i now have a 1972 monte carlo and a dilemma

[this is not cbring]

i bought it yesterday............i've already had some learning experiences.....

i quickly learned that 1/2 tank equals empty.........a friendly car-loving stranger and a 1 gallon gas canister resolved that no problem......

today, i learned that i need a longer overflow hose from the radiator and that holley 4 barrels don't like anti-freeze.........

but here is my real issue...........

i took it out cruising this morning...........had a blast........i come home and go to get out of the car and the inside driver's side door handle breaks off.........i can't open the door........no big deal.......i just crawl over and climb out the passenger side..........

i go inside, eat, take a nap, watch some football........then come outside to work on it............i decide that it would be best to figure out how the passenger side door works.......so i start messing with the lock and taking off the door panel.......

after i lock and unlock the door about 3 times to get a grasp of where the moving parts are located..........i lift the lock and nothing happens........son of a dammit.............i tinker with it to no avail.......apparently something broke inside the locking mechanism.......son of a dammit.........

back to the drawing board.......i push to door to where it isn't wide open without shutting it........i go inside to call for advice.......i call my pops........then i call one of his old ironworker buddies...........i formulate a gameplan and go back outside.........

someone did me the favor of shutting my door for me......now i can't get in either side........

how can i get in a car without breaking something? what now?

edit: this site doesn't seem to host my pics from my msn users page