Keyrot = too many keys you don’t know what they belong to |
Over time my keyring has grown with keys I no longer know what they fit. Is this keyrot? This creates problems when a lot of the same shape keys look like the house key and it’s dark and I’m fumbling through keys trying to figure out which one fits the door.
I really need to mark at least the house key with one of those key covers or have a new one cut in a fluorescent color so it sticks out. This is the downside of standard keyrings: they are a hassle to add and remove keys. I have to use a pocket knife to pry open the ring to get the keys off. I’ve tried alternate keyrings like the ones that screw and unscrew but they don’t seem as secure as the standard keyring. Also, I’ve heard a bulky keyring isn’t very healthy for the ignition. Might have to check snopes on that one as that sounds fishy (?).
How to vanquish keyrot
I just broke out the pocket knife and only kept six of the keys on the ring I could identify: car keys (2), home, office, office storage, post office (2). I also put my Fred Meyers rewards card on there (smart marketing to be on the keyring). I saved the other five foreign keys, just in case I remember where they actually belong. Hope it’s not when I’m stranded somewhere.
What has been your solution for properly identifying what goes where on the keyring? Do you use something else to hold your keys besides a standard ring?
Does any of this happen to you or are these the early signs of senility?
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Snopes had better tell you it’s true. ‘Cause it is! The weight and the rocking motion over time does a really lethal number on your ignition switch over time.
Comment by Gerald Buckley — September 22, 2006 @ 11:32 am PST
I’ve used a plastic-coated twist-lock cable for years: soft flexing and comfortable in the pocket, easy to get keys off. As for keys, I keep two “benefit” cards a half-slit in my small (front-pocket-sized) wallet. On the key-ring are house (2), garage, wife’s truck (”fat” key), my SUV, and squeeze light - all easy to feel in the dark.
Comment by Albo P. Fossa — September 22, 2006 @ 12:56 pm PST
Any key I don’t need outside the house stays in the house. That limits my keychain to house, car, and dog kennel. Those are easy to distinguish. All the other keys that are only used once in a blue moon reside in a drawer, and they’re labelled. Not too secure if someone’s breaking in, but in that case I’m more worried about things that aren’t locked up anyway.
And yes, Gerald is right. I used to work in auto parts (30 years ago now), and that was a primary cause of ignition switch failure.
Comment by Sterling Camden — September 22, 2006 @ 5:23 pm PST
If those are the early signs of senility then I’m in worse shape than you. I once found a mysterious key that I had no idea what it belonged to. I tried it in every possible lock, until finally it fit a box full of something that rattled. Ahaa! I opened it only to discover a boxful of…more damned keys that I had no idea what they belonged to.
Comment by Vince Williams — September 23, 2006 @ 10:32 pm PST
Yep and we have keys to a car we no longer drive, a house we no longer live in, a knife collection case in which I no longer have a knife collection, and a jewelry case that stands empty as an antique decoration atop a bedroom shelf: all these, and more (antique key collection, including some sterling silver keys) in a disguised oil can in the garage…
Comment by Albo P. Fossa — September 24, 2006 @ 10:42 am PST
[…] This one is almost as vexing as keyrot. Ever forget where you left your keys? My wife, who I love more than any one, is one of the worst about losing her keys. It’s always right before we’re leaving that the panic begins with “do you know where my keys are?” Why I would ever know where she left her keys is beyond me. […]
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