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Pepper ([personal profile] pepper) wrote2009-01-23 12:34 pm

Writer's Block: DIY

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Well, clearly someone is a fan - today is RDA's 59th birthday.

I had a MacGyver moment years ago, when I'd locked myself out. Okay, that part isn't very Mac - but how I dealt with it was. I walked around to the green space that backed on to our garden, and climbed over the fence (greeted with enthusiastic puzzlement by our dog). The back door was locked, but I saw the key was in the lock, and I worked out that I could push it through, and then reach through the catflap and get it, and let myself in.

It's a well-known burglar's trick, but at the time I was a mere schoolchild, and had never heard of such a thing, so I was very proud of my work. I could've stayed outside with the dog without being too bored, but it was cold. And I pointed out to my parents later that we shouldn't keep the key in the lock like that.

I miss having a dog. They're good companionship for having lone adventures.
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[personal profile] aelfgyfu_mead 2009-01-23 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
We managed to lock ourselves out just after returning from a vacation.

I sent Small Child (then even Smaller Child) in through the cat flap. After she let us in, we sealed up the flap so no one could ever do that again.
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[identity profile] pepper-field.livejournal.com 2009-01-23 01:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Awwww! That's VERY cute! Hee.

We got locked out from a different house, once, and my dad broke in through the roof. I think he took tiles out and everything. It was pretty secure there, I guess.
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[identity profile] holdouttrout.livejournal.com 2009-01-23 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Hee! That's fabulous. I am impressed with your burglary skillz.

[identity profile] rgcraeg.livejournal.com 2009-01-24 09:21 am (UTC)(link)
Hah, me too (impressed w/burglary skillz)!

Oh, I'm loving your fic and have therefore friended you if you don't object :). My favorite is Out Go the Lights from way back in '06? Anyway it's fantastic and I'm in love with it so I had to say something :).