Let me set the scene a little first.
On a plane on the way home from Nth Qld this weekend, the lil guy spilt his sippy cup in the bag where the MUX keys we're.
Couldn't do anything about it, it was still sunny and warm and as I had a beer in hand waiting for Crapstar to hopefully leave on time, I moved on quickly.
Returned to Tulla airport long term parking and low and behold, the car doesn't unlock using the key.
Thinking the electronics are fried, open the door manually, only to turn the ignition on and she's dead. Zero, zip, nadda, nuffin happening.
Desperate now. Tired kids, even more of a tired wife, and I'm busting for a cold one to let go of a long day of travel. Call Roadside Assistance at 16:39. Verify my car & personal details and advise location in long term car park. At the end, ask politely how long a wait I'm in for, (Worried I might have time to catch a plane back to Airlie Beach and back again). The extremely helpful lady suggests a car has already been dispatched and should be arriving within 20 mins. Hang up, very happy, but cautiously so.
Receive a phone call at 16:52 for a guy asking if he can see his lights flashing in carpark. Yep, I can. Guide him to the car via phone and he's there's by 16:54. 15 minutes from making the phone call, to someone turning up. Bloody awesome experience.....
Turns out it wasn't the lil guy or the key that was the issue: Dad, aka Me, aka the guy that makes sure everyone else is doing the right thing, left the bloody lights on for the first time in his life... Quietly grateful I didn't have a go at anyone for the key dilemma earlier in the day....
Not sure if anyone else has had to use Roadside Service, but given the above, I'm pretty pleased with how it worked out in my case. Any other stories out there, good or bad??
