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vortex1001 t1_j43zhzs wrote

Reply to TIFU By locking myself out of the house by Gingyfiz

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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purpleushi t1_j437lxt wrote

Reply to TIFU By locking myself out of the house by Gingyfiz

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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roxinmyhead t1_j42w9ui wrote

Reply to TIFU By locking myself out of the house by Gingyfiz

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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LadyBug_0570 t1_j42elwp wrote

Reply to TIFU By locking myself out of the house by Gingyfiz

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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Ok_Mud2132 t1_j42e96g wrote

Reply to comment by mrmatt46 in TIFU By locking myself out of the house by Gingyfiz

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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