Wish I could have all he has got

[lizblackdog]

...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.

Comments

[evyllynn.livejournal.com]

Oh, yikes!

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

That's what I said. Only with more swearing and tears.

[miz-geek.livejournal.com]

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....

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

My flat cannot be broken into with a credit card, because I tried that LAST time I locked myself out.

I'm such a dork. I'm going to give downstairsd neighbour a spare key and make sure I never do this to myself again.

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

oh my christ that is horrible. :(

hope your mum is feeling better!

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

she is, she's coming home today. Me, I'm either going to give downstairs neighbour a key or start wearing one round my fucking neck. I mean, this is exactly why I keep it on the fucking dog leash - because I KNOW I'll lock myself out at the drop of a hat.

I have, actually, had worse nights. I mean, I spent two years living in an abandoned car/ a tent in a park/ a half-demolished abandoned building. So one night in my own warm hallway snuggled with my dogs, not in heroin withdrawal and knowing that access to my own home was only a few hours away, was not as bad as some nights I've been through. But I'd still have rather not.

[mudshark58.livejournal.com]

she is, she's coming home today. Me, I'm either going to give downstairs neighbour a key or start wearing one round my fucking neck. I mean, this is exactly why I keep it on the fucking dog leash - because I KNOW I'll lock myself out at the drop of a hat.

Good that she's well enough to come back home, and glad it's all back to safe and Home! Indoors! (And thanks for the reminder that I'm not the only one in the world who does dorky stuff like that. )

[topbit.livejournal.com]

Doh! I'm glad your Mum's OK as well.

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

thanks darlin'!

I'm such a dork. I HAVE someone with a spare key to my flat for just such occasions. Trouble is, it's my Mum.

[mcsassypants.livejournal.com]

Oh, that sucks. At least you had a warm hallway. Definitely make sure someone in your building has a spare key for you!

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I am a bit crap about forgetting routine things like keys, but I did think that with one set on Spike's leash and the other with my Mum, I had myself covered. I WUZ WRONG. *headdesk*

[huntingdon.livejournal.com]

Good to hear your mother is okay

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

Thank you sweetheart. This seems to be a complication following the flu; she's had it before. It doesn't seem to be a big deal, but after the Summer of Hell two years back we all worry every time she sneezes now.

[kyra-neko-rei.livejournal.com]

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.

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

heh, yes. It's like a Standing Rule of Being Liz: If I can lose it or forget it, sooner or later I will. And I did have measures in place for this. My Mum has a spare key for my flat. It just all fell down when she wasn't available.

will definitely give one to downstairs neighbour.

[kyra-neko-rei.livejournal.com]

Yep, (sh)it happens.

When I had my apartment Mom had keys made for herself and my brother without bothering to inform me. I gave the spare I knew about to Ava Sister, whose siblings got ahold of her keyring to play with the flashlight keychain a few days before the lease was up, and promptly lost it AND the attached key that was due in in a couple days, with a nice big fine if it wasn't returned.

We found it, but yeah, what can go wrong, will do so at the worst possible time.

[ghost07.livejournal.com]

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

[yesididit.livejournal.com]

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.