SAW 1 - somewhat became a reality for me today

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Another reason to carry 24/7. If you had had a sidearm, you could have at least broken the chain like that. Would have gotten the police there much faster, too, if it didn't manage to break the chain. :D
 
Those of you who laugh - it's ok. I won't take offense. As I already said, it's clearly the dumbest thing I've ever done. I'm sure one day I'll be able to laugh about it, but I will admit that it was terrifying at the time.
 
I share this all with you guys just so nobody else makes this mistake.
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Thank goodness for that, I just saw a line of guys in their boxer shorts buying handcuffs at Wal-mart to try this. :rolleyes: Sounds more to me like you just wanted some attention, especially with the big lead-in.

I guess here's another reason why untrained people should play with handcuffs.

I'll make this gun-related for you. If you are the kind of person to handcuff yourself to your balcony in your underwear at 2:30 in the morning, perhaps the responsibility of carrying a gun isn't for you. Likewise, if the first thing you do is run to the internet and say, "Hey guys, guess what I did?", the discrete nature of concealed carry will probably take its toll on you.

And as I predicted, it wasn't a very interesting story. However, it does put all your other posts in perspective. :)

Edited: Yeah, read it again, just to fair. I still have no idea why someone would do this in the first place and more importantly, share it with the world. Most people think I have a pretty good sense of humor, perhaps it is just too highbrow to find this amusing.
 
Yeah, mistakes happen. And I am not laughing- Been trapped, it is a scary feeling as you body gets numb from lack of blood flow and you realize there is no way out. (Had a stack of 20 odd sheets of drywall tip over and pin me to the ground in a remote location.)
And you did keep trying options, that shows you did keep your wits about you.
 
Mmmmmmm hmmmmmm...I thought so. You better tell Lamar that he'd BETTER NEVER PULL THAT THIT AGAIN....OR ELTH!

Biker:cuss:
 
The Economist said:
I share this all with you guys just so nobody else makes this mistake.
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I wouldn't lose too much sleep worrying about that. I'm guessing this one will be all yours!

But look at the bright side. If somehow you'd have gotten killed as a result of this, you'd have been a shoe-in for a Darwin Award.
 
I'm hoping they were at least plain boxers and not like... Spiderman prints or something. Because that would have been just weird.
 
I'm hoping they were at least plain boxers and not like... Spiderman prints or something. Because that would have been just weird.
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Come on we all know they had little ninjas on them.
 
Thanks for reminding me why I only use my cuffs on BGs and leave them in their pouches the rest of the time!
 
AlaskaErik - I'd say that's a pretty good policy.

As for the suggestion to shoot the chain, I'm sure that was in jest, but in the time I was stuck, the thought did cross my mind - and aside from the fact that no gun was even near me, I think it would be an extraordinarily bad idea. First I'd imagine you can end up injuring yourself if not killing yourself fairly easily. Second, I think you could break the gun if you put the chain up to the muzzle. However, third, and very important is that there's no knowing how far that bullet would go and in my situation, there was no backstop. If I was desperate and had no other option or I'd die, and a gun was available - maybe - but otherwise I'd rather suffer from my own stupidity than risk dragging somebody else into it by injuring or killing them accidentally during a time of panic.

As for my boxers - I didn't pay attention, but they were either plain dark blue, dark red, or grey. That's all I have. No spiderman or ninja boxers here.
 
Maybe, just maybe, THIS is why my buddy (who IS an excape artist) gave me a set of S&W cuffs, with the key chained TO the cuff chains, by a strong, welded link chain, to use when learning to pick, slip, and jack cuffs...

that way, the key is PERMANENTLY there, eh?

being able to remove cuffs is a rather cool ability... but DA%^, you did it the WRONG way...
 
I'm not going to dabble in ecape tricks anymore. Not my thing obviously. I'll stick with what I'm already good at, which is coin and card magic. I'm good at stage magic too, but I don't have the room to store all if these days and sold most of it.

Tell your buddy I have a lot of respect for what he does.
 
I am glad you are O.K. but why in the world would you post this on a public forum like that? The "public service announcement" reason you gave makes no sense. I am fairly sure that very few of us would ever consider cuffing ourselves to anything. If it turns out that some of us here had considered it but now decided against it due to your post, I stand corrected.

Again, I am glad that this did not turn out any worse for you. I am guessing you will be getting a bill for the damaged door if nothing else and I promise you that you are now on some unofficial list of local kooks with the police department.
 
I am glad you are O.K. but why in the world would you post this on a public forum like that? The "public service announcement" reason you gave makes no sense. I am fairly sure that very few of us would ever consider cuffing ourselves to anything. If it turns out that some of us here had considered it but now decided against it due to your post, I stand corrected.

Again, I am glad that this did not turn out any worse for you. I am guessing you will be getting a bill for the damaged door if nothing else and I promise you that you are now on some unofficial list of local kooks with the police department.
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Well, whether or not somebody learns from my mistake remains to be seen. If I had to state any other reason why I'd share, I guess all I could say is sometimes it helps to vent about a frustrating situation. It's not like I posted about illegal activity. Stupidity is still legal in most states as far as I know. If nothing else, it helped to hear that there were others who have had similarly bizarre yet scary situations happen to them (that were preventable). I wasn't expecting that, but it was nice to hear.

As for the local police department and the door, I spent the remainder of the day fixing the door. Cost over $200, but I got it done. What other bill is there? Unless you mean the police billing me for knocking it down - which maybe you are. I don't know if they do that or not. As for local kooks... who knows. I don't break the law, so I don't think I have anything to worry about. You could be right though and I just hope it doesn't harm me somehow someday.

ETA - Actually now that I think about it, they never asked for my name or for ID. So I think they probably were too busy waiting to get back out to their squad cars to laugh to care about worrying about me. There is also the possibility that they assumed a girlfriend did it to me and I didn't want to name her. Who knows. If they come back around asking neighbors questions, I'm sure I'll hear about it and then I'd know if they're wondering about me or not. As it stands, I'm pretty sure I just got labeled an idiot and that's it.
 
You are right, sometimes it is helpful to vent a little. I certainly admire you for being brave enough to share your story here.

I was referring to the landlord billing you for the door. That you were able to fix it yourself is great.

About being considered a kook for some time to come; I am pretty sure that all the local cops will know about this and it will be a while before they forget about you. I am not trying to be mean, just speaking from experience. I am a retired police officer myself and we all knew who the people were who had done strange or funny things. I would be concerned if you had to call the police again for anything in the near future. There is a good chance that they will a hard time taking you seriously.

Again, I am not trying to make fun of you and I am truly glad to hear that you were not injured. We have all done stupid things and you are right, that is not against the law, thankfully. :)
 
No offense taken, and I do realize that you may very well be right.

What I meant by move btw - is to another state. ;)

So perhaps there I can get a fresh start and keep my stupidity meter on high-alert to stay out of trouble and off any lists.
 
I did want to mentioned something else. I am sure the reponding officers appreciated the fact that you were honest and told them what had happened. So many people make crap up when they do somthing silly even though they did nothing wrong. Honestly is truly always the best policy.
 
haha. Nice.

I made nice with the door. Gave it a nice new knob, bolt, even replaced the hinges and reinforced the screw holes. Used some bondo for the minor dents (the police were kind enough to try to minimize damage when knocking it down, which I really appreciated). Sanded the bondo, gave it a fresh coat of paint all around, and tomorrow it will get a new chain lock in the back. Fixed the frame completely. All in all, the door made out like a bandit and got the nicest overhaul it's probably had in 20 years. I tried to take lemons and make lemonade to the best of my ability.

universal - yeah, I really just figured that there was no better story than the truth itself. When they asked if I had been injured, I just told them that all that got seriously injured was my pride. As embarassing as it was to be honest, I figured you don't lie to the police, and especially not when all you're guilty of is having had a bonehead moment. Aside from a lady who got mad at 6 AM from being awoken by my pleads for somebody to help, there were no victims. Frankly, though I have no respect or sympathy for somebody whose response to another's terrified pleadings for help is, "****!" I won't miss her when I leave. I will however miss my next door neighbor. She pretty much knows who I am and what I'm into and yet has been very supportive and helpful. God bless her.
 
Well, in perspective, most people have done dumber things than that while driving (or voting). You didn't endanger anyone else.

So he says, "Ok, we're going to have to break down the door then to get in."
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He just likes to kick down doors... it's not like police don't have lock guns, bump keys, etc.
 
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