The Keys to the Condo

When I leave my house, I lock the door and put my very own set of keys in my pocketbook.

But, alas, a condo is an entirely different animal. I have 2 keys to my condo.

First, there is the key to the common door. How do I decide whether to leave it open or closed. Normally, my neighbor and I will decide that together. However, on Insane Lane, my neighbor may decide to lock the door when I expect it to be open. Or my neighbor may leave the door wide open(for the feral cats to get in and out) when I expect it to be closed, like at night when I expect to be sleeping!!!!!

When I first purchased my condo, since there is no Management System, my neighbor said that he/she would hold my key in case there was a problem in the winter. A problem was defined as a fire or a funny smell coming out if my condo. What did I know? I gave him/her the key to the condo. After all, I wasn't going to be there and wasn't that nice that someone was helpful?

MY HEATING BILLS WERE ASTRONOMICAL THAT WINTER. And I didn't realize this until my neighbor told me that my washer and dryer needed to be fixed because they were broken when he/she tried to use them.

Obviously, I got a locksmith to make up a new key to my condo and never gave my key out again.

Now I get phone calls at least once a winter with some imaginary emergency and my hubby and I drive out east to realize that the only problem is in my neighbor's mind!!!!!