Catproofing

[madbaker]

We had to install a toddler-lock on our study door some years back, because Galen figured out how to open the levers. This worked all right but the cheap white plastic was less than esthetically pleasing. And eventually, it broke.

The wife had the idea of testing out an oval doorknob instead. They are easier on the hands (the basis behind levers) and more importantly for us, cannot be opened - so far - by clever kitty paws.

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Vaseline: Sex aid, and Kitty Konfounder

[fionnbharro.livejournal.com]

Vaseline on doorknobs keeps kids out of their parents' bedrooms, and keeps kitties from using doorknobs, too.

Re: Vaseline

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

I find the idea of permanently greasing doorknobs with Vaseline even less esthetically pleasing than a toddler lock.

For your friends who don't know the reference:

[fionnbharro.livejournal.com]

A man doing market research for the Vaseline Company knocked at the door and was greeted by a young woman with three small children running around
at her feet. "I'm doing some research for Vaseline. Have you ever used the product?"

She said, "Yes. My husband and I use it all the time."

"If you don't mind my asking," he said, "what do you use it for?"

"We use it for sex," she said.

The researcher was a little taken aback. "Usually people lie to me and say they use it on a child's bicycle chain or to help with a gate hinge. But, in fact, I know that most people do use it for sex. I admire you for your honesty. Since you've been so frank so far, can you tell me exactly HOW you use it for sex?"

The woman said, "I don't mind telling you at all. My husband and I put it on the doorknob and it keeps the kids out."