Unlock My Ride!

Last night, as the rains approached, we found ourselves at a car wash vacuuming and armor-all-ing the inside of our car. Yea, we know, why wash your car when it is about to pour rain? Well, we were actually just there for the interior detailing (cause we couldn’t let a certain someone see the inside of our car for the first time and have it looking like a dog kennel/pig sty). The car wash was strictly perfunctory.

As we furiously wiped down the door panels, repeatedly locking and unlocking the doors, we thought, “Hee hee, don’t leave ‘em locked.” As stated, we were in a hurry, so by the time the door closed behind us, it was TOO LATE! “Oh no….oh god NO,” we thought (or, more precisely, said out loud) Our friend was meeting us in 10 minutes and the keys were in the ignition. (Yea, we know, why leave the keys in the ignition? Sorry, we like shaking our ass to Ghostland Observatory while we wax on and off.) The rain began to fall as we turned to the only remaining customer. After offering us a ride home, the key to which was also in the locked car, our NEW BEST FRIEND told us about the services offered by Yellow Cab (452.9999). He told us to call them and let them know of our plight. And, amazingly (after talking to a sweet dispatcher, who, in true Texas fashion, asked us, “Sweetie, why you gettin’ your car washed on a rainy day, anyhow?”) within five minutes there was a Yellow Cab(bie), car-unlocking-thingy in hand. Two minutes later we had the sweet, sweet keys in our hands and had parted with only $25, a small fee to pay for our sanity and the opportunity to meet our soon-to-be-waiting friend on time.

So, there ya go! Next time you lock your keys in your car, don’t break the window, don’t irreparably bend your car door with a makeshift wedge, don’t call a locksmith and wait an hour to pay $75, call your local cab service (if you don’t have AAA) and they will have you back in your ride in no time.

*UPDATE: Thanks to a heads-up from friendly reader Laura, we have been informed that the Austin Downtown Rangers will also perform this service FOR FREE if your dilemma occurs downtown. Good to know, cause we thought they just sat around the Starbucks in our lobby and drank coffee and flirted with baristas.