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[kayre]

For at least two years, two of the church doors haven't locked properly; a good tug pops them right open. Several people, including me, have reported it to the appropriate people over and over, but "we'd have to change the doors, it's just too expensive, it's such a safe area."

Sometime between Sunday morning and this morning, some young people (presumably) figured it out. We got really lucky; they had fun and left messes, but did no real damage. They went joyriding in a wheelchair, and on a furniture dolly. They sampled, and spilled, a single-serve communion cup. They scattered most of a large jar of cake sprinkles on the floor and walked on them. They found a can of spray paint, and this is where we got really lucky, because they used it only on a piece of cardboard and a trash can, and some overspray on a library table.

I'm really really hoping our elders decide maybe replacing the doors is worth the $$$, because next time could be lots worse.

Comments

[silkensteel]

If they're not safety doors (designated exit doors) a simple set of hasps and keyed padlocks can provide a temporary fix until the doors can be reset or replaced. Talk to a legit locksmith and see if just raising or realigning the hinges can work?

[kayre]

They are designated exits, and we have already been caught chaining one of them. The doors are complicated-- vertical deadbolt doors with metal frames-- and honestly, not my problem. :)

[wordweaverlynn]

I'm angry and disappointed -- but yeah, you got lucky. The mess could have been much more ... biological.

[amaebi]

Amen.

[hitchhiker]

ugh, it sucks how people won't fix these problems until something bad happens :(

[cellio]

Oof. You got lucky. I hope the people in charge realize how lucky you got...this time.