Stuck In Thailand
By Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
United Kingdom
April 12, 2021 7:07am CST
My son and his wife were in Thailand when the pandemic really started to get going and all flights were cancelled so they were unable to get home.
They were worried about their apartment as they top up their electricity with a special card and they knew there wasn't enough on the card to last more than a month.
My son said he would send me the key so that I could go in and empty the freezer - the key got lost in transit and never arrived.
It was 3 months before they eventually arrived home and obviously everything in the freezer was rotten.
The smell wasn't too bad until they opened the lid but then the obnoxious odour permeated the whole apartment. - it took them weeks to fully be rid of that awful smell.
Lesson learned - whenever they go away in the future they will leave a key with me.
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44 responses
@LadyDuck (470745)
• Switzerland
12 Apr 21
What a horrible experience. I used to empty refrigerator and freezer when we traveled, just because an electricity problem may happen and I know how bad the smell of rotten food is. I had the keys of my Mom's apartment, that was my house in the past, but my Mom never had my keys. Not very useful as we lived 4 hours away from her.
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@LadyDuck (470745)
• Switzerland
12 Apr 21
@jaboUK Both my brother and I had the keys of our mother's apartment and this proved to be a necessity, when she did not reply to the phone, my brother could go there and check. Even if we pay the electricity the refrigerator/freezer may break. Our broke one day while we were visiting my mother in Milan, at least we were away only a few days, but a few things smelled bad.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Apr 21
My children both have a key to my house - that's important especially now that I'm old. They need to be able to get in just in case of emergency. Anyway, they are welcome to come and go as they please without me having to open the door for them.
That's a good idea to empty the fridge and freezer when you travel.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16748)
• China
12 Apr 21
That did mess the room up.Who had known that the key got lost in transit unexpectedly.Once bitten twice shy.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16748)
• China
13 Apr 21
@jaboUK He should give you a spare key with hindsight.Good thing ! This kind of thing wouldn't happen to him again.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
13 Apr 21
@changjiangzhibin89 Yes, he'll leave a spare key with me from now on.
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@Juliaacv (50851)
• Canada
12 Apr 21
My brother was over there in the very same country when the pandemic hit.
It did not seem to bother him when all of the flights were cancelled, another brother has a key to his place and watched it, and the brother that went was there for 4 or 5 months anyways.
Our son has a spare key to our place and we do to his.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Apr 21
My son was perfectly happy to be in Thailand in the sunshine rather than be in lockdown with us in cold England
Your brother must have felt the same.
The freezer was my son's only worry and he has an app now so that he can upload the electricity from wherever he is.
Your brother must have felt the same.
The freezer was my son's only worry and he has an app now so that he can upload the electricity from wherever he is.3 people like this
@jobelbojel (35356)
• Philippines
12 Apr 21
Lesson learned indeed. I hope they leave the key with you. Sorry about what happened. Glad they are back but Thailand is not that affected with COVID.
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@MarshaMusselman (38867)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Apr 21
I'm glad they weren't stuck longer than they were. It's unfortunate to lose food but I guess there are worse things. That reminds me someone here lost power to their freezer in FLA I wonder if they've checked that out yet or not.
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@MarshaMusselman (38867)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Apr 21
@jaboUK I'm sure the smell would be awful.
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@Dena91 (16576)
• United States
12 Apr 21
I am glad they finally got home. I am sorry the key got lost in transit, seems with the pandemic that has increased. Mike's mom has had trouble with a couple of her bills not being received by the companies causing her stress. We helped her straighten it out with them.
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@thelme55 (76843)
• Germany
12 Apr 21
That was a horrible experience. I hope the smell is gone now. My son has a key to our flat that we don’t have to worry when we stay in our Philippines home for months. We empty our freezer every time we are on a long vacation. This time, we were lucky that we came home to Germany before the pandemic lockdown came.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
13 Apr 21
But they tried, at least. The surprise pandemic sure took a toll on us all.
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@snowy22315 (179715)
• United States
13 Apr 21
Oh no...leaving a key with you would certainly be wise.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
13 Apr 21
It's okay. What is important is that they were able to get home. They should be careful next time especially with the current situation. Stay safe!
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@Marilynda1225 (82582)
• United States
13 Apr 21
I guess that's a good lesson to learn about leaving a key with you but who would have thought a pandemic would occur and the world would go on lockdown.
I don't even want to imagine how awful that rotten food smelled 
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