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Greycloak42 t1_iy5600d wrote

I remember having locks like that internally in my house, but not on the main door.

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ILL_Show_Myself_Out t1_iy5f5yd wrote

In Pittsburgh a ton of the doors still have that key hole but I’ve never seen anyone use the key for them.

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Realistic_Aspect_912 t1_iy874iz wrote

What do people use? Another door?

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pichael288 t1_iy8f0a4 wrote

A credit card. We had them in my house in Cincinnati, they are only ever on the inside of the house and usually attached to nice string wooden doors. The actual lock mechanics are basic though, a credit card can get the door open

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Bubbagumpredditor t1_iy5d08m wrote

You got robbed a lot, didn't you?

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Greycloak42 t1_iy6tews wrote

Don't let modern locks lull you into a false sense of security. It's trivial to get through any tumbler based lock. Search "bump key" on YouTube.

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Bubbagumpredditor t1_iy7hvqd wrote

True, but I'd at least like a lock you need something besides your pinky to pick.

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themagicbong t1_iy5zq36 wrote

I've never heard this term before but I guess I was too. In the 90s/00s. We'd also go incredible distances on bikes and even fuckin scooters lmao. My brother and I weren't dumb, though. Decently large town up north. We were always out doing SOMETHING. It's funny to think back on how spread out the different places we used to hang out were. And I've often thought about whether or not I'd let my own kids do the same. I know that shit can happen to anyone, anywhere. But that's also life. Unless you have a legitimate reason to be concerned, like a threat or something, and of course depending on where you live, it really can not be a big deal. Especially nowadays with everyone having a mobile device. There's a careful middle ground between letting your kids have some freedoms/a chance to make mistakes, and controlling everything they do/never allowing any chance of mistakes. Crazy to think how different things are today in that same city, especially after 9/11. This was all in new York.

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Mr_A_Jackass t1_iy6ag0l wrote

Latchkey as well… did you have a “secret” phone ring so you know when it was Mon calling?

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spotcatspot t1_iy8tidr wrote

I looked at a home in coastal Maine in 2003 to buy. The front door used a skeleton key like this as the main lock.

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