A Key Rule

There are certain rules in life that evolve from common sense. The key in a coat rule is one of them. If you have to hang up your coat in a public closet, you have to remove your personal items such as keys or wallets, before you leave the room. My husband never knew that rule. Last week he went to his volunteer job and hung his coat in the executive suite closet. It should have been a safe area. When he returned to get it a few hours later, his coat was gone. If that was not bad enough, his car keys were in it. He was frantic. How would he get home? He asked the secretary if she saw anyone take his coat. She said there was a conference, so maybe someone from there took it. She made a few calls and located the coat in College Point, Queens. A well intentioned woman saw a lone coat so she brought it back to her office. She then had to get back into her car and drive the coat and keys back to the hospital. Next time he will keep his personal belongings on him.