At this rate I will need a submarine to get to work

[puddleshark]

Darkness all day. Torrential rain. The roads were awash on my drive into work this morning (in the dark), and were even more awash on my drive home from work this afternoon (in the dark).

The person who designed my car had a misanthropic streak. Made it almost impossible for any human to remove the casing that covers the rear brake lights. Made it so that if, as you are walking away from your car, you accidentally press the button on the key fob and hold it for a few seconds, all the windows will wind down. I cannot tell you how many times I have done this accidentally without noticing.

I did it today, left all the windows open, with the rain blowing sideways on the wind. Luckily a work colleague noticed and alerted me before too much time had passed. But the dashboard was soaked, and the rain may have got to the electronics, as the airbag warning light is now on. The seats are all soaked, and I wonder when they will ever dry out - April or May, perhaps?

Comments

[summersgate]

Oh no! That is terrible (your wet car)! I have never heard of winding down your windows (and all of them at that!) with your key fob. Not a good feature.

[puddleshark]

According to Google, it is a feature with some cars - Global Closure - and it is "almost impossible" to trigger accidentally.

So I guess I have special powers!

[adafrog]

Oh no!

[puddleshark]

Yeah. Poor soggy car.

[kaishin108]

Ugh, and with sideways rain. I am so sorry! :(

[puddleshark]

It would be sideways rain, of course...

But the car does seem to have dried out a bit on the drive to and from work today, and the airbag warning light is no longer on.

[kaishin108]

Oh good, thats a relief!