...and all for the want of a horseshoe nail.

[azurelunatic]

The battery in the security remote for V's car died.

Without the battery, the remote won't disarm the security system (which automatically re-arms itself). Without the security system disarmed, the car won't start. Without starting, the car won't drive. Without the capability of driving the car, I'm grounded but for the feet and the bus and the kindness of local associates for the nonce.

It's the little things in life that make you appreciate the big things.

(The battery waited to die until I was home and not going anywhere other than work for just a bit.)

Comments

[azurelunatic]

So to test this, I would open the car with the key, setting off the alarm, sit in the car for 40 minutes, then see if the car starts?

I can see how this would be inconvenient.

[pyrogenic.livejournal.com]

The alarm will only go off for like two minutes. You can re-lock the door and come back 40 minutes later.

[azurelunatic]

Not on this thing -- the alarm re-sets itself after going off. The alarm goes off for two minutes, then it stops blinking (V had the horn linkup disconnected because the blamed thing is so touchy) and it re-locks the doors on its own (even if no one tells it to) and lurks in waiting for the next time someone opens the door without disarming the system.

It's a nasty little bugger of an alarm system.