> > As the door shut behind me this morning, I thought
> >to myself, "What a coincidence!" The current Reader
> >Poll asks if I had ever needed to break into my own
> >house, and here I am, standing outside without my
> >keys in hand. Oh yes, I forgot to grab my keys
> >before rushing out of the house because I was late
> >for work. Luckily, I was able to squeeze through
> >the doggie door and get my keys. I did get a
> >chuckle out of the event...
> >
> > Penalty "did I leave my brain somewhere?" Shot
>
> Been there, done that. Had to climb the fire escape and get into my unlocked sliding door. Then I had to wave my keys at my neighbor who was driving in in an attempt to convince her I wasn't burglarizing my own place.
>
> The worst thing is that I realized I didn't have my keys before I got down the stairs from my apartment, and I went back up to see if maybe, just maybe, the door hadn't shut all the way and was still open. And, miracle of miracles, it was! Unfortunately, somehow (and I'm still unsure exactly how) when I reached for the doorknob, I managed to PULL IT FULLY SHUT instead of doing what I INTENDED to do, which was push it open again. So not only did I lock myself out, I essentially did it on purpose.
>
> -- Dave


I've learned to keep my keys in my pants pocket at ALL TIMES. This makes life much simpler.