Locked Inside My Car

There is a mock commercial circulating on the Internet about some poor, frantic blond who locks herself inside her car and can't get out. She is told to lift up the little knob on the door and is relieved to be free from her prison.

I thought that the joke was funny until today, when it happened to me. While driving, I had accidentally hit the master switch that locked all of the doors. It wasn't my fault. It was the fly's fault. I was trying to lower the windows so it could escape and not wanting to take my eyes off the road, I just felt around for the button. Naturally, I hit the wrong button.

I figured that if I could find the master locking button, I could hit it again and unlock all of the doors. I either didn't find the right button or it didn't work in reverse, the result being the same, I was locked inside my car.

It was hot outside and with the engine off, my car was heating up rapidly. I looked around for a little knob on top of the door to lift up, but there weren't any. My anxiety level was rising. I was going to die from heat exhaustion. Then I noticed the toggle switch next to the door handle. I hit it and the door unlocked. It's not easy going through life blond.