Ho hum another boring afternoon. I was sitting in "the kitchen" thinking about how bored I was when it occurred to me to try lockpicking!
So I looked it up, figured out how It worked, and utterly failed. Not only did not not have access to a proper torsion wrench, but I lacked any nice, old, doorknobs to pick. I attempted to pick the pantry door lock but, alas I had no idea what I was doing.
Thus I figured I might as well try picking a door that I had a key to. That way I could atleast figure out where I needed the pins to be for the door to open. This didn't work either.
Anyhow it occurred to me to bend a bobby pin into the shape of my key. And try to use that. Aaand It worked! I had a little trouble with getting the bent bobby pin into the keyhole, so I used a straightened out paperclip to push all of the tumblers up. Then I simply had to insert the bobby pin and I was in business! Or so I thought. It turns out the keyhole went alot farther back then I had presumed. So I had to mark how long the actual key was so I didn't "get lost" in the keyhole. Used a flathead screwdriver to turn the knob thingy.
So yeah. Moral of the story- picking locks is harder than it looks. Especially if you have no idea what you're doing. ;) But its still fun! That feeling you get when you finally get the door open... it's just amazing. I think I may have to buy some real lockpicking tools. Maybe a guidebook.
Please note possessing lockpicks is illegal in some states.
