Lieutenant Rich Taylor and the Crew from Winter Park (FL) Truck 61 found this door while out doing some area familiarization. From the outside this particular door shows no sign of supplemental locks. At one point there was a traditional handle, but that has since been removed and replaced with a blank. The latch is also being “protected†from a simple latch guard. It appears that a simple force with the irons would make quick work of this. This particular occupancy was a bakery, so not exactly a high profile target, or occupancy that you would expect to be highly protected. However, as you can see from the inside, nice little surprise awaits you.
How well do you know your first due? Before this occupancy was a bakery, what was it? Perhaps some of the long time readers of the site recognize this exact door it was featured in a previous post back in November 2006 click here to check it out. However, it was a check-cashing store back then. Certainly an occupancy with that amount of cash on hand would certainly warrant having a fortified rear door.
There is something very different about the door from the original post though… Take a look, have you figured it out? The answer will be in the first comment below so we don’t spoil it here.
The door has been flipped. Previously it hinged on the right, now it hinges on the left. Not sure why they did that, but we wanted to point it out.
I thought that’s what I was seeing but couldn’t convince myself of it. Interesting to say the least.
The pedantic prick in me wants to point out that if the door had been flipped (around) the lock hardware would be on the outside.
It has been flipped (over) or simply rotated in the frame so the bottom is now the top.
Now why…. that’s a much more intersting question? Perhaps the bakery equipment required the door change. Perhaps the wind blows from a certain angle somedays. Maybe they want to be able to prop the door open for ventilation and this way works better. Could be more convenient for delivery vehicles this way around. Might even be a local legal requirement for food places?
Any other ideas?