Literally realized, “how will I put this stuff in the car in order to have my hands free to grab the keys if I don’t have the keys” and turned around just in time to see the door fully closed.

And I always turn the latch to lock itself when I step outside, or I’d never remember to lock the door.

Thank goodness for the hide-a-key with a house key stuck in the filth on the underside of my car.

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    It’s repetition

    For about ten years I locked myself out of the house on average about once a year, sometimes more.

    Now, grabbing the keys on my way out is automatic … I physically can’t leave without thinking of the house key anymore.

    And even if I did … I have a back up key in my wallet … and a hidden key on my garage … and a key in a lockbox under the porch … and one in my truck … and probably a few more I forgot about on my property somewhere.

    Funny thing is … once I started hiding back up keys all over the place, I stopped locking myself out of the house.

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      22 hours ago

      And even if I did … I have a back up key in my wallet … and a hidden key on my garage … and a key in a lockbox under the porch … and one in my truck … and probably a few more I forgot about on my property somewhere.

      nice house you have there

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        21 hours ago

        About six months of the year, you need a shovel to get through the snow and ice to find the keys