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Hello all, question about locks Gwen Morse 05-30-2006
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Posted by Joseph Meehan on May 31, 2006, 7:56 am
Joseph Meehan wrote:
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>>> You will also find much higher quality locks that you are going to
>>>> find at
>>> Home Depot. <
>>>
>>> At a much higher price I bet too. If a ne'er do well wants in bad
>>> enough a lock wont stop him.. Save your money
>>>
>>
>> How much higher?
>
> It depends on what you want. You get what you pay for. You may
> find that you are not paying much more at all and are getting a much
> better lockset. Stop by and see what they have and what they charge. They
> will not force you to buy it. :-)

I should add that my experience with locksmiths and locks is too far out
of date to give any meaningful information about specific pricing.

>
> BTW my father, who was a locksmith, had a good saying. No one will
> stop someone who really wants into your home, but all you need do is
> make your home look less attractive than the home next door. Better
> locks, and less affluent looking properly are both parts of that deal.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit



Posted by on May 30, 2006, 10:58 pm
bigjim@backpacker.com wrote:

>>You will also find much higher quality locks that you are going to find at
>Home Depot. <

Nonsense. There's nothing low quality about Baldwin and both HD and
Lowes carry them.

>At a much higher price I bet too.

And the usual small business attitude to the consumer too.

> If a ne'er do well wants in bad
>enough a lock wont stop him.. Save your money

Very true however it depends on the level of the ne'er-do-well. The
high school kid with time on his hands is quite different than the
professional. The second may not be deterred by any lock; the first
may be discouraged by a quality lock in a quality door set in a
quality frame (the lock is only part of the system).



Posted by mm on May 31, 2006, 7:23 pm
On 30 May 2006 16:21:16 -0700, bigjim@backpacker.com wrote:

>>You will also find much higher quality locks that you are going to find at
>Home Depot. <
>
>At a much higher price I bet too. If a ne'er do well wants in bad
>enough a lock wont stop him.. Save your money

But she's not looking for quaility, as you seem to assume. She's
looking for a design she likes. It may just happen to have higher
quality and cost more, but you have to spend money to get what you
want.

As far as wants in bad enough, you're right, someone could dynamite
the wall of my house. But a cheap lock keeps out most people, and a
lock with screws that go deep into the jam keep out a few others.

My best friend's parents never locked their doors, up until they moved
2 years ago. But they never got burgled either. Locks work, and most
people need them.


Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on May 31, 2006, 8:22 pm
> On 30 May 2006 16:21:16 -0700, bigjim@backpacker.com wrote:
>
>>>You will also find much higher quality locks that you are going to find
>>>at
>>Home Depot. <
>>
>>At a much higher price I bet too. If a ne'er do well wants in bad
>>enough a lock wont stop him.. Save your money
>
> But she's not looking for quaility, as you seem to assume. She's
> looking for a design she likes. It may just happen to have higher
> quality and cost more, but you have to spend money to get what you
> want.
>
> As far as wants in bad enough, you're right, someone could dynamite
> the wall of my house. But a cheap lock keeps out most people, and a
> lock with screws that go deep into the jam keep out a few others.
>
> My best friend's parents never locked their doors, up until they moved
> 2 years ago. But they never got burgled either. Locks work, and most
> people need them.
>

You need locks for two reasons:

1) You'll feel like a moron if you get robbed and the house wasn't locked.

2) If you tell the cops the place wasn't locked, they'll make a note of that
in their report. You will be given the usual 17th pink copy, totally
illegible, except for the words "house not locked", and your insurance
company will use that as an excuse not to honor the claim.



Posted by George E. Cawthon on June 1, 2006, 12:19 am
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> On 30 May 2006 16:21:16 -0700, bigjim@backpacker.com wrote:
>>
>>>> You will also find much higher quality locks that you are going to find
>>>> at
>>> Home Depot. <
>>>
>>> At a much higher price I bet too. If a ne'er do well wants in bad
>>> enough a lock wont stop him.. Save your money
>> But she's not looking for quaility, as you seem to assume. She's
>> looking for a design she likes. It may just happen to have higher
>> quality and cost more, but you have to spend money to get what you
>> want.
>>
>> As far as wants in bad enough, you're right, someone could dynamite
>> the wall of my house. But a cheap lock keeps out most people, and a
>> lock with screws that go deep into the jam keep out a few others.
>>
>> My best friend's parents never locked their doors, up until they moved
>> 2 years ago. But they never got burgled either. Locks work, and most
>> people need them.
>>
>
> You need locks for two reasons:
>
> 1) You'll feel like a moron if you get robbed and the house wasn't locked.
>
> 2) If you tell the cops the place wasn't locked, they'll make a note of that
> in their report. You will be given the usual 17th pink copy, totally
> illegible, except for the words "house not locked", and your insurance
> company will use that as an excuse not to honor the claim.
>
>
You're kidding! I'll bet if your car is unlocked
and it is stolen, that the insurance company won't
honor the insurance for theft and fire. Not!

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