Just use an umbrella

[jackfaire]

So for the record I hate remote unlocks because once something like that exists people forget how to use their keys.

So back story there is an FCC regulation that says radio devices must be able to be interfered with so that they do not interfere with emergency communications.

In this one town there is a parking lot in a shopping center where certain frequencies of remote unlocks do not work due to the security system in use.

When this SC called he insisted that this was a warranty issue no matter how often I pointed out that he could go fight with FCC but we could not make his signal stronger.

The truly sucky part was when he asked, "So what my wife is just supposed to stand in the rain while she unlocks her door?"

"No sir she can use an umbrella"

My supervisor whom yes he immediately asked for had to explain that I wasn't being sarcastic but was rather offering a perfectly legitimate solution to his problem of being rained on.

[Erin]

she could also go back inside of whatever building she just came out of...

or...carry a key with her? (or do these cars not use something as quaint as a piece of metal to unlock the doors?)

[Iris Kojiro]

I don't use none of that newfangled eeeelec-tron-ik unlock thingamabobbers.

*waving cane while telling random people to get off my lawn*

[protege]

My reaction to reading that post? "Um, are you fucking kidding me? Opening a car door with keys takes what, 2 seconds?"

[It shouldn't]

The truly sucky part was when he asked, "So what my wife is just supposed to stand in the rain while she unlocks her door?"

Anybody else instantly envision one of VacationRentalSucks customers?

[Imogene]

"So what my wife is just supposed to stand in the rain while she unlocks her door?"

"Yes, yes she is! Ha HA! Now she's getting wet! Which is probably more than you've done for her personally in the recent past!"

[bunnyboy]

"Yes, yes she is! Ha HA! Now she's getting wet! Which is probably more than you've done for her personally in the recent past!"

DAMMIT! how do you get Slushy juice and Chicken bits off a montor keyboard and desk? And nope, no club soda around.

[Imogene]

DAMMIT! how do you get Slushy juice and Chicken bits off a montor keyboard and desk? And nope, no club soda around.

Baby wipes? Foxy Fluffs?
I dunno...
*bows anyway* I almost ended my previous post with, "You just know she's screwing the pool boy..."

[protege]

Which is probably more than you've done for her personally in the recent past!"

Son of a bitch!

[Magpie]

In fairness (although I assume it doesn't apply in this case) I wouldn't know how to manually unlock my parents' car, as it's an emergency feature there. It's keyless entry and keyless start (electronic dongles). There is a mechanical key for if the battery dies, but I've never dug it out and don't know where the keyhole is.

[Broomjockey]

It's keyless entry and keyless start (electronic dongles).

I've never heard of a car that is strictly dongle (heh, dongle) entry. Is there at least a keypad on the door to put a code in? If so, that's your analogue to using a key to open the door. If not... o_O Freaky-keyless-parent-car AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

[Andara Bledin]

It's keyless entry and keyless start (electronic dongles). There is a mechanical key for if the battery dies, but I've never dug it out and don't know where the keyhole is.

I don't trust technology to always work. Upon seeing such a car, I would immediately learn about the mechanical backups for when the technology fails so that when it does, I already know what to do about it.

^-.-^

[jackfaire]

In fairness (although I assume it doesn't apply in this case) I wouldn't know how to manually unlock my parents' car, as it's an emergency feature there. It's keyless entry and keyless start (electronic dongles). There is a mechanical key for if the battery dies, but I've never dug it out and don't know where the keyhole is.

Older couple and the model of car had both keyless entry and keyless start however it has had a very obvious same as it has been for as long as I have been alive keyed entry.

[SG15Z]

OMG, not the rain! She'll all melt and stuff! Oh what a world!!

[tigress666]

So for the record I hate remote unlocks because once something like that exists people forget how to use their keys.

hahahaha. I was just thinking today I have become like that. I have had my car less than a year, it's my first car that is a post 1990 model (the 1990 model I had was a bare bones) and it has remote locks (something I've been drooling at forever but when most of your cars have been older than 10 years, two being more like 20, even on the ones that were loaded for their year, good luck on that).

I randomly got the thought in my head, "What if I lost my remote or the battery died or whatnot? I couldn't get in my car... you do realize you have a key that works on that door as well. Oh yeah!" That was almost exactly word for word what went on in my head this morning *giggle*. I've become so reliant on that remote, heh (I honestly think it's what I really really like most about my car. Shoot, I won't even use the key if I'm right next to the car, it's that bad).*

And honestly, it is quicker than fumbling for the key and trying to get it into the door lock (plus less chance of me fumbling and hitting the door instead so less paint scrapeage that happens around the door which is actually why I get stubbern now about using it even wehn I'm next to the car).