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Today's letter is.................L
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LOCKED OUT
Have you ever been locked out? It's been awhile since I've been locked out of some place. It is not fun to try to open a door, and ...uh-oh...it's locked, and you don't have the key!
Maybe you left it inside the house or the car, when you shut the door. It happens...being in a hurry, or just forgetfull, or any number of reasons.
First, you keep jiggling the door handle, hoping you can somehow manage to loosen it, and it will magically come open. This is not going to happen, and really, you know it, but you keep trying.
You look around for help from someone, neighbor, stranger, anybody...and no one comes. You seem to feel there are eyes peeking at you from behind curtains, and that everyone in the universe is watching and laughing at your dilemma.
I've been locked out of my cars and house many times. The last resort, of course is to call the professional locksmiths to come open the door...and yes, they charge a fee for this service. By now, however, you don't care how much it costs...just get it open - please!
Once me and my daughter (who was expecting a baby) had gone to yard sales. It was a very hot day. We bought a few things, then back at the truck, we found that the keys had been left inside...and the doors were locked. We could't reach any family members to come rescue us. The people who were having the sale, noticed we were having a problem, so they came and tried the door, too. Finally, we did call for the mobile locksmith to come. While we waited, the nice yard sale people brought us lawn chairs to sit on, and cold soft drinks.
We hated spending our yard sale cash on opening the door, but it was all that was left to do. I can't remember if we continued to shop, or just went home that day. Did we learn to check for the keys, before shutting a door? Yes, for awhile...then later on, uh-oh...locked out again.
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I hate getting locked out, fingers crossed the last time was such a long time ago.
ReplyDeleteThe worst one was when my partner was in hospital and I left my keys there (2 bus rides away and no buses because it was the evening) and no friends/neighbours with cars.
A kind neighbour risked life and limb to get through a very small upstairs window with no ladder, was SOOOO grateful to them.
Mars
Curling Stones for Lego People
Thanks so much for your comments! Yes, when you realize you are locked out, you get that sinking feeling. What to do, what do I do? Glad your neighbor helped you out that time! Reminded me of the time my husband left on a plane...with his mother's car keys in his pocket! She couldn't drive home. She had to call for help, and when he finally got to where he was going, he had to mail her back her keys! We sure can get into some silly predicaments!
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