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i get home from a 4 mile walk in snow covered sidewalks and the side door to my apartment building won't open , won't read my magnetic pass card , didn't even beep , pissed me off but luckily my ground floor balcony is just around the corner and its missing part of the railing so i can just walk up onto my balcony and just open the sliding doors , i don't lock them just in case , and most people know i'm Poor so nobody wants my stuff anyway , lol so i don't have to worry about theft when i'm not home

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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

A couple years before we retired we had to use one of those pass cards to get into our buildings where I worked. I hung my tag on a cord I wore around my neck and there were a few times it wouldn't open the door so I could leave. Figured out I had gotten too close to a stereo speaker in one of the lounges and the strong magnet inside of the speaker had temporarily demagnitized my card so the reader couldn't read it. Women who have purses with a strong magnetic clasp on them can have their debit and credit cards demagnetized if they get to close to that closure. Gotta be careful not to get near a magnet with your card.

FurryFace · 61-69, M

sometimes it just doesn't work , they also just put in a new door and door frame , took a few hours

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@FurryFace: is there anyone who can be contacted in case of not being able to get into your home?

FurryFace · 61-69, M

yes , way down the street in the last building the super attendant

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@FurryFace: is it open 24 hours to help you? If not you could freeze to death waiting to get in.

FurryFace · 61-69, M

not really , office hours are like 1pm-4pm ha ha they won't be thrilled at 3 am or something like that