• KaChilde@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    Double edged sword. I was into lock picking as a teen. When my family found ourselves in the same situation, I leapt into action and got the side door open in no time.

    My mother freaked out at how easy it was to get into our house without a key, and went on an anxiety fueled journey of kitting the house out with extra security. It wasn’t a bad idea to up our security, but I felt horrible for stressing her out by trying to do a good deed.

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      14 hours ago

      That is definitely a thing. When I got into it I repinned all our locks with a difficult bitting and added spools/serrated pins.

      … All the while knowing that a burglar is just going to smash a window or kick in the door so I really just made it harder on myself ; )