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When your key breaks in the lock
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When your key breaks in the lock

... and tweezers, pliers, screws and knives won't pry the key out

Shamontiel L. Vaughn
May 14, 2022
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Whether you’re superstitious or not, sometimes things happen that are just a little too coincidental. My Friday the 13th resulted in the following:

  • a client’s account was suspended so I didn’t get paid on time

  • my bidet started leaking and soaked my bathroom mat

  • a loose dog took off out of someone’s door and tried to confront my dog

  • pollen was so bad that my eyes were blood red, making contact lenses out of the question

It wasn’t even 1 p.m. It was the kind of day that makes you want to CTRL + ALT + DELETE and start all over again. I didn’t think the day could possibly get any worse until I returned home with my dog, unlocked my screen door, got ready to open my back door and saw this:

My key broke in the lock. (Photo credit: Shamontiel L Vaughn)

Somehow, some way, I managed to leave home to walk my dog, broke the key in the lock and didn’t notice until I returned. And this key opens the deadbolt lock and the doorknob key. I stood at my back door giggling. How much worse could my Friday the 13th get? While I’m sure my dog thought I was losing my mind, I pondered on what to do next (besides go through the front door). Somehow, my older brother’s amateur locksmithing lessons came in handy.

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