Locked out

I returned home from work this evening with the kids in tow and then had to quickly nip back out to take one of them to a friends house. I wasn't thinking and as I closed the door and it clicked shut I realised that I had locked myself out. 

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Now it has been a long long time since I have locked myself out of the house and no one has been in the property to let me back in. In fact writing this I can't remember a time. There were of course those annoying security doors that used to shut behind me when I lived in university accommodation...no embarrassing stories there though!!

But today it was me and one of my children. I phoned wife to see how far she was from home, she was just leaving the office so wouldn't be back for about an hour and a half. What to do? At least it wasn't raining.

Luckily I had the car keys in my pocket, unluckily I also had a shopping list. So my son and I spent the ninety minutes in the supermarket doing the weekly shop. Pretty productive really.

And in case you were wondering, I didn't buy any Creme brûlée's or the ingredients to make them.

 

Comments

  1. Anonymous19 June 2012 at 11:34

    Shame your neighbours didn't have a spare ;)

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  2. Anonymous19 June 2012 at 13:54

    Keeping a spare on your car key fob solves the problem

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  4. Unknown17 July 2014 at 14:18

    Who would’ve thought that being locked outside your house is an opportunity to be productive? That is if you have your shopping list with you in the car. But if you happen to also leave that thing inside your house, or that you really don’t have anything to shop with, then I guess it’s better to call a locksmith and get your home back.

    Joyce Roberson @ Locked-Out Locksmiths

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