Do you leave the keys in/near the door overnight?

Gotfoodforphil

Quick question, but is debate going on here;

When going to bed (or coming in from work) do you you lock and leave the keys in or near the door? Or do you bring them to the kitchen, bedroom, wherever, etc.?

I keep the keys with me, so usually have them on the bedside locker, one of the lads contends that I’m made and would be burned to death in a fire.

So what do you do?

antodeco

Always told to leave the keys downstairs away for where you sleep (eg: in the door/on the stairs). The reason being, if someone breaks in to steal your car, let them have their keys and away with them, rather them needing to "wake you up".

harr

Never in the door or near the door , to many ****ers around here fishing keys out through the letterbox. Happened to a neighbour of mine a few years back.
I always have them on locker beside me incase need them in a hurry.

8-10

Follow up question: and where do you live?

Snotty

Thumb locks on all external doors
Keys hanging in a key box at back door

antodeco

8-10 wrote: »

Follow up question: and where do you live?

I bet I can also guess your starsign based on your alarm code! Post it here and let me figure it out!

Sarn

Thumb lock on the front door so not an issue.

beertons

All our keys are left on the stairs. No letterbox on the door, so not worried about some scoby trying the fish them out.

i keep them under the third flowerpot on the left

looksee

Depends on the kind of door lock. If its the kind of lock you cannot open without a key then have a key (additional to the ones on your bunch) permanently beside the door. It can be made 'fishing' proof and should be on some sort of cord or chain to discourage 'borrowing'. Your key beside the bed is no use to anyone else in the house in the event of an emergency.

Mrcaramelchoc

I leave them in the ignition depending on how pissed i am when driving home.

Beasty

The Rottweiler looks after mine...

Snotty

looksee wrote: »

Depends on the kind of door lock. If its the kind of lock you cannot open without a key then have a key (additional to the ones on your bunch) permanently beside the door. It can be made 'fishing' proof and should be on some sort of cord or chain to discourage 'borrowing'. Your key beside the bed is no use to anyone else in the house in the event of an emergency.

For the love of God, thumb locks people!!
In the event of a fire/emergency please make it as easy as possible to get you and your loved ones out.

JDxtra

Never leave them visible.

Gotfoodforphil

Should add here, they’ve specified that if you have a deadbolt door then this situation doesn’t apply - it’s only for when you can’t open the door without a key

jlm29

I leave mine in the ignition usually. No one would ever want to steal my car.
I read somewhere once that a lot of people who die in house fires are found close to the front door, but unable to leave the house because they’ve locked themselves in and had the key too far away from the door. Dunno how true it is, but it makes sense to have them accessible

ILoveYourVibes

I leave poisoned apples on the doorstep!

Nikki Sixx

jlm29 wrote: »

I leave mine in the ignition usually. No one would ever want to steal my car.
I read somewhere once that a lot of people who die in house fires are found close to the front door, but unable to leave the house because they’ve locked themselves in and had the key too far away from the door. Dunno how true it is, but it makes sense to have them accessible

Don’t you only need to be unlucky once.

mfceiling

bluewolf wrote: »

i keep them under the third flowerpot on the left

My left or your left looking at them?

Feisar

As others have said, thumb locks.

My Dad locks the utility door also to, "keep the fúckers out", doesn't accept the potential death trap he has created.

Graces7

In the door. Only locked as else one of the cats can get in and leave the door open. one of the joys of living on an offshore island is that no need to lock the only door. Becomes habit though

IAMAMORON

The house key is left in the front door, on the inside obviously. If there is a fire in the house you do not need to be locked in.

Balanadan

I have nothing of value worth stealing.

Dial Hard

Downstairs, pretty much beside the door but not visible or fishable from it.

Still waters

door left unlocked here most of the time if I'm here. rural, dogs, shotgun

alchemist33

Beside the bed. I don't get leaving them near the door in case someone breaks in - you might as well leave the car keys in the car in thay case.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Still waters wrote: »

door left unlocked here most of the time if I'm here. rural, dogs, shotgun

Likewise. Door is only locked if we're away or last thing at night, when the house keys are on a hook out of sight and car keys in a drawer.

seamus

Thumblock on the front door.

Keys are always in the back door, only to make it easier to open and close, not for any safety reasons.

facehugger99

harr wrote: »

Never in the door or near the door , to many ****ers around here fishing keys out through the letterbox.

Anyone who has the skill to pull this off deserves to rob my house as far as I'm concerned.

Rikand

facehugger99 wrote: »

Anyone who has the skill to pull this off deserves to rob my house as far as I'm concerned.

And murder the occupants as they sleep

mfceiling

alchemist33 wrote: »

Beside the bed. I don't get leaving them near the door in case someone breaks in - you might as well leave the car keys in the car in thay case.

That's great until there's 4 lads standing over you in your bedroom with a kettle of boiling water asking where the car keys are.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

mfceiling wrote: »

That's great until there's 4 lads standing over you in your bedroom with a kettle of boiling water asking where the car keys are.

I think I'd have heard the alarm going off, before they had the kettle boiled.

Dtp1979

mfceiling wrote: »

That's great until there's 4 lads standing over you in your bedroom with a kettle of boiling water asking where the car keys are.

But if one guy is holding the kettle, one guy holding teabags and the other 2 have cups and saucers, then they probably just came to socialise

freshpopcorn

All keys are on a horseshoe in the living room. House would be easy enough to break into but cars aren't worth stealing.
I have never really heard about cars being stolen in my area tough.

Guy:Incognito

harr wrote: »

Never in the door or near the door , to many ****ers around here fishing keys out through the letterbox. Happened to a neighbour of mine a few years back.
I always have them on locker beside me incase need them in a hurry.

Do you not have to go down and out the door, hurry or not? So anywhere along the journey would be the same ,time wise. Or when you are in a hurry do you just dive straight out the window?