Alternate title: Bury my heart at broken key.
(Genuine puzzler: Knowledge or OT Knowledge? Probably OT. But there's a bike involved! Flipped coin says OT. Coin overruled.)
Fancied a ride at half 4. As you do. It was very cold out: 32.5 (in the only degrees I recognise).
Trust me, that's what it saysI walked up the drive, carefully observing the state of the puddles. Not yet frozen. Why would they be? .5. Which is presumably a quite local weather report; there could still be ice, including the black variety. Hence I don't normally go out when it's this cold. Ice frankly terrifies me. But I
need to go for a ride. I was even willing to wear the h----- which is normally only used as a prop for
h--------.
Stuck the key in the lock of the bike shed/garage (as if you could fit a car in there). Wouldn't turn. Tried to turn it anyway. Still wouldn't budge. Gave it one more go.
Three tries at a pic and that was the winnerBlessed focusSo my question is: how do I break in? My winter bike is in there. And tools. And other stuff. There's also a squirrel nesting near the lawn mower, but she has her own private ingress.
Squirrel sensor activatedI'm assuming bolt cutters, despite that design to foil them. First I'd have to convince someone (don't yet know who) to lend me a pair "to break into a shed. Don't worry, it's fine."
Failing that...?
PS. Going for a walk instead. Perhaps I'll run into a thief plying his trade and he'll loan me his.
PPS. Belated advice to self: should've tried to warm up the lock first.