MacGyver

Andrew_Hibberd · Post by **Andrew_Hibberd** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:57 pm

After getting home from work today I found the dead bolt had been put on the front door before a housemate left out of the back door. As I only had a front door key I found myself in the terrible situation of being locked out.

So my question to you, are you able to use your MacGyver skills to get into your locked house on a typical day?

I have now locked the windows in the kitchen after being able to unlock the back door 4m away from the window using a long rod from the garden, a tent peg some old masking tape and a couple of paper clips.

Fun times!

Jonny · Post by **Jonny** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 6:03 pm

i was once in a very similar situation. i decided to nip round to my shed and get a junior hacksaw. i then put the hacksaw and my wrist through the letterbox and was able to slide the lock open

razerdave · Post by **razerdave** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:26 pm

No such ingenuiety from me, only time I've been locked out I climbed over my garage and went in through the dog flap

Team Orr · Post by **Team Orr** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:44 pm

i used to use the classic method of pushing the key out from the other side onto a pice of paper and sliding it out through the crack at the bottom, unfortunately we now have a draft excluder

i now carry a spare set of keys as its a common occurrence

joey_picus · Post by **joey_picus** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:44 pm

I'm stuck when I get locked out ;P I usually sit outside the house for around ten minutes, feeling very sorry for myself and usually resembling a forlorn, melancholy, and slightly wet rat whose mate has recently departed, and then I pick myself up and wander down to Subway.

josh · Post by **josh** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:00 pm

you are all posting details on how to enter your houses without keys on the internet.

Jonny · Post by **Jonny** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:03 pm

no intruders will be able to get past Dave the 2nd my guard cat!

Andrew_Hibberd · Post by **Andrew_Hibberd** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:36 pm

That assumes you know where we live 8) Checks failbook profile just in case...

josh · Post by **josh** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:45 pm

I have a nice cnc mill here you can have, where shall I post it?

Andrew_Hibberd · Post by **Andrew_Hibberd** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:38 am

You can post it to my parents, PM sent!