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Wish I could have all he has got

...Spike and Squish and I just spent the night on the floor in the communal hallway. Because I'm a fucking idiot.

Mum went to hospital yesterday with pericarditis. That's not why I slept in the hallway. Except it kinda sorta is. I slept in the hallway because when I had to walk over to Mum's house yesterday to feed her cat, I didn't take my dogs with me. Maisie isn't used to them any more and would have been a bit freaked, especially without Mum there.

But I took my keys off Spike's leash to go to Mum's house. And when I took the dogs for a last pee at midnight, I forgot I hadn't put the keys back on his leash. And I locked my fool self out.

According to the man from the Council that let me in this morning, their emergency number for idiot tenants with key issues is manned 24/7. So I could, in theory, have got let back in last night. But I didn't know that, and besides, I had to wait for a neighbour to be awake enough to answer a knock at the door and kind enough to look up the number and make the call for me.

Note to self: Give spare key to downstairs neighbour. I never want this to happen again.
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[identity profile] miz-geek.livejournal.com 2008-03-20 11:48 am (UTC)(link)
Oh man, that sucks. Much sympathy. I've locked myself out of my apartment before and it's just the worst feeling. Our new house can be broken into with a credit card, once you get past the garage door. I probably ought to fix that....

[identity profile] cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com 2008-03-20 11:50 am (UTC)(link)
oh my christ that is horrible. :(

hope your mum is feeling better!

[identity profile] topbit.livejournal.com 2008-03-20 12:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Doh! I'm glad your Mum's OK as well.

[identity profile] mcsassypants.livejournal.com 2008-03-20 12:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, that sucks. At least you had a warm hallway. Definitely make sure someone in your building has a spare key for you!

[identity profile] huntingdon.livejournal.com 2008-03-20 12:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Good to hear your mother is okay

[identity profile] kyra-neko-rei.livejournal.com 2008-03-20 02:35 pm (UTC)(link)
There is something to be said for the types that require a key to lock as well as to unlock, which is what I have . . . OTOH, they come with their own sets of problems. Neighbor-with-spare-key is a good idea.

Glad it was easily fixable.

[identity profile] ghost07.livejournal.com 2008-03-20 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
First, I'm glad your mother is ok...

As for forgotten keys...After locking myself out a couple times and having to go to the lady who has the master key (very embaressing), I now pin a key to the inside of my dress when I get up in the morning...then, no matter what, I don't lock myself out anymore.

I'd hang one around your neck; if you leave it with the neighbor, then you'll lock yourself out either when she's not home, or in the middle of the night...Murphy's Law, you know...:D

[identity profile] yesididit.livejournal.com 2008-03-23 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
glad to hear your mom is ok. my spare keys are at my parents house as well, and my mom has come to the rescue at least 3 times when i've locked my keys in my car. i spose i should go knock on wood that i havent locked myself out of my house yet. in my townhome tho, both me and the ex-bf got locked out in the garage (where we smoked) when the stupid doorknob lock turned itself. we finally put a key in the garage, and when i moved, i told the new owner about the evil sneaky lock.
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