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michael adams wrote:
The same way that you're supposed to use those locks! You lock it while
the door is open, then slam it shut from the outside. Simples!

Ah - right. They locked it then threw away the key. ;-)

What did the owners in France say when you phoned them ?

Only spoke to the wife on a poor line and didn't ask the whys and
wherefores. Only wanted their permission to remove the lock - or not.

Didn't they say what they'd done with the key which they used to
lock the door from inside, before closing it from the outside?

Well, her keys were still here, so presumably his?

Or did they say they'd used one of the pair of keys on the keyring ?

Surely all these questions should have been settled as a result
of that first phone call ?

I'll try and find out when they get back. As I'm intrigued too. My guess
is most of the keys are copies which work OK in the more worn main barrel.

The front door and presumably the lock were fitted by the previous owners
perhaps 3 years ago. It's a wood door made to roughly the original style.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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