honestly could fuck off for 15 minutes and nobody would care.
Morning everyone
Got a meeting later on Iâm a wee bit nervous about. I really hope it goes well aaah!!
So, our block of flats got broken in to the other day. One flat was affected, I was in all day and itâs kinda freaked me out Iâm wondering if the flat didnât double lock their door or what. How easy is it to break in to a door thatâs been deadlocked?
In protest at having to drive to fucking Stockton-on-Tees today and then back tomorrow, I am doing literally no work.
what kind of door? youâd have to break the door itself I guess.
Depends very much on the door and the type of deadlock.
I may be completely wrong, but I think statistically, the flat that was broken into is ironically at greater risk of being burgled again in the near future rather than yours now though.
Theyâre big heavy doors. @anon76851889 I just remember an old work mate telling me about the time she locked herself out of her flat and managed to use a credit card to break back in!!
Iâm guessing your old work mate hadnât deadlocked it if that was the case!
Yeah she hadnât. Argh. ive had friends who have come home to find people stealing things. I wouldnât know what to do. Iâd be so tempted to take them down but I know that would be a silly idea. My friend thought the guy was there to fix the shower and offered him a cup of tea before she realised he was holding her very expensive camera
Obviously itâs not an irrational fear youâve got, but if youâre in a block of flats and you do all the basics (double lock the door, shut the windows etc), chances are any burglars will pick a less secure place rather than yours.
âum⌠here to mend your camera?â
Aaah he ran away and she started chasing him until she realised she had no idea what she would do if she caught him
The tv and I donât really have too much of value expect our computers and the (other) tv. Tho I do have a lot of old wall charts that probably are worth a wee bit if you knew your way around Etsy, we were imagining this hipster thief being all âOoo, a vintage framed French bird chart! Iâll have that. A plastic pineapple ice bucket from the seventies, yes!!â The tv reassured me they would not be fussed about them.
I now have an image of a thief running down the road clutching your TV under their arm. (human TV, not electric)
Got a promotion yesterday, they wanted me to start today. I told them I could start Monday.
I am the beach instead
And I didnât even have to use my AK
Does anyone have her on Facebook or something?
Thatâs shit.
Can you double lock the communal front door? Is that practical? If you can then burglars wonât even bother with your block.
If you canât, then double-lock (at least) your flat door. Consider upgrading your latch lock to one with a monitor bolt (an anti-slipping device). If your door and frame are solid then youâll be fine, if itâs a bit wobbly or loose-fitting you could also install a London bar (a strip of metal which strengthens the frame).
Call 999 if you hear or see any suspicious activity in the block. Donât worry about wasting police time or whatever. Itâs what theyâre there for.
Fucking hard if itâs a good solid door and frame; piece of piss if itâs a new-build cheap job
I just accidentally liked a post because of fat fingers but I donât know whose it was or what thread it was on (it randomly appeared when I opened up DiS)âŚ
wasnât mine!
hope that helps
I canât lift my head up all the way (was doing some of that there âhead bangingâ last night) and I have pretty bad tinniitus in my right ear. Listening to Deafheaven in my left ear only to be safe.
Doing everything I can to survive the working day, then this evening doing podcast recording and afterwards meeting up with someone who I really respect to talk about putting a show on in January. Will mostly just be sitting there agreeing with everything she says.
Just led a meeting and have used up my charisma for the week. Now have far too long before my flight back.