They make a pact that the next person who speaks must bar the door, and the door remains open.

Horrified, they panic and bar the door, despite the landlord being seriously hurt.

Termed kitty bar the door, it required three defenders to align themselves across the ice 30 feet in front of the goaltender to stop offensive rushes.

The only jostling was by latecomers forced to elbow their way into the packed committee room, such was the crush, until the police finally barred the doors to prevent overcrowding.

Then nettles take over, barring the doors.