WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS WHEN YOU’RE LOCKED OUT?
The locksmith arrives, but of course (because he actually
interrupts) he has no identification, nor any proof, that he really lives in
the house. She claims that her wallet has been stolen.
The locksmith declares (very realistic) that he cannot
simply open the door without proving that she lives there. She has her baby
with her and, on a list (most of the characters in the show have a keen sense
of cheating), she panics and even delivers her baby to the locksmith when she
is about to pass out.
The locksmith, confused and scared, finally opens the door,
free. He simply gets his way.
This scene raises an interesting question. What are your
options if you are excluded from your home? What happens if you have lost all
your IDs so you don't have proof that you really live there?
What if Albuquerque is in the middle of summer and you
almost fainted from the heat?
Here are some suggestions from Bill's Lock and Key.
PREPARE YOUR TEST
If you are locked and realize that you have to call a locksmith,
do some kind of proof that shows you live there.
The easiest way is, of course, to have your identification
with you, but it may well be locked in your home. If you have other documents
that residents prove, prepare them.
Ask without a neighbor to come and take care of you. With
your word, identification and certainty that you can provide identification as
soon as you enter, the locksmith will open the door.
In some cases, the locksmith gives you the benefit of the
doubt. For example, a locksmith told how he got to an older woman's house early
in the morning, in the middle of winter. He escaped to leave the paper is
nothing but a bathrobe and locked himself up.
In this case, it was clear that the woman lived there and it
was reasonable for the locksmith to open the door. She gave proof of identity
after the door opened.
However, most locksmiths refuse to help you if you have no
way to prove your stay. So don't expect it to come if, for all intents and
purposes, you can't prove anything else that a stranger is standing in front of
a house. It is not worth the risk of a locksmith opening the house in these
circumstances.
We all make mistakes. Sometimes pretty stupid. This is how
you will feel when you close your home.
If this happens, try not to pull on Skylar White. It worked
on a TV show, but in reality, a locksmith can't let anyone enter without valid
evidence that he lives there.
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