Guess what I did!?

Locked my keys in the car with my toddler at a gas station 🤦🏻‍♀ the gas station guy was really nice, he's always super nice to me, and he called 911 because I didn't have AAA or anything and we couldn't figure it out on our own. There was another guy parked next to me trying to help and letting me use his phone. The fire department came, and that's what triggered my son crying. They parked too far out of sight and he couldn't see the fire twuck 🤣 as soon as they got the door open I ran to his side and got him out, he basically ignored me and went straight to the fire truck. He is so adorable. He LOVES them and the firefighters were super kind and put him in the truck, gave him a tour and a hat and everything. He was dancing he was so happy and it was THE CUTEST! But I sure felt like a ding dong. Can't believe I did that...the female assured me it happens a lot and everyone does it, she's done it, etc. idk I was still pretty embarrassed! It was quite a scene.

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

Right as I read this, there is a locksmith sorting out my car!

It has a mechanical lock on the driver's door, fuel-filler and ignition, but electronic fob. The plastic case had failed so I took it to a local branch of a key-cutting chain. The car was not nearby but at home.

The shop assistant re-homed the electronics but when I arrived home I found it would not fit, also she had not given me the old one back, and despite a careful search I had no spare! Luckily the shop was able to call out one of their locksmiths to come and make a new key.

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Years back I had one of those rear-engined VW 'Transporter'-based caravanettes - the sort that surfers apparently loved to corrode to death. It was horribly easy to lock the keys still inside it. I managed that twice.

By sheer luck a previous owner had replaced the small inspection-cover in the rear parcel with a hatch nearly the size of the shelf, held by four thumbscrews. Using pliers to unscrew them very carefully from below, I could then push the whole hatch plus the usual clutter it held, over onto the rear seat; then crawl in over the engine, up through the opening and follow the clutter onto the back seat.

Couldn't do it now - I'm less slim and supple!