Thu 10 November 2005 - The key
It’s almost two weeks since I moved. When they were shifting the filing cabinet, the movers handed me the key for safe keeping. I put it somewhere safe.
So safe than I still can’t find it.
All the papers I immaculately filed over the past few weeks are locked away where I can’t get at them. Sigh.
Tony reckons one can open a filing cabinet easily with a plastic ruler — he’s seen it — though he doesn’t know enough about it to give me detailed instructions. Google offers as much information at Tony on this. I’ve done much fiddling with a ruler, poking it around in the gap, but had no luck.
Thankfully I’ve got a locksmith coming on Saturday anyway for something else. He says he can open it.
I’ll be interested to see if he uses a plastic ruler.
November 10th, 2005 at 8:40am
I knew I should have paid more attention but all Dad did was produce a plastic ruler, say “watch this son” and two seconds after sliding the ruler down the side of the drawer it would spring open.
November 10th, 2005 at 9:30am
There is a number on the lock. If you take the number and the positioning of it to a key cutter they can make a new key for a small amount. I can recommend John Barnes in Centre Road, East Bentleigh for this. I’ve had dealings with them for many years.
November 10th, 2005 at 12:57pm
at least you can get a locksmith to sort it out - I’m forever putting jewellery pieces in ’safe’ places and I have a heckova time finding them again! I finally found one necklace in an empty vitamin bottle. ? so clever. not. !!! :O)
November 10th, 2005 at 2:04pm
have you checked inside your wallet for the key?
November 10th, 2005 at 9:50pm
Wasn’t there Peter, but thanks for the suggestion!
Thanks Suzie, noted for future reference.
November 10th, 2005 at 11:13pm
There is a sliding rod inside the cabinet at the front. With your ruler, you just need to push it down. How you get to it when the drawers are locked, I am not sure. Watch the locksmith and fill us all in on the secret.
November 14th, 2005 at 6:57am
Problem solved
Then, with the benefit of a small metal tool from his locksmith’s opened the filing cabinet with the lost key, which took all of 2 seconds.
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