If you have ever been stuck in a lock
out, you know just how frustrating and time consuming it can be. There
are many unforeseen circumstances that can throw you in the midst of
such precarious situations and none of them are exactly pleasant. Let’s
take a look at some of the common car lockouts that occur and we’ll show
you how to bypass each and every one. After all, we are here to help
you out, even if it’s to help you escape from a car lockout.
1. Losing Your Keys At Home
Today is Monday, and your body is
gradually recovering from having an awesome weekend hanging out with
your friends. You guys don’t get to see each other as much as you used
to, so you cherish every moment of it and have fun. Well, the fun’s over
now and you have to get back to work. You’re having a slow morning so
if everything works out ideally you should arrive at work just on time.
Going through your regular routine helps shake off sleep: shower, get
dressed, eat breakfast and grab everything you need for work before you
walk out the door. After all this, you finally start to feel like you’re
awake, maybe Monday won’t be so bad after all. Silently, you’re wishing
that the traffic on the road won’t be so bad either because you’re on
the verge of being late, but if you get there right on time then you’re
not late (grey areas). Let’s do this! You’re standing outside now, hands
rummaging through your pockets/purse/backpack/ trying to find your
keys. “I know I grabbed them after I had breakfast”, you say to
yourself, but did you?
You look at the time and see that you’re
running late. In addition to this, you can’t find your car keys. Like
any sane person would, you run back into your house/apartment
frantically looking for where you put them last. Where did you put them?
Where could they be? After searching and scouring through every
plausible location, you resign yourself to the fact that maybe, just
maybe, you have lost your car keys. The frustration begins to set in,
gradually, and then all at once. By now, you’re late for work so you
have to call in and say you’re going to be late and that’s not a good
look. Breathe In, breathe out. Try and stay calm because there is a
solution to your problem.
2. Losing Your Keys at Work
You have been waiting for this day all
week, practically salivating at the thought of it, and you deserve the
fact that it is finally here. No one can take that away from you. You
worked all week to make it to Friday and it’s finally here. Today wasn’t
a bad day at all either. Work was great and you got the chance to grab
coffee with that attractive person on your break. The wave you’re on
right now isn’t crashing anytime soon. It’s time to go home and get the
weekend started right. Goodbye work, see you on Monday. You feel
triumphant walking out of those doors, you feel unstoppable and seeing
your car in the parking lot ready to whisk you away to freedom lifts
your mood higher than it already is. Time to go! Your hands reach into
your pocket/purse/briefcase and pull up nothing but air. Everything
abruptly slows down, that high of excitement you were on ebbs away
faster than it came, and you’re left with the stark realization that
your weekend has come to a halt.
The next logical step is to retrace your
steps and try and figure out where you left your keys. They’re not in
your office or the break room or even the bathroom. The plans you had of
starting your weekend off right slowly fade into oblivion as it dawns
on you that you might be in the parking lot for a while because you’ve
lost your car keys.
3. Locking Your Keys In The Car
Your job is of the utmost importance to
the foundations of love, without you, people couldn’t be married. You’re
the officiating minister and you have been ordained by God and state to
bind people together for life (as depressing as that sounds). Today is
another day on the job where you get to enjoy the blossoming of young
love and you want to be there on time to make sure the wedding goes off
without a hitch. While driving you realize you need to stop to get some
more gas and also probably grab a quick gift to give to the happy
couple, and use the bathroom while you’re at it. Nothing worse than
needing to go in the middle of someone’s vows. You pull up to the
closest gas station you can find and park next to the first available
pump. Stepping out of your car, you make sure you press the manual lock
button because you pride yourself on safety, and you’d rather not make
it easy on anyone who is trying to break into your car. You take about
three steps before you realise something is wrong. The sound of the
familiar jingle of car keys doesn’t happen with each of those steps.
Walk forward one more step…no sound. Ok, walk back one step…still no
sound. You slowly turn around and walk up to your car window, not
wanting to look inside for fear of what you might find there.
There your keys are, resting serenely on
the driver seat waiting for you to grab them. The only problem is, you
locked the car door. Don’t freak out, I mean, of course, the wedding is
drawing closer and you are a vital part of it, but don’t freak out.
Breathe in, breathe out, and calm down. A thought hits you like a brick,
and your spirits rise for just a brief second, you have a spare key!
Oh, nevermind, it’s in the glove box. Now you can freak out just a
little.
4. Locking Your Keys In The Car While The Engine is Running
Supporting local businesses is a part of
who you are. You firmly believe in the foundations of entrepreneurship
and hard work, and so you strive to support establishments with these
ideals as much as you can. This is the reason why you are currently in
your car en route to this rather outstanding taco shop at midnight. See
what I mean by hard work? How many establishments are still open at
midnight? Before you know it you’re there and the only thing on your
mind are those carne asada tacos you could smell a mile away. Staying
warm is also on your mind because it’s really cold outside. You park and
decide to leave the car running so that the heat can continue
circulating while you order and wait on your tacos. Muscle memory kicks
in as you put the car in park, grab your wallet and lock the car
manually so no one can make off with it. As you step out and the door
closes behind you, a thought occurs. It was probably sparked by the
quiet yet deafening sound of the door closing. Your car is on, it’s
still running, which implies that your keys are in the car. That’s not
really a problem, except you remember you locked the car as a force of
habit. It’s after midnight, the air is filled with the smell of carne
asada tacos. It’s cold outside and you are locked out of your car while
the engine purrs happily in the background. These things happen.
5. Breaking Your Key In The Lock
Bob is a rather infuriating person. He
may not realise it but he is, and you gave him a piece of your mind.
Good for you! He deserves to know how you feel, maybe that will teach
him to trivialize your feelings. Regardless of what you said, he is an
infuriating person, and as such you are quite frustrated and on the
verge of being angry. You “woosah” to yourself a few times to calm down
even though it has very little effect. Well, it’s time to go, the sooner
you get in your car and drive away, the faster you’ll calm down. You
can see your car from the other side of the parking lot and that helps
relax you a little bit, but you’re still mad at Bob. As you continue to
walk to your car, you pull out your keys and press the unlock button on
your keys to open the car before you get to it. It normally gives off a
little *chirp*chirp* when you hit the button. This time around, it
greets you with silence. That’s perfect, Bob is annoying, and now so is
your car. It decides today is the ideal day for the battery in your key
fob to die. Fine, you’ll do this the old school way and use they key to
open the door.
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