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usonian

(24,841 posts)

2. I carry.

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 01:59 PM

Wednesday

Former Coastie here. "Semper Paratus" Always ready.

A career techie seeking ways to make life better, I found that every solution I came up with basically undoes what technology in the hands of sociopaths and cost-cutters has done.

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Baby locked in Bay Area family's Cadillac EV after sudden 'faulty battery' shuts car down [View all] Coventina Wednesday OP

LOL Sorry, but her children are "cargo"? Ferrets are Cool Wednesday #1

I carry. usonian Wednesday #2

Our local police or fire department might have done it that way... hunter Wednesday #5

I am reminded of the mostly hidden latch inside Teslas for opening doors in a pinch. usonian Wednesday #6

And Cadillac wanted to charge her $1,000 dalton99a Wednesday #3

I'm not sure how that problem is specific to the Cadillac EV. hunter Wednesday #4

We need to mandate mechanical releases for EV cars. Of course that makes us anti-Business "Libtards". So what artemisia1 Wednesday #7

My Ionic 9 fobs have a manual "key" for an emergency entry if a battery failed. haele Wednesday #8

Elon Musk. No surprise in that its his car. artemisia1 Yesterday #9

So even OnStar didn't know to tell them about the "hidden" key. Wow. flvegan Yesterday #10