I just broke into my own house

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...and found it alarmingly easy.

Went for a walk to the shop this afternoon and on arriving back discovered I'd taken my work keys with me and not my house/car keys. After trying to reach my housemates by phoning and ringing the doorbell, I finally gave up and proceeded to cool my buttocks on the icy steps to my front door.

Damn, I thought, and my Ebay bid is ending in 2 hours and I may have been outbid... if no one comes home by then I'm screwed! Not thinking that I could die of exposure or (shudder) a burst bladder in the same amount of time. It was then I decided that I needed to brake in and assessed the door. It's a wonder we have home insurance as the house is protected by one flimsy lock. There's a handle on the inside and when you shut the door it locks automatically on the handle, so if you're on the inside, you just need to push the handle down and the door is open. There is only a keyhole on the outside. Below the handle is a post slot...

I tried fitting my hand through the post slot and reaching up for the handle on the inside, but my hand was too big. I then thought I'd need a bendy thin object to slip through the slot and reach up for the handle. A couple of sticks from the hedge were too short and I kept having to pretend I was texting on my mobile in one hand because there were always people walking passed the house. At this rate I thought the police would be called and me arrested. I did manage to find longer sticks, but none that were bendy or strong enough to reach back or move the handle.

I then gave up for 20-minutes while I tried calling housemates again and then eating 3-donuts in my shopping bags before they became frozen while I thought about how to get in. Then it came to me - I needed something strong, thin and curved like an umbrella... and found myself starring at the handle on our compost bin. Excitedly, I pulled it off the bin and tried it out - good, but a bit awkward on the handling end. I broke off a piece so that it was shaped like a J... put it through the post slot and it was working at pushing the handle down, but slipped... no grip. I spotted a red rubber band left on the step by the postman, wrapped it around the end of the bin-handle and tried again - it worked!!! :woot:

Now I'm warm inside and feeling smug, but also a little perturbed at how easy it was to get in. I will be talking to my housemates tonight about getting something more secure...

Anyone else successfully broken into one's own house?
 
That's quite scary that you managed so easily and no one reported you to the police! The good thing is that you found this out before someone else came along and broke in!
 
double glazing windows are easy to open, done this on my mum's house.:nono::eek:

get a nice dog that'll put off any attempts:D
 
Mike, i trained as a locksmith! you could have called me!! i did NDE in the army (Non Destructive Entry) and have all the tools!! lol..

BTW, what were you bidding on?? :whistling:
 
you wouldnt believe how easy it is to open some places!! iv had call outs where iv opened the door so fast they thought i had a key!! AND didnt want to pay me as it was so easy!! they didnt think id earnt the fee!! so i said i'll just close the door again then.. Or come back and change the locks!!:naughty:
 
it is quite worrying that, my next door neighbour was burgled a year or so ago, and they way they broke in was through the conservatory doors.

there was no damage to the locks no smashed windows so we asked the police how the hell did they get in?

the police officer said, watch this.

Locked the conservatory door (this was after prints had been taken!)
put his fingers onto the top of the conservatory door and started pulling so the pvc started flexing, next thing you know the lock had popped just like that!

He said the best locks on conservatory doors are not the type that just bolt straight across inside the actual door frame but the locks that have a curved end and lock by following the turn of the key. and by that i mean the lock that sits vertically inside the door then when the key is turned it slowly moves from vertical to horizontal and the curved section catches on the part of the lock inside the other door!

christ i made a meal of that explanation!
:lol::thinking::cuckoo:
 
Tony, you crack me up :lol:

BTW, what would you say is the easiest, cheapest and best way to get the front door secured properly? Security gate?

And stay the f*** away from my eBay bid!
 
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Multilocks are good too, they have bolts that shoot out top, middle and bottom! but its the actual lock that is weak.. they can be bypassed really quite easily, although the bs2641 (I think) are better.. ones with security pins/levers, and curtain locks.. but even these can be picked! a good locksmith can open just about any lock within mins if not seconds..

Mike, have you won the item yet? what is it??
 
why not get a safe door whizzy thing on it then lol no one could get into that then :D
 
fraggle101 said:
Multilocks are good too, they have bolts that shoot out top, middle and bottom! but its the actual lock that is weak.. they can be bypassed really quite easily, although the bs2641 (I think) are better.. ones with security pins/levers, and curtain locks.. but even these can be picked! a good locksmith can open just about any lock within mins if not seconds..

Mike, have you won the item yet? what is it??
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Interesting... I guess something like a swipe-card system is out of the question as it would be expensive. I guess anything would be better than what we have now!

Ebay item - not yet and would rather not say what it is - something I've been lusting after for a while now and telling a photography forum will ensure I don't win it!

I'll let you know in a couple hours on the *cough* film forum *cough* if won... :whistling:
 
If its an EOS 3 then ITS MINE!!!!

Iv just won a nice Mamiya!! woohoo.. at first i thought it was that you were talknig about!! hehe.. i almost felt a guilty pang.. but then i realised.. im just hungry.. hehe
 
i havent had to get in to my house "the hard way".
but hopefully it would be pretty difficult.window and high security door locks.and an alarm.
breaking glass would be my only option.
as for anyone else getting in.
tyson the husky/alsation cross , and kane the doberman/staffy cross might have a problem with that.:nono:
 
imo, thats the best kind of security there is!! alarms and locks can be bypassed.. dogs are MUCH more difficult to deal with! although there are ways for them too!:naughty:
 
inaneredstripe said:
i havent had to get in to my house "the hard way".
but hopefully it would be pretty difficult.window and high security door locks.and an alarm.
breaking glass would be my only option.
as for anyone else getting in.
tyson the husky/alsation cross , and kane the doberman/staffy cross might have a problem with that.:nono:
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I'd love to get a dog to protect the house and my gear, but my landlord won't allow pets....:( pity as we have a fairly sizable back yard...

Fraggle - which Mamiya did you win - if it's a '7' or '67' I don't want to know as I'll be spitting with jealousy :shake:

My one starts with a 'B' :suspect:
 
I won a 645 Pro, it comes with a few lens's and winder ect.. looks really nice..

Good luck with your bid mate..
 
Well, I won it - it was a Bronica SQ-A with 2 x PS lenses plus extra backs (incl a Polaroid back) and grip.

Enjoy your cool off, Frags :lol:

C u 2mo ;)
 
I've had to scale my house before just to get back in when I stupidly walked outside to see off some friends of mine. The wind blew the door shut behind me and I had no keys :(

Thankfully, a window upstairs was open so I climbed up the garden wall, up onto the side of the house and through the window. Wonder what the neighbours thought :lol:
 
fraggle101 said:
imo, thats the best kind of security there is!! alarms and locks can be bypassed.. dogs are MUCH more difficult to deal with! although there are ways for them too!:naughty:
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Hey!!!!!! come near my dog with a bit of wire and I'll let her lick you....:razz:
 
It scary but there are any number of videos on You Tube on how to pick a lock and as fraggle101 says it seems some are really quire easy.

I saw a chap open the type of Bike lock I used with the plastic tip of a cheap biro!
 
Anyone else successfully broken into one's own house? Yes, but I am not going to say how on the internet lol
 
my house is like fort nox no chance i could break in without smashing glass i have always wondeded if it was a good idea to have it like that incase i did get locked out but my mom and my sister have keys as well so should be ok :lol:
 
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