Eve and I went out again. Came back with 24 new additions to the family.

#Locksport #LoveLocks #RitualPolyculeSacrifice

@alice
I'm envious that you both have a place to do this and someone to do this with. Happy for you though.
@alice love the green Abus!
I think my purple one had serrated key pins.
@alice clicked the hashtag, disappointed to find no other "ritual polycule sacrifice" posts
@alice also I'm mildly surprised you got the one second from left open. From its appearance i would expect it to be completely seized.
@azonenberg that antique Ilco? I'm surprised too. The thing is rusted to all hell, but the mechanism works perfectly.
@alice
do you use oil or wd40 for the rust issue?
@Joe_von_Saporski depends. I try not to damage any of the character or writing on love locks, so I tend to just leave them in their current state (but nice and dry).
@alice
I mean when you pick them to get them. Are they not clogged by the weather and don't move sometimes?
@alice are the heart shaped ones interesting locks or have the manufacturers cut costs by making them single use?
@aimaz there are two main types of heart-shaped locks encounter: one takes a standard handcuff key, and one clicks shut once, then doesn't open again (I believe they have a little pin that drops in once closed that seizes them up).
@alice Youโ€™re doing such a public service. I hadnโ€™t realized how much lock litter is EVERYWHERE now. (I havenโ€™t traveled much since pre-2020.) Holy hell, people are buying and purposefully littering a LOT of trash these days!
@jonobie I absolutely love love locks, but you do have to cull the herds or they start wrecking the ecosystem.
@alice This weekend, I had to pick a lock and was successful with a nail file and a pair of tiny tweezers, thanks to watching you and @deviantollam's posts, and I'm hooked.

@WTL awesome, and congrats!

Now we should get you some proper tools!

@deviantollam

@alice @deviantollam I was attempting to justify the purchase to my wife. ๐Ÿคฃ I do have my eye on the toolkit.
@alice @WTL I concur, we're happy to help you out with tools, always โ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘
@deviantollam @alice Thanks! ๐Ÿ––๐Ÿป