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I also have a second list for "things to do to the house before travelling" - did I shut the windows, turn off the lights, empty the trash, etc - yup, it's all

• EvanAnderson 1y ago
  I do the same thing. A fun one I added a few years ago: Make sure to visually verify garage door is totally closed. Two days into a trip our neighbor contacted us about our garage being open. We asked him to close it. When we got back I found the automatic opener disconnected from the then-closed door. I asked the neighbor about it. He said the door would almost close using the automatic opener, but would stop and reverse. He disconnected the door from the opener and pulled it closed. (Certainly not the most secure thing, since anybody could walk up and push the door open, but arguably better than sitting open.) I found the track was slightly bent on one side, as a result of banging into it with a heavy object while getting our camping gear out. It was causing the door to bind enough for the automatic opener to be triggered to reverse (presumably the "don't crush a human" safety feature). When we left I pushed the button on the remote, saw the door start to go down, and left. By the time we were at the end of the street, with the door out of view, it had no doubt reversed and opened. When I leave now I make sure I see the door fully close.