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Old 07-21-2008, 01:52 PM   #31
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I love that trick. It's almost as much fun as sticking two cats into a sleeping friend's sleeping bag and zipping it all the way up before pounding on pots and pans screaming at the top of your lungs. aaaah, good times.
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Old 07-21-2008, 08:19 PM   #32
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Shoot, I thought "trim the hedges" was a euphemism.
Fucking hell. As if.
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Old 07-21-2008, 08:22 PM   #33
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As it turns out, he can now unlock the deadbolt, by standing on the very tip of his toes like a ballerina on pointe.
He sounds like Young Master Dallas. We put in an extra security chain six feet up on the front door.
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Old 07-22-2008, 12:10 AM   #34
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Have a great WEEK, Flint. REALLY. ALL week. NOT just the off days. Find money. Have a really filthy wet dream. Get a great parking spot, make all the green lights, and stop the gas pump on exactly $50 on the first try. I'm pulling for you.
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Old 07-31-2008, 12:50 PM   #35
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$1 for the little plastic knob guard... $125 for the new exterior lock set. That's coming out of his college fund, dammit.
Oh BTW, once he noticed the knob guard had seams, it took him literally ten seconds to pull the halves apart. So let's just make that a running total, and add the cost of a tube of superglue.

I figure we're going to need it on there for several more years anyway, and we can always cut it off with big wire cutters or something when we're ready.
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Old 07-31-2008, 02:42 PM   #36
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Couldn't you just put a security chain on the door, out of his reach?
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Old 07-31-2008, 03:19 PM   #37
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Out of reach is the key - whatever you do - even a simple slide lock, just put it at the top of the door.
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Old 07-31-2008, 03:35 PM   #38
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Only problem with a slide bolt or chain is that when Mr. Clod comes home, Clodfobble will have to go open the door for him when he rings the doorbell.

An additional deadbolt up high would do the trick though. It could be opened from the outside with a key. They aren't that hard to install if you buy a drilling alignment kit.
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Old 07-31-2008, 03:54 PM   #39
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Do they sell a kid's version of those electronic collars that keep dogs from leaving the yard?


Bzzzzt.
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Old 07-31-2008, 06:11 PM   #40
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Only problem with a slide bolt or chain is that when Mr. Clod comes home, Clodfobble will have to go open the door for him when he rings the doorbell.
'Xactly. Plus, with anything that allows the door to open a few inches before stopping, it just means I'll be walking over all day to shut the door again and again.

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An additional deadbolt up high would do the trick though. It could be opened from the outside with a key. They aren't that hard to install if you buy a drilling alignment kit.
The other thing is, we have a metal door. (Painted black, and it faces the afternoon sun. Don't touch that sucker in the summer...) Wouldn't we need more special drilling equipment for that?
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Old 08-01-2008, 08:27 AM   #41
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The other thing is, we have a metal door. Wouldn't we need more special drilling equipment for that?
Probably. I think they normally come pre-drilled.

My final suggestion is to replace the current deadbolt you have with one that uses a key on the inside instead of a lever, and you hang that key inside on a nail by the door up high. Depending on your set-up, that may or may not be possible.
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Old 08-01-2008, 09:12 AM   #42
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thats the best idea yet glatt - the only thing that concerns me about a keyed exit is in the case of an emergency like a fire or whatever at night.
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Old 08-01-2008, 09:25 AM   #43
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Well, if minifob is in bed, you can take the key off the hook from beside the door and actually put it in the door (on the inside) so you can open it quickly in an emergency. You only need to remove the key and hang it on the hook/nail when the little guy is in the room.
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Old 08-01-2008, 09:26 AM   #44
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You can get knobs that will take a coin instead, but I know a mom whose child with autism figured out how to jimmie those.
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Old 08-01-2008, 07:40 PM   #45
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and after she yelled at him, Lil Lookout busted her in the chops. it was an ugly incident.
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