Lock it Up

The 2001 Honda Civic is designed to make it nearly impossible to lock your key inside the running vehicle. Nearly impossible.

Here's how to spend an extra $50 on a snowy Wednesday morning:

1. Unlock your car; start the ignition; turn on the heater and the rear defroster.
2. Exit the vehicle, and, using a duplicate key, lock the driver's side door, which will in turn lock all the car's doors. {Note: this is a key step. Simply using the automatic locks and exiting the vehicle will not, in fact, lock the driver's side door, because then you might lock your key in the car, see?}
3. Return inside; finish preparing yourself for another day of toil and trouble.
4. Return outside; unlock your car's passenger's side to deposit your work-related items in the vehicle; include among these items your duplicate key; lock the passenger's side door manually. {Note: the passenger's side door will allow you to do this.}
5. Brush and scrape your car to free it from the icy death grip of the previous evening's winter storm.
6. Curse and swear and throw things.
7. Call a locksmith.
8. Be late to work.

It's that easy! Try it today. I promise your morning will be at least as good as mine has been.