Here's the deal. It gets cold in Canada, so generally you don't want to spend a lot of time locked out of your house. Yesterday, Amy forgot to take her keys with her to work. Which would have been fine if the people she lives with stayed at home all day and night. Unfortunately, we don't.
She was stuck outside for about an hour. Although luckily for her, there was a string of events that prevented her from being locked out for 3 or 4 hours.
First, I couldn't find my regular keys anywhere and had to take my spare set. The weird thing is that they were on the floor in plain sight in front of the TV.
Second, Ryan, a volunteer photographer shot about 150 photographs in the first period of the hockey game, thus filling the memory card.
Third, because I did not have my regular keys, I could not go to the Gauntlet and download the pics off the card, so I just came home.
A lesson about what a person can do to in this situation should be learned.
First, take your keys with you where ever you go. It took me about 3 years to teach this to Tracie, but now she always has her keys. Luckily, I was only locked out by her once. She locked herself out various times.
Second, if you are unable to get into your own house and it is really cold outside, go to the neighbours even if you don't know them. Tell them you got locked out, and they will certainly let you in for awhile. Certainly the neighbours we have are very nice and extremely helpful.
Third, if you are afraid to talk to your neighbours, walk a block to the store and wait inside. Use a pay phone to check if your roommates are back yet.
Fourth, if you don't want to walk a block to the store, start the barbecue. It will make you salivate and you'll smell like steak afterwards, but you won't get hypothermia.
Gary Milner, keeps his keys in his pocket even when he is home.
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