Door Knobs or Handles ??

@Calais (10893)
Australia
August 2, 2007 2:13pm CST
Do you have door knobs or handles ? Which do you prefer ? I have knobs now, I used to have door handles which were great but the cats learnt how to open up the doors , they would jump up and grab onto the handle and open the door..Its funny because they try and open the doors now and they cannot grab onto the knob...
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@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
2 Aug 07
I don't have any doors. I live in a tree, remember..acorns, nuts..haha.. We have knobs. We just put in new ones and my Akita has put his teeth prints in them already...
@Calais (10893)
• Australia
2 Aug 07
Oh, so you like knobs AND nuts...
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
LOL...LOL...We have an tv add here, about 'Nibble Nobby's Nuts'..They are packaged nuts and the brand is Nobbys.
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@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
2 Aug 07
Yes, and you can call me knoby nuts...LOL
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
3 Aug 07
OMG! Cats know how to operate handles to open the doors....sounds very interesting and funny to me...and it is a new thing to me. I think I would prefer handles, provided....cats in my area or in my house...do not come and disturb me.....with their pranks and tricks of opening handles....LOL! Very Interesting Discussion!
@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
Its true, they jump up and hang onto the handles, then swing them open..Very funny to watch..
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
8 Aug 07
I feel like laughing loudly!
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• Australia
3 Aug 07
I had to think for a while, but we have knobs on the doors, but the kitchen cupboards have handles. We never close our doors, except for the toilet, and on the very few days of colder weather, the shower. We have open living, concentrating on keeping plenty of fresh air and as much breeze as possible. I prefer knobs.
@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
LOL..It gets like that when you dont use them...
@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
We have door knobs, on all the doors. You have clever cats,, just like one of mine. She tries to open the door with the door knob. She jumps up on the window sill, & rwaches out & tries to open it. I don't care which type of door knobs or handles I have on my doors.
@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
They try everything, they even manage to open the cavity sliding door, unless they are locked..
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
9 Aug 07
All my inner doors have handles and shutting the furry ones out only happens when I'm in the office. The handles are high and cannot be reached. But the front and back security/gauze doors have a handle on the inside and a knob on the outside. Lucy can let herself out (and does!!!!) but she can't get back in.
@Calais (10893)
• Australia
9 Aug 07
LOL...That could be good sometimes..I bet that she lets you know when she wants back in..
@JBrulez (663)
• Philippines
3 Aug 07
I prefer door knobs, it is better because it has a lock with it unlike handles that doesn't provide solid security.. Those cat of yours are actually smart, they are just like my dogs that would try anything to reach in to the handles of my gate to open it.. I can't do anything but put them in a cage, in that way they won't get away so easily..(=
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
My cats have the run of the house, but when I do lock them in a room , if I have to do something, they can quickly get out...
• United States
3 Aug 07
I have door knobs, and I like them best. They are easy to turn, as handles snap back.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
Ouch !!! They do, I remember it happeneing to me once..
• India
2 Aug 07
why put yourself into trouble just because of the cats ... i guess you should lock the dors if the cat has learnt to open them but i guess you shouldn't have changed the handles to knobs ... handles are always better
@Calais (10893)
• Australia
2 Aug 07
I love handles, I had the handles on my last house..Now that we have moved I have the knobs in this house..
@mummymo (23706)
2 Aug 07
I have a combination honey - handles downstairs and knobs upstairs! I do prefer handles but unfortunately Niamh loves to swing on them which has resulted in all of them being broken - they are on the other halfs to do list!xxx
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
LOL..My cats swing off the handles...
@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
2 Aug 07
I have both knobs and handles, Calais. I had never thought about a preference, but I am more used to having knobs. The handles are easier to open though.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
2 Aug 07
I have been knocked down by the handles though...LOL..I have been walking past and my clothes got caught on them and it sent me flying back to the door..