Locked Bike Shed, Lost Key!

[threebikesmcginty]

Moved last Friday. Nice big shed for bikes, put 'em all in, said goodnight, shut the padlock, put the key in a black hole.

What should I do?

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Bolt Cropper to padlock if you can't find key by end of day.

 

[I like Skol]

Obviously, the moment you do something irreversable like cutting the lock or smashing a window (although not sure how this will help as the door won't open from inside either?) the key will pop back into existance exactly where it is supposed to be.

I always find if I think hard enough about what I did next then I can work out where the key*** would be. For example, if after locking the shed you made a coffee then obviously the key is in the sugar pot. If you decided to cook a frozen pizza then the key is in the freezer. Did you go to the toilet maybe? If you did then the key is indeed in a black hole.

The other thing is, aren't your bolt croppers and other needed tools locked in the shed with the bikes?

*** insert lost item here.

 

[I like Skol]

Just a thought, is the key inside the shed?

 

[fossyant]

Well it's time to find out how crap sheds are for safe bike storage. Just lever off the door hinges with a screw driver.

Then beef up the security.

 

[PK99]

Moved last Friday. Nice big shed for bikes, put 'em all in, said goodnight, shut the padlock, put the key in a black hole.

What should I do?

Finding a lost key like that is easy.

Crop the lock off, spend £50 on a new lock, go have cup of coffee to console yourself - and find the old key by the kettle!

 

[tyred]

If it's a standard issue brass padlock, hit the side of it a sharp whack with a hammer. You'd be surprised how often they fall open.

 

[Crackle]

I deduce you have reached that certain age.

You will remember where the key is on your way somewhere else, whereupon you will forget where you were going and what you were going to do. Upon returning for the key, you will pick it up and remember what you had to do elsewhere. Result, sort of. However, for the rest of the day you will have a nagging suspiscion you've forgotten something.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

I deduce you have reached that certain age.

You will remember where the key is on your way somewhere else, whereupon you will forget where you were going and what you were going to do. Upon returning for the key, you will pick it up and remember what you had to do elsewhere. Result, sort of. However, for the rest of the day you will have a nagging suspiscion you've forgotten something.

You sound as though you speak from experience here

 

[summerdays]

Sort things out/tidy ... not specifically looking for the key ... and often the lost thing suddenly appears and a side effect your house is now a little tidier as well. (They hide better when they know they are being looked for - well in my house anyway! )

 

[ianrauk]

I voted for all of the above and none of the above... because I'm like that you see...

 

[NormanD]

Ask the Mrs where the key is ... she'll find it on that Mythical "On the side" all women know about, but men just can't see

 

[accountantpete]

Tunnel your way in with a vaulting horse to cover the entry hole and the waste soil spread over the allotment via bags hidden on the inside of your pants.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

You could also use a bump key

 

[Fnaar]

Go down your new local pub, mention to some shifty types that you know where some nice bikes are... get them drunk enough to agree to go amd break into the shed... get them to do so, then kill them, put the bodies in the shed, lock it (with a new padlock) and fuggedaboudit... only issue is a worsening smell, or leaving your bikes out in the yard...