Locked in/out stories

[NoNo]

One of my first business trips was to King of Prussia, PA for a training class. I had gone back to my room for the evening and ordered room service. Went to put the tray outside my door and it slams shut behind me. I was now locked out in my Spongebob pants So I sucked it up and went down to the lobby to get a new key. Of course a whole bunch of people had to be checking in then, forcing me to stand around and wait. When I got home and told my parents, they said "Why didn't you just use the courtesy phone?" Now I know to look for phones on the wall in the hallway.

[GeoCam]

Years ago when I was an associate in a law firm, I got to park in the basement of the building. One morning I got out of my car, dropped my car keys into my purse and set my purse, lunch and "stuff" down on the garage floor while I got the briefcase out of the back seat and locked the car. Somehow, I managed to autolock the doors and swing the back door shut with my hand in the way!!! I couldn't reach my purse with keys inside, so I had to stand there with my hand smashed in the locked door until another car drove into the underground parking area. I didn't know the man, but started yelling for help. When he saw my predicament, he started pawing through my bag with shaking hands looking for my car keys. I was a tad panicked and was shouting at him "Just dump it out - PLEASE!!!" He finally got the car unlocked and freed my hand, which required medical attention. I still get the chills every once in a while at random times when I am slamming a car door and the memory comes back to me.

[bikerchic]

Just yesterday I locked myself out of the house. I went on a bike ride and thought my house keys were in my jersey pocket, everything else was!

So when I get home and start fishing around for the keys and realize I don't have them I've got the dog inside barking and all excited when he hears it's me, wondering why the heck I don't open the door! D'oh!

I had my cell phone and figured I would just call a locksmith when I thought to check to see if hubby put back the hide-a-key, bingo! Boy was I happy, so was the pup!

First thing I saw when I came in was my keys laying on the counter.....where I put them!

They went imediately into my jersey pocket for tomorrows ride!

[laura*]

Some months after I moved into my house, a friend gave me a ride someplace. When I got home, I discovered I was locked out - even though I had my house keys!

The front door was chained, and the dead bolt was probably stuck too.

The back door opens into my garage. The garage's people door had an indoor style lock that didn't take keys - and it was locked.

The garage's car door required a remote opener - which was safely in my car in the garage. Uh-oh.

[Pedal_On55]

Was taking out the trash and just like bikerchic's dog, he gets excited when he see's me and he started to jump against the door and manged to lock the deadbolt. I was so mad! but impressed at the same time haha I kept saying "come on dog, you did it once, now just do it the other way" but no, i had to find a unlocked window (which is rare in my house) and claim back in.

[shootingstar]

I'm sure some of us have dealt with a young child that accidentally locked themselves in a small room.

which happened when 3 yr. old daughter of a cousin accidentally locked herself in my bathroom.

Those are heart-stopping moments.