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JC Dill wrote: > > At 07:32 PM 11/3/2003, John Fraizer wrote: > >On Mon, 3 Nov 2003, Owen DeLong wrote: > > > > > Maybe I'm missing something, but, if you have the bolt cutters, I don't > > > see why you need the key to an adjacent lock or any of the locks. > > > >Um, cutting a lock out gets it out of the mix but, you still have to have > >the key to one of the other locks to complete the chain again. Think > >about it. > > A cut lock can be replaced with a similar replacement lock and usually no > one will be the wiser. Look at the locks here: > > <http://www.qsl.net/kf4lhp/telweb/microwave/kiv70/padlocks.jpg> > > The lock marked ATC is between 2 other locks (that's a hasp to its left, > with rusty chain further to the left). It could be cut and replaced with a > similar lock linking the other two locks, without opening either of the > other two locks. On gates with many locks (I've seen chains of 6 or more), > there is rarely any interest given to the locks that are not one's own > responsibility. I wonder if that Bell System (F7?) is ever unlocked anymore.
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