# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 16, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636 "2024-02-16T02:56:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 334
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6662 "2025-05-04T18:22:35Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Same. As long as it’s not windy, I’ll walk the dog in a t-shirt rather than bother with a coat. Yeah, since I’ve started an exercise routine including walking at least a mile each morning (hey, it’s a start), I’ve noticed a lot of other people with hoodies and sweat pants and so on when I’ve been wearing a short sleeved t-shirt and loose cotton pants. I love the cool/cold air on my face. If I get too hot, it badly affects my walking…even can make me nauseated. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6663 "2025-05-04T19:08:02Z")
I think I’ve lived in the Sacramento area long enough that I’m acclimated to the heat. I definitely feel more uncomfortable when it’s too cold than too hot. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6664 "2025-05-05T15:39:29Z")
Other: my alarm system is a large dog. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6665 "2025-05-05T16:00:23Z")
If by “monitored” you mean it alerts the alarm company/police in the event of a break-in, then that is what we have. Also doorbell and driveway cams. We don’t necessarily live in a high-crime area, but there were a couple of high-profile incidents a few years back. Better safe than sorry. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6666 "2025-05-05T16:05:06Z")
My spare key is in the shed. The shed has a combination lock on the door. So if I ever get locked out I can still access it, but it’s in a locked place that others can’t access without some effort. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6667 "2025-05-05T16:08:38Z")
We don’t have a spare key hidden anywhere. Probably should. Or at least give one to a trusted neighbor or something. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6668 "2025-05-05T16:28:40Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > We don’t have a spare key hidden anywhere. Me neither, and I was surprised that wasn’t an option. I do have a keypad that would open the garage door if I got locked out. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6669 "2025-05-05T16:28:41Z")
No spare key currently. We did have one, but we keep cannibalizing them to give to catsitters, and then not getting them back. (If something arises while we’re away, we’d like the maximum possible number of cat-rescuers on call.) Our contractor had left a lockbox in the backyard and gave us the combination, so we just used that. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6670 "2025-05-05T16:36:52Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > My spare key is in the shed. The shed has a combination lock on the door. So if I ever get locked out I can still access it, but it’s in a locked place that others can’t access without some effort. I’ve considered this option but never felt comfortable enough to do it. Plus our backyard is itself difficult to access without going through the house. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6671 "2025-05-05T16:39:12Z")
I’m home most of the time but which times I’m not home are really erratic. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6672 "2025-05-05T16:44:32Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > > [@Procrustus](#): > > > > We don’t have a spare key hidden anywhere. > > Me neither, and I was surprised that wasn’t an option. I do have a keypad that would open the garage door if I got locked out. Same. No keypad. I guess I’ll just have to break in. Honestly, i don’t think it would be all that hard to break into my house. Also, there’s almost always someone home, but like others, the times we are all away are erratic. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6673 "2025-05-05T16:54:58Z")
My spare key is kept in a lockbox in the laundry room – which is an addition that can’t be accessed from inside the house, only from the patio. I never lock that door. Someone random could open my gate, walk into my back yard, and get into the laundry room, but even if they noticed the lockbox no one else knows the combo. There’s no time of _every_ day when my house is likely to be empty; I work from home a couple days a week. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6674 "2025-05-05T17:25:38Z")
Now let’s have questions on your first concert attended, first pet’s name, mother’s maiden name, and place of birth! ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6675 "2025-05-05T18:32:20Z")
The corners of my garage are pretty disgusting, but if you’re willing to feel your way along one of the dusty, spider-eggy support beams, you might just find yourself a key. That said, the door is never locked except late nights, because there’s basically no time when someone isn’t here. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6676 "2025-05-05T18:32:33Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > > [@Procrustus](#): > > > > We don’t have a spare key hidden anywhere. > > Me neither, and I was surprised that wasn’t an option. Yeah, this. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6677 "2025-05-05T19:31:06Z")
Another vote for No spare key hidden in the house, but since my mother and father-in-law live in town, and only travel a few times a year, we’ve got a reasonably certain emergency option. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6678 "2025-05-05T19:44:14Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > We don’t have a spare key hidden anywhere. Same here, but two friends have each a key. Those questions got more than a little weird and personal. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6679 "2025-05-05T19:48:10Z")
I firmly back the Cheeto in Chief getting rid of birthright citizenship & then returning _all_ illegal immigrants to their country of origin; this especially includes those flying, honking (literal) shitboxes. I have a key hidden so well I don’t know where to look for it, other than ‘in the neighbor’s house’; however, they know where it is in their house. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6680 "2025-05-05T20:23:26Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > I firmly back the Cheeto in Chief getting rid of birthright citizenship & then returning _all_ illegal immigrants to their country of origin; this especially includes those flying, honking (literal) shitboxes. It took me a minute to realize you were talking about geese. I was like, “How could I have gotten such an incorrect read on @Spiderman?” ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6681 "2025-05-05T20:40:47Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Same here, but two friends have each a key. > > Those questions got more than a little weird and personal. 😉 Sorry, didn’t mean to get personal. I guess it is good I decided not to post this follow-up poll: If you were, hypothetically, to be robbed what would the thief get? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/6681))_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=333) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636.md?page=335)