Worth noting that in the 1970's DCA administered access to the Clayton Adit of Ecton Copper Mines and, because of the proximity of a caravan site with children, the owner insisted that there must be a locked gate on the adit. The gate was put on and next to it a polite notice which explained that the mine was kept locked because of danger to children and the key was available, free of charge, from the following address ...
I had to maintain a set of 8 keys because the owner wanted one, the local police station wanted one and one was kept at the cave rescue store. Each time the lock was cut off, the local PC called me at work and told me and I immediately went and bought another lock and 8 keys, sent the 3 out to the other holders and kept the 5 for loan. We deliberately went for cheap brass padlocks, which we knew were easy to break off, because we knew it would happen again, and again, ...
Then the clever b*****s went and cut a hole in the 3/8 steel plate door and a chunk out of the frame using oxy-acetylene cutters so that it was no longer possible to lock the gate.
Result: the owner apologised to DCA and said he could no longer risk it and walled up the entrance - so no access for anyone via the easy route ever again.
Ever heard of cutting off your nose to spite your face?
I had to maintain a set of 8 keys because the owner wanted one, the local police station wanted one and one was kept at the cave rescue store. Each time the lock was cut off, the local PC called me at work and told me and I immediately went and bought another lock and 8 keys, sent the 3 out to the other holders and kept the 5 for loan. We deliberately went for cheap brass padlocks, which we knew were easy to break off, because we knew it would happen again, and again, ...
Then the clever b*****s went and cut a hole in the 3/8 steel plate door and a chunk out of the frame using oxy-acetylene cutters so that it was no longer possible to lock the gate.
Result: the owner apologised to DCA and said he could no longer risk it and walled up the entrance - so no access for anyone via the easy route ever again.
Ever heard of cutting off your nose to spite your face?