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Sep. 6th, 2023 09:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
llywelawe had a bit of drama yesterday afternoon and evening when the lock on my Nan's front door failed, locking her in and her carers out
context: Nan had a stroke back in January. She is living at home again now, but has carers going in four times a day to get her meals, do the washing, see to all her needs; she cannot manage alone
so yesterday. The morning carer got in and out okay. Then the lunchtime carer couldn't get in, the lock had failed. My dad went out to look at it. Two out of three uncles went out to look at it (the third is on holiday, or he'd have been there too). They all failed to get inside. One of the uncles went away and came back with fish and chips from the local chippy, which they posted through the letterbox, so that Nan had something to eat.
a locksmith was called. The locksmith failed to get inside. Hours were passing. The lock stubbornly resisted all efforts. Dad went off and fetched a sandwich, which was posted through the letterbox for Nan to have for her tea.
the locksmith decided that he needed to be inside the flat to fix the lock. This was a problem since, as discussed, everyone was locked out and it is a first floor flat. A ladder was produced. The locksmith climbed up the ladder to the window. Nan managed to get the window open, which was probably the most physical exertion she's had all year.
the locksmith climbed in through the window - and got the door open at last! Seven hours! It took seven hours, start to finish, before it was all resolved.
Long story short, my Nan now has a new lock on her front door!
context: Nan had a stroke back in January. She is living at home again now, but has carers going in four times a day to get her meals, do the washing, see to all her needs; she cannot manage alone
so yesterday. The morning carer got in and out okay. Then the lunchtime carer couldn't get in, the lock had failed. My dad went out to look at it. Two out of three uncles went out to look at it (the third is on holiday, or he'd have been there too). They all failed to get inside. One of the uncles went away and came back with fish and chips from the local chippy, which they posted through the letterbox, so that Nan had something to eat.
a locksmith was called. The locksmith failed to get inside. Hours were passing. The lock stubbornly resisted all efforts. Dad went off and fetched a sandwich, which was posted through the letterbox for Nan to have for her tea.
the locksmith decided that he needed to be inside the flat to fix the lock. This was a problem since, as discussed, everyone was locked out and it is a first floor flat. A ladder was produced. The locksmith climbed up the ladder to the window. Nan managed to get the window open, which was probably the most physical exertion she's had all year.
the locksmith climbed in through the window - and got the door open at last! Seven hours! It took seven hours, start to finish, before it was all resolved.
Long story short, my Nan now has a new lock on her front door!
