243. Jimmy Fixes His Door
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Jimmy lives on the second floor of a
-unit apartment building. His front door has two locks --
security deadbolt, and a regular door handle
. The front door also has a peephole --
tiny piece of glass through which Jimmy can
out his door at about eye-level to "preview"
is knocking on his door or ringing his
.
The peephole is a security device, but Jimmy
uses it. When someone knocks, he just opens
door. First of all, he lives in a
neighborhood, so security is not really a problem.
, people rarely knock on Jimmy's door, so he
always eager to greet a visitor.
Before you
knock on the front door, you have to
the button on the black screen door to
the screen door. The screen door has an
lock on it, but the lock has not
since the screen door was installed more than
years ago. This has bothered Jimmy from day
. Today, Jimmy finally decided to do something about
lock on the screen door. It was a
, warm sunny day. Jimmy was in his shorts --
flip-flops, no shirt.
The lock was part
the screen door pushbutton handle. The outside and
handles were held together with just two screws.
got a flathead screwdriver and loosened both screws.
kept adjusting the screws, and pushing on the
button. Eventually he adjusted the screws enough to
the lever stayed in the locked position when
pushed on the outside button. Finally, he had
the right adjustment.
But now he needed to
a spacer on the inside handle to maintain
adjustment. He found a piece of plastic that
just the right thickness. He inserted the plastic
the handle and the doorframe itself, and then
tightened the two screws. Bingo! It worked perfectly.
could push on the outside button with all
might, and the lever would remain locked. Jimmy
. The screen door finally worked properly!
Jimmy had
a two-year-old problem in less than an hour.
was ecstatic. He returned the screwdriver to the
, thinking “I'm a genius.”
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