On 1/16/2014 6:15 AM, Julie Bove wrote:

>>
>> Yeah -- but just don't lock yourself out of the car like *I* did
>> once. I set the lock and slammed the door, key still in ignition.
>> Good thing I wasn't far from home and help.
>
> I am so terrified of doing this that I will not leave the car even for a
> few seconds with the keys in it, running or not.


Many newer cars will not allows you to hit the lock and close the door
if the key is in the ignition. Locks will just open when you close the
door. Nice feature.


>
> However... I did do something stupid a month or so ago. Went to Costco
> with my mom and daughter and after we shopped, I went for gas. Failed
> to turn the engine off! Unlike the Costco where I usually shop, no
> Costco employee appeared out of nowhere to tell me this. Mom and
> daughter both knew what I had done and debated what to do about it.
> Daughter was going to turn off then engine for me but my mom said I
> would probably get angry if she did.
>
> When they told me what I had done, I was like... OMG! So you would
> just let us all get blown up? If I ever do that again... PLEASE
> somebody shut the engine off!
>

I rarely turn the engine off when getting gas. I want the hat or hte AC
to remain on. It is no more dangerous that I can figure. Avoid static
electricity though.