Irony... Or, You'll Never Believe

Saturday night we had our RWA Yellow Rose Chapter Christmas party. Lovely party, everyone's leaving. My BGF Amie pulled her car up next to another chapter mate's so they could put something in her trunk. Well, Amie gets out of her car, goes to get what she needed, and then starts to open her trunk when she realizes... she locked her car. It's running. Sitting in middle of the street! Now, this isn't funny, but... I must say, it was hilarious. We're all wondering how to get Amie into her car, which is running, head lights on, interior lights on...

So Denise, a member of AAA, makes a call. It's around 7pm and it will take until after 9 according to AAA to get someone out there to unlock the car. I had suggested they call the police in the first place, but they went with AAA. When AAA said it would be a couple of hours they decided to make the call to the police. Now, our very nice men in blue said they would come to unlock the car, which they normally don't, but would because the car was running and potentially blocking traffic. I must say, Amie has one secure car, because the first policeman had to call someone else to help him. The doors were really thick or something. Anyway, being romance writers, how could we pass up taking pictures of the event, etc. I didn't have my camera or appropriate shots would be posted. It's not a party until the cops show up, you know.

I was laughing telling my son about this incident. Who, by the way, didn't laugh as hard as Amie's own boys did at her. back to the irony. My aunt comes to town and asks us to meet her for dinner, which we do. We come home and are getting out of the car. Bare in mind that I just got a new vehicle on Friday night. I haven't even had it for 48 hours, yet. We get out of the car. I'm thinking I need to get some stuff out of it, so I'll be coming back. I leave my purse in the car and get out. Next, my son says to me, "Mom, you didn't leave your keys in there did you?" WTF!?? My son who never, ever before has been compelled to lock my car doors locked my car - in the garage.

Ok, this wouldn't be such fiasco if my purse weren't still in it. I haven't yet managed to get the second set of keys or the valet key out of it and into the secure spot I keep extra keys. Also in the car is my cell phone. All keys are someway or another inside the car. The credit card key, the valet key, and both sets of keys with the remote entry. Not to mention the key chain has the little tag which has my key code - which you need to get the dealer to make a new key! All are still in my purse (or, in the case of the credit card key still with the binder of info about my car in the glove box) where I put them when the nice man at the dealership handed them to me as I prepared to drive my new baby away.

No way into my new car that is sitting in my garage! Well, calling a locksmith is pretty much a no-no expense wise on a Sunday night. So, I have to wait until Monday morning to get my car unlocked, because I don't want to pay premium rates. My hope is that they won't screw up the lock in my brand new car!

I think Amie cursed me for laughing at her.