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Across the Fence:  Breaking in  |
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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 Posted - Jun 15 2012 : 01:02:43 AM
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...to my house, that is. I locked myself out and forgot that my spare key wasn't in the garage. I got a hammer and tried to break the glass in the garage door leading to the house but I couldn't break the glass. It was late but I noticed my neighbors--Biker Babe and Tattoo Guy--were still up. so I knocked on there door and Tattoo Guy came over to try to break the glass. It took him several tries but he finally broke it. Then the door could be unlocked. I thanked him profusely because I don't think I could have broken the glass without it flying everywhere. I guess you can't judge a book by it's cover. I'm going to make sure that spare key is always where it's supposed to be. I put a large sheet of plexi-glass over the hole to keep the bugs out. I think I got all the broken glass up, and I used my shop vac to pick up any slivers. I guess I'd make a bad burglar.
Cindy
"Vast floods can't quench love, no matter what love did/ Rivers can't drown love, no matter where love's hid"--Sinead O'Connor
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3331 Posts
marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
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Posted - Jun 15 2012 : 05:25:12 AM
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Oh man, that sounds like the bad start to a long night. So sorry to hear of your problem. but, it is cool that you got to meet Tattoo Guy! Being locked out is terrible.
Marianne |
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Jun 15 2012 : 3:49:04 PM
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We've done that several times at the old house! What a gut wrenching sound when you hear the door shut behind you and you realize you don't have your keys! When MIL was still alive she'd rescue us with a spare key (only lived about 5 blocks away). One time DH had to kick in and then crawl into a tiny basement window. That's when we finally got smart and hid a key on the property. I wrapped it in a food saver bag and we used it a couple of times. Haven't hidden a key at the new place and not quite sure where I think it should go, I'm paranoid that I'll hide it in the very place a burglar will know to look (under the door mat, etc).
Glad you got in safely!
Audrey
http://prairiecairncottage.blogspot.com/
.jpg) Good boy Hobbs! I love and miss you. |
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knittinchick
True Blue Farmgirl
1854 Posts
Megan
Wisconsin
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Posted - Jun 15 2012 : 8:05:55 PM
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Ah Cindy! I've locked myself out before, luckily it was during the day in summer, and we have a spare key right outside the door. But it does make for a good story!
God's and Farmgirl's Blessings,
Megan
At heart, I am both a sassy city girl and a down-home country gal.
The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work. |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jun 16 2012 : 09:24:35 AM
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Glad you had neighbors to help. Happy you were able to get in your house.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2569 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
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delicia
True Blue Farmgirl
917 Posts
delicia
cincinnati
ohio
USA
917 Posts |
Posted - Jun 17 2012 : 07:16:44 AM
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| I have locked myself out before it is not fun. I still did not learn and hide a key. I think now that I have read your story I will. |
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annie314
Farmgirl at Heart
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Ann
Topeka
Kansas
USA
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Posted - Jun 17 2012 : 07:35:15 AM
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I am bad about losing my keys. Now I have one of those door locks that have buttons to push. My family thought it would help me stop locking myself out. It works well except when the kids change the code and I have to remember a new one... or when the batteries start to run down and the door becomes reluctant to let me in.
I remember someone telling me that they worked at a place where they had to use their thumbprint to unlock the door. One day he couldn't get the computer to work right so he just pulled himself up to the ceiling and crawled through the ductwork to the other side. So much for security measures!
Meandering to the beat of a different drummer
Annie S
Topeka KS |
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