TIFU By locking myself out of the house

Submitted by Gingyfiz t3_10a1hja in tifu

This isn't a super eventfull story. But i hope it still bring someone a little entertainment. Technically this happened yesterday but i didn't have the time to write it then.

Yesterday i had a very busy day. I had a doctors appointment, I visited some employment agencies and i did some small shopping for craft supplies. Because i had so much on my mind. Appearantly when i got home i took my keys out of my bag and put them on the table.

My pet hamster died last monday. I wanted to collect some sticks to decorate her grave with when i finally get to burying her. There's a willow tree nearby so i thought i'd go outside for a second and grab some sticks then go back home.

I grabbed my jacket! I grabbed my bag which i thought my keys were still in! And headed outside! I went to the willow tree. Grabbed some thicker branches and walked back. Then, when i tried to get my key, i couldn't find it. I searched my pockets too but it dawned on me i left them inside. My mom was still at work for 3 more hours and nobody else had a spare key. My parents are divorced and i was hoping my dad had a spare one but he didn't.

After a few minutes my neighbor's came home. They saw me sitting on the curb and asked my why i was sitting there. After explaining the situation they kindly invited me inside and gave me some tea, cookies and nachos. I entertained the kids for some time and had a nice chat with the mom. Before i knew it my mom came home and i was able to grab my keys before heading out again to do groceries! Like i said, it wasn't very eventfull but i can't help but laugh about it now. I hope i could make some of ya'll laugh as well.

Tldr: Left my keys in the house thinking they were in my bag. Neighbor rescued me by letting me stay with them until my mom got home.

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mrmatt46 t1_j41pe6r wrote

My wife locked herself out of the house once, while I was out of state for work. She was about 8 months pregnant and there wasn't anything she could do, no neighbors or anyone with keys. She ended up getting into the garage to get a ladder, then going in through a window on the second floor that was open. This was about 13 years ago now and she is still terrified of being locked out again. She will have full on panic attacks if she thinks she left her keys, and she'll search her purse 10 times to make sure she has them every time she leaves. I'm glad you had nice neighbors & it wasn't as bad as it could've been. The story was definitely entertaining & made me remember the story I got when I got back home from work 😂

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Ok_Mud2132 t1_j42e96g wrote

I had to climb through a window when I was pregnant too but luckily it was a ground floor one and that was scary enough so imo your wife is so brave 😅 Also when I did it I'd just been to a local con and was dressed as Harley Quinn 😂

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average_AZN t1_j43htg7 wrote

Get her a smart lock or a lock you can unlock with a phone

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HardKnokLyfe t1_j44gpt3 wrote

I have a daily pat down of myself before I leave. Wallet, phone, keys. Keysphonewallet. I don’t close my door unless I have those three things. Wanna know how many times I have to go back inside because I forgot something? At least twice a week. Sometimes everyday. And 9/10 it’s my keys.

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roxinmyhead t1_j42w9ui wrote

Was a grad student back in the 80s. Drove a big ol 1973 Chevy Monte Carlo. Went to a gathering of dept students by the lake. Locked my keys in the car... fortunately, someone had a wire coat hanger in the back of their car and someone else knew how to use it. So after considerable effort and a few beers, got the door unlocked. A little rattled, I left the gathering a little early and went back to the dept....and after an hour or two I managed to leave my keys on my desk and locked myself out of my office. Sigh.... and of course after calling security from the lab.. was sitting down waiting by the mailroom (where you could see both doors that security might come in)....when all the other students came back from the party..... my otherwise stoic Icelandic officemate never laughed so hard as when he let me in and i called security back to cancel.😳

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Phil8719 t1_j41vv3u wrote

I locked myself out last year after getting home, parked in the garage and pressed the button to close the garage door before walking round to the front door. The problem was that I'd left the chain on that door, so couldn't get in and set my alarm off too gif I had to get round the back to let myself in but was now locked out of the garage and the gate was locked too, so had to borrow a ladder from my neighbour and jump over the (quite tall) gate. Now I always leave out the front so I can't leave the chain on the door again.

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Ornery-Arachnid673 t1_j41u44c wrote

I bought and installed a keyless lock on my main entry door (easy to do) some years back, thumbs WAY up!

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LadyBug_0570 t1_j42fahp wrote

The ones with the keypads? My sister has one. Honestly thinking of getting one of those for my unit.

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Usof1985 t1_j43a69l wrote

I would check out the lock picking lawyer on YouTube. He didn't do reviews or recommendations but he definitely shows some that you should avoid. It might take a little searching to find the videos though.

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snafu168 t1_j46v8hd wrote

I second this. I have a smart lock by August. It uses the existing door lock, since I'm in an apartment and can't change it out. Thankfully it's one of the better models.

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AbjectPuddle t1_j43q4q5 wrote

Someone breaking into your house isn’t going to YouTube LPL looking for your specific lock

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Usof1985 t1_j43s7rf wrote

No but he shows serious vulnerabilities and exploits like popping off the cover exposing the guts from the outside kinda stuff.

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Ornery-Arachnid673 t1_j47038t wrote

Yes, a keypad, 4 digit code. Mine cost about $60. a few years ago. It make the whole "find the key" thing seem a bit primative.

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LadyBug_0570 t1_j42elwp wrote

It happens. I went to take the trash out once wearing not more than a nightgown. Quick in and out type of thing. The main door into the building shut behind me. Luckily I live in apartment building so I buzzed my neighbors and they let me in.

Another time I somehow locked myself out of my apartment. Still not sure how I did that. I learned to pick a lock that day (since apparently a locksmith would've cost like $150)

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purpleushi t1_j437lxt wrote

When I was in high school I had piano lessons at my piano teacher’s house. Because of my schedule, I had my lessons before school one day a week. So this meant my lesson started at 6:45am. My parents would drive me to the lesson and then come pick me up and take me to school after. So one morning my mom went to drop me off and she had to go somewhere quickly (probably the gym or something) so she didn’t wait until I got into the house before she drove away. So I’m knocking on the door, and ringing the doorbell for like 5 minutes and no one is answering, so I wander around the house and try the other doors, and I’m freaking out because my teenage brain is like omg someone is going to see me and think I’m trying to break in and call the cops. But the really important thing is that this was before I had a cell phone (I didn’t get one until my sophomore or Junior year, and literally only because I convinced my parents I needed one for situations like this. And even then it was just a flip phone with no texting.) Anyway, I end up sitting there in the cold in my school uniform (short skirt, leggings, polo, hoodie, no coat because coats weren’t cool) for an hour until my mom finally comes back to pick me up. My piano teacher had somehow slept through her alarm and the 30+ times I rang the doorbell.

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FortressOnAHill t1_j45yccs wrote

You can text on flipphones...

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purpleushi t1_j46uxul wrote

I mean, you have to pay for it, and my parents didn’t lol. This was in 2007 before unlimited plans were a thing.

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vortex1001 t1_j43zhzs wrote

I now have a keypad lock on the door to prevent this from ever happening again. No key necessary! You have to memorize a 5 digit number and threaten the kids with death if they tell anyone outside the family. We’ve had this for 4 years now with no problems so far.

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Gingyfiz OP t1_j44bg7h wrote

Luckily i'm da dumb kid in this scenario. Buuuut we live in a rental property and where i live we could never just out a different lock on our door without getting fined.

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PassengerNumerous607 t1_j44k5df wrote

I keep my window unlocked for this reason! However, they’re very narrow and high up so I always look like the most awkward burglar in the world as I throw myself haphazardly into my house. I’m pretty sure my neighbors know by now im not a home intruder, just a forgetful tenant

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zorggalacticus t1_j44mr6b wrote

I did this but I know how to Jimmy a lock. Cue me nearly getting arrested breaking into my own house. Didn't help that I'd left my wallet inside too. Lol

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campej90 t1_j42hcp8 wrote

If only there was a way to make sure this doesn't happen... Like, inventing a key that you can lock intentionally when you want to...

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