Ever have one of those days where nearly everything goes wrong, and then the last thing you need to go wrong at the end of a long day also goes wrong? Had one of those days just last week, and it involved my house key, and it made me think about an important home safety tips.
I had car trouble quite a ways from home, which resulted in my car needing to be towed and me calling a family member for a ride home. It was a long, tiring day and I was in no mood for what happened next. I'd left all my keys with the mechanic, house key included.
I was locked out of my own house, a place I very badly needed to be inside, and was ready to actually break a small window to get inside. As I stood there contemplating my move, I remembered that some months back I'd taken a spare house key to a neighbor I'd known for many years. I chose them, an older couple, because they seemed to always be home, which they were.
It was a valuable home security lesson that day, and one I'll never forget. I knew not to keep a house key under a doormat, but I still wanted one easily accessible. It really paid off for me that day. My house is protected by ADT alarm monitoring, but not hiding a key anywhere on my property is me doing my part to keep my house and family even more secure.
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