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Make duplicate keys of your home and car.
You never know when you are going to space out and forget your keys are still in the ignition.
You also never know when you are going to be leaving your home, walk out the door, lock the door, and remember that you left the house keys on the kitchen counter.
Again, make duplicate keys and place them in various locations.
You should have another house key in your car, or at work.
Additionally, you should have another car key at home or at work.
It is not a question of if you will have a "brain fart" as much as it is a question of when.
When someone understands Murphy's Law and is prepared for it he or she will usually fare better.
I drive a Land Rover and failed to follow the advice I just stated.
A year ago I stopped at a Chevron gas station to get some fuel and locked my keys in my car.
I had to call a local Beaverton locksmith out and we were there for five hours until 1AM in the morning (some cars are really hard to get into).
The total bill was $320.
While that was expensive he actually cut me a deal.
The locksmith I called needed to call a friend out to help him because he was not able to figure it out by himself.
All of this could have been avoided if I had an extra key.
I could have called someone to pick me up or caught the bus home in order to get the duplicate.
Unfortunately as humans we always seem to to reactive instead of proactive.
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