{"id":3941,"date":"2011-03-28T06:54:20","date_gmt":"2011-03-28T06:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/whatisee\/?p=104"},"modified":"2011-03-28T06:54:20","modified_gmt":"2011-03-28T06:54:20","slug":"skeleton-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/28\/skeleton-keys\/","title":{"rendered":"Skeleton Keys"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I was in the US this last trip, my colleagues saw my house keys and wondered…do you actually use that key to get into your house? After 8 years I’ve become pretty immune to keys which I consider “skeleton keys” – long, imposing keys that are used to open deadbolts on big doors here in Italy.<\/p>\n

I actually saved a longer skeleton key from a previous apartment – I thought I’d take a picture of it so you can see just how big they are compared to regular keys. The blue-topped one is the one that I use to get into my current apartment.<\/p>\n

Have you had any exposure to skeleton keys?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When I was in the US this last trip, my colleagues saw my house keys and wondered…do you actually use that key to get into your house? After 8 years I’ve become pretty immune to keys which I consider “skeleton keys” – long, imposing keys that are used to open deadbolts on big doors here…<\/p>\n

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