On 19 Nov 2007 15:46:24 GMT, Huge wrote:
On 2007-11-19, wrote:
A friend locked herself out of her flat this weekend.
I offered to come round and use my size 11 skeleton keys on it :-) but
she called a locksmith instead.

The lock was a single yale-type lock which locks when the door is
pulled closed.
My question is - how would a locksmith open this?

By drilling down the shear line so the plug can be rotated. Takes about 30
seconds including the walk from the van, and that'll be 90 quid, thanks.

It's probably better to have the people with the knowledge and tools
earn their money as locksmiths rather than, shall we say, freelancing.


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