Top Tips for Successful Living

[Trojina]

And I will repeat what I said earlier, which is that I'm very glad my door operates differently from yours. Locking and unlocking from the inside means turning a lever with my fingers, NOT using a key. This is not something I'd ever thought about before, but it really doesn't seem good to need a key to get out of your own door.

Yes I can just push a catch down and lock from the inside but it is better to have a proper key...what's it called, a 'mortice' key perhaps...I will google. Those little Yale keys that you just click down from inside aren't much use security wise. So I think with any good lock you should be able to lock yourself in and need a key to get out.

 

[pocossin]

it really doesn't seem good to need a key to get out of your own door.

Amen. It isn't. I don't see any point in it unless one wants to lock someone in the house, say, children who shouldn't be permitted outside without supervision.

 

[Trojina]

here we are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_(lock)

with a 'cut key' you can just slam the door behind you and flip a catch down to lock from the inside...burglary wise this is useless so most people have also a skeleton key with a proper key hole shaped lock....scroll down to see 'skeleton key', for their front door.

it was the skeleton key that I lost.

actually looks a bit like the anglo Viking key...well I knew it was old.... if only I had a moat, and a draw bridge

I can also lock my windows...but if I lose the key I can't open them.

 

[Liselle]

Yes I can just push a catch down and lock from the inside but it is better to have a proper key...Those little Yale keys that you just click down from inside aren't much use security wise.

...unless one wants to lock someone in the house, say, children who shouldn't be permitted outside without supervision.

More angles I hadn't thought about...am now wondering if my deadbolt is really doing much...

And I see the point about keeping children inside. Little tykes might get it in their heads to go out and play at 2 a.m. (or whatever).

(Just glanced, and my keys are on their hook where they are supposed to be. WHEW )

 

[Trojina]

I don't have to use a key to get out unless I have locked myself in at night. That night I had already locked the door from the inside and then mislaid the keys.

it is the same key I'd use to lock the door when going out....apart from the lock with the cut key which are flimsy.

oh god let's stop talking about keys....I don't know anyone who doesn't lock their door from the inside at night.....in my case it makes the door more secure that's all.

 

[Trojina]

...can we move on to bed linen ..

 

[Liselle]

I don't know anyone who doesn't lock their door from the inside at night

I dooooo. It's just that it doesn't take a key.

Bed linens: flannel or not? (In winter, of course.)

Personally I like flannel sheets. And I once had a dear cat who adored them .

 

[Trojina]

You probably have more modern locks than me


I can't think of any bed linen tips but if you have zits/spots... then a dab of toothpaste on them at night will see them off......(unless you have a night of passion ahead and then you wouldn't want toothpaste on your face I suppose.)





(I'm trusting 'toothpaste' is 'toothpaste' in the US)

 

[Liselle]

Yes, toothpaste is toothpaste

Toothpaste is also good for putting on minor burns. (Emphasis on "minor.")

Also - use a hairdryer (blow dryer) to take the itch out of poison ivy, mosquito bites, etc. The high heat setting works quickest. Blow the heat on the poison ivy until it stops feeling good and starts to hurt. After a few seconds, repeat if necessary. Once you've gotten the hang of this, it will remove the itch completely for hours at a time. Your skin will be red, but there is no lasting harm.