STORMY WATERS BREAK OVER BAYFIELD'S NORTH PIER
As the mornings turn gradually colder our walks become progressively shorter. I'm not a cold weather guy although I did enjoy cross country skiing years ago & one season of downhill skiing. When it's cold outside I much prefer to be inside.
I may have been a little hasty in throwing the 'greed' word around in last night's blog because this morning I learned a little bit about the newer technology of....automobile keys!! I had myself a real session of bad news, good news, bad news, bad news, bad news, good news, bad news & finally some good news.
First bit of bad news this morning.....missing key still not found:(( First bit of good news....local hardware store was able to make a key that opened the Jeep door & started the Jeep. I was so happy about that I had the hardware store lady make two more keys. Figured I had better make sure the new keys worked so tried them out.
Bad news....the Jeeps engine stalled about 5 seconds after starting with the two new keys. Oh no!! Do I have an engine problem now!!!!Good news.....Jeep started fine with original key so that turned a little light on in my head. The original key must have a micro chip transponder in it knocking the engine out of actions as an anti theft function. Bad news.....this is gonna get expensive:(( I headed off for the town of Exeter about 35 minutes away in hopes a locksmith there might have some good news for me. Bad news........the locksmith did not have good news for me!! Good news......there is a Chrysler Dealership in Exeter & when I went in they said yes, they can build me a new key & reprogram the Jeep. Bad news......a new key was going to cost me $94.52:((
Despite the high cost of the key (no way around that) I was very impressed with EXETER CHRYSLER JEEP. The fellow at the counter took my Jeep key & immediately set the wheels in motion for getting me a new one. He needed photo ID & the Jeep ownership. One fellow fed all the necessary info into a computer while another chap got to work on the physical make up of the key. Twenty minutes later they pulled the Jeep into the shop & reprogrammed the onboard computer & 10 minutes after that I was on the road with my new Jeep key. My total time in & out of that dealership was well less than an hour & I was impressed at how they took me in right away without having to make an appointment. Two thumbs up for Exeter Chrysler Jeep:))
I HAVE TAKEN A REAL LIKING THESE PAST MONTHS TO MIXING HALF A GLASS OF VANILLA FLAVORED SOY MILK WITH HALF A GLASS OF VARIOUS FLAVORED FRUIT DRINKS. (smooooth)
Now, a word of warning!! Little did I know this morning that had I tried either one of those two new hardware store keys in the Jeep's ignition one more time the Jeep's computer system would automatically have gone into a maximum security lock down mode totally immobilizing that Jeep & nothing would have worked!!. Nothing!! The Jeep would have had to be towed to a Chrysler Jeep dealership & it's computer reprogrammed before it would ever start again. It's all sophisticated anti-theft stuff these days so my little 'greed' rant last night was a tad off base. Oh, and before I forget, the final piece of good news is..............I am now finally done with this good news bad news routine:))
I LIKE BIG SCREEN MONITORS & BIG NUMBERS ON TELEPHONES:))
Came across a new RV blogger this afternoon who, after thinking about it for 2 years, has finally put together her very first post. I wonder how many of us can remember back to the apprehension & excitement we felt over our first post. Might be kind of nice to drop by with a word of encouragement for Kathy & welcome this gal to our little world of folksy family RV bloggers. DON'T FENCE ME IN
REMEMBER THURSDAY NIGHT'S BLOG ABOUT THE CIRCLING FOOD SHARKS!!
GROANER'S CORNER:(( A 54 year old woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital.
While on the operating table she had a near death experience.. Seeing God she asked "Is my time up?"
God said, "No, you have another 43 years, 2 months and 8 days to live."
Upon recovery, the woman decided to stay in the hospital and have a face-lift, liposuction, breast implants and a tummy tuck.
She even had someone come in and change her hair color and brighten her teeth! Since she had so much more time to live, she figured she might as well make the most of it.
After her last operation, she was released from the hospital. While crossing the street on her way home, she was killed by an ambulance.
Arriving in front of God, she demanded, "I thought you said I had another 43 years? Why didn't you pull me from out of the path of the ambulance?"
God replied: " I didn't recognize you."
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I wonder how much it would have cost to get an extra "just in case" key made while they were doing it. I was under the impression that cars were very easy to steal by professional car thieves, so why all this anti-theft stuff? You'll probably never have anyone try to steal your Jeep, but it locked YOU out. Glad you have that taken care of, and I'm still holding out for you finding the original key.
ReplyDeleteI think the photo of the trees reflected in the pond is stunningly beautiful!
Thank You for testing the key system and saving my butt from the same thing some day! I felt your pain, but you are the type to get er done.
ReplyDeleteI will not be reading your post every night for 9 days. I hope I do not suffer withdrawal. We will be in Cocoa Beach Florida for the air show and shuttle launch and family visit. I hope you are South of snow country when I get back home. Have safe travels.
The hardware store keys will open the door in a pinch, but I think I would toss them so someone doesn't try it three times LOL.
ReplyDeletephotos are great as always, Al..you know of course now that you have spent the money on a new key?..the orginal one is gonna show up...Have a great day!!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know there was all that anti-theft stuff in a car key!
ReplyDeleteThe groaner made me chuckle. :)
I love the photo of the dogs! We see and experience the same in our home. Glad to know that we are not the only ones.
ReplyDeleteNow that you have a new key, and now that the Jeep's computer has been re-programmed --- will the key that you borrowed from Kelly still work? Or did they reprogram that key as well so everything matches. Would be a shame for her key to shut the Jeep down out in the Anza-Borrego desert miles from nowhere!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, as predicted, when we had a new key made (for $51!) I immediately found the one I had lost. In fact I wrote a blog about that earlier this year).
I am a Ex-hardware store gal who used to cut keys. It was amazing the number of folks who would get mad at ME cuz I couldn't cut them a computerized chip key. I would warn them about the anti-theft stuff (at that time it was only on Ford) and they would look at me like I was nuts. They would leave, grumbling about it being a conspiracy etc.
ReplyDeleteBut from time to time, a motorhomer would come in wanting just a *cheap key* for their toad, so they could leave it in their ignition to keep the steering wheel unlocked, but still lock the door on their toad.
Those I would make for them because I understood why they wanted them. But I would warn them to wrap the head of the key with red tape or tag it to never get it confused with the chipped key.
These fancy new keys are certainly more than just ordinary keys that's for sure. I'd gladly pay the extra few bucks if it would stop thieves from being able to drive away in my truck.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it would be better if we had 'fingerprint' and 'eye recognition' software to open and start vehicles with keys as a 'last resort' backup.
This will be coming to 'a dealership' near you in the not too distant future!! I'll just bet you can't wait!
Loved the photo of the circling sharks! I also love how you poast links to other bloggers, Al. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHoly Technology Batman, that's one big computer monitor!
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain regarding the keys...just paid $80 apiece for two keys to our pickup. Ouch! K
finally it ended up a good day. Only that matters. Jeep Keyless remotes
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