Old thriller movies often include houses in which every single room and closet has a door with a lock, and not just a lock you can use to keep other people out, but a lock you can use to hold other people prisoner and keep them from escaping. Were houses back then really routinely designed with the idea of being able to keep people locked in rooms or closets? Or is it just that, in the days of skeleton keys, any door could always be locked from either side? (Come to think of it, I once lived in a house where all the doors on the main floor had skeleton-key type locks, but the lock mechanisms had apparently been disabled, so I don’t know whether they could previously have been used that way or not.)
stamperlu over 1 year ago
Always wondered how you can get Locked in a room with what I would assume has an inside lock? (happened on Pickles, once, to Earl too)
Chithing Premium Member over 1 year ago
Great idea! Maybe the steam will help the lock.
jmworacle over 1 year ago
When life hands you lemons, make lemon-ade….
PoodleGroomer over 1 year ago
That house has several degrees of shift and twisted frames makes doors jam. She needs to call a foundation guy.
Jefano Premium Member over 1 year ago
Old thriller movies often include houses in which every single room and closet has a door with a lock, and not just a lock you can use to keep other people out, but a lock you can use to hold other people prisoner and keep them from escaping. Were houses back then really routinely designed with the idea of being able to keep people locked in rooms or closets? Or is it just that, in the days of skeleton keys, any door could always be locked from either side? (Come to think of it, I once lived in a house where all the doors on the main floor had skeleton-key type locks, but the lock mechanisms had apparently been disabled, so I don’t know whether they could previously have been used that way or not.)