Re: [ihc] Could have used Joel's cool tool

["Ryan Moore" <baradium@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hofstetter" <hofs@domain.elided>
To: "Joel Furtek" <jf7e@domain.elided>; <oldihc@domain.elided>;
<ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 11:15
Subject: [ihc] Could have used Joel's cool tool


> on 1/21/04 8:35 AM, Joel Furtek at jf7e@domain.elided wrote:
>
> > Anyway, I had to cut an outboard motor lock (legally!) and tried my
> > trusty sawzall, but it wouldn't touch the case-hardened steel.  I
> > picked up a diamond cutting wheel for the Dremel, and I was through
> > the lock in seconds.  It's almost scary how effective it was.
> > Anyway, with its small size and no cord, such a tool might really
> > come in handy in a lot of projects.  Just thought I'd pass it along.
> > Best to all,
> > Joel
>
> Sure, Joel, now you've helped all the lock cutters on the digest by
telling
> them a better, easier, way to cut locks.
>
> Shame on you. <g>
>
> A couple of years ago, we were up in some very high mountains on the
> California Nevada border. Not the Sierras, but high and remote. We had
> followed a very difficult trail for many miles because the topo maps
showed
> that we could get out on a black top road, not have to back-track, and
still
> see a lot of new country.
>
> After crawling for maybe 3 hours we saw the black-top road ahead and way
> below us. Big sigh of relief!
>
> After crawling down the mountain and across a field, the trail came to a
> locked gate. Crap! Hacksaw? Had one with us, but it wouldn't even mark the
> lock and the lock was on the gate mechanism, not on a chain.
>
> We took the fence down scurried out on the road, put the fence back with
our
> vehicles hopefully blocking the view of passing motorists. That took a
fair
> amount of time and we kept expecting the local law to show up. They
didn't.
>
> Could have used your tool.
>
> John
>
> John Hofstetter
> www.goldrush.com/~hofs
>

Wouldn't cutting the lock off have done more long term damage?  Since you
put the fence back up it was how you got to it, but it's hard to put a cut
lock back together...

Which gives me pause... why was there a lock on the gate or a gate for that
matter when it was obviously open on the other side?

Thanks,
Ryan