The Lock, Key and Battery Problem

The two hardest things to maintain in this bed and breakfast are keys and batteries.  This fact is not at all meant to be a slam against anyone staying here.  Over the past 6 years we can count on our fingers the number of times a guest has taken a key with them and in all of these circumstances they were returned to us. 

With that said, you cannot (or at least we) cannot keep the locks always the same.  We rotate them from time to time to make sure our security for ourselves and our guests is a number one concern.  The last time we changed the keys at the house it took all day to do it.  Our son, Michael 2 was determined that he would be the one that changed the locks.  Just to put you in the picture and if you haven't been here, Mikey is a very precious 4 year old and can be very strong willed when he wants to be.  Anyway Wendy has pictures of him doing the work.  It took all three of us and most of the day to do it.  After a few days, Wendy changed them again for some reason (I can't remember what, I believe the key fit was the issue) but I personally had a ball helping Mike install the lock.

Batteries are constantly being lost, running down, and getting recharged around here.  We have probably a total of 10 Televisions here.  Each television has its own remote and a majority of them have a different remote for the DVD player.  In addition to these devices we have battery powered locks at three different locations.  When those batteries fail, we go into a mildly paniced zone until those batteries are replaced.  Throw in flashlights, toys (for Mickey) Battery powered screwdrivers, cell phones and leaf blowers and you see the problems. 

Anyway it seems a little trivial i suppose but it can drive me (in particular) bonkers.  I do not see an end to the battery/key/lock problems coming to an end any time soon.  I suppose if you asked Wendy she wouldnt list these items as paramount in her life. 

This however is my blog.

Come and see us.

Michael J.