Roger Warner Cares for Quiet Sundays

Firstly, I’m now the proud owner of a pair of knitted, woollen slippers…courtesy of Mrs W. They’re truly great and extremely comfortable, if a little slippery.

Secondly, I learned how to break into a car yesterday, courtesy of my neighbour Steve (he’s in security, so he’s qualified to advise on this kind of thing).

Trouble was, my friend had locked his keys in the ignition of his ‘vintage’ BMW, with the engine running, and no spare set to hand.

The solution came in the shape of a cable tidy, some dental floss and a bit of patience.

As directed by Steve, if you get locked out of your car, and if it has an old style lock that you manually flick up and down when inside, then there’s no need to panic. (Well, so long as you floss regularly, are up tight about general cable mess, and tend to keep this kind of stuff on your person at all times.)

See below for an overview.

Bore a hole in the end of the cable tidy. Thread the dental floss through the hole and tie it in a loop. Shove the contraption through the gap at the side of your car door (a crowbar may help create one). Jiggle the floss around until it lassoos the lock, pull it sharply towards you and bingo you’re back in!

This took us all of 60 minutes on a cold afternoon. On a sunny day, without the wobbly hands, I reckon you could get it down to at least 45 mins. Don’t use cotton though, it’ll break. Has to be dental floss – or something else that’s tough and up to the job.