them to keep it closed, and let me take it to my room, which they did.

A lesson learned: If I ever do that again I'm going to wrap the pistol up in a T-Shirt or something, so that if required I could remove it from the box in public without freaking out everyone in the lobby.

Scott