Originally Posted By: Art_in_FL
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And, apparently, your wife. Who somehow managed to dump the responsibility of calling a locksmith onto you, even though she was the one at home with your child at the time.


One has to hope that the adults would remain calm, and clearheaded enough to deal creatively with the situation. I'm always amazed at how so often dealing with emergencies large and small comes down to: Don't Panic.

She didn't do as bad as many others. She had the insight to recognize that she didn't know what to do and the fortitude to get help. Crazy as it seems there have been cases where the person just walked away, sat in a corner in a near catatonic state, or got drunk. This type of call is usually a regular event for most fire departments. Once called most fire departments will come and get the kid out. An easy feel-good call for a underemployed small department. An annoying nuisances for busy larger ones. But generally they do come.

They might use on of these to save time:
http://www.thefirestore.com/store/product.cfm/pid_1177_6_shove_knife/


Very true. While I don't think the OP meant it that way, "relationships" definitely include the familial and marital types! Can you imagine bugging out with the [insert spouse here] nagging the entire way, or not helping with gas pumping, or something else?