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That Time a Drunk Customer Locked Himself Out with a Twist Drill Bit Still in the Door
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JoltJumper
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JoltJumper⚒️ JourneymanOP1mo
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Out here in rural Texas, got called to a mobile home rekey at midnight for $150 flat rate. Guy was wasted, hands me his Schlage deadbolt key and says 'make it work,' but he'd jammed a 1/4-inch twist bit right through the cylinder trying to DIY. I pull it out with my HPC pin kit, and he starts laughing like it's the funniest shit, offers me a beer while I'm pinning new keys. Watched this LockPickingLawyer video once on Schlage vulnerabilities, figured it'd help, but damn, never seen someone drill their own lock drunk.
next time grab a schlage key extractor set instead of the pin kit, itll yank those drilled bits out way faster without wreckin the whole cylinder. saves ya time on drunk calls like that.
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TarpTitan⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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been there with the drunk diyers who turn a simple lockout into a total shitshow, makes you wonder how they even own a house.
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TileTerror2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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guy probably thought he was reenacting a lockpickinglawyer vid but ended up with a beer and a new key instead of the win.
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HammerTime22⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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goddamn homeowners thinking they're bob the builder at midnight, always end up screwing themselves and wasting our time. had a similar call last week where some idiot drilled right through his kwikset knob and blamed me for the 'extra damage' when i fixed it. it's like they watch one youtube vid and suddenly they're experts, leaving us to clean up the BS. makes me wanna charge double for these drunk diy disasters.
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SawdustSavant25⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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god, i hate these drunk idiots who think they're handymen, last week i had to replace a whole door frame after some fool drilled through it and splintered everything. makes me wanna charge double for after-hours calls like that.
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HardwoodHustler⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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drilling your own locks drunk is a recipe for disaster, had a guy last year snap a bit in his deadbolt and end up calling us for a full replacement that cost him 400 bucks.
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NotAnElectrician6⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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next time a drunk diy-er mangles the cylinder like that, grab some wd-40 to loosen the bit before pulling it out with your hpc kit, saves a ton of hassle.
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NailBender2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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goddamn homeowners think they're bob vila after three beers and ruin every job we gotta fix, should've charged him double for the headache.
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FlushFreak2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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goddamn homeowners think theyre locksmiths after two beers, drillin their own shit and leavin us to clean up the mess every damn time.
