Done a silly

[Mrs Ava]

Spent the morning on the allotment, it is looking lovely over there, and when I was ready to leave I picked up my car keys, house keys and bag and headed off.  When I got to the main path I decided to have a look around at everyone elses plot to see how things are shaping up.  By the time I got to the car, my car keys have vanished!  I emptied all my pockets and bag but nope.  Retraced my steps, but could find them, so called the old man to come home from work, fetch the spare keys and come rescue me.  He had some stuff to finish so couldn't leave for an hour, so I decided to have another really slow walk around, but this time, walk my route in reverse.  What do you know, there were my keys on the ground in the corner of someones allotment!  Emergency averted!  Phewie.  I am thinking of getting a string tied around my neck to hang them on!!

[Mrs Ava]

[norfolklass]

I am thinking of getting a string tied around my neck to hang them on!!

don't do that!!!
I used to wear my key around my neck on a piece of string for the same reason in my college days, right up until the day I took off my jumper in a hurry and the key shot up a nostril and made my eyes water and my nose bleed! ::)

[asbean]

What is is with keys  ??? ???   The other week I went to the recycling centre with a load of stuff to dump.  I put the keys in my pocket and chucked the garden waste into its skip, the cardboard into its skip, the bottles into the bottle bank and was left with a couple of metal bits.  Ready to go back to the car after throwing away those, I took the keys out of my pocket and put them on my ring finger as I usually carry keys that way.  I threw the stuff into the skip and the keys went flying in with it!  OMG.  Was I embarrassed  :-[ :-[ :-[   I had to call a couple of guys over, and one had to supervise (H&S) while the other got into the skip and searched for the keys.  They didn't half give me stick - said why didn't you keep the keys in your pocket where they belong?  Luckily they found them after about 5 minutes, the house key was on the keyring as well!

[froglets]

Hi Asbean,  done a similar silly rushing to the car in the morning & dumped my kitchen waste into the wheelie bin, the lid caught my hand & I let go my keys.

Nothing for it, but to go wheelie diving  - yes it was almost empty apart from kitchen waste, fire ashes & next door's cat's poo - whilst wearing suit etc.  High heels helped with the reach, but I spent all day paranoid I might be whiffy.

[Mrs Ava]

Oh you have made me laugh!  Don't feel half so silly now.  I put my key on my ring finger also, it must have slipped off as I nosied about.  I shall have to think of another way to keep my car keys safe whilst on the allotment.  My allotment trousers only have a  slim pocked and I keep my mobile in that.  Maybe a bumbag/moneybelt type thing...... ???

[caroline7758]

My key story- took OH's car, using the spare key, which is just on its own, no fob etc. While getting money out of my bag for car park, managed to drop the key down the side of the seat and could I get at it? Could I ****! You should have seen me, crawling into the back of the car and grovelling around, then after a couple of minutes the car locked itself so I was locked in, then the alarm started going off! Was on the verge of calling the rescue people (imagine their faces!) when I finally managed to get hold of the key and escape. Of course, noone passing by even batted an eyelid!