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Break in through the window and attack the lock area with an axe from the inside then get them to report it as a burglary so the insurance can sort it to their high standards?
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Break in through the window and attack the lock area with an axe from the inside then get them to report it as a burglary so the insurance can sort it to their high standards?
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Tell them to read their insurance policy to see if it covers broken locks and leave them to it!
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Advise them to call in a professional, sounds like they're asking you in order to avoid the costs involved but putting restrictions on how you tackle the job.
A locksmith would say "Sorry, but this is what I need to do in order to get the job done".
Edit: Unless you (foolishly) volunteered to help?
A locksmith would say "Sorry, but this is what I need to do in order to get the job done".
Edit: Unless you (foolishly) volunteered to help?
Presumably there's a keyhole on both sides of the door. Does the key rotation stop at the same place from both sides? Have you tried biasing the pressure on the key in various directions (push, pull, up, down left, right) to see if it somehow gets round the obstruction?
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Well I cracked the lock! I put the key in the lock, turned it as far as it would go and backed it off slightly.
Then I got a spare bit of cycle inner cable and fed both ends in, back towards the rear of the lock .
I pushed it in and back a few times and turned the key as I did it.
Click! I’d lifted the obstruction enough for the bolt to retract and it was undone without any damage.
The fault was as I suspected with two bits of spring coils sitting on the bolt guide pin.
This is a lethal design fault as you could get locked in a sealed room during a fire.
They were overjoyed at no damage whatsoever.
The kicker: Can you do the Sons bike, brakes have failed and the chain keeps coming off. You’ve got to laugh.
Then I got a spare bit of cycle inner cable and fed both ends in, back towards the rear of the lock .
I pushed it in and back a few times and turned the key as I did it.
Click! I’d lifted the obstruction enough for the bolt to retract and it was undone without any damage.
The fault was as I suspected with two bits of spring coils sitting on the bolt guide pin.
This is a lethal design fault as you could get locked in a sealed room during a fire.
They were overjoyed at no damage whatsoever.
The kicker: Can you do the Sons bike, brakes have failed and the chain keeps coming off. You’ve got to laugh.
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No good turn goes unpunished
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No, you don't
. I don't mind helping folk, but I draw the line at someone extracting the urine, which it sounds like your neighbour is doing 
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Perhaps offer to show the son how to fix his bike might be a better idea?
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Put the bike in the room and make sure the lock jams again, then walk away.
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Did you find out what big secret he was hiding in his office that required it to be locked?
Did you find out what big secret he was hiding in his office that required it to be locked?
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The office was spotless and SO tidy. It didn’t look like any work ever went on in there. They’re obsessed with extreme tidiness.
I must put a picture up of my workbench for the OCD among us. They’ll throw a fit.
Mind you, I have kept a bench in my new shed completely clear.
I’ve dismantled it!
