Lost keys, lost crockery

Lost Crockery

The smaller your coffee cup, the more likely it is to disappear. Especially if it is white. 

It is easier to find a coloured cup, on a coloured saucer, always to the right of the desk or table, visible from the door.

Did you take the cup into the bedroom? Leave it in the shower? On the balcony or in the garden? Left in the garden by the gardener. Left by the car when washing the car? By the bed? On the desk. On top of the fridge? Inside the fridge with something inside it? Under another item the same shape in the drying rack or dishwasher? Inside the microwave oven? Taken home with leftovers by a relative? Left behind at a party?

Under a newspaper? On a chair? Under a chair? At the back of a desk? behind a Large object such as a TV or vase? Left by a garden feature such as a swimming pool or jacuzzi? Or outdoor picnic table? Behind a lamp or box file? Still in the picnic box or suitcase?

Under a newspaper.

On the floor? Broken and in the bin?

Our latest lost bowl turned up in the microwave. 

 Lost keys

Doorkeys

Attach them to a ribbon which is attached invisibly under the handle at the end of the bag or tote bag where the pulled together zip fastens.

Postbox keys

Keep on the key ring with the door key. Add letters such as pb.

Ask the locksmith fixing the postbox to post the number of the key and the locksmith number.

Keeping Track of Keys

If you are a landlord or landlady or property manager, the keys should be photographed and attached to the inventory. Before a tenant moves out, the week or month before, remind them that they will have to provide keys to the front door, building door if in a flat or condo unit, the keys to bedroom doors and bathrooms and fire escapes, and window keys. Tell them where to get replacements and the cost.

If possible install a keybox for safekeeping of keys and label keys.

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