tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post845394961543126827..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Broke-n-Fixed!Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22728794420863376652018-09-23T04:56:09.256+01:002018-09-23T04:56:09.256+01:00I'm sure this one would have worked OK too, if...I'm sure this one would have worked OK too, if I'd done everything correctly. Still, she seems happier without it, and it still looks the same.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69359298382773588412018-09-23T04:54:52.631+01:002018-09-23T04:54:52.631+01:00'Fixed' is the right word; it no longer ex...'Fixed' is the right word; it no longer exists (other than in it's outward appearance).Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22862631827350707192018-09-23T04:53:47.451+01:002018-09-23T04:53:47.451+01:00Far better to do away with them, and use a simple ...Far better to do away with them, and use a simple lock and key; not that that had been our intention.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55791637614521052722018-09-22T23:36:22.835+01:002018-09-22T23:36:22.835+01:00Ah, the percussive persuasive device. Our suit cas...Ah, the percussive persuasive device. Our suit case combination locks work ok. But each holiday we have to remember the combination. I better start thinking about the number before we start packing in October.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46646114584428641992018-09-22T16:54:31.425+01:002018-09-22T16:54:31.425+01:00Oh My Goodness, glad you fixed the lock before the...Oh My Goodness, glad you fixed the lock before the trip.<br /><br />cheers, parsnip and badger<br />angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3990486422413619812018-09-22T16:14:27.945+01:002018-09-22T16:14:27.945+01:00My brain goes into melt down at this kind of probl...My brain goes into melt down at this kind of problem - always has done, not just since getting old. Pin numbers are about my limit.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85825480937333010772018-09-22T12:50:48.004+01:002018-09-22T12:50:48.004+01:00After my father died, I was obliged to visit a par...After my father died, I was obliged to visit a particular solicitor who had a blown-apart safe in his office; it didn't gender much confidence.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60516595040174408582018-09-22T12:32:06.497+01:002018-09-22T12:32:06.497+01:00The last hotel safe I used had a huge hole in the ...The last hotel safe I used had a huge hole in the bottom through which you could put your hand in to steal whatever you wanted. I didn't bother to use it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66736919490396280452018-09-22T12:15:54.226+01:002018-09-22T12:15:54.226+01:00It certainly did in this case.It certainly did in this case.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70959048743037716812018-09-22T12:15:22.574+01:002018-09-22T12:15:22.574+01:00It always works.It always works.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50193917786180433382018-09-22T11:29:35.413+01:002018-09-22T11:29:35.413+01:00Love the Irish screwdriver ..... just the job ( an...Love the Irish screwdriver ..... just the job ( and did the job perfectly ! ) XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4016257346670822402018-09-22T11:14:42.882+01:002018-09-22T11:14:42.882+01:00When in doubt, give it a clout!When in doubt, give it a clout!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45843589132742780292018-09-22T10:18:18.443+01:002018-09-22T10:18:18.443+01:00No; for London. Oz is for Christmas.No; for London. Oz is for Christmas.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3310713147944098762018-09-22T08:48:54.606+01:002018-09-22T08:48:54.606+01:00Never locked anything here; the keys are permanent...Never locked anything here; the keys are permanently in the car too.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23713963169217093622018-09-22T08:47:42.627+01:002018-09-22T08:47:42.627+01:00I can't be bothered with them. I have difficul...I can't be bothered with them. I have difficulty enough remembering my bank card pin number!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36845839700224408612018-09-22T08:36:08.786+01:002018-09-22T08:36:08.786+01:00I never lock anything except the house and I somet...I never lock anything except the house and I sometimes forget to do that and leave the key hanging there. As for hotel security safes, wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22086156727404834922018-09-22T08:21:43.000+01:002018-09-22T08:21:43.000+01:00More numbers that you are supposed to remember. Th...More numbers that you are supposed to remember. The dog's birthday is now the number of choice. That Irish Screwdriver looks as if it has seen some service.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17531586443411835042018-09-22T07:19:26.563+01:002018-09-22T07:19:26.563+01:00This lock had a tiny piece of interior red plastic...This lock had a tiny piece of interior red plastic that needed to be removed in order to set the combination; apparently it also needed to be replaced (Doh!).<br /><br />Luckily Lady M prefers it without the 'security system'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4432231451044740212018-09-22T07:12:37.274+01:002018-09-22T07:12:37.274+01:00Beware of hotel safes! The combination can be bypa...Beware of hotel safes! The combination can be bypassed with a key. There's usually a plastic bit that looks like metal which snaps off to reveal a lock. I discovered this because the safe's accu had packed up and it wouldn't open any other way.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27730078848609077002018-09-22T06:38:04.048+01:002018-09-22T06:38:04.048+01:00Is she packing for Oz already?Is she packing for Oz already?Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68735484791002158142018-09-22T05:52:35.864+01:002018-09-22T05:52:35.864+01:00Resourceful, but heavy handed.Resourceful, but heavy handed.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5068935825308669022018-09-22T05:47:34.243+01:002018-09-22T05:47:34.243+01:00Well done, that man.Well done, that man.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58046600488298058602018-09-22T05:23:49.142+01:002018-09-22T05:23:49.142+01:00Never buy a suitcase with a combination lock; they...Never buy a suitcase with a combination lock; they are designed to frustrate.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9160425768352356502018-09-22T05:11:37.075+01:002018-09-22T05:11:37.075+01:00This made me laugh. Just the type of thing Paul w...This made me laugh. Just the type of thing Paul would do.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.com