Comments on: Because who needs a house key? http://inashoe.com/2009/04/house-key/ the methods and madness of one family of 12 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:08:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Susan http://inashoe.com/2009/04/house-key/#comment-22497 Susan Wed, 06 May 2009 03:20:22 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=4443#comment-22497 I am a little late to the party here, but these comments are so intriguing that I had to join in. When I was first engaged to my husband, I drove to his mom and dad's farm one day and, without thinking, locked my car up tighter than a drum. My (now) husband came out to get something out of the car and sighed, "Susan! Would you look around? Just who do you think is going to break in around here?!" Now, twenty years later, I am guilty of almost never locking our doors. I can't IMAGINE living in a place like the lady in Columbus, Ohio where I had to keep EVERYTHING locked up for fear of stealing. Country life for sure has it challenges, but safety is a wonderful blessing that comes with living in such remote places. I don't think I could live any other way now! Susan I am a little late to the party here, but these comments are so intriguing that I had to join in. When I was first engaged to my husband, I drove to his mom and dad’s farm one day and, without thinking, locked my car up tighter than a drum. My (now) husband came out to get something out of the car and sighed, “Susan! Would you look around? Just who do you think is going to break in around here?!” Now, twenty years later, I am guilty of almost never locking our doors. I can’t IMAGINE living in a place like the lady in Columbus, Ohio where I had to keep EVERYTHING locked up for fear of stealing. Country life for sure has it challenges, but safety is a wonderful blessing that comes with living in such remote places. I don’t think I could live any other way now!
Susan

]]> By: Jodie R. http://inashoe.com/2009/04/house-key/#comment-22383 Jodie R. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:35:14 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=4443#comment-22383 Wow! To see how the other half lives is quite intriguing! I can't believe some people don't lock their doors. I live in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio with a million other people, and we even keep the doors locked when we're home. My husband even shuts the garage door while he's out mowing our (tiny) yard because he's afraid someone will steal our things. That one I don't understand, but oh well. Our grill is even chained to our deck! When my husband first moved in to my house, he couldn't believe that I hadn't changed the locks five years earlier when I first bought the house. That's practically the first thing he did! Wow! To see how the other half lives is quite intriguing! I can’t believe some people don’t lock their doors. I live in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio with a million other people, and we even keep the doors locked when we’re home. My husband even shuts the garage door while he’s out mowing our (tiny) yard because he’s afraid someone will steal our things. That one I don’t understand, but oh well. Our grill is even chained to our deck!

When my husband first moved in to my house, he couldn’t believe that I hadn’t changed the locks five years earlier when I first bought the house. That’s practically the first thing he did!

]]> By: Karen http://inashoe.com/2009/04/house-key/#comment-22374 Karen Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:44:28 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=4443#comment-22374 What a fun thread! :-) And a zipline...I agree - I think I'D even use the back door! Your hubby rocks, Kim...solving problems from afar. And they say that men can't multi-task! What a fun thread! :-)

And a zipline…I agree – I think I’D even use the back door!

Your hubby rocks, Kim…solving problems from afar. And they say that men can’t multi-task!

]]> By: kimc http://inashoe.com/2009/04/house-key/#comment-22347 kimc Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:03:52 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=4443#comment-22347 For those who are really curious, we were totally ready to do #2, but <i>somebody</i> found the keys in the box that the lock set came in. Sigh. So boring. But I love Tanya's idea to put a zipline outside the back door! Nobody would ever use the front door again! For those who are really curious, we were totally ready to do #2, but somebody found the keys in the box that the lock set came in. Sigh. So boring.
But I love Tanya’s idea to put a zipline outside the back door! Nobody would ever use the front door again!

]]> By: Amy :) http://inashoe.com/2009/04/house-key/#comment-22345 Amy :) Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:03:05 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=4443#comment-22345 So, what did you choose? I think the back door would be a good option. Or the window by the front door. When we lived in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, we never locked our doors when we went out. We left the house unlocked when we went out of state on vacation, too. So when we were getting ready to move to Arizona, planning to rent out our house up there, we had a hard time figuring out which keys in our stash were the right ones! It was great telling people out here (in a much more urban area) that our house in Michigan was unlocked as we spoke, a couple thousand miles away! Amy :) So, what did you choose? I think the back door would be a good option. Or the window by the front door.

When we lived in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, we never locked our doors when we went out. We left the house unlocked when we went out of state on vacation, too.

So when we were getting ready to move to Arizona, planning to rent out our house up there, we had a hard time figuring out which keys in our stash were the right ones!

It was great telling people out here (in a much more urban area) that our house in Michigan was unlocked as we spoke, a couple thousand miles away!
Amy :)

]]> By: Tanya http://inashoe.com/2009/04/house-key/#comment-22344 Tanya Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:22:22 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=4443#comment-22344 This is too late for yesterday's dilemma, but I would vote for option #4 - leave a window open, but not the one right next to the door. We don't lock our doors when w leave, but we DO lock them at night - that's when all our most precious valuables are home (and asleep). When we sold our house 2 houses ago, we had absolutely no idea where the keys were! For future door locking, I think you should install a short zip line over the 7 ft. drop - you'll probably get more volunteers to lock up than you want, but at least the landing would be smooth! This is too late for yesterday’s dilemma, but I would vote for option #4 – leave a window open, but not the one right next to the door.

We don’t lock our doors when w leave, but we DO lock them at night – that’s when all our most precious valuables are home (and asleep). When we sold our house 2 houses ago, we had absolutely no idea where the keys were!

For future door locking, I think you should install a short zip line over the 7 ft. drop – you’ll probably get more volunteers to lock up than you want, but at least the landing would be smooth!

]]> By: Mama K http://inashoe.com/2009/04/house-key/#comment-22343 Mama K Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:29:24 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=4443#comment-22343 TOO FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TOO FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Cardamoms Pod http://inashoe.com/2009/04/house-key/#comment-22340 Cardamoms Pod Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:46:53 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=4443#comment-22340 We live in the country, too, but we do lock our house when we ALL leave. My pick - option 3, with a prize for who finds the key. :-) Although, option 2 will make for awesome memories! We live in the country, too, but we do lock our house when we ALL leave. My pick – option 3, with a prize for who finds the key. :-) Although, option 2 will make for awesome memories!

]]> By: Smockity Frocks http://inashoe.com/2009/04/house-key/#comment-22339 Smockity Frocks Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:57:28 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=4443#comment-22339 We like to live life on the edge, so we never lock our doors either. And because of that whole edge thing, naturally, I vote for the back door solution. We like to live life on the edge, so we never lock our doors either. And because of that whole edge thing, naturally, I vote for the back door solution.

]]> By: PerryC. http://inashoe.com/2009/04/house-key/#comment-22338 PerryC. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:37:44 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=4443#comment-22338 I vote for taking the key out of the box that the lock set came in ;) love ya I vote for taking the key out of the box that the lock set came in ;)

love ya

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