Reply To: lost my keys

[Patte Rosebank]

Oh, that sucks!  Correction: It blows dead bears.

Were they work keys or personal keys?

Funny how you can’t REmember something you didn’t “member” in the first place, isn’t it?

How to prevent it from happening again?

For me, I have to stick to a system. I carry my keys on a carabiner, that’s always clipped into my purse (and I always use the same cross-body organizer bag). If I have to unclip the carabiner, I wait til the last moment, then clip it back into its proper place immediately after use. If I don’t, I’ll freak out as I try to find my keys. I remind myself of that mad panic, whenever I’m tempted to not follow my clip off-clip on rule.  It’s one heck of an incentive to stick to my rule.

Another approach is to use a clip-on keychain with a spring-loaded chain. You stretch it out to use the keys, and as soon as you let go, the keys snap back into your purse, pocket, or belt-loop. Unfortunately, I’d play with the sproingy mechanism without thinking, and I killed 2 of them. Pulled it out too hard, and snapped the spring. That’s why I switched to the carabiner.

Or, you could have multiple sets of keys in various places. But if you lose a set, and your address is on them, anyone could find them and use them.

Or, you could put so many jangly keys on the keychain, that people hear you coming a block away, and if you drop them, there’s a huge crash. My mom uses this technique.

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