I'm locked in my room

ANTVGM64

Hi there everyone, I just moved to a new place, a dorm in Chicago, and after locking my door from the inside, I find I am unable to get out of my room. I have no phone. I have internet, and am not sure if it's just me being retarded, or if there is a specific way to open the door. It's a long gray metal handle, with a lock in the middle that turns between horizontal and Vertical. I have removed the door handle on more than one occasion and was unable to figure out a way to open the door. Any suggestions on why this may be happening?

Thanatos

Pound on the door until someone responds, have them try to open it from the outside, then get ahold of building maintenance to have them fix it.

If they don't have someone out there within a day, call again. Give them another day, then call the campus fire marshal if it's not fixed (I would be very surprised if it weren't).

eternalbl

if you take apart the door knob, just push the square hole in the center away from the openning side of the door.

spacerobot

Examine the top drawer in the cabinet

Kalkino

Oh this is all kinds of awesome. Good luck!

cooljammer00

This is a free pass to be an action hero. Kick down the door!

wasted pixels

cooljammer00 wrote: »

This is a free pass to be an action hero. Kick down the door!

Don't do this until you have exhausted ALL other options. If it DOES come to this, be sure to use a side kick -- dominant foot in front, and shift your body weight forward like you're "falling through" the door as you kick -- and aim right below the doorknob.

NightDragon

Is it one of those push-button locks? I'm pretty sure you have to make line on the "button" vertical (or whatever it isn't, now), by pushing it inward and turning, and then turn the handle. If that doesn't work, usually it's just a matter of jostling the handle and fiddling with the lock. Turning, twisting, pushing the lock and the handle.

Steev

If you have a microphone, you could possibly use Skype to call someone.

VisionOfClarity

This happened to a friend of mine. She didn't have a cell so she had to wait for her neighbors to hear her banging. They got the RA who called her boss and she ended up being stuck for about 12 hours after her RA was notified before maintenance finally came and got her out. I don't know why it took so long but I know she was not happy. Do you want one of us to call your RA or something?

MuddBudd

If a door to a bizarre alternate dimension shows up in your room, for the love of god don't go in it.

Raneados

seriously man, give us some number to call and we'll see if we can do something

number
what dorm room
floor
room number
name

PM someone if you don't want to share all those details publicly

VisionOfClarity

He hasn't responded, I wonder if her got out and just didn't tell us.

Kalkino

VisionOfClarity wrote: »

This happened to a friend of mine. She didn't have a cell so she had to wait for her neighbors to hear her banging. They got the RA who called her boss and she ended up being stuck for about 12 hours after her RA was notified before maintenance finally came and got her out. I don't know why it took so long but I know she was not happy. Do you want one of us to call your RA or something?

Hmmm, i had an experience like this. It was a beautiful, sunny day in London and I decided to let some air in through the front door. Later I decided to read a book in the courtyard out back. At some point in time the draft set up by the two outside open doors caused the courtyard one to shut. With the deadlock on and me with no keys. The only way out was jumping over a series of large walls and other courtyards. So no dice there either. Three hours later I was rescued by a returning housemate who I must have scared the fuck out of as I was loitering outside the courtyard door when he opened.

acidlacedpenguin

err

another vote for action hero.

Willeth

You should have been shown how to work the lock when you moved in, if it's not broken. But deal with that once you're out. :P

Try turning the handle upwards as far as it will go without, you know, breaking it. Then fiddle with the latch.

ANTVGM64

So it was broken, it was replaced, I took a nap, I misplaced my socks.

Very weird day I'm having.