Saga of Lost Keys

The keys to our little Escape have been lost.. or rather the one key that we have for our little Escape has been lost for more than three months.

I had some serious fears that I had left them outside on the chair lift and that we had driven away and they were living a comfortable life in Timbuktu or Dos Palos.

But no, they were found yesterday, sadly in a chair that I usually sit upon. In the night, the cats had pulled the seat cushion away from the seat I normally sit upon and son of a gun, the keys were there exposed on the side of the chair.

We had scoured the house. We had offered 100 dollar finder fees but no keys were found.

Finally I had the car towed to the Ford dealer, using my trusty AAA. They told me that it would not be a big problem and the issue could be solved in a day.

WEll.. no

The vin numbers did not match the lock. So the locksmith had to be called to make tumblers that worked.

WEll..

The ignition column had to be removed and housings had to be replaced as well as any other keyed part of the car.

6 hours of labor later.. they are only going to charge me for 2, The car is fixed with new keys...

And then I found the old ones..

Sometimes the only luck you get is bad luck.

The internal optimist in me says.. you didn't have to replace the other keys that were on the ring.. so that is good.

Oh well..

Pat