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Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 6 Jul

We were up, ready for church and I lost focus and track of time. We were almost late. Several of us talked a long time after church and then Bob and I went to the laundromat to wash the bathroom rugs. I did not take my purse in....

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Repair Shop

TaxiLady @Ghostlady (2355) • United States 13 Jun

Tom's truck has had some electrical problems. Something was draining the battery. I followed him to a new repair shop. The guy actually knew how to open the hood. You see it is a 1993 Silverado, and you have to hit the hood to...

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Added secondary locks

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 28 Sep 24

I've wanted to add new locks to both front and back doors of the house, but current ones are too expensive over price. But I saw these locks that are cheap price so I bought one online my room. That's when i got the idea of...

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Lock Your Cars People

Oshy @TiarasOceanView (70020) • United States 9 Jan 20

Having seen countless posts on that Nextdoor site, stating that their cars had been rummaged through, It is hard for me to believe that anyone would forget to lock their vehicle. Yet over and over again, the same posts about...

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Had to pay a lot of money for locksmith

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52142) • Staten Island, New York 18 Sep 19

For some time now whenever we put the key into my mom's middle lock at times it would be hard to take back out. Today mom called me and said that she could not get the key out of the lock and in the end it broke in half, the...

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I rode a bike in France - well, sort of!

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381739) • Rockingham, Australia 30 May 19

I lived on a farm when I was young and although I could ride a horse from a young age, I never learnt to ride a bike until well into my teens. I don’t know if this had anything to do with it but I was never much good on a bike and...

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How locks on canals work

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381739) • Rockingham, Australia 29 May 19

From comments on my recent posts, I gather my talk about ‘locks’ has confused some people so I’ll tell you about the locks now. In years gone by, rivers were used to move goods and people up- and down-stream. Canals were built...

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A lucky escape for a fellow boatman on our last day on the canal

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381739) • Rockingham, Australia 27 May 19

We’ve recently finished a canal boat journey on the Canal Lateral a la Loire in France. The locks on the canal were very interesting. When we hired a narrow boat in Ireland, we had to operate the locks ourselves but in France...

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In the lock

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 30 Sep 18

Two narrowboats are using the lock together, which is good practice because it saves not only time but water. Locks are simple devices that allow boats to proceed "upstream" and "downstream". Water can only flow in one direction,...

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What to do when multi-lock key doesn't go into the lock easily?

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52142) • Staten Island, New York 16 Oct 17

We have a multi-lock at home, and for some reason lately it's been difficult to fully insert the key into the lock. Last time my hubby tried to do that his key broke in half, part of it left inside the lock. I never knew it was...

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Ships That Pass in the.....

Morley Hunt @Morleyhunt (21741) • Canada 26 Apr 17

The line officially says....ships that pass in the night. It was ships passing in the morning that drew my attention. Wednesday's are a little more challenging than most days to get a walk under my belt. This week we've made it...

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The Key to Success

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 17 Apr 16

This is the second time this has happened. We were locked out today. The last time we got locked out it was because the door we have the key for had a chain bolt. We locked it, set the bolt then went out the other door. That time...

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What Three Locks You need at Home

Eric Fink @esfes025 (432) • Elkhart, Indiana 26 Nov 15

I had a professor in class recently who talked about three locks at home that every home should have a deadbolt lock on the door. 1. Front Door 2. Back Door (if you have a back door entry way) 3. Parent's room He said that the...

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I Should Have Been a LOCKSMITH.

ANTIQUELADY @ANTIQUELADY (36440) • United States 3 Jul 12

I had to have a locksmith come & put a new set of door knobs on the room at the end of my carport today. I hadn't been able to lock it for awhile so since we have riff-raff moved into the neighborhood decided i better get it...

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"Shame on me if you fool me twice"

Theresaaiza @Theresaaiza (10487) • Australia 30 Apr 10

Thieves have found their way into our lives twice this time. First, it was in our new and unfinished house last December 2009. Because of lack of funds, our kitchen remained undone. All there is are the foundations and the roof...

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What do you think of locks and other security systems?

ilovemit @ilovemit (279) • China 5 Dec 09

We can find locks almost everywhere.But sometimes we may them annoying.What do you think of it? Do they make us safe or they are just barriers between ourselves.I'd like to hear your thoughts.Thanks.

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How careful are you when you leave your house and get into your car?

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 20 Jun 09

When I first moved here, there was a big deal on the news about people being robbed in their garages. When they would pull into the garage someone would run in and get them when they opened their door, or they'd raise the garage...

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How many keys do you own, and do you know what each one is for?

commanderxo @commanderxo (1494) • Canada 8 May 09

I must have a billion keys in my possession. I mean, I still have the key to my mom & dad's front door, if you can believe that?! They passed away 30 years ago! Most of these keys, I can remember what locks they all go...

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School Playground

carolbee @carolbee (16230) • United States 27 Feb 09

While driving this morning I noticed a grade school where the playground was fenced and locked. The only want to enter the playground was through the school itself. Many of the public grade schools in our area are now kept locked...

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Flip phoes

1fastcat @1fastcat (80) • United States 21 Feb 09

Hi,Personally I will only buy a flip phone or at least one with a slide-away cover. Otherwise the buttons accidentally get pushed and you make a call without meaning to. There is a name for that but I can't recall - a butt call or...

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