[Imc] repeating a door lock solution
Paul Riismandel
p-riism at uiuc.edu
Wed Feb 13 17:20:54 UTC 2002
I want suggest again an idea I brought up at steering for the front door.
My understanding is that the front door lock has been "fixed" and that the
real problem is the alignment of the door -- something that's not easy to
fix, and may indeed be beyond the IMC's responsibility. Given that, I
suggest that we put in a simple extra lock, like a hook and eye, that
allows someone to lock her/himself in, along with a wireless doorbell.
Such a lock is not going to keep out a determined intruder (of course a
determined intruder could just throw a brick through the window), but will
keep out the random drunk stumbling out of the bars who's looking for a
comfy couch to pass out on (that's an experience I've had at WEFT too many
times). Having such a lock that's inaccessible to the outside means that
people using the IMC after hours are responsible for paying attention to
the doorbell and letting in other IMCistas. I think that's a reasonable
trade-off.
This is just an interim solution that I think can provide some security in
the absence of something better.
--Paul
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