On Mar 14, 2:23�pm, "JimH" wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message

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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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Always tell the cops "If I find them before you do, you'd better have a
real strong stomach, officer, because all you're gonna find is a hand in
a zip lock bag".

Why should you be the only one nauseated? Share it.

Our house was broken into back in the mid-80's while we were at work and
the kids were in school.
They stole a TV, VCR/camera and some other misc. stuff.

When the cops arrived and were dusting for prints and taking our
statement, one of them asked me how it felt. *I told him I was bull****
and wished I had been at home when they broke in. *He told me if it ever
happened again to use a baseball bat or a 2x4 cut in half on them (but not
a gun) before I called the police. *He said they wouldn't ask any
questions.

Eisboch

Bummer! * Have you seen this?http://webjunk.tv/archives/2007/02/n...ck_bumping.php

Just when you thought you were safe locking your doors. *We have an alarm
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And you are even more vulnerable if you have a "master key" system on
your door. A normal pin tumbler lock works very simply. When someone
attempts to turn the key, the core cylinder is prevented from
revolving by a series of pins that protrude from the outside cylinder
into the core cylinder. Each pin has an upper and lower section, and
the lengths will vary. The cuts on a key are designed to lift the
individual pins to a level where the separation between the upper and
lower pins lines up exactly with the intersection of the inner and
outer core.

Picking a lock is fairly easy. A small wrench inserted into the keyway
is used to sustain a moderate amount of torque on the inner cylinder
while a "pick" is inserted to raise the tumblers, one at a time, to
the point where the separation
in the pin meets the intersection of the inner and outer cylinders.
Since the tumbler holes are never drilled *exactly* straight, the
cylinder will normally shift just enough to keep the upper portion of
the pin from falling back through the intersection of the cylinders.

Always try to resist having a "master key" pin tumbler system if you
can.
Master keys work by using a greater number of sections for each
tumbler, thereby creating more opportunities for a split in the pin to
line up with the edge of the cylinder.

All these bumpers are doing is relying on the jarring impact of a
hammer, screwdriver, etc, to "bounce" the tumblers enough so that the
torque will turn the cylinder. Pretty primitive, but often effective.
I'm surprised that it took this long for the crooks to figure that one
out. :-)

Somewhat more on topic: Even notice how many $1mm boats are protected
by nothing more than a $20 padlock? And anybody that has ever been in
a marine related business very quickly realizes that most boats have a
"hideout" key that usually be found in one of 8-10 common locations
near the aft bulkhead door. It's amazing that we have as little theft
in marinas as we do.
Security gates may look impressive, but anybody with a $9.99 air
mattress can figure out how to get around the security gate at a
marina.