I was at the Britain mines with my miner, mining (duh). After accumulating about 200 ore I dragged it out to the nearest forge.

Problem was, it was infested with ore stealing assholes just waiting to take my ingots (I heard one yell "Big run of ore coming in! Get ready!"). So I had to drag it down screen for about 5 minute to the next forge, with ore thieves following me the whole way. After finally smelting it, I ran up to the forge they were hanging out in.

A chest.....I checked it. Secure...damn. There was also a crate which was locked down, and locked, sitting outside the blocked off area. "Hmmm," I thought. "This gives me an idea for something evil....."

I quickly recalled to my house and logged in with my thief. He only had like 60 stealing, but 99 snooping, and, get this, 99 lockpicking. I heard somewhere chests in dungeons and towns were going to be locked with treasure...so I made him a while ago....

Recalling back to the mines, I walk in the building and nonchalantly ask where the nearest town is, while attempting to pick the lock. *The lock quickly yields to your skill*. =] I open it, and to my joy, 190 ingots just waiting to be swiped. So I grab them, walk outside and steal another 80 ingots from an ore thief, and continue to run like a pansy back to town.

Moral of the story: (1)Never piss off a miner, you don't' know what other characters he might have. (2)Don't use locked containers like they are invulnerable objects, because they aren't.