Enter, this way

to date, the only way to get into the house is a whacky system that involves a heavy chain, a padlock, and a  rickety wooden door with a few strategic holes in it.  the previous owner used this system to keep the squatters out.  the chain wraps around the wooden door and the security gate outside of it.  a padlock secures the whole mess.  as the potential intruder tries to pull the outer door, the inner door shuts tighter.   kind of a neat little trick i suppose.

to get in [legitimately] you need to remove the padlock, untie the chain, and open the doors.  and thats how we've been doing it so far.

next week, that will all come to an end. we are going to [finally] get a big-boy front door with an actual door handle (!) that will allow us to enter in a more civilized fashion.

so here's an ode to the padlock and chain.  you will never be forgotten.