This is not such an odd solution. Locks are really easy to break with a screw driver and a hammer which almost everyone has and is easy to carry, but most people aren't going to have or carry a torch or a cutting wheel. After 9/11 a large portion of the man holes in NYC were welded shut to prevent them from being used to hide explosives. On Apr 13, 2009, at 6:10 PM, Joel Esler wrote:
Yeah, I would have loved to be on the wall during that conversation:
"So, how can we lock people out of the manholes?" "We could put locks on them?" "No, someone could just cut the locks" <starts laughing>" We could weld them shut" <still laughing> <pointed eared boss>"Good idea, do it" <stops laughing, serious look>"Really sir?" "Yes, make it happen" <all nervously look at each other> "Uh, okay..."