Car update

Not to worry. Broke in to my car with the help of the custodian at work. His tools: a coat hanger. Car is fine, I am fine, keys are fine. Love my co-workers:)

A fabulous way to start a new job...

Today is my second day working at Southern Nevada Water Systems purification plant at Lake Mead (2nd day of my 3rd summer there). However, this is also my second day without my car, my wallet, my debit card, my book, and my library card. Let me explain:

I locked my keys in my car at work.

Imagine my embarrassment as I realized at the end of the day yesterday that my keys were in my locked car. Then imagine my dismay when I also realized that the spare key is off in the mountains somewhere on a week-long campout with Dad and the Young Men. So, I headed off to the Hyundai repair shop to get a new key, then back to work to reclaim my car. However, the new key didn't work. What a shock.

So, I tried to be optimistic as a got a ride to work. I thought, sure it pays off to work in a place where there is a whole department of mechanics devoted to working on/repairing the company "fleet" - there must be someone that can get into my car. Little did I know that the day would be spent with one humiliation after another.

My supervisors asked around and tried to call favors left and right but no one seemed to have anything with which to open my car. And all day I got visitors offering consolation, rides home, and saying, "So, you're the one that locked the keys in the car?"

Finally, Jeff the mechanic had a slim jim so we all jaunted out to the hot parking lot for the grand opening. We found out, however, that foreign made cars have different locks. Stupid foreign made cars. So after several tries, my car was still unwilling to grant us access.

Jeff was very kind and offered to work on it later this evening before he left. Once again, I hitched a ride home and have no car. Here's hoping that someone will be waiting with my keys in hand tomorrow morning...