Since Daniel and I started driving one car we normally only carry one set of keys between us. Every day as we are walking out the door we always ask each other if we have the keys. Once we have confirmation that one of us has the keys we turn the lock and shut the door behind us.
For some reason this morning, as we were headed out, neither of us asked this important question. I pulled the door shut and we looked at each other with the realization that I had just locked us out of the house and car.
In a futile attempt, Daniel went around back hoping there was a key in our secret hiding spot, knowing that it wasn't there.
Then we discussed our options:
1) Call AAA and have them come unlock the car. Then we would have access to the garage door opener and could get in the house.
2) Call a locksmith and have them come and break the door knob off of our front door.
3) Break one of the paneled windows out of the garage door and crawl through it.
4) Try to use a credit card to break in through the front door.
After discussing we agreed that we would try the credit card first and if that didn't work we would call AAA.
I dug through my purse and found a flexible discount card to Office Max that I don't use... Daniel jimmied the lock in less than a minute. Two thoughts ran through my head: I was glad that it was so easy to get to our keys and head on to work. But it was also a little unnerving that it was that simple to get into the house. When we are home we always throw the dead bolt but for some reason we never do when we leave during the day. I think we will start using the dead bolt more.
Moral of the story: Use the dead bolt AND keep extra keys somewhere.
For some reason this morning, as we were headed out, neither of us asked this important question. I pulled the door shut and we looked at each other with the realization that I had just locked us out of the house and car.
In a futile attempt, Daniel went around back hoping there was a key in our secret hiding spot, knowing that it wasn't there.
Then we discussed our options:
1) Call AAA and have them come unlock the car. Then we would have access to the garage door opener and could get in the house.
2) Call a locksmith and have them come and break the door knob off of our front door.
3) Break one of the paneled windows out of the garage door and crawl through it.
4) Try to use a credit card to break in through the front door.
After discussing we agreed that we would try the credit card first and if that didn't work we would call AAA.
I dug through my purse and found a flexible discount card to Office Max that I don't use... Daniel jimmied the lock in less than a minute. Two thoughts ran through my head: I was glad that it was so easy to get to our keys and head on to work. But it was also a little unnerving that it was that simple to get into the house. When we are home we always throw the dead bolt but for some reason we never do when we leave during the day. I think we will start using the dead bolt more.
Moral of the story: Use the dead bolt AND keep extra keys somewhere.
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