so she shouldn't worry, but, you know how it is. There's always that feeling that something may go wrong And sure enough, when she returned she discovered that she took the wrong key to her house and now she was locked out, with nobody in the house. A frantic tele- phore call to a friend who understands locks plus some torturous minutes of waiting, finally put an end to the tragedy. Slightly worse was the case of another TV who was in the habit of taking short walks at night around the neighborhood. She always made sure that she carried the two vital keys: one to her upstairs apartment and the other that opened the front door that led to the street. A night did come in which our friend returned home only to find that she had the apartment key, but had forgotten the downstairs one. So there she was, standing on the sidewalk at midnite unable to get into the house. Should she ring the landlady? No, definitely not. The sharp eyed lady might read her right away. Besides, she would definitely object to opening the door to an unknown tenant.

Our friend's only hope was the arrival of one tenant she knew was in the habit of coming home a- round 2 AM. He would save the situation. So, our TV friend just sat on the steps and waited. The street was empty. Not a soul in sight. That was good. But then, turning the corner was the silouette of a man approach- ing with slow measured steps.. Could that be the tenant? No. He is carrying a stick. It's a policeman!''. The TV's heart goes into high gear. Will this be the end of the road? Will I spend the night behind bars? Will they put me in the men's ward or in the women's ward? Will my picture appear in the papers? This and a mil- lion other questions cross the mind of our most unhap- py friend. The policeman's figure is getting closer and closer, his bulk has now become gigantic, he blots out the entire street. And then he stops in front of the TV. And he speaks.

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"Having trouble lady? Got yourself locked out"

A miserable tiny little smile peeks through the make up..and then, almost in a whisper: "Yes officer .. but there's a tenant coming home around 2 so he'll open the door. I'll just wait."

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