Locked out of my dorm.

[LCpointerKILLA]

Sitting here on the living room couch, I have given up. Tried the credit card thing, tried the paperclip thing. I guess I will have to pay the 75 dollars to get a new key and switch my lock as well as my room-mates'. This sucks. Any suggestions besides "yeah pay the 75 dollars blah blah blah Hank Hill crap"?

[CanalStalkin]

keep tryin' the credit card trick man! If the lock isn't anything special and the deadbolt isn't on it should work. Try a bunch of different angles. And go in as far as you can without losing it. I lock myself out of the garage all the time and I have mastered it LOL.

[Sam]

Pay the $75 and then carry an extra key with you on yor person, along with an extra car ignition key. 

[Grey Wolf]

Pay the $75 and then carry an extra key with you on yor person, along with an extra car ignition key.

He said he didn't want to hear the common sense approach.

[bweave09]

keep tryin' the credit card trick man! If the lock isn't anything special and the deadbolt isn't on it should work. Try a bunch of different angles. And go in as far as you can without losing it. I lock myself out of the garage all the time and I have mastered it LOL.

Those, my friend, are words of wisdom.

[Captain Obvious]

Any suggestions besides "yeah pay the 75 dollars blah blah blah Hank Hill crap"?

Hmmmm, abandoning common sense in a must have situation. Can't wait to see how this turns out

You can always do the body vs. door trick just get a running head start......

[Dan:]

where are your roommates?

[MattinOK]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Door_breaching

Most of these methods work quite well.

[fourbizz]

Sawzall.

[RobbyZ5001]

Try a knife.

[seyone]

I rip out the metal hook from the folder and use that.

[moby bass]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Door_breaching

Most of these methods work quite well.

Just watched an episode of Lock n Load, with r. Lee Ermey.

They were demonstrating the use of Det Cord. It works very well for opening otherwise locked doors  ;D