On 29/5/20 10:16 am, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Tue, 26 May 2020 09:23:55 +0100, Xeno wrote:

On 26/5/20 1:20 am, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Mon, 25 May 2020 16:17:23 +0100, Cindy Hamilton
wrote:

On Monday, May 25, 2020 at 11:13:48 AM UTC-4, Commander Kinsey wrote:
What happened to the good old mortice lock where you didn't have to
do a dance with the doorhandle to get the key to turn?

I've found that's the case only with very cheap locksets.* Have it
replaced
with a better lock.

I've found it with everybody's lock.* To lock the door (or is it unlock,
I can never remember which [1]), the handle has to be lifted first, as
the key doesn't have enough torque to move all 7 latches.

[1] That's the problem, if you forget which, you break the key or
mechanism.

Rubbish! You're not holding your mouth right!

For what purpose would you engage your mouth to pick a lock?

That proves you're not a tradesman.

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Xeno


Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)