• Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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        4 days ago

        I can easily break into my apartment through the kitchen window, the only one that wouldn’t require a ladder, but then I’d have to replace the glass. We could get back into the building by waiting around for a neighbor, who would probably recognize us or at least not find the old couple with the wheelchair threatening. But we’d be late for wherever we were going, which is usually a medical appointment. When I go out alone I usually don’t lock the unit door because it’s more dangerous for my husband if I crash or something and nobody can get in to help him than the chances of someone breaking in with evil intent.

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          3 days ago

          Would it be cheaper though to replace a broken window than to call a locksmith?

          The locksmith is definitely less hassle and depending how busy they are a matter of minutes.