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Wet, muddy, rainy and windy fatbike forest ride before work this morning. But, I'm loving my new tubeless set up, and the legs felt good, so was loving a slightly extended local loop.
1.5hrs in, reached for phone pocket to check time... no phone. pocket unzipped and empty. Ah bollocks, no worries, its a work phone.
Hang on though, phone is acutally there, just in the other pocket, which means... thats... a bloody well empty key pocket. Arsebiscuits!!!
At this stage was fruitless to retrace steps, had to get to work, and chances of finding in the mud and leaves slim.
All way back was totting up costs of changing locks etc etc and.... keys were in the cellar door.
Thank ****.
there'll be a bloke with an axe in there
... waiting
Motorbike shops, about two quid:
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Locked my only car key in my car this morning. Phone, wallet, work bag etc left in car in a lay by. Had got my bike out though so managed to ride the rest of the journey to work.
Just past midnight. Edinburgh airport. Last night. -1. Raining.
My keys are usually in a particular pocket of my bag. Always.
Not there.
Last seen when I left the car on Monday morning early.
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after a long search of every blooming thing in the bag I remembered that I had just passed through a scanner at the boarding airport - and put the one car key I took (not full bunch) in jeans pocket, so I wouldn't have to stand in the cold looking for my key at gone midnight on a cold night in Edinburgh.... 😳
I did this the other day.
Keys were in the[i] other[/i] key pocket, fortunately.
Haha, I can beat this one.
Coming back from Corsica on holiday - got on plane - about half way to Gatwick I realise my car keys aren't in pocket - I realise i've left them in the little box of lights/chargers/cables etc in my main luggage.
Needless to say, [i]really[/i] hoping my luggage makes it as its a long way to Scotland from Gatwick with no car.
Luggage arrives, shuttle bus to car park, arrive at car and open up case, fish out the little box - no keys - *
Rummage around bottom of case - no keys - double *!
Start unpacking whole case in middle of car park, checking pockets, even opening the bag of sweaty bike kit - no keys - *, *, *, *!!
Finally lift out the last pair of socks from the case - KEYS! phew!! 😳
Friend of mine did Everesting up the Grand Colombier last June on his own leaving his car at the bottom in a lay by. Half way through he realised he left the car keys on the car in the door lock.
That was his fastest climb and down.
put the one car key I took (not full bunch) in jeans pocket, so I wouldn't have to stand in the cold looking for my key at gone midnight on a cold night in Edinburgh
90% of the time when I lose something or get in a panic because I think I've lost something it's because I've tried to be "clever" and put it somewhere interesting thinking it'll save me time 😳
Got to work a few months back, bit late, 25 mins before a board meeting so cutting it fine. Realised my keys were in my garage in the bike locks, electric door so closed it on way out, has locker key on it where all gear is. Managed to borrow a screwdriver and get in. Then had the issue of getting into the house when i got home - one ladder and one arrival of police as i set the alarm off when i got in and its monitored and i couldn't turn it off !
Second day out in Morzine, been up in the mountains all day then when we got back for a burger my zip had bust on my backpack and I'd lost my wallet and phone............tried to walk the whole route to see if I could find it (stupid I know but at the time I just needed to do something) then when I went to the police station a very kind lady had handed them in.
Phew!
came down a descent in the cheviots - my mates all waving at me at the bottom.... 😕
things had been flying out the top pocket of my pack.
cue me climbing back up collecting, my phone, various cards, my wallet and car key at different places on the way!
We did a cycling club weekend away to the Lakes once from Fife and on the first day we rode Walna Scar Road. I'd driven a hire van down with everyone's bikes and camping gear in. We decided to pitch tents, ride then deal with sleeping bags etc. when we got back.
We got back and couldn't find the keys in my backpack. Or in my short pockets. A friend and I ran to the point, 3 miles into the ride, where I'd opened my backpack. Nothing there. We got back and as it was dark we started asking other campers for sleeping bags, mats etc. Then, after 3 hours my friend realised something.
I'd told him before we set off that I was putting the key in my coat pocket and that I would forget I'd done this so he had to remember. He'd just remembered. And there it was.
We returned the other sleeping bags and I bought everyone a round at the pub 😳
I locked my works car key in my works car this week. Which was unfortunate because we'd just executed a search warrant at a house and the search kit was in the car. Cue an hour of twiddling thumbs waiting for the spare key while making small talk with the less than impressed occupants 😳
I did the same in Ethiopia.
Didn't use my phone much, but when I did it was pretty critical. Had various contacts there, and in the rest of the world on it.
Got to the airport at Bahir Dar and checked in my bag and it wasn't where I usually put it.
I thought someone had been through my bag in the hotel. Was about to get in a taxi to go back to the hotel in a bit of a panic but the guys in the airport wouldn't let me leave as it would mess up their plane schedule.
Phone lost I thought.
Until I landed in Addis and got to my mums house. Emptying the bag, and the phone was hidden in my medical bag. Where I'd put it in case anyone rummaged through my bag!!
I thank Apple for thier "find my iPhone" thingumybob..
Invariably it's under the drivers seat of the car, but hey...
I'm OCD about keys. Constantly checking they're there and pocket is zipped even though I've checked it 5 minutes ago and 5 minutes before that. I'm the same with locking the house and checking I've locked it. Never convinced I really did.
Bregante - Member
I locked my works car key in my works car this week. Which was unfortunate because we'd just executed a search warrant at a house and the search kit was in the car. Cue an hour of twiddling thumbs waiting for the spare key while making small talk with the less than impressed occupants
All good stuff, but thats brilliant 😆
Glad I'm not the only one, i figure I'm going to do it for sure at some point, rather pleased it was not this morning 🙂
I used to coach Go-Ride. Once a month we used to go for a ride in the woods with the kids. One of the lads left his bag pocket open by accident, when we got back he realised it was open and he'd lost his phone. He was a bit gutted but philosophical. He went for a look, once his mum arrived but to no avail
About 3 weeks later his dad was running in the same woods and found his phone in one of the trails. Got it home and it still worked!
My missus went jogging a few miles along the beach at Brighton while staying with a friend. She had her car keys in her hand (which she often does!!). However, keys were no longer present on return to town. Cue retrace of steps and finding keys amongst the cobbles along the beach! Talk about finding a needle in a haystack.
Did much the same as the OP, but in Thetford forest, at night, with lights fading after a two ride. I still don't know how we found the keys about a mile back up the track.
Racing the Freedom challenge adventure race in South africa the five of us stop for a chat about route to take and a picture. One chap lost his phone had seen t last on the ridgeling over 5k back. Que the four of us building a small fire to make ourselfs a coffe when Anton went too look for his phone, he was back in less then 30 min. We did leave him a cup though.
A month of working late followed by nine straight days of event work on a festival: early mornings until midnight or so. Last night runs until 3a.m., then I'm bundled into a taxi home.
It's paid for and the driver knows where to go. Bliss. As it leaves me, I look at my front door and realise my keys are in the office, about five miles away.
Years ago stopped off in Bala, parked my FJ1100, locked the helmets to the bike and went off for a wander and a brew. Half an hour later had the oh shit moment when I couldn't find my keys, went back to the bike and found said keys left on the seat. Extremely lucky that someone didn't help themselves to the bike.
Went for a 5km run one night, 2.5km there and back.
At the turning point reached into my only pocket for a couple of Jelly babies.
Ran a flat out 2.5km back home. But no key in pocket.
Had to run back out again on tired legs to retrieve the key from the side of the road.
Ended up as a 10km run!
richmars - Member
Did much the same as the OP, but in Thetford forest, at night, with lights fading after a two ride. I still don't know how we found the keys about a mile back up the track.
Ha ha...Was going to mention that incident! We were very fortunate to find the key so quickly in amongst all the winter gunk! Wasn't your spare key also "safely" stashed in the car...?
I seem to remember the saddle bag zip had failed and it was one of those bags where the zip runs around horizontally so takes the whole load of whatever is in the bag.
I always buy saddle bags with a door flap on them after that incident!
around 1982 remember sleeping in my climbing partners hillman avenger (easy to break into) 2degs C then had to catch bus 40miles each way to get spare key, no mobiles - self rescue!
- once is enough, never (tempting fate) lost a car key since
On a recent 'work' trip to another country, myself and a colleague decided that few bars should be visited after landing. This was pretty much the theme of the week. About halfway through the week I mislaid my keycard and on searching for it I discovered I'd lost my keys and to make it worse I'd driven us to the airport.
My search was epic, as was the beer cost and I imagine phone bill.
Working backwards it turned out the keys never left the country and I'd dropped them in the airport transfer bus, I'm a little more careful with my keys now.
Couple of weeks back I was away with work, staying in a motel that wasn't staffed after 6 went out for dinner just down the road and hacked I had everything with me, wallet, phone and my own house keys not the hotel room one. Long wait for the duty manager to get back.... Thankfully the pizza over the road was nice.
While ago while my Garmin 810 was new I was on a ride, set off on a decent and spotted it was missing - major panic walked but up the trail about 500m and just caught sight of it on the side a few inches. Ire and I'd never have spotted it.
Not me but a colleague once shut the door to an equipment room in the middle of nowhere, as it clicked shut his blood ran cold as he slowly realised the room keys, his mobile, his wallet and his van keys were still inside. He had a five mile walk to the nearest farm house and luckily someone was in and they let him phone someone to come and collect him!
many years ago I had a motorbike, little RS250. Long road trip home for the weekend, lost it on a sharp bend, crashed through a ditch and back onto the road, unhurt but bike a bit messed up. Rideable though. Carried on for home, singletrack country roads, at one point was aware of a 'clang' and something hitting my leg, didn't think much more of it. Got home, went to take keys out - no keys. Could still kick start it though so didn't worry. After a weekend at home, head back (kick start bike); stop for petrol - ah - still no keys...
Slowly rode back along the stretch where I was aware of the bump on leg, walked back and fore - forest stretch of Dava road -- amazingly found bike keys in verge around where I'd recalled the bump...
Only to find out that all I needed to open the petrol cap was a screwdriver after all...
Ha ha...Was going to mention that incident! We were very fortunate to find the key so quickly in amongst all the winter gunk! Wasn't your spare key also "safely" stashed in the car...?
I seem to remember the saddle bag zip had failed and it was one of those bags where the zip runs around horizontally so takes the whole load of whatever is in the bag.
I always buy saddle bags with a door flap on them after that incident!
That's right, spare key inside the car. Yes, it was a zip failure on the saddle bag. I always tie the key ring inside the saddle bay with a strap now to prevent that happening again.