{"id":1359,"date":"2024-04-06T12:41:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T16:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2024-04-07T13:47:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T17:47:59","slug":"i-lost-my-only-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/index.php\/2024\/04\/06\/i-lost-my-only-key\/","title":{"rendered":"I. Lost. My. Only. Key."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m an idiot. We have established this. My key ring is a Harbor Freight carabiner. Keys fall off of it in my pocket all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While I was out of town at my mom’s house, one day I happened to notice the Beetlebug key was nowhere to be found. I searched all through my dirty laundry, inside and around all of the cars and trucks that I had driven, in the yard, etc. When I got back to Asheville, I searched my yard and driveway, around the house, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key was gone. It could have been dropped at any variety of grocery stores, gas stations, I-40 rest areas, and restaurants spanning 170 miles between Asheville and Thomasville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I purchased that key with matching door locks and ignition cylinder while visiting Thomasville last summer in Replacing Door Lock Cylinders (Again)<\/a>. As further proof of my idiocy, I purchased two new key blanks to have new keys cut, but clearly never did have those keys cut, so here we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s Break In!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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I gathered some break-in supplies: mechanics wire, plastic trim tools, and a Harbor Freight pick set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My first attempt failed, because the mechanics wire is very thin. Once it would get a bend in it, all leverage was lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As mentioned previously, I’m an idiot and tried the same approach two more times with similar results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After doubling (and later tripling) the mechanics wire, I was finally making some progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Worst crane game ever, but I finally got it!<\/p>\n\n\n