So, I was gone for a few days, visiting my family back home. I put lots of water and food out, put out an extra litterbox, and left the cats to their own devices for 4 days.
In addition to a deadbolt and a chain bolt, I have this thing
http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/io...-room-door.jpg
on my door. My cats like to play with the loop part of it. While I was gone, one of them (I suspect Kramer) pushed the loop part over just enough so that it performed its function and prevented the door from being opened more than 4 inches. (I live alone, and you obviously can't push it over from the outside!)
So, my cats locked me out of my own house.
Fortunately, I was able to figure out how to get in without breaking a window. With a short Philips head screwdriver, I just unscrewed the three screws holding the loop part to the doorjamb, and voila, I was in. Skinny wrists were a plus in maneuvering the screwdriver in the 4-ish inches of space I had between the door and the jamb.
So, yay for design flaws in security locks that allow you to break into your own apartment.
In addition to a deadbolt and a chain bolt, I have this thing
http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/io...-room-door.jpg
on my door. My cats like to play with the loop part of it. While I was gone, one of them (I suspect Kramer) pushed the loop part over just enough so that it performed its function and prevented the door from being opened more than 4 inches. (I live alone, and you obviously can't push it over from the outside!)
So, my cats locked me out of my own house.
Fortunately, I was able to figure out how to get in without breaking a window. With a short Philips head screwdriver, I just unscrewed the three screws holding the loop part to the doorjamb, and voila, I was in. Skinny wrists were a plus in maneuvering the screwdriver in the 4-ish inches of space I had between the door and the jamb.
So, yay for design flaws in security locks that allow you to break into your own apartment.