Dementia # 3

[bersaguy]

I recently saw a distraught young lady weeping beside her car.

 

'Do you need some help?' I asked.

 

She replied, 'I knew I should have replaced the battery to this remote door un-locker. Now I can't get into my car. Do you think they (pointing to a distant convenience store) would have a battery to fit this?'

 

Hmm, I don't know. Do you have an alarm, too?' I asked.

 

'No, just this remote thingy,' she answered,handing it and the car keys to me.

 

As I took the key and manually unlocked the door, I replied, 'Why don't you drive over there and check about the batteries. It's a long      walk.....'

[dawgdoc]

On my car (VW Passat), this could actually happen (except the crying part).  I have no key holes anywhere on the exterior of the car.  I assume, however, that it might become obvious as the battery dies in the remote before I get to the point of being locked out.  Perhaps it won't let the car lock without a working remote; I probably won't know for several years.

[Ted S.]

Win!

[Steelharp]

I see you know my daughter...

[Murgatroy]

On my car (VW Passat), this could actually happen (except the crying part).  I have no key holes anywhere on the exterior of the car.  I assume, however, that it might become obvious as the battery dies in the remote before I get to the point of being locked out.  Perhaps it won't let the car lock without a working remote; I probably won't know for several years.

The door handle has a cap, you remove the cap and there is a key hole.

Edited February 8, 2015 by Murgatroy

[dawgdoc]

The door handle has a cap, you remove the cap and there is a key hole.

 

You're the second person to tell me today.  I didn't even know it was there.  Glad I found out before I needed it.

[hipower]

And how many car thieves know about this, I have to wonder?