This morning, I was late, really late for work so I pulled the oldest trick in the book by leaving my purse in my trunk and walking into the office with just my laptop so it would appear as though I was coming from a meeting. When I got to my desk, I realized that I left my key fob in my purse (and trunk), so I went back to the garage to retrieve it. There's a hidden button on my trunk that always allows me to open it once it beeps to let me know my key is inside (because I always accidentally close my trunk with my key in it!), but this time, it wouldn't budge. Panic set in.
I Googled solutions online and the more I did, the more discouraged I felt. No pass through to the trunk from the back seat because my car doesn't have that feature built in. I would have to tow my car to the nearest dealership where I would have to buy a new key for $60-90. I called the the dealership and they told me a similar story. I was screwed.
I called AAA and they arrived within 5 mins. Our plan was for me to quickly press the trunk release button once he got the door open (because my trunk automatically locks once the alarm is activated). If that didn't work, he would disconnect the battery and then as he reconnected it, I would have a small window to press the release button again. We tried both and neither worked.
He then tried to bring my back seats down which of course, wouldn't go down except for the middle console. Once the console was down, he saw that there was no opening to the trunk except for a thick piece of plastic between the back seat and the trunk that wouldn't budge. I told him that all the Lexus forums said that there is no pass-through to the trunk.
My heart started to sink, and as he searched for a tool to pick my glove compartment lock (I had read there may be a trunk release in there and that I had experience picking locks in the past...er...my office desk drawer locks, that is), I said defeated, "Should we just tow my car to the nearest dealership?". He responded by saying that if I wanted to do that, he could call a tow truck for me, but he believed that there had to be a way. He just wasn't ready to give up even though I was. And I really didn't know what he was talking about because there was no other way. Everyone in the Lexus forums online would totally agree with me!
I went back to my desk to grab a paperclip to pick the lock, and when I came back down, my car was running and my trunk was open! I ran over and asked him how he did it.
Apparently, the plastic barrier in the back did open if you pushed it up then out! He then proceeded to reach in and pull the latch in the trunk to pop it open. I didn't know what to say. He saved me so much trouble and so much money. I asked him how I could ever thank him enough and he asked me to give me a good review when I received a survey for his services. And then he said to me "See? You just got to keep believing". Then I asked him what his name was and he said "Christian".
I knew this was no coincidence.
Everything led me to this encounter and it was a reminder to stay in faith and keep believing because even when there doesn't seem to be a way, there is always a way through God.
I gave him a $40 tip which he reluctantly accepted and we both went our separate ways. I hope for everything awesome in his life and that he knows that he was a blessing to me today in more ways than one.
I Googled solutions online and the more I did, the more discouraged I felt. No pass through to the trunk from the back seat because my car doesn't have that feature built in. I would have to tow my car to the nearest dealership where I would have to buy a new key for $60-90. I called the the dealership and they told me a similar story. I was screwed.
I called AAA and they arrived within 5 mins. Our plan was for me to quickly press the trunk release button once he got the door open (because my trunk automatically locks once the alarm is activated). If that didn't work, he would disconnect the battery and then as he reconnected it, I would have a small window to press the release button again. We tried both and neither worked.
He then tried to bring my back seats down which of course, wouldn't go down except for the middle console. Once the console was down, he saw that there was no opening to the trunk except for a thick piece of plastic between the back seat and the trunk that wouldn't budge. I told him that all the Lexus forums said that there is no pass-through to the trunk.
My heart started to sink, and as he searched for a tool to pick my glove compartment lock (I had read there may be a trunk release in there and that I had experience picking locks in the past...er...my office desk drawer locks, that is), I said defeated, "Should we just tow my car to the nearest dealership?". He responded by saying that if I wanted to do that, he could call a tow truck for me, but he believed that there had to be a way. He just wasn't ready to give up even though I was. And I really didn't know what he was talking about because there was no other way. Everyone in the Lexus forums online would totally agree with me!
I went back to my desk to grab a paperclip to pick the lock, and when I came back down, my car was running and my trunk was open! I ran over and asked him how he did it.
Apparently, the plastic barrier in the back did open if you pushed it up then out! He then proceeded to reach in and pull the latch in the trunk to pop it open. I didn't know what to say. He saved me so much trouble and so much money. I asked him how I could ever thank him enough and he asked me to give me a good review when I received a survey for his services. And then he said to me "See? You just got to keep believing". Then I asked him what his name was and he said "Christian".
I knew this was no coincidence.
Everything led me to this encounter and it was a reminder to stay in faith and keep believing because even when there doesn't seem to be a way, there is always a way through God.
I gave him a $40 tip which he reluctantly accepted and we both went our separate ways. I hope for everything awesome in his life and that he knows that he was a blessing to me today in more ways than one.
1 comment:
I sorta wish I knew this trick in the book for running late! That's genius. Sweet of you to tip him, I'm sure he appreciated it, I love it when people are just helpful like that :) xo!
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