Keys locked in my car!

**Medusa** · 12-26-2009, 08:39 AM

I know that sinking feeling when you realize that you've just closed the door on a locked car w/your keys inside. I'm sorry, Mo. I hope it wasn't too tough for you.

**kitten645** · 12-26-2009, 09:53 AM

So sorry. That so sucks. And I agree it is super sweet of you to think of someone who is "on call" on Christmas day.
My friend recently locked herself out and using her cell phone, they were able to unlock the car without anyone coming out. I'll have to get the details from her tomorrow.

**Moesha** · 12-26-2009, 09:55 AM

I had no idea that the doors were locked until I went to put the mats back inside.

I decided the fastest way to get them open would be for me to call someone local and pay them and then turn that into my insurance company and be reimbursed through my roadside assistance. Well, I called two places, one of whom is a AAA representative. Neither one of them would come out. Both told me to call central dispatch and have a deputy come out and do it. So, that's what I did. I'm waiting for him to arrive now. I know that several years ago our local police department wouldn't do that for anyone unless someone was trapped inside. In fact, about 4 years ago, they did have to come out and unlock my sister's car because my 4 year old niece and 2 year old nephew were asleep inside her car that accidentally got locked. My nephew woke up, but couldn't figure out how to unlock the doors. My niece slept through the whole thing. I guess if I had known the police department was who would be coming out to do this, I could have called yesterday on the holiday. Oh well. Here's hoping I can get in the car shortly!

ETA: That took all of maybe 2 minutes, including scraping the frost off of the window so he could see inside.

**DJFyrewolf36** · 12-26-2009, 08:43 PM

It was nice of the police to come do that for you, and that it didn't take that long for them to arrive! I'm sure around here it would take until doomsday for someone to show, and probibly then about 2 hours worth of questions to make sure its actually YOUR car...