1. Place self on roof of target house. This can be accomplished via a ladder or helicopter.
2. Dismantle roof. You may choose to remove the entire roof or only a few tiles.
Note: Beware of dangerous creatures called Neighbours' Dogs. The emit high amplitude accoustic waves (commonly called "barks") that may irritate your auditory system.
3. Lower self into dark, scary region. Cobwebs and high concentrations of dust are reliable indicators that you have entered this region.
4. Locate and open manhole. Often, the presence of a manhole is indicated by the presence of objects which are foreign to roofs, e.g. suitcases, broken fans, boxes.
5. Secure one end of rope to wooden beam directly above manhole. An acceptable method is to tie a bowline knot.
An old-fashioned way to tie a bowline
6. If you remember your knots well, you may skip this step. Pray very very hard that knot is securely tied. You may use the following example or create your own: "O Lord, please let me remember how to tie this knot correctly, and safeguard me against a broken neck. Amen!"
7. Slide down rope into room below.
Note: Descending with excessive speed may cause the epidermis of your palms to be dislodged.
Yep, I am now a qualified burglar. The reason for my training was that I got us locked out of the house two Fridays ago.
Kudos to Mr Ager for teaching me the first 3 steps through the phone, and to our neighbours for helping us to actually occomplish Step 2. (Those things are ^%$*!@#& heavy!) Mr Royd also provided the torch and rope, and taught me a faster way to tie the bowline.
How happy I am for BB camping classes. Entrusting my life to a bundle of twisted fibres was VERY scary! I wasn't willing to test the strength of my knot, so I slid down as fast as I could. (Hence the dislodged epidermis)
Kudos to Dad too for storing strange things above our ceiling. If it weren't for the suitcases which pointed me in the right direction, I would've had to spend hours trying to lift every panel before finding the entrance.
All I can say is... Let's do it again! ^_^
P.S. Mom isn't very keen to let me take charge of house keys anymore...
13 comments:
LOL! You finally blogged! Yay! How was chem?
And...don't you have the...sparekeyunderdoormat?
You blogoholic, you... ^_^
Chem is yet to come on 22 Aug 2006.
Nah, the sparekeyunderdoormat is quite unsafe. My mom will soon implement the sparekeyburiedsomewhereingarden.
oh i am a complete blogoholic...now den u noe ke?
Then you were studing so hard the other day for..?
sparekeyburiedsomewhereinthegarden is relatively unsafe too ler...what if the marker gets lost? Or if it decomposes or something...sparekeyundertheflowerpot!
oh easiest way...sparekeythatyourmumkeepswithherandnotwithyou ^.^
Oh, I figured it out a long time ago. Just stating the obvious there. =P
Ahh... that was for a chem Chapter Test. Stupid last-minute answer changes caused my marks to be pulled down to 88%, if you wish to know.
I'm pretty sure keys don't decompose! ^_^ It's common practice here to store a key in a container and do the sparekeyburiedsomewhereinthegarden thing... you just need to remember where it is. Sparekeyundertheflowerpot is very similar to sparekeyunderthedoormat.
Yea, my mom beat you to that final idea... =P
Good lord. And you actually did it.
Talk about wanting to be a ninja ...
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Well... Um... Right......
If anyone ever breaks into my house, I know who to find first. Same goes if I ever lock myself out of the house. :P
Bowline knot looking familiar. *wink wink* :P
Congrats you burglar-of-your-own-house. Wow. I wonder if I will ever get the chance to break into my own house.
*poke* (this is me procrastinating from writing practice english essays) i still cant get over the fact that you 'broke' into ur own house like that! if i recall correctly this wasn't the first time you failed in taking care of the house keys was it?
btw did i tell ya? i got my pipetting accurate to 5 figures this morning![69 39 96 and 69 39 95]
kk cya Neeli
hmm....that's ingenius..the way you broke into your own house....seriously, with the helicopters and what not, i would've sworn you would want into break into somewhere you could steal something from(eg. not your house) but really, nxt time, if i want to break into my house, i'll look for an unlocked window(there always is one isn't there?)...but...if i ever use plan b(your ingenius plan) i'll remember to thank you when i fall and break my neck ......
Dienasty: Nah, ninjas would've LEAPT onto the roof.
Debbie: Sure, blame the good kid. Break into your own house and then pin the fault on Sze Howe, why don't you... =P Anyway, all hail camping classes! =D
Saykhia: Thanks. =P You can create your own chances... *innocent face* ("Ma... I dunno where the keys are!")
Neeli: Meh, you can afford to procrastinate... *coughtopinclasscough* I'm SO not looking forward to that assessment! >_< My mom seems to have a habit of leaving her set in the house ONLY when I've forgotten mine too, lol. More pipetting tomorrow morning, yay!
Jyl: Hey... I've already provided a picture guide so that you can learn how to tie safe knots! Disclaimer - This thief is not responsible for any broken necks arising from the use of his guide. Anyway, all of our windows have grills so we don't have your option... =(
*sigh* it's a 2-d picture! god i'm bad with knots....really really bad with knots.. hahahha.....owh yes you are very responsible...you....you give people ideas about breaking into houses! hmphh.......
*cough* bad influence *cough*
:P
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