For a while, long before Teslas were around, my wife went through a phase where she didn’t want a car with electronic door locks, “in case we crash into a retention pond.”
So it came time for a new car, and while I’m talking with the sales people about price and such, all she wants to know is if she can get it without electronic locks. It seemed like she’d pay double if it didn’t have the e-locks.
Finally I said, “I’ve never gone into a retention pond, and I don’t know anyone who has ever gone into a retention pond. It seems like the real solution to the retention pond problem isn’t skipping electronic door locks, it’s STAYING OUT OF RETENTION PONDS! Let’s try that solution first. if you go into a retention pond, then we’ll discuss getting rid of e-locks.”
It’s been about 30 years, and I still don’t know anyone whose gone into a retention pond, including my wife. But she still mentions the lock thing whenever we get a new car.
For a while, long before Teslas were around, my wife went through a phase where she didn’t want a car with electronic door locks, “in case we crash into a retention pond.”
So it came time for a new car, and while I’m talking with the sales people about price and such, all she wants to know is if she can get it without electronic locks. It seemed like she’d pay double if it didn’t have the e-locks.
Finally I said, “I’ve never gone into a retention pond, and I don’t know anyone who has ever gone into a retention pond. It seems like the real solution to the retention pond problem isn’t skipping electronic door locks, it’s STAYING OUT OF RETENTION PONDS! Let’s try that solution first. if you go into a retention pond, then we’ll discuss getting rid of e-locks.”
It’s been about 30 years, and I still don’t know anyone whose gone into a retention pond, including my wife. But she still mentions the lock thing whenever we get a new car.