Yep, extra car keys is a lesson I've learned many a time. I got pretty good at opening a car door with a wire hanger, in the days before auto-locks. Now that I've got keyless entry, I can just keep a spare key hidden in the car that I will always have access to. Mischief managed.
I never had an ordeal quite like MBC's, but I
did once have a harrowing lock-your-keys-in-the-car incident that changed my habits forever. After a 12-hour day working at the Renaissance Faire in Agoura, I had to trudge about a quarter mile to my car only to realize, as I approached it, that I had locked the keys inside. This was years before keyless entry, so there was no way to get into my car without a trusty wire hanger, which was now a quarter mile away.
But, um, why is my car shaking? uh-oh. It's because the key's in the car, in the ignition, and the car is ON.
