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Comment by Spooky23 | Hacker News Reader

The previous owners of my house dropped several hundred dollars on a Medeco lock.

Keys are a pain in the ass to replace, and there is literally a set of 3 windows within reach in the porch that could be opened trivially.

The biggest feature of any lock is breaking into a locked house is a felony for the perp.

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My boss once bought a really expensive lock with a magnetic key. He was going on about how it was unpickable. When the key was forgotten one time, we found it could be opened by sticking scissors in and turning.

I'm not sure what the moral is. Your comment reminded me of this story.

My house has one sided locks all over it. Kids are constantly locking themselves out of rooms / bathrooms. We use dry spaghetti to unlock them. Keep a few above door frame.

Leaves guests bewildered when they come to stay.

I remember watching a Saturday Morning Cartoon of the 1966 animated version of the Incredible Hulk, where the evil mad scientist build this amazingly secure super-duper fancy high-tech Hulk-Proof Door that he was sure there was no way the Hulk could possibly open.

So the Hulk just knocked a hole in his stone castle wall next to the door, and walked into the lab.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuPYrRRNQkE

I hope at least the garage door, doors, and all your windows have 'circuit breaker'-style sensors (inside the window frame) that trigger the alarm when is activated.

Long time ago I had to upgrade my whole bloody alarm system of my old house because I wanted to insure a watch.

And if you ever accidentally lock yourself out, it's going to be a PITA. There's one good think about Kwiksets -- you don't always need to call a locksmith if you lock yourself out :)

Someone could easily get into my house in 20m with a reciprocating saw. The lock is only there to make it marginally more annoying to break in.

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