My stupid bldg managers have now decided they are not going to just let tenants in who have lost their keys anymore, now we have to call locksmiths. I hate them.
I mean, I can understand charging tenants to replace lost keys, and maybe even if it's off-hours, but if the managers have a master key, they should at least be agreeable to letting the tenants back into their apartments.
Although, the one time my cat locked me out of my apartment, I knocked on the neighbor's door and used her phone to call a locksmith. I think I *might* have changed the locks or added a deadbolt already. For some reason, I didn't think the manager would have a key in my case. I left my door cracked when I went down to the basement, and apparently, my cat pushed it shut, and I'd forgotten to set it to unlocked. *sigh*
Won't make your situation any easier, but might bring a brief smile to your face.
NYC, many years back, Friday night of a 3-day weekend. Going to a show with my sister and a friend. Friend pulls into a parking lot, they tell him to leave his keys in it, which he does, but automatically locks the door behind him. Very worried, wants to call a locksmith. Sis and I point out calling a locksmith for an emergency call on a 3-day weekend will cost many times more than breaking a window, then fixing it later. He doesn't want to. Discussing back and forth, when some scruffy young'un says he can help us. "Have you done this before?" Non-committal hand-waggle. "Okay, go ahead," Had the car open in less than 10 seconds. Yup, contrary to the cliche, New Yorkers are friendly and helpful... even passing car thieves.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
greghousesgf
no subject
Date: 2026-05-08 11:24 pm (UTC)I mean, I can understand charging tenants to replace lost keys, and maybe even if it's off-hours, but if the managers have a master key, they should at least be agreeable to letting the tenants back into their apartments.
Although, the one time my cat locked me out of my apartment, I knocked on the neighbor's door and used her phone to call a locksmith. I think I *might* have changed the locks or added a deadbolt already. For some reason, I didn't think the manager would have a key in my case. I left my door cracked when I went down to the basement, and apparently, my cat pushed it shut, and I'd forgotten to set it to unlocked. *sigh*
no subject
Date: 2026-05-09 12:05 am (UTC)Won't make your situation any easier, but might bring a brief smile to your face. NYC, many years back, Friday night of a 3-day weekend. Going to a show with my sister and a friend. Friend pulls into a parking lot, they tell him to leave his keys in it, which he does, but automatically locks the door behind him. Very worried, wants to call a locksmith. Sis and I point out calling a locksmith for an emergency call on a 3-day weekend will cost many times more than breaking a window, then fixing it later. He doesn't want to. Discussing back and forth, when some scruffy young'un says he can help us. "Have you done this before?" Non-committal hand-waggle. "Okay, go ahead," Had the car open in less than 10 seconds. Yup, contrary to the cliche, New Yorkers are friendly and helpful... even passing car thieves.