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I forgot my key on the hole and locked the door when I got in. Now I can't open the door.

I'm not concerned, the wife is hanging with a friend, so she'll be able to open the door when she gets back, but I was planning to go get a pizza

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

so invaders can't muscle their way inside and lock the police out

still can't figure out how OP locked it from the inside though...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Are people actually worried about this scenario? Seems like having the invader in the first place and you are pretty far down a road where the police lockout is relatively small potatoes given the situation. Also where im at a locked door in that situation won't stop cops much. If anything the criminal migh find he escalated such that special units were called to the scene.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

i dunno man. i've lived in some dicey neighborhoods. i moved into one apartment and noticed that the property managers didn't even bother to replace the door frame after it was blown apart by being battering rammed open. just slapped some wood putty on there, bolted a brass plate over the edge of the door that was wrecked, and called it a day. but yea, keyed on the inside was pretty standard in those neighborhoods

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I have been thinking about it and I think I have seen it at some folks places but then they basically kept a key in it anyway. I could sorta see the bolt as you should not be able to lock yourself in/out with that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

The double sided locks are so they can't bust a window and reach through to unlock it.

It doesn't have anything to do with locking the police out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I lived in an apartment that had a keyed lock on both sides cause of a small window in the door. Was to stop someone from breaking the glass reaching in and turning the dead bolt from the inside.

I replaced the inside with a standard non keyed latch cause I was worried about fire and also felt odd if someone came over and I locked the door they would be trapped.. scare a girl you bring home in a hurry. 😆