Help stuck in an apartment

ballsofsteel on 20/07/2014 - 16:57

Well this is awkward. MODS please feel free to move it to off topic if you wish.( I copy and pasted this from a site I tried to get help from )

Hi guys. I am hoping someone can help me.
I am stuck in my apartment . I tried to lock the door and turned half a turn (door is now looked ) but the key is stuck! !!

This is a safe lock key.
I am screwed? I will call a locksmith tomorrow. But are there alternative s? I believe getting it open is almost impossible as its a safe lock door especially with the key stuck inside.

I have tried lubricating the keyhole but to bo avail and worry if I force it too hard the key will break.

Help is appreciated

Read more: http://www.doityourself.com/forum/fences-posts-gates/530190-…

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Comments

  • ballsofsteel on 20/07/2014 - 17:00
    +2

    I dont really have food but I will manage. I am actually Australian. But I am currently on vacation in Bosnia. Long story short I rented an apartment for a few days. Tonight when I came home I locked the main door before bed. Managed to turn it half a circle ( door locked) but it jammed and refused to move either way (to lock / unlock.)

    What meant by a safe lock is that the actual key looks like one ( a safe lock as per google images) and the door is some sort of serious security door a metal sheet sandwiched in between the door I presume with horizontal metal bars.

    Im not usually one to panic and have contacted the owner.
    He will be here in the morning tomorrow with a lock Smith.
    But given the type of lock and door. Does anyone know how easy it would be to unlock from the outside (key is stuck in the keyhole inside ).

    EDIT: The lock set model is called a mottura lock for armored door. But I am unsure of the actual model number.

    Read more: http://www.doityourself.com/forum/fences-posts-gates/530190-…

    Heres all thr information I have provided to the Diy site. Ozbargainers please feel free to chime in .

    TLDR : STUCK IN apartment help!

    • [Deactivated] on 21/07/2014 - 21:44
      -6

      Umm yeah i would call 000… id call that an emergency, chances are you will probably have your door broken… or try take the door screw off

  • [Deactivated] on 20/07/2014 - 17:19
    +1

    thank god you still have the internet. Don't have advice but hope everything will be well and safe!

    • abh_gup on 23/07/2014 - 13:12

      good lord, u turned to the forum fellas, while overseas in Bosnia, via internet!
      look outside the window and hop out, or ask someone to assist open the door (if anyone does understand english).
      Do let us know of what u did, when you are finally 'unlocked'!

  • xordis on 20/07/2014 - 17:21
    +4

    photos or it didn't happen.

  • Moots on 20/07/2014 - 17:50
    +25

    Swing those ballsofsteel you have going on around, till the door breaks down jeeeez.

  • imcjb on 20/07/2014 - 17:52
    +2

    fire brigade time. Does Bosnia even have a fire brigade? I jest I jest.

  • WaywardOne on 20/07/2014 - 17:52
    +1

    What if there is a fire?

    • scrimshaw on 20/07/2014 - 17:58
      +2

      Break the door down with a hammer and escape?
      Jump out the window and deploy a mattress as a landing device?

  • imcjb on 20/07/2014 - 18:06
    +8

    This is either a troll attempt or this guy is dumber than a plant. Just dial 112 and get your rescue over and done with.

    • striker5950 on 22/07/2014 - 19:14
      +12

      I've been kidnapped and I'm in the trunk of a moving car somewhere in Russia, any thoughts greatly appreciated.

      • fantombloo on 25/07/2014 - 15:48
        +2

        Just wait. The way things are heading America will be there to save you soon.

  • blitz on 20/07/2014 - 18:29
    +5

    Didn't this happen on Reddit a few months ago? I mean come on.

  • retiredfeline on 20/07/2014 - 18:31
    +1

    You should have arranged to get stuck with an amorous companion. Then the time would fly.

  • Sage on 20/07/2014 - 19:53

    what does this have to do with bargains??

    • evol on 21/07/2014 - 01:14
      +5

      If OP was true OzBargainer they would've bought this and be fine: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/147055

    • [Deactivated] on 21/07/2014 - 01:17
      +17

      Sage, while I am fairly sure that the OP is NOT suggesting that people lock themselves in their apartments to save on food, there may be - hundreds, thousands - of other Bosnian OzBargainers online - also maybe locked in their apartments - and those BozBargainers may well be able to recommend a cheap locksmith…

      Cheap locksmiths. They exist, right?

      There, right there, will be The Bargain!

      • deal seeking missile on 21/07/2014 - 22:52
        +3

        you tried hard… here take my +1

      • effgee on 22/07/2014 - 13:58
        +5

        +1 for the term BozBargainers

    • Cheeper on 23/07/2014 - 12:00

      Contact Boznian Unlockers and use this code .. GETMEOUTAHERE30%OFF
      Only valid for new accounts… :-)

  • JayM on 20/07/2014 - 20:27
    +1

    Only eat cats and dogs when you have nothing else and only do a "Carney" when your water gets turned off.

  • [Deactivated] on 21/07/2014 - 01:23
    -3

    Who the hell vacations in Bosnia?

    • [Deactivated] on 21/07/2014 - 01:32
      +20

      Lots of people. The whole Baltic region is visually stunning - for people not locked in their apartments, hotels, etc.

      • ThePump on 22/07/2014 - 15:47
        +3

        You mean the Balkans?

        • [Deactivated] on 22/07/2014 - 16:25
          +1

          I do, indeed.
          Seeking to encompass the Croatian shoreline to illustrate the general splendour of the region (beyond the mountains, forests), then proceeded to very effectively confuse the Adriatic Sea with the Baltic…

          Both pretty and wet. That's my excuse.

          +brain fade…

  • Davo1111 on 21/07/2014 - 03:05
    +14

    RIP OP

  • Davo1111 on 21/07/2014 - 03:07
    +3

    It's actually not hard to dismantle a door, i've done it myself. Find the screws on the inside (usually behind a blank) and just unscrew each part bit by bit.

    • [Deactivated] on 22/07/2014 - 23:24

      Sure you have never dismantled a locked door,
      Both you and op were joking

      • Davo1111 on 23/07/2014 - 02:53

        had to do it during FiFo. work colleague slid a screwdriver under the door, and i pulled it apart.

        To be fair, it wasn't deadbolted, just the bolt hadn't been set properly, and even in the "unlocked" position, it was still sticking into the strike plate

    • Cheeper on 23/07/2014 - 12:01
      +1

      Can knock the hinge pins up & out if you had a hammer and a nail or similar.. ?

  • Weezle on 21/07/2014 - 20:05
    -3

    Call 000

  • GiggidyGoo on 21/07/2014 - 20:31
    +25

    Eat your weaker leg first. That's all I can offer

    • scrimshaw on 21/07/2014 - 21:16
      +4

      And remember, drink your own piss to conserve bodily fluids.

      …. wait, where were we again?

      • bbear on 22/07/2014 - 02:02
        +1

        time to put those bear grylls instincts into action

      • Conka on 22/07/2014 - 13:22
        +2

        Now those Todd Carney photos make sense! He was locked in the bathroom!

  • imcold on 21/07/2014 - 21:35
    +2

    you get takeaway delivered through a window..

    • NosDan on 21/07/2014 - 21:41

      but dont you have to drive up to thta window first? i dont think hungry jacks comes to your house and delivers it through a window tho, maybe im wrong?

      • scrimshaw on 21/07/2014 - 22:02
        +1

        It's an apartment. Wouldn't work if the window is not at street level. In which case, I would probably look at getting food delivered by a quad copter drone.

    • [Deactivated] on 22/07/2014 - 00:18

      Or if no windows - pizza slid under the door.

      • [Deactivated] on 23/07/2014 - 03:57
        +2

        I know you didn't mean it to be, but that is quite insensitive.
        What if he only likes Deep-Pan or Stuffed-Crust?

  • cloudy on 21/07/2014 - 22:11

    I lol at the advice from ozbargain for this thread. Sorry op, nothing helpful from me either.

  • freakitude on 21/07/2014 - 23:14
    +8

    If only you had grabbed the $1100 Wenger Swiss Army Knife deal.

    Feature no. 658 - Wrecking Ball

  • Randxyz123 on 22/07/2014 - 00:36

    I'm curious to what happened! OP any updates?

    In all seriousness though this would warrant calling emergency services or at least talking to the police… What if there was a fire? The downside is that the landlords door would probbaly need replacing if the emergency services had to break in, the upside is that the OP could get out and grab some food.

    I'm guessing the landlord has a spare key.

    It is interestring this same topic was closed because it was thought the OP was trolling…?

  • RADICALIST on 22/07/2014 - 10:23
    +5

    Did he died?

    • hahaboy on 23/07/2014 - 20:41
      -1

      he ded. Lik this if u cri evrytime

  • effgee on 22/07/2014 - 14:02
    +2

    take the pins out of the door hinges.

  • AMLagonda on 22/07/2014 - 16:31

    2 days in…. can he survive, did he just for it?

  • scrimshaw on 22/07/2014 - 16:59
    +2

    You still alive OP? Give us an update or a reddit AMA.

  • tyler.durden on 22/07/2014 - 18:16

    He's still alive!

    Remember… he has balls of steel

  • NosDan on 22/07/2014 - 21:29
    +7

    ballsofsteel user profile
    Member Since 23/09/2009
    Last Seen 1 hour 13 min

    seems his still alive

    • striker5950 on 22/07/2014 - 22:21
      +1

      or maybe his dead and his phone was played with by looters that broke in to the apartment after seeing no activity for a couple of days.

      • jacknthebeanstalk on 22/07/2014 - 23:08
        +9

        Can you imagine the news headlines if OP died?

        'Man seeks help on ozbargain before tragic death'

        • jc8 on 23/07/2014 - 02:23
          +1

          Professional help…

  • error619 on 23/07/2014 - 07:40
    -3

    Sorry for you predicament, I am unable to help you financial as Windows Screwed me last night for $99 US. And I Only use Android?

    error619 on 23/07/2014 - 07:40 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
    • MoMoney on 23/07/2014 - 09:08
      +2

      qué?

  • gimli on 23/07/2014 - 09:13

    This is why we love ozb

  • ballsofsteel on 23/07/2014 - 17:22
    +9

    Hello. Just an update. Im fine. Sorry for the late reply I had to drive back to Croatia and then catch a plane back to France.

    I didn't get video proof of the locksmith breaking the door down. In fact I have no idea what he did. When he arrived he used some sort of key from the outside to try unlock it. ( he spoke ZERO ENGLISH). He fiddled with the door very gently for an hour ( my guess is he tried to save the lock so as to not damage it ). While he was trying to open the door I was just watching TV however being unpatient after awhile I tried the key from the inside and it worked.

    Oh FYI I did try the emergency number, they seemed unimpressed. I don't think they knew what I was saying. However he finally said if its important call back again? (Wtf).

  • PleasureMe on 24/07/2014 - 10:35

    One guy stuck at the airport, another stuck in his apartment. Looks like we have some real Einsteins here on ozbargain.

    • scrimshaw on 24/07/2014 - 15:06
      +2

      Einstein made many mistakes and blunders throughout his research career as well. And to quote:

      “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein.

    • lisss on 24/07/2014 - 19:49
      +1

      It's the best forum reading I've had in a long time! Ozbargain forums are getting better and better :)

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