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lolapenguin · 2024-12-02T01:10:49+00:00

Posting on here because it’s urgent. its currently 1am, im locked inside an airbnb in a foreign country, and my door handle came off, could use some help and advice. Tried watching videos to no avail, left a message for the airbnb guy, don’t think he speaks English if I called (airbnb translates our messages), trying to call air BnB. If anyone’s awake I could use some help

LookItsMeAgain · 02/12/2024 09:26

Was the main door to the Air BnB unlocked to allow the emergency services in or did they have to break down that door to get to you @lolapenguin ?

I'm genuinely interested in the chain of events here and what the Air BnB host will do next? I'd expect a significant discount on my stay because the house/apartment was unsafe - you should always be able to make an exit if you need to.

Onthesideofthespiders · 02/12/2024 09:22

Yalta · 02/12/2024 09:10

But who do you call for help?

The suggestion of the fire brigade is something I wouldn’t have thought of in the moment

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You call emergency services and they will send whatever service is appropriate. Bit difficult.

Onthesideofthespiders · 02/12/2024 09:21

Mumofgirls24 · 02/12/2024 08:45

Not the screenshot of a photo showing a later time than when posted 🤥

She isn’t in the UK. The time on her phone will be the time of the country she is in, not the time in the UK. The country she is in is probably an hour or 2 hours ahead.

Yalta · 02/12/2024 09:10

I’m also wondering what Reddit suggestions were

Yalta · 02/12/2024 09:10

Nolegusta · 02/12/2024 08:07

It also only takes a couple of minutes to phone for help.

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But who do you call for help?

The suggestion of the fire brigade is something I wouldn’t have thought of in the moment

allthatfalafel · 02/12/2024 09:09

lolapenguin · 02/12/2024 02:10

The firemen came and pushed the handle from the outside, I couldn’t have done anything from inside the room unfortunately, didn’t have the facilities for that! But I’m freed now, thank you all for helping;

I was going to wait it out for the morning but thank you for suggesting to call the fire department!

You were more useful than Reddit

What did Reddit suggest, some weird obscure solution involving tweezers and an onion?

Nolegusta · 02/12/2024 09:00

Kool4katz · 02/12/2024 08:47

@Nolegusta Surely as a normal person, you’d try to solve the problem yourself before potentially wasting Emergency Services valuable time? OP tried to find other solutions first which was entirely sensible. She wasn’t in immediate danger, after all?

Surely as 'a normal person' you understand we're not all the same.

ThatPearlViewer · 02/12/2024 09:00

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Mumofgirls24 · 02/12/2024 08:56

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 02/12/2024 08:50

Ever heard of different countries being in different timezones?

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No I didn’t know that was a thing!?

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 02/12/2024 08:50

Mumofgirls24 · 02/12/2024 08:45

Not the screenshot of a photo showing a later time than when posted 🤥

Ever heard of different countries being in different timezones?

Kool4katz · 02/12/2024 08:47

@Nolegusta Surely as a normal person, you’d try to solve the problem yourself before potentially wasting Emergency Services valuable time? OP tried to find other solutions first which was entirely sensible. She wasn’t in immediate danger, after all?

Mumofgirls24 · 02/12/2024 08:45

Not the screenshot of a photo showing a later time than when posted 🤥

Ohnobackagain · 02/12/2024 08:38

JustJoinedRightNow · 02/12/2024 01:32

Do you not have a toilet in the air bnb?

Presumably somewhere the other side of the door she’s stuck behind?

TabloidFootprints · 02/12/2024 08:32

Nolegusta · 02/12/2024 08:18

Don't you?

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Do you?

Nolegusta · 02/12/2024 08:22

NotbloodyGivingupYet · 02/12/2024 08:21

You're a little ray of sunshine!
I expect she was panicking. Being in a foreign country and all.

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No need for personal attacks.

NotbloodyGivingupYet · 02/12/2024 08:21

Nolegusta · 02/12/2024 08:18

Don't you?

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You're a little ray of sunshine!
I expect she was panicking. Being in a foreign country and all.

Nolegusta · 02/12/2024 08:18

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 02/12/2024 08:09

Yea- but you don't necessarily want emergency services to be your first point of call

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Don't you?

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 02/12/2024 08:09

Nolegusta · 02/12/2024 08:07

It also only takes a couple of minutes to phone for help.

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Yea- but you don't necessarily want emergency services to be your first point of call

Nolegusta · 02/12/2024 08:07

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 02/12/2024 08:06

Sometimes people have solutions - worth a go. Only takes a couple of minutes to post

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It also only takes a couple of minutes to phone for help.

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 02/12/2024 08:06

Nolegusta · 02/12/2024 01:45

What do you expect MN to do?
If you cannot speak with your host/Air B and B then call the emergency services.

Sometimes people have solutions - worth a go. Only takes a couple of minutes to post

ArchMemory · 02/12/2024 07:54

Hoppinggreen · 02/12/2024 07:41

Were they hot?

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I work for a fire & rescue service although not a firefighter myself. Can confirm they are usually physically fit but that does not always translate to hot. And about 20% of them (from memory) are women these days. Although that may not be the case in other countries - I spoke to a female firefighter who said in her home country women can’t be firefighters.

Here4thechocs · 02/12/2024 07:52

Ponderingwindow · 02/12/2024 01:20

I’m curious how that door handle would lock from the inside. What mechanism does it use?

Happened to me: exactly as shown. I live in the UK

misscockerspaniel · 02/12/2024 07:47

What Hoppinggreen is trying to say is that it is MN law that if there isn't a photo, it didn't happen 😀Glad you have been rescued, I would have panicked.

Hoppinggreen · 02/12/2024 07:41

lolapenguin · 02/12/2024 02:10

The firemen came and pushed the handle from the outside, I couldn’t have done anything from inside the room unfortunately, didn’t have the facilities for that! But I’m freed now, thank you all for helping;

I was going to wait it out for the morning but thank you for suggesting to call the fire department!

You were more useful than Reddit

Were they hot?

Prescottdanni123 · 02/12/2024 07:25

Call the police and/or use Google translate to send the air b&b owner a text message in his own language.