Rebellious Vehicles

Megan's mini-van tried to eat me yesterday! Her assigned parking spot in the underground garage at the apartment complex is between a neighbor's car and two pillars, so it's tight. As we were getting in the buggy yesterday morning, Meg opened one of the van's sliding doors so I could put some stuff in the back seat, but then the door shut on me! Turns out that the back edge of the door hit one of the posts upon opening and decided to shut itself...but I was in the way. Meg quickly opened it again when she heard me yell...but then it started to close again...only I was out of the way the second time. Whew!

Later, as we were leaving the mission, Megan tried to put the key in the lock but discovered that there was something in the keyhole. Apparently this is the first time she has ever tried to use the key in the lock since she's had the vehicle (several years now). Of course, my first thought was to think of other ways to get in the van in case the automatic opener should fail. No problem...just open the passenger door, or the hatch in the back...but NOOOoooooo! The driver door is the ONLY door on the vehicle with a keyhole! So now we probably need to tackle the problem before some malfunction locks her out of her vehicle in some inconvenient place. Don't have a clue where to begin on that!

My neighbor in Indiana reported to me in email this morning that my car battery is dead. I had left him a key and asked if he could start the buggy every couple of days because it had been reluctant to start when I left. Unfortunately, it has been bitter cold at home. I suppose if the battery was already weak, it is done now! Sooo...looks like my first task when I get home is determined for me.

Not sure what we are going to do today. Megan has gone to physical therapy. I'm thinking we need to clean and do laundry. Just having one extra person in the apartment can really mess things up...and I am the extra person! More later...