Today, I locked myself out of my apartment. But it’s 2024, so I have a smart lock I can unlock through an app on my phone. Except I also left my phone inside. The worst part? I had to ask my neighbor to call my mom so she could unlock my apartment from her phone. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I accidentally locked myself out of my apartment while taking the trash out, without my phone. I had to wait outside for three hours until my flatmate came home from work to let me back in. FML
Today, I replaced the battery in a closet’s electronic keypad door lock, and I accidentally locked myself inside. My family was traveling, so I had to call a neighbor. He got me out, but took pictures and posted them to social media. FML
Today, I locked myself out of my apartment. I've just realized that I could have spent $30 on an Uber or Lyft to my parents' place to grab the other set of keys instead of calling a locksmith and paying $280 for him to drill a hole through my doorknob, rendering all my keys useless. FML
Today, I accidentally locked my car and house keys along with my phone in my car. Then I had to break into my own house looking for the spare. Someone called the police and I had to explain that I lived there. I forgot to grab the spare when I went to talk to the police officers I locked the door behind me. FML
Today, I locked myself out of my own shop. And I'm a locksmith. FML
Today, I had to get into my house via the dog flap because my mom changed the locks. FML
Today, I locked myself out of my car. While walking home to retrieve the spare, I realized I locked my house keys inside the house this morning. Now I must decide whether to break into my house or car. FML
Today, I was locked out of my house. After hours of trying to break the door, I found out I accidentally left a window open. The door, however, still needs to be replaced. FML
Today, I got locked out of my house while wearing pyjamas. I didn’t have my phone, so I had to ask my neighbour to call a locksmith. She insisted on chatting at me for an hour about her love life, while I sat there waiting desperately for the locksmith in my dinosaur-print pyjamas. FML
Today, as I stepped out the door and heard it lock behind me, I realized I had forgotten both my keys and my baby inside. There's no other way in. FML
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garamo 4
in non-modern life, you would’ve to call a locksmith, minimum fee would’ve been $100
Thaylok 17
Good thing you remembered your mother's number.
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garamo 4
in non-modern life, you would’ve to call a locksmith, minimum fee would’ve been $100
Thaylok 17
unless the smart lock has the master-key ability, I'm surprised any apartment lease would allow them at all. they need to get in and cut off leaking water in an emergency, or even allow police in (peacefully) in the case of a welfare check or even scheduled maintenance.
Thaylok 17
Good thing you remembered your mother's number.
FluffythePink 23
And this is why completely trusting to technology is a ******* stupid idea.
Earl_KarmasBitch 36
If they hadn't trusted technology they'd have needed to call a locksmith out. Which is far more expensive than calling your mum.
Brightside86 31
You may want to consider getting a fingerprint enabled smart lock. That's what I use and they are drop.
Yudith 28
Beware of hackers, though. The data that represents your fingerprints can be stolen. You can change your password, but you can't change your thumbprint.