It's a well known fact amongst my friends that when it comes to house keys I'm a bit dim. Case in point, the very first morning after I'd moved into the Realm in Exile I locked myself out. Fortunately, having remembered my key forgetting propensities, I had left my spare set with a neighbour. This has continued about once every two months to the present day.
Today, however, I managed to lock both sets of keys into the flat as I hadn't returned the spare set to my neighbour after I'd given it to a house guest.
OOPS!
Locksmiths are expensive. The first one I phoned quoted £84 just to turn up but he wasn't available until tomorrow. Several others just didnt answer the phone. The final one quoted £65 but he was on his way to Perth and wouldn't be with me for about an hour and a half, luck permitting. This was at 4:45pm ish.
At 8:30pm he shows up, waves a bit of wiggly plastic at the lock and charges me £60 for the job, cash. I've a feeling no-one will know about this job, there were no receipts or anything. Just a quiet transfer of the necessary folding.
For £60 he could have at least grunted or made a little fuss over the lock to make me feel like I got my moneysworth...
I really should organise myself better.
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Saturday, August 05, 2006
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