On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:57:33 -0400, "MAT"
<marcoat*RM_@SPAM_*hotmail.com> wrote:

>Seems like a good idea to me, it was in the news some weeks back that a lady
>and her kids drowned in their mini van after it rolled into a pond. Is it
>true that the tip of a spark plug (electrode broken off I reckon) will do
>the same thing? I've got enough old plugs, maybe I'll tie one to a piece of
>wood?
>
Probably but the hammer gadget is cheap, widely available, and also
has a blade for cutting a stuck seat belt (in an emergency), so why
not just get one of them.

Ace Hardware has 'em.


Elliot Richmond
Itinerant astronomy teacher

 

"Elliot Richmond" <xmrichmond@xaustin.xrr.xcom> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:57:33 -0400, "MAT"
> <marcoat*RM_@SPAM_*hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Seems like a good idea to me, it was in the news some weeks back that a
>>lady
>>and her kids drowned in their mini van after it rolled into a pond. Is it
>>true that the tip of a spark plug (electrode broken off I reckon) will do
>>the same thing? I've got enough old plugs, maybe I'll tie one to a piece
>>of
>>wood?
>>
> Probably but the hammer gadget is cheap, widely available, and also
> has a blade for cutting a stuck seat belt (in an emergency), so why
> not just get one of them.


Agreed! I got some nifty ones awhile back from www.surpluscomputers.com
that also have an LED flashlight built in.

 

"Elliot Richmond" <xmrichmond@xaustin.xrr.xcom> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:57:33 -0400, "MAT"
> <marcoat*RM_@SPAM_*hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Seems like a good idea to me, it was in the news some weeks back that a
>>lady
>>and her kids drowned in their mini van after it rolled into a pond. Is it
>>true that the tip of a spark plug (electrode broken off I reckon) will do
>>the same thing? I've got enough old plugs, maybe I'll tie one to a piece
>>of
>>wood?
>>
> Probably but the hammer gadget is cheap, widely available, and also
> has a blade for cutting a stuck seat belt (in an emergency), so why
> not just get one of them.


Agreed! I got some nifty ones awhile back from www.surpluscomputers.com
that also have an LED flashlight built in.

 

"Elliot Richmond" <xmrichmond@xaustin.xrr.xcom> wrote in message
news:iljq93lem8lvvl4icequbseiqmthuh8gnh@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:57:33 -0400, "MAT"
> <marcoat*RM_@SPAM_*hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Seems like a good idea to me, it was in the news some weeks back that a
>>lady
>>and her kids drowned in their mini van after it rolled into a pond. Is it
>>true that the tip of a spark plug (electrode broken off I reckon) will do
>>the same thing? I've got enough old plugs, maybe I'll tie one to a piece
>>of
>>wood?
>>
> Probably but the hammer gadget is cheap, widely available, and also
> has a blade for cutting a stuck seat belt (in an emergency), so why
> not just get one of them.


Agreed! I got some nifty ones awhile back from www.surpluscomputers.com
that also have an LED flashlight built in.

 

In article <PvmdnVsUH4bb2gvbnZ2dnUVZ_tGonZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Rick Blaine" <rick@cafe> wrote:

> My '00 Toyota Avalon XLS had it and it was a real PIA.
>
> On stopping, the driver's door could be opened but before any passenger door
> could open, they (or the driver) had to hit the unlock button.
Yes I wouldn't like that.
My wife's 2001 Chrysler Sebring has auto locking doors to prevent
outside access, but one can always open the doors from the inside,
except the rear doors it the child proof setting is activated.
My mid 90s Chrysler has auto locking, but it needs to be activated by
the dealer.
I hadn't been in favor of the feature until a few years ago when car
jacking started becoming a problem.

 

In article <PvmdnVsUH4bb2gvbnZ2dnUVZ_tGonZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Rick Blaine" <rick@cafe> wrote:

> My '00 Toyota Avalon XLS had it and it was a real PIA.
>
> On stopping, the driver's door could be opened but before any passenger door
> could open, they (or the driver) had to hit the unlock button.
Yes I wouldn't like that.
My wife's 2001 Chrysler Sebring has auto locking doors to prevent
outside access, but one can always open the doors from the inside,
except the rear doors it the child proof setting is activated.
My mid 90s Chrysler has auto locking, but it needs to be activated by
the dealer.
I hadn't been in favor of the feature until a few years ago when car
jacking started becoming a problem.

 

In article <PvmdnVsUH4bb2gvbnZ2dnUVZ_tGonZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Rick Blaine" <rick@cafe> wrote:

> My '00 Toyota Avalon XLS had it and it was a real PIA.
>
> On stopping, the driver's door could be opened but before any passenger door
> could open, they (or the driver) had to hit the unlock button.
Yes I wouldn't like that.
My wife's 2001 Chrysler Sebring has auto locking doors to prevent
outside access, but one can always open the doors from the inside,
except the rear doors it the child proof setting is activated.
My mid 90s Chrysler has auto locking, but it needs to be activated by
the dealer.
I hadn't been in favor of the feature until a few years ago when car
jacking started becoming a problem.