Title: Locking doors with no locks? Post by: Dazzza on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 00:36:30 Anyone any ideas.
Going away for Easter weekend and two housemates have decided to have a party to celebrate. Bastards. Anyway I need to find some way of keeping my bedroom door shut to stop some pissed up half wit having sex with lord knows what in it. No lock on the door though. I thought perhaps some sort of wedge on a piece of string pulled from the outside might do but it seems like to much of hard work. Title: Locking doors with no locks? Post by: Reg Smeeton on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 00:43:59 Wedge the door from the inside and climb out the window.....or failing that put a dead squirrel in the room about 3 days before leaving, by the time you go the stench will be so bad nobody will want to go in the room.
Title: Locking doors with no locks? Post by: oxford_fan on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 00:46:07 general protocol at uni for house parties is to gut the room of any valuable items, then adopt a come what may attitude.
if you still want to lock it though, what about climbing out the window after locking!? feasible? Title: Locking doors with no locks? Post by: strooood on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 00:46:27 you could just buy a skinny lock?
Title: Locking doors with no locks? Post by: Dazzza on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 00:47:03 Top floor unfortunately and it's close to dead squirrel at the best of times.
I think I am just going to have to come up with some sort of elaborate wedge device on string. Title: Locking doors with no locks? Post by: Reg Smeeton on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 01:03:07 Say to them in no uncertain terms that violation of your personal space will result in retribution of the severest nature......then put a hair James Bond styllee across the door, in the absence of the 60's Brylcreem, gel will do and then you'll know if they came in. Well it worked in Dr No.
Title: Locking doors with no locks? Post by: Marie on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 01:54:01 why dont u take ur matress off ur bed and put it up against the wall...then if anyone comes up they will think fuck that and try another room?
Title: Locking doors with no locks? Post by: Kinky Tom on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 09:33:37 Why not take the handles off, pull the bar that runs through out, then replace the handle (remembering where you put the bar).
Once the handle is on and the door is shut anyone that tries to open the door will have no luck at all, unless they are equipped with a screwdriver, and the necessary bar used to turn the bit that holds the door shut, but of course it is unlikely that they will be so prepared. Did that make sense, I know it works, because I've done it, just hope I've managed to convey the essence of the opperation. Title: Locking doors with no locks? Post by: Dazzza on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 10:28:21 Tom I think that's the one. I got a screwdriver set for Cheristmas as well it will give me a chance to give it a run out.
Cheers all, probably saved me from finding gak stains in my bed. Title: Locking doors with no locks? Post by: janaage on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 10:37:06 You mean it'll save you from finding any new gak stains in your bed!!
Title: Locking doors with no locks? Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 11:10:42 I have a plan so cunning you could pin a tail on it and call it a fox.
Just trash the room yourself! Title: Locking doors with no locks? Post by: Onion_Jimbo on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 18:53:00 why not just do what dex said?
Title: Locking doors with no locks? Post by: Dazzza on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 18:54:51 Because I didn't want to look silly and ask what a skinny lock was.
Title: Locking doors with no locks? Post by: Onion_Jimbo on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 18:58:30 Just put a padlock on. like a shed door
Title: Locking doors with no locks? Post by: Dazzza on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 19:05:40 I'll stick with the bar I don't have any powertools to drill owt like that on.
Title: Locking doors with no locks? Post by: yeo on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 21:29:22 No power tools !
Bender...... :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick (nor me Id rather get someone in) Title: Locking doors with no locks? Post by: Dazzza on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 22:03:39 Every man should really have at least a drill and a workbench.
Title: Locking doors with no locks? Post by: strooood on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 22:12:13 a skinny lock, just a lock that isnt big....stop people going in your room atleast
Title: Locking doors with no locks? Post by: Dazzza on Sunday, March 27, 2005, 17:31:08 Cheers Tom, plan worked like a dream. Only room that hasn't been trashed.
Title: Locking doors with no locks? Post by: Simon Pieman on Sunday, March 27, 2005, 23:23:10 "locking doors with no locks"
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