Twitter user @ToddlerLex gets locked in a bedroom in a locked unit in London

WHEN you find yourself trapped in a locked bedroom within a locked unit with just a mobile it’s amazing how social media can help.

Free after five hours ... Lex breathes more easily with his hero, Hamilton Stansfield (@lordham). Picture: @toddler lex / twitter

WHEN you find yourself trapped in a locked bedroom within a locked unit what do you do?

Let Lex, who has the Twitter handle @ToddlerLex, tell you what he did when he got himself into this situation at his home in Islington, London, UK.

As the drama unfolded — it was a public holiday - mates even set up hashtags #freeLex and OperationSaveLex.

Usually it's stuck open, the lock won't turn and we've never locked the bedroom door. Now the opposite's happened & it won't open.

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

The boyfriend @david_nyhan has set up a whatsapp group #OperationSaveLex to try and get spare keys - WHY DO LONDONERS NOT WAKE UP EARLY?!

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

Update! A friend has met the cleaner, collected the spare keys, is travelling to me to get into the flat from the otherside!

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

This is ridiculous. I'm locked in a room within a locked flat, with only twitter and a bottle of my wee for company. pic.twitter.com/xd2xjcHjcu

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

YES! Julie is here with spare keys to unlock two of the three locked doors pic.twitter.com/cMP36wz6hT

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

Julie's view from the street as I threw her one of the three keys needed to get me out pic.twitter.com/je79H7TTDO

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

Julie filled her handbag with water & some food, with some string I found I've got some supplies! pic.twitter.com/Ry4qX6D8BC

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

YES! @lordham is here with power tools pic.twitter.com/Vi8uoPmqPe

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

Julie put chocolate brioche in the survival pack of rations. This has now turned into the two of them working hard while I sit & eat.

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

This is an emergency. These brioche are dry.

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

Managed to get the lock facia off and unscrew part of the lock. Waiting for the other side to do the same pic.twitter.com/2bjl2wiKD2

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

Wait. It's just occurred to me I'm now stuck in a locked room, that doesn't even have a handle. pic.twitter.com/tbNzK7qEOE

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

We've found the culprit! Door slammed, broke the key in the lock, the groove broke the lock & is stuck in there! pic.twitter.com/kFK2KAWgFA

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

Julie has gone to flirt with some local builders to see if they'll lend us a ladder so I can climb out the window

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

God, how long before I go all bear Gryls and have to drink my piss. This room is heating up.

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

So leylands refused to lend Julie the ladder to get me out. BOO. I'm still trapped inside. Everyone boo leylands

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

I am not calling the fire brigade! I am not dealing with that level of embarrassment

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

No, we can't take it off the hinges. It's locked, meaning it's in snug, so you'd just have a hingeless door

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

It's all get a bit Shining pic.twitter.com/zNeaeKazas

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

Door has ruined three drill heads, still the lock won't budge.Having a window meeting to discuss our next plan pic.twitter.com/ouD3QCsSbp

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

Yes!! We have progress! pic.twitter.com/IGxwV0vmBW

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

@toddlerlex this must look like porn to you right now... pic.twitter.com/RTJXplMEBc

— Chris Jay Lewis (@c_j_lewis) May 4, 2015

#freeLex pic.twitter.com/8FuLyB9HEP

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

Five hours and counting #freeLex

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

YES!!! I AM A FREE MAN! pic.twitter.com/Xc9n462kfZ

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015

Phew! I am free, and having my first taste of freedom! Thanks for keeping me company everyone x pic.twitter.com/5cFrruEePs

— Lex (@toddlerlex) May 4, 2015