Showing posts with label VW beetle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label VW beetle. Show all posts

Friday, March 19, 2021

Here's the Key

 Actually, there is no key.

Let me start at the beginning, or even before that.

Last Friday Mr.K went to Tractor Supply for dog food.

Later that day, Mr. K could not find his car keys.

In this house, we have two complete sets.  We each have keys to both cars.

On Saturday I took my keys apart and handed him a key for his car.

We were fine...well, almost fine.

That's when he noticed that his inspection sticker expired in JANUARY!

We made it through the weekend and then Monday morning I was headed to Tony and Mindy's to babysit Henry while Mindy took Luca for his one month check up.

I grab my purse (where I always keep the keys) and hit the ignition.

It says the key is not in the car.

A quick dump of the contents of my purse on the front seat.

Nope, no key.

I asked begged Mr. K to help me find the key.

No key to be found.

The only car we have with a key is his out of inspection Kia

(that incidentally is parked in the drive because Kia recalled it and said not to park it in or near structures because of fire danger)

I jumped in his car and drove (very carefully) to baby sit.

This morning, the first available time for inspection the car was legal!

Still no key for my car.

Mr. K started making phone calls.

Finally, he spoke with Nationwide.  They agreed to help find a towing company that could get my car out of the garage and tow it to the VW dealer where they would program the new keys...when they come in on Monday or Tuesday.

We were just getting ready to eat dinner with a guy comes to our door.  He came to tow my car to the dealer.

Now, I usually park in the garage with my window open.  Don't ask why.

The guy knew how to put the car in neutral, but he could not get the window up!




Mr. K helped him put plastic over the window!

So there I was...
Watching my darling VW on the back of a tow truck...


Headed for the VW dealer to be parked in their lot with the window down?
Until Monday or Tuesday.

Somehow I could not make sense of it all, but in guy-talk, I was wrong...

The service manager (and I have plenty of bad experiences with them)
said he would send someone out to throw plastic over it.

The key is...there is no key!

But to brighten my day...


Henry and Luca took their first bath together!

~sigh~

Grandma life!







Friday, January 12, 2018

Hot Stuff

Hmmmm...in THIS blog post, just a few days ago, I was moaning because it was -14° out there...
 
Yesterday, I had a 'personal maintence' day (mani-pedi, bought new razors, looked for spring/summer clothes that did not display my 'winter acquired' lumps and bumps), but best of all, when I got in my car, this is what I saw...
 

 
Do you see that?
SIXTY FOUR DEGREES!
 
I have a rule...if the temp is above 60° and it's not raining...
 
The top on the VW comes down!
 
Absolutely...1/11/2018,
 
 
 
This crazy old grandma was driving around topless!
 
Topless, I tell you, all before all the Christmas decorations have made it up to the attic!
 
Truly hot stuff.
 
As I sit typing, my desk thermometer says it's 54° out there (5:22AM)
but I hear that we are expecting a snow and ice storm (4 to 8 inches of snow)
tomorrow into Sunday...
 
Go figure!?!
 

Monday, August 28, 2017

Not for Everyone!

On Saturday, a bunch of us were hanging out at the river
 
When my brother-in-law decided to take my car for a spin.
 
Couldn't blame him, it's such a fun car to drive, especially on a sunny day!
 
He and his son jumped in,
 
That's when we realized that VW Beetles aren't for everyone...
 
 
His head stuck up past the windshield!
 
 
Seriously...