Funny Story

[Tofu]

Last night we got home from our daughter's school event to find out that an auto accident took out the power in our neighborhood. Wasn't too worried about it. As we broke out candles and battery operated lanterns we noticed our next door neighbors were spending an unusual amount of time in the driveway and not going into the house.

Long story short they were locked out of their house. Why you ask? The only working key they had was the garage door opener. After a return trip to his mother's house he secured a spare key.

My wife and I have nicknamed them the Grasshoppers. btw, the power didn't come back on till 4 am. I see a problem in my future if SHTF.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Thats some good stuff right there. Free zombie slaves cause they can't get in their house LOL

[qrprat77]

Nice!
I carry at least two spare keys on me at all times, and I've even had situations where that wasn't enough!

[monkeybird]

That actually happened to me when I lived in Huntsville. I always used the garage door opener as my 'key'. I had been out that morning and while I was gone a construction crew accidently cut the underground utility lines. My garage door remained firmly shut. Efforts to raise it manually failed. I walked around the house, checking every door and every window.

Finally, I called my husband at work on my cell phone. After much grumbling he came home and let me in. I never left the house again without a key.

A similar thing happened here in Florida, as I had changed the locks and failed to put the key on the right key chain. Anyway, I just crawled through the doggy door! While the dogs would have bitten the devil out of a stranger, I got licked in the face! Guess the dogs won't have their own door in the paw!

[Rmplstlskn]

My wife and I have nicknamed them the Grasshoppers. btw, the power didn't come back on till 4 am. I see a problem in my future if SHTF.

Yes, we all have people like that... And we may one day have to decide when our HELP (BRAINS/security/food/water/etc...) stops and they will be on their own... It will be hard for many to make that call, especially if they are families with kids... There will be a LOT of families and kids in need if a PAW/WROL ever comes, and there PARENTS are to blame... But such rebuke will fall shallow when the suffering starts...

Rmpl

[Tofu]

And the story gets better:

Just 15 minutes ago I was outside working on my rain catch system when Mr. Grasshoppers grandfather (WWII generation) came out and started commenting on my garden (raised beds) and asking questions what I had planted, how the beds worked and how the rain catch system on my house operated. Mr. Grasshopper comes out of his now unlocked house and kept quiet while his grandfather spoke. Grandfather said, "Well I guess when fuel gets too expensive for the trucks to run to the grocery store you'll be ready."
Mr. Grasshopper, "Don't even get him started."

I wish my father was still alive as well as my grandparents. They have so much wisdom to teach and would love just for the opportunity.