Lost keys

If you're not a spambot say potato.

 

Looking at post history, I wouldn't hold my breath. Though you might get a "I just got some Idaho potatoes, and I am really satisfied with their product. Would recommend."

 

Yeah, I checked that too. I could go for some scalloped potatoes though....

 

Au Gratin for me, please.

 

Did you see my new truck, or have you been avoiding 1st gen paradise lately?

 

I've not been in there for a time. You got another truck, or did Iron Man finally give up the ghost?

 

https://www.tundras.com/threads/1st-gen-lunch-table-general-discussion.60450/page-1402#post-3045526

 

Congrats on losing the pedo van!

 

Yeah, they guys I work with are big on making memes with our faces on them. There were memes about the van and getting a truck.

 

Maybe after the miles go up on the work truck you can get it from them cheap.

Also, absolutely legendary giving yourself the "shoo"!

 

Not to thread jack but this reminded me of a story. Back in the day I had a shitty 1986 E30 325is coupe, clapped out, big ass rust hole in the roof I filled with expanding spray foam insulation.

It had a broken lock cylinder for ignition because I broke the key in the trunk trying to actuate the central locking. So I had gutted the tumbler and used a very large flat blade screw driver to crank the vehicle, then once running put my "key" down near the parking brake hande.

Anyways, cue 2:00AM driving through a college town. Coast up to a stop sign in the back roads, slow down enough to see there are no vehicles coming and cruise on through the intersection. Less than 30 seconds later see blue lights in the rear view. My parents always taught me to roll down all your windows when getting pulled over so the police can see you and your passengers. So I roll down my windows, pull over, and cut the car off.

So the cop comes up to my window and asks the usual, license, registration, do you know why I pulled you over, etc. His partner is at the passenger side with a light watching the proceedings. All is well and the traffic stop goes without incident. Then he asks me "Can you please roll your window up? I don't think your tint is legal."

Not thinking too much about it I lean over and grab this 12" long flat blade and start swinging it over towards the ignition. Cop at the passenger side drops his flashlight and reaches for his holster. By the time he had his weapon cleared I had put my "key" in the ignition and rolled it to accessory, quite ignorant to how close to my mortality I was.

I had seen the officer drop his flashlight out of the corner of my eye but I thought he had done it accidentally. And when he saw what I was doing kind of let out a relieved chuckle. Driver's side officer didn't even flinch.

Roll driver's side window up a bit and cop tells me the tint is illegal for Georgia and writes a fix-it ticket. Sign here.

Before leaving the passenger side cop tells me "Son, for future reference let us officers know when you're going to reach for somethin', especially that fancy key of yours. Have a good night."

Luckily this was 25 years ago and in a college town. I'm sure those guys have seen much much worse than a broke ass kid driving a clapped out beater.