The Throwdown

It finally happened folks.The throwdown of the weekend

Mandy vs. the key. 

Trying to prove herself (to apparently no one) the naive blonde challenged her tiny, stubborn house key to a duel. I would love to know what was going through her head as she shoved that little punk into the lock. Probably thinking about the future, because if she had been pondering the present and potential consequences she probably would have chosen a different way of entering the empty house. 

Mandy seemed to have the upper hand (literally) as she pulled the classic twist and unlock. The match seemed over before it even began as the door opened triumphantly...BUT the key fought back. Reaching into his bag of tricks and pulling out the nastiest of all. No matter how hard she tried, that obnoxious piece of metal refused to budge. He was staying in that lock, and no one could stop him. After approximately two hours of yanking, tugging, murmurming, mumbling, praying, crying, and sitting. Mandy took one last look at her crippled hands and threw in the towel. 

Even after a winner had been announced, the key showed signs of poor sportsmanship by staying put. It wasn't until an hour later that he finally stepped down...thanks to the heroic efforts of Mandy's father and brother, physically removing the lock. 

Some changes have been made in order to prevent a throwdown like this ever happening again. Mainly a good ole fashioned oiling of the lock. Although the key won in this battle, both parties learned their lesson (hopefully).