No reason given why you shouldn t touch it.
Rubber bands left on front door.
Facebook the woman heard a knock on her front door the person wasn t knocking nice it was as if they were pounding on the door.
Now if the door closes you can push it back open with your body even if your hands are full.
To keep that from happening take a rubber band and loop it around one doorknob or handle.
Hook the rubber band around the doorknobs on both sides of the door making sure it doesn t interfere with the latch.
Some who commented why the would be burglar would have left the rubber band on the door after nobody answered.
The rubber band holds the latch down preventing the door from latching shut.
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The rubber band will cushion the slamming noise.
Burglars place a rubber band around the door knob allowing them to barge into the house as soon as the home owner unlatches the door without having to wait for the.
That was when she noticed something strange on her door handle it was an ordinary rubber band the same kind that you could easily purchase at any office supply store and it was wrapped around the door latch.
On 21 april 2016 facebook user kim fleming posted an image of a rubber band stretched over a door latch handle along with a message warning people about a new method of employing rubber bands.
Then twist the rubber band once and then loop it around the other knob.
Whole thing seems dubious.
A woman shared her story on facebook so if you have a rubber band around the knob call 911.
Tell how much paint you have left.
If you spot a rubber band on your front door handle don t touch it here s the sick thing it means don t open door for strangers.
It might not have sounded.
Allegedly robbers use it to hold latch open so they can burst in after you open the lock.
She pulls a rubber band over a door handle the reason is pure genius.
Others questioned whether a rubber band on a door latch would actually prevent a lock from latching a woman who said she worked in the door hardware industry said it would if the rubber band applied enough pressure.