Need nice suggestion on how to avoid getting locked outside your door accidentally
Hello friends
Need a little bit of nice suggestions from you on how to avoid bad situation when we forget the home key inside anddoor gets locked .
I really do tend to forget the keys easily .
Need a little bit of nice suggestions from you on how to avoid bad situation when we forget the home key inside anddoor gets locked .
I really do tend to forget the keys easily .
Tags: Forget, Keys, Suggestions
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Permalink Reply by James Baquet on -
1. If your door locks from the INSIDE, put the key in the lock and lock it when you're home. That way you'll have to have the key in your hand to get OUT of your place.
2. If you CAN'T do that, put a sign on the inside of the door at eye level that says "KEYS."
3. Give a key to a trusted friend that lives nearby in case 1 and 2 don't work.
4. Do you carry any kind of bag, backpack, briefcase, etc.? Put a spare set of keys in that.
(I do 1 and 3. But 3 might be unnecessary, since in 4-1/2 years in China, I've never forgotten the key yet! Knock wood...)
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Permalink Reply by Abhi on -
Thx SZ Buzz
Your suggestions seem to be practical .
I did do the #3 earlier , but i moved recently and unfortunately dont have a good friend near home now .
Ans its really great that you have spent so many years without forgetting the keys .
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Permalink Reply by Abhi on
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Hi Dave
Actually , i do this sort of check most of the times too .
But , sometimes , things are meant to slip out of our minds .And thats when i forget to take my keys along .
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Permalink Reply by James Baquet on
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Yeah, actually, when I wrote my reply, I assumed Abhi was doing the "pocket check" and it wasn't working.
I, too, do a pocket check (phone, money, wallet, keys, towel). But frankly (sorry, Professor Dave) I think this thing tends to work better for us older guys. We move slower and are more cautious. In my twenties I often forgot my keys. On the other hand, there are SOME meticulous youngsters, and my ADD brother still forgets his keys at 60!
Anyway, if pocket checks don't work, it's best to put some mechanisms in place. The depository by the front door is a good idea.
Off topic: P.D. mentions carrying his passport. I always heard this was a bad idea (exposure to theft), and that carrying a copy would do. Is the original now required here in China?
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Permalink Reply by Pepe Tete on -
Just dont go out, keep to stay at home, order food by phone, and organize house parties, should work!
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Permalink Reply by ELEKTROAESTHETIK on -
I'm really scatter brained and this kind of stuff happens to me all the time. I would suggest 2 things. Get a door mat and put an extra key under that OR some people have lucky banners put up on or above their door, I would get one and tape it behind that.
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Permalink Reply by James Baquet on
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Sorry, I have to disagree. Hiding a key near your front door is OK if you don't mind losing all your stuff. (In that case, just leave the door unlocked.) Several times my doormat has been removed (perhaps by the cleaning staff in my building); my key would have been found instantly. My New Years banners have been removed twice (once for painting, once by vandals).
Flower pots, umbrella stands, shoe racks: DON'T put your key where it can be found. With a TRUSTED friend (not just a neighbor or security guard you don't know) is best.
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Permalink Reply by Abhi on
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Hahahaha , lol
And may be some thieves make merry if they accidentally get a hand upon the key .
But it sounds reasonable .I might try that as the securtity in my building is really good.
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Permalink Reply by Jeepers Creepers on -
Try to check on a very good and nice secret spot from outside your door where you can place a duplicate of your keys. This spot you got to make sure nobody knows and its not easy to find out by other people.
Another thing I do is, I leave a duplicate of my key in the office just in case. So happen my office is 10 minutes away from where I stay
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