Jan. 31, 2007 ~ Silver
"Silver," our new truck, is going to take ten years off my life. That truck mystifies me! It's all fancy-pants and new-fangled and I hope I live long enough to figure it all out. Today it took me five minutes to find the ash tray. They hid it, I swear. We keep insurance cards in the ashtrays of our vehicles. I also carry one in my purse, but that's beside the point. The ash tray finally turned up inside the fold-down drink console. Everybody else probably knew that's where they live, but I didn't get the memo.
I also couldn't get the back door unlocked with the high-falootin' magic key. You know, the kind of key that you can't just replace at the local hardware store. That would be way too easy. It has a microchip and a battery and it's really too big for its britches. It costs about a million dollars. Or possibly two hundred bucks. One or the other. It has buttons you press to unlock or lock the vehicle, and a panic button, which is very appropriate, considering my elevated heart rate when I use the thing.
Did I mention that there is only one door lock, and it's on the driver's side? All other doors must be opened (from the outside) by pushing the buttons on the key. In the right combination or sequence, I have no idea. It is probably in the owner's manual, which is really, really thick. Husband knows all the tricks; I don't. Well, once you unlock the driver's door, you can reach around and unlock the back door, or press the "unlock" button.
But here's the best part. You HAVE to unlock the door by pressing the button on the key. You can't just put the key in the lock. Well, you CAN, but the truck yells if you do. It honks and won't shut up until you do press the button on the key. Or possibly put the key in the ignition.
The scary thing is that our red truck is nearly 7 years old. Husband will likely want to replace it in about 3 years or so. Acckk! I just hope I can find a plain one, without all the extra stuff that drives me crazy.
Please, no special keys. And I don't want a truck that yells at me!
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