Lockpickinglawyer discussed those extra holes and using T-pins to pickproof a Kwikset lock in video 527. Doors in the US are so weak, and criminals lazy, that upgrading the door and reinforcing the frame should be first priority. Keep the door from being kicked in. Deviant Ollam has a video or two on some of those simple upgrades. I think a few spool and serrated pins and an antibump spring will deter the average criminal. Far easier to find another means of entry or move on to the neighbors.

@WesternEclectic

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kyle, I agree 100%: Criminals are far more likely to just try to force their way in, so a good door/frame is actually more important than a higher-security lock. In fact, here at our house I replaced the exterior doors too. One of the originals had a deadbolt, but the jamb was the wrong size for the opening (too wide) so the long screws holing the deadbolt strike were screwed through the thin door jamb and into...empty space! Sheesh. A fancy lock doesn't help much if the door is susceptible to a gentle kick. Thanks for the video suggestions. LPL's Kwikset upgrade idea is definitely interesting. I'll check out Deviant Ollam. Anyhow, thanks for checking in and I hope all is well in your world. I'm still hoping that someday we can make that squid fishing trip happen! Cheers!

@ZiggityPow

3 жыл бұрын

@@WesternEclectic Stupid COVID. Maybe next year. I'm not willing to stand shoulder to shoulder on the docks right now with dozens of strangers and it's getting worse. The pier with the wheel in Seattle was often great, but now that has shut down leaving only the Aquarium side. Redondo pier was one of the best but shut down several years ago. I've tried Dash Point pier a few times with no success. I have plans to check out Dash Point state park for clams one of these days as it looks like they have lots of huge gaper clams. I'm interested in hunting for Candy Caps this fall. I took a mushroom class/hike from Portland Audoban Society and we found some candy caps but never enough for cookies. I wish I knew more about mushrooms. I worked for parks department in another part of the country and would collect shaggy mane mushrooms in urban parks most of the summer. I should quit posting so much personal information publicly but I'm not sure of another way to communicate with you. I'm on WatchuSeek and several knife forums, assume you may be also, but not sure of an easy way to securely exchange usernames.

@WesternEclectic

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZiggityPow Stupid COVID indeed. I certainly wouldn't stand on the dock with a crowd of strangers either, but like you said, maybe next year. Fortunately, mushroom hunting usually involves a lot more personal space, so you shouldn't be hindered there. Good luck finding candy caps (and be careful of the similar-looking ones like L. luculentus)! In my experience, candy caps one of the later fall mushrooms, showing up after the chanterelles, queen boletes, and lobster mushrooms have already appeared. I've also noticed that, like a lot of mushrooms, they seem to vary from year to year: Some years there aren't many and other years they're really prolific. If you don't already have them, the David Arora books are focused on our region and are really helpful (and just fun to look through). I just looked into how to send private messages via KZread. It seems that feature is gone, but you can do the equivalent if the channel has the "business inquiry emails" feature set up. I don't. I don't want to use my regular email address, since it's pretty much in the form [myname]@... and it would be available publicly. I could just set up another email account, but I barely have time to check the ones I already have. But, if there's ever a need to do so let me know and I'm sure I can find a way to get this arranged so we can get in touch.