The night I locked my keys in the car with the engine running in Tulsa
Honestly, I was at a gas station off I-44 around 11pm, just grabbing a soda and a bag of chips. I jumped out to pay at the counter, and the door auto-locked behind me with the car still idling and my phone on the passenger seat. I stood there for a solid minute just staring at the window, trying to process how dumb that was. I ended up calling my buddy from a payphone that still existed inside the station, and he drove 20 miles with a spare key I'd given him ages ago. My option was to break a window and pay $150, or wait 45 minutes, so I waited and ate the warm chips in the cold air. But here's the debate: do you trust a spare key with a friend who lives close, or do you just pay for roadside assistance every year? Has anyone else had this exact panic moment, and what did you choose?