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I bought a bottle of wine earlier to celebrate making it through the day, and was dismayed to find it had a cork, not a screw top. It wasn't that bad, last time this situation arose i just used my front door key as a makeshift bottle opener - its length and girth serving me well in the past. However, i figure days of misuse has led to a weaker key, and during the unopening of the wine the key snapped in two. Disaster! I'd need to get a new key cut.

Then, for reasons i'm not entirely sure about, i tried to see if there would still be a way of using my front door with my key in two pieces. Can you see where this is going yet? Now i have half a front door key - the other half is in the door.

If i had tried it on the outside i could have passed it off to the Landlord as the fault of the lock, which would probably have been believable. But no, i tried this on the inside, where you can operate the door fully well without the use of a key. Which makes me look a moron, as well as an idiot.

Cue a frantic phone call to the landlord to explain. Except i told him i had broke the key trying to get in from the outside - a bare faced lie. After much deliberation, he tells me to right a note telling people to knock on the window of the poor young man whose room is next to the door should they want to get in. I felt very ashamed at this point.

But wait, there's more!! Just as i was about to stick the note the door, i saw someone enter. From the outside. With their key!!!! I was gobsmacked, and a little relieved. I'd rather pay for a key than a door.

So yeah, that was the story of my night. Its hardly the most extreme predicament i've ever gotten myself into, but the sense of reliefe i feel now is immense. And i managed to open the wine with some scissors!!! Happy days :)

Ha how random. On the subject of keys and doors I nearly managed to lock myself out the other night. I was lucky I had the key to the padlock for the side gate to go through the back door.

for future reference dave......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s89FqNpXO4

Buying a bottle opener might be a good idea as well.

That. Is. Awesome

I'd be far to scared to try it myself though

And cheaper than a new key :)

Thats a point. Anyone know how much a new key will cost / how long it takes? It's not an overly long process iirc

seen that done, it works nicely.