Corroborating my door busting skills in under 48 hours

My mobile phone knocked my concentration off as it rang in the middle of a FullMetal Alchemist rerun. On the other line was a friend who had a rough day. She sounded cool with a frantic midtone in her voice asking for help on taking down the door of her apartment she apparently lost the keys to.

It's a Sunday and it's raining and it was just last Friday that I got to tear down the door knob off my bedroom door and the thought of having some emergency situation like this corroborate my new-found skill is just exhilirating, where even the term exhilirating failes to officially describe the thill of getting to do the deed all over again in a span of less than 48 hours!

You see, this series does not mean to show how strong or witty of elligible I am. It may, no doubt about it, but that's beside the point. The essence is to simply share a procedure that has been put to good use twice which warrants sharing if in any case anyone of you gets to be in some far-fetching situation where you are stuck outside a door with an ordinary door knob and you need a way in. Nothing fancy. Granting, of course, that it's your house's door you're tearing down. I figured it would really come in handy given the right situation and the right tool in hand.

I only had a pair of long nose pliers and it is all I ever needed. It is all you'll ever need.

Next post is a step-by-blow-by-blow-by-step account with pictures on how I got it done. Note that my friend's door had a double lock which posed more of a challenge compared to my initial project.

This three-part post should hopefully conclude in the next few days. Until then, be safe.

Labels: Lifestyle, Practical Stuff

posted by Fritz @ 1:11 AM