Literally realized, “how will I put this stuff in the car in order to have my hands free to grab the keys if I don’t have the keys” and turned around just in time to see the door fully closed.
And I always turn the latch to lock itself when I step outside, or I’d never remember to lock the door.
Thank goodness for the hide-a-key with a house key stuck in the filth on the underside of my car.
I won’t lock a door, any door, unless the key to unlock it is in my hand currently. Learned my lesson.
This is the reason I’m one of those weirdos that clips a key carabiner to my belt. My key fob died so I always lock the car from inside while getting out, but if no keys… So I always did the belt slap while getting out. If it jingled, good to go.
Ever since getting a carabiner I’ve lost my keys so much less and now I’m realizing this is much more ADHD than I thought…
Yep keys clipped, wallet right hoodie pocket, if they aren’t there they don’t exist anymore.
People lock their houses before going out of the actual house? WTF? A deadbolt is the only real way to lock a front door, and is often the only way it’s locked.
A deadbolt is more secure than the lock on the doorknob, but both can be picked or broken. Lots of homes have both locks on the front door, and in a lot of areas just the doorknob lock is secure enough if you’re leaving for a couple hours in the middle of the day.
I grew up being told to lock the deadbolt any time the house was left empty. Seems like common sense to me, but I suppose I didn’t grow up normal.
A deadbolt is great, but it’s easier to break a window than pick even a bad lock. If you don’t live in a neighborhood where everyone has bars over their windows, you probably don’t need to keep your deadbolt locked all the time.
This is why the only lock on my front door is a deadbolt. If you’re not holding the key, you can’t lock the door as you leave.
This is why I have locks with keypads
That, and because my doors need to lock themselves automatically because I can’t remember to lock them myself even when I’m home.
I have a compulsion to check my left pocket before closing the door, if there intentionally is no key in my pocket I need multiple tries to close the front door.
It’s repetition
For about ten years I locked myself out of the house on average about once a year, sometimes more.
Now, grabbing the keys on my way out is automatic … I physically can’t leave without thinking of the house key anymore.
And even if I did … I have a back up key in my wallet … and a hidden key on my garage … and a key in a lockbox under the porch … and one in my truck … and probably a few more I forgot about on my property somewhere.
Funny thing is … once I started hiding back up keys all over the place, I stopped locking myself out of the house.
And even if I did … I have a back up key in my wallet … and a hidden key on my garage … and a key in a lockbox under the porch … and one in my truck … and probably a few more I forgot about on my property somewhere.
nice house you have there
About six months of the year, you need a shovel to get through the snow and ice to find the keys
Or me, I never lock myself out or forget my keys, but I do have to go back and double check like 3 times before I leave anyway.
