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Oh Matt, this is brilliant! Such a great story!

Soon after I moved into our house (like, the first week!) I had a moment of madness and followed Jim into the larder, shutting the door behind us both, just for a laugh. 'Don't shut the doooooor!' he shouted, rather too late. I hadn't known that it had a dodgy door knob that wasn't possible to open from the inside. I was just being playful! (And unlike you, Matt, we were fully clothed! 🤣)

There is just about enough standing space in there for the two of us: it's not only where we store our dry goods, bottles, Tupperware, loo rolls and the iron, etc, but the freezer and washing machine are also in there, stacked on top of one another. Jim said that the latter would provide plumbing facilities 'if the worst came to the worst'.... heavens, can you imagine? Sorry, no, please DON'T imagine.

After ten or so minutes of abject panic searching the larder shelves for something to use as a tool, Jim found a container with a metal clasp holding the lid shut (it had teabags in it, I think), and proceeded to use it to unscrew the doorknob. Using some (chewed - ugh!) gum from a packet we found on the shelf he managed to get enough of a grip on the square bolt to pull it inwards, at which point he was able to turn it enough to open the door.

We still talk about it now! And I DON'T ever shut the larder door behind me... *shudders*

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This is hilarious Rebecca! I was laughing so much. 🤣

I'm glad you figured out how to get out. I wonder what you would have done if you wouldn't have been able to get out. Hopefully, at least one of you had their cellphone on you, in case you needed to call for help.

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It was pretty funny, Matt, but perhaps not at the time! 🤣 Gosh, I can’t remember if he had his phone on him - probably! I doubt I had mine. We knew we wouldn’t starve, as the larder shelves were pretty well stocked with food. Thinking about it, I’m not sure that at the time anyone else had a key to the house - we might still have been in there to this day! 😲

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🤣

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At least you couldn't have got lost! 😂

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🤣

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🤣

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Jan 18, 2023Liked by Matthew Murray

This actually happened to me once in our bathroom. I had clothes on, at least :D

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Lol sorry, can't help laughing. A few months ago we were talking to a very old friend of mine and his wife, about a pretty awful time we were having, and at some point he mentioned in passing ""we thought we'd have to call the fire brigade again, like we did when I got locked in the loo". Fortunately he kept talking for another five minutes -- "fortunately" because Elaine and I were beside ourselves with laughter -- silently, which made it all the worse

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No problem. I can laugh about it now too. Now that's 2 people I've heard with the same issue. And here I thought I was the only one. 😀

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You're just one of the few who admit to it 😂

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Oh Matt that is terrible! Hahahha! And of all days to forget your clothes!

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