The packaging told me I'd be prevented from picking these, so I got 13 new locks today.
Then I recorded unboxing-picking of all of them for Fedi.
The packaging told me I'd be prevented from picking these, so I got 13 new locks today.
Then I recorded unboxing-picking of all of them for Fedi.
My girlfriend and I went out yesterday to steal love locks, then went to get some warm food and drinks afterwards (it was friggin' cold).
We ended up with 28 new love locks¹, a cinnamon roll the size of a large hedgehog, and chai I had to strain through my teeth.
All and all, it was a beautiful day and a lovely experience...though next time I hope they pour the chai through a strainer 😅
¹I went for easier prey because, from the time I pulled my hands out of my pockets, I had about 30 seconds of poking icy metal before my fingers went numb.
My girlfriend and I went out yesterday to steal love locks, then went to get some warm food and drinks afterwards (it was friggin' cold).
We ended up with 28 new love locks¹, a cinnamon roll the size of a large hedgehog, and chai I had to strain through my teeth.
All and all, it was a beautiful day and a lovely experience...though next time I hope they pour the chai through a strainer 😅
¹I went for easier prey because, from the time I pulled my hands out of my pockets, I had about 30 seconds of poking icy metal before my fingers went numb.
And people say Mastodon is hard 😋
Gorgeous antique 8-Lever "Mastodon" steel padlock, picked in ~7 seconds, using homemade tools fashioned out of recycled bike spokes.
This is the second of two beautiful antique locks my partner gave me as a present.
The reason this opened so quickly is because several of the levers are rusted in place, and I bypassed the remaining ones and pushed the locking pawls out of the way directly.
Antique 4-Lever steel padlock, picked in ~10 seconds, using homemade tools fashioned out of recycled bike spokes.
This is one of two beautiful antique locks my partner gave me as a present.
And people say Mastodon is hard 😋
Gorgeous antique 8-Lever "Mastodon" steel padlock, picked in ~7 seconds, using homemade tools fashioned out of recycled bike spokes.
This is the second of two beautiful antique locks my partner gave me as a present.
The reason this opened so quickly is because several of the levers are rusted in place, and I bypassed the remaining ones and pushed the locking pawls out of the way directly.
Antique 4-Lever steel padlock, picked in ~10 seconds, using homemade tools fashioned out of recycled bike spokes.
This is one of two beautiful antique locks my partner gave me as a present.
#TIL I don't have enough locks.
I counted 231, but 🤷🏼♀️, who knows if I missed any.
*I gave away like a hundred when I moved several years ago—this is what I have now (plus another half-dozen that didn't fit on the table.
Neologism: Beginner's Lock https://drwho.virtadpt.net/archive/2025-12-05/neologism-beginners-lock/ #misc #neologisms #locksport
Eve and I went out again. Came back with 24 new additions to the family.
Eve and I went out again. Came back with 24 new additions to the family.
See: Special interest (autism)
See: Special interest (autism)
This gender-neutral, single occupancy, public restroom has an "occupied" gate that blocks the lower half of the entry way, but the facilities folx had locked it open, so that you couldn't latch it—because in order to fuck over homeless folx, they're also fucking over people who need to sit to use the bathroom.
So I fixed it.
Today's haul of love locks 🥰
