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4. I notice that all new cars have that inside release lock. Scary to be locked in anything

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 07:48 PM

Jun 2012

I know kids would call in car trunks and get stuck. Not sure if a little one has the presence of mind to find the release lock though.

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This sounds dumb, but I've been in cars where I couldn't find the RKP5637 Jun 2012 #8

yes, that is why we are required to remove the refrig door before dumping. Liberal_in_LA Jun 2012 #12

but then, that's wayyyy too much regulation ... zbdent Jun 2012 #18

Sad and I do hope he went as quick as they say. siligut Jun 2012 #2

Maybe it was more of a panic button alarm. zbird Jun 2012 #3

is common justabob Jun 2012 #5

I am trying to decide if the police should have known that. siligut Jun 2012 #11

false alarms are very common.. IrishAle Jun 2012 #16

Definitely!!! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #24

My friend's dad owned a bar. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #7

That sure makes sense to me! SH** happens. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #9

That's where they kill you. era veteran Jun 2012 #10

Yep. See: Brown's Chicken Massacre Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #17

Both murderers denied probation last year. We are not forgetting. era veteran Jun 2012 #20

That appears to be a different murder. n/t bitchkitty Jun 2012 #26

He's talking about his friend's murder not the Brown's murders. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #27

Ah - my mistake. n/t bitchkitty Jun 2012 #29

Because some robbers put victims into a cooler so they can get away. marble falls Jun 2012 #22

Carbon dioxide? Did he trip the fire extinguisher system? n/t jtuck004 Jun 2012 #13

news typo?? Liberal_in_LA Jun 2012 #14

The power was out TNDemo Jun 2012 #15

Oh, didn't see that. Thank you. n/t jtuck004 Jun 2012 #19

I worked on an Ice Cream truck that used dry ice FrodosPet Jun 2012 #31

You're very very lucky! Glad you got out OK. When I was a kid my RKP5637 Jun 2012 #25

This is also why you don't take dry ice into an elevator with you Duer 157099 Jun 2012 #30