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Door Prizes and Surprises

There are times the wind will blow a door right in your face. Sometimes, a door is slammed by members of the human race There are doors designed to keep some people in and others out. Sam did not pay his rent; so he was evicted and the door was locked. Mr. Riley rented the same apartment and was given the door keys. Some doors have locks on their knobs and also deadbolt locks. I use to tell my kids, "Until we get to heaven, always lock the doors". Thieves and robbers will never enter through the doors of heaven. I once held keys to unlock the doors of banks and other secured places. I would make deliveries of overnight mail and quickly exit the door. One morning a bank employee forgot his keys and asked me to let him in. Without hesitation, I told him "No, it's against policy", and drove away. If the door bell is in disrepair, there's no choice except to knock, knock, knock. Sam bought a house, but didn't realize his new home came with sliding doors. He overlooked 'the door details' in the blueprints of his new home. So each time he went to check in on the progress of his house, everything was fine except the doors he assumed were temporary. He was not use to going through such doors in a private residence. Sam learned at least one more thing about doors he had not considered. He was aware of 'door prizes', but learned the hard way about 'door surprises'. 03292017 cj PS Contest, Doors, Richard Lamoureux

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