I am officially a numbnuts

Giblets · March 22, 2006, 11:10:44 AM

Managed to lock my keys in the car on Sunday while in PC World Car Park in Luton.

Mind was elsewhere and I left the keys in the ignition barrel, locked the door from the inside and slammed it shut.

Knew it would happen eventually, but I only have one set of keys, so after checking with our bible of knowledge, Philo I called the RAC who I hadn't used for this job before.

Thankfully panel gaps on our beloved yanks are generous, so he had no trouble jimmying that inflatable wotsit between the window glass and expanding a gap big enough to squeeze a long metal rod through to slide the lock on the opposite side.

Whole job took him 30 seconds and he didn't break sweat.

Kind of showed me how vulnerable my car is to break in, so glad it's locked up at night.

For a brief while I was thinking my purchase of spare side glass for 99p was a masterstroke......

55starchief · March 22, 2006, 11:12:56 AM

Well if you want an alarm fitting i have a top notch guy in the MK area

Roadkill · March 22, 2006, 12:16:01 PM

I broke into Chris' Fiero the same way.

As soon as I fabricated a suitable "instrument" out of a piece of copper tube I had the door unlocked in a minute or so.

Still, Muppet for doing it.

(Chris has done it at least 3 times)

55starchief · March 22, 2006, 12:24:22 PM

Quoting: Roadkill

(Chris has done it at least 3 times)

Yup, he locked the duster keys in the trunk at bling last year

Roadkill · March 22, 2006, 12:27:18 PM

And left the Duster keys in the ignition . . .we had to take him a spare set.

Giblets · March 22, 2006, 03:44:16 PM

All hail Chris!

Clearly a league above me.

Roadkill · March 22, 2006, 03:51:23 PM

Quoting: Giblets

Clearly a league above me.

A league of his own in that respect, Mate.

Incursus · March 22, 2006, 05:52:07 PM

Incursus · March 22, 2006, 05:56:17 PM

Quoting: 55starchief

Yup, he locked the duster keys in the trunk at bling last year

That was Veritys fault

Roadkill · March 22, 2006, 05:58:20 PM

yeah, yeah . . .

Giblets · March 22, 2006, 07:57:35 PM

A poor driver always blames his missus!

Sammy Lou · March 22, 2006, 10:53:12 PM

what about the time you left them in the ignition barrel????????????

Incursus · March 23, 2006, 12:45:57 AM

Quoting: Sammy Lou

what about the time you left them in the ignition barrel????????????

ok that was 20ish% my fault.

philoldsmobile · March 23, 2006, 12:50:15 AM

Art B locked his keys in the astro at silverstone last year...

i have yet to ever do that...

i have however, managed to spend a solid hour looking for a set of keys that were styill hanging in the drivers door lock..

Incursus · March 23, 2006, 12:53:12 AM

Quoting: philoldsmobile

i have however, managed to spend a solid hour looking for a set of keys that were styill hanging in the drivers door lock..

Sammy Lou · March 23, 2006, 12:59:08 AM

philoldsmobile · March 23, 2006, 01:00:16 AM

ouch!

Sammy Lou · March 23, 2006, 01:06:17 AM

see what happens when you do silly things

philoldsmobile · March 23, 2006, 01:10:20 AM

but i always do silly things

Sammy Lou · March 23, 2006, 01:11:16 AM

true

Giblets · March 24, 2006, 07:34:28 PM

I'll probably be the first one not to apply hand brake successfully on a slope, while leaving the box in neutral.

Mark my words.