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10secondcar ([personal profile] 10secondcar) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2015-09-24 02:35 am
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Adulting With Cars, Thursday, Third Period

"What I am going to teach you this week is illegal," Brian told his students, figuring that would get their attention. "That is, if you use it on anyone's car that's not yours. So, you know, don't do that." Or do. He wasn't going to tell anyone.

Worst cop ever.

"Eventually, you're going to lock your keys in your car. It happens. No big, right? But what do you do next? Well, you could call a locksmith, and pay them to break into your car, but that's a giant waste of money. The catch is that you're going to need tools: something to wedge open your door, and something to poke the lock with--I'm assuming you all have automatic locks for this one. A doorstop and an unfolded wire coat hanger should do the trick, and no, I'm not expecting you all to carry around a doorstop and a coat hanger at all times, but they're easy to get your hands on and cheaper than a locksmith in a pinch. So here's how it works." Brian demonstrated method he'd been talking about on one of the fake cars. "Now, if you're dealing with a manual lock, it starts out the same way, but you're going to need to put a hook in the end of your poking device to catch the lock pin or lever with and pull it into the unlocked position. And there are other methods, some of which work better than others." Brian had his doubts about the tennis ball trick. "In case some of you would like to try one of those instead of this one, there's a handout you can look over and all the necessary tools are available. And if you don't really care about the car, you could always just break the window. But since we're talking about your own car, which you own, of course none of you would do that, right?" Sure, Brian. Sure.

"All right, so, your cars are locked. Keys are on the driver's seat. First one to get their car open, drive the handwavey course programmed into your GPS, and get back here wins a delicious candy bar. Your time starts...NOW."
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Re: Sign In

[personal profile] yogurtvore 2015-09-26 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
Blue Sargent
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Re: During the Lecture

[personal profile] candycrushlove 2015-09-24 03:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Maria was probably feeling far too amused by this class. At least she'd be able to get back into her own car again and not always have to rely on certain people if her keys got locked in because of them.
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Re: Race!

[personal profile] not_a_moonie 2015-09-24 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Alana did fine with the doorstopper part, but then she just couldn't find the right angle to catch the lock enough to open the door. And somewhere in there she set off the car alarm, which just made concentrating so much easier.

She was thoroughly disgruntled by the time she finished.
Edited 2015-09-24 15:25 (UTC)

Re: Race!

[identity profile] dauntless-four.livejournal.com 2015-09-24 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Four got distracted by seeing how Eggsy was doing this week and fumbled his own work enough to get beaten out by Eggsy and Maria.

Boo.
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Re: Race!

[personal profile] justwantedfriends 2015-09-24 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Kira was so not okay with learning how to break into a car, so it took her a while to mimic the process. The drive wasn't so bad, but she wasn't surprised when everyone else was already there when she showed up.