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Thursday, May 10, 2007

Las Vegas Lockout

Yesterday was one of the most exhausting days of my life. It all began with calling AAA to jump start my truck, and it ended with spending the afternoon with a friend who's in extreme physical pain, getting a prescription for new pain medicine that wouldn't make her vomit, and going to sleep at eight at night.

On my receipt from AAA for the jump, there's a list of various reasons the AAA person would come to the rescue, and one of the listed is "Las Vegas Lockout." I've googled it and looked it up at Urban Dictionary, but neither can shed any light. If I had to guess, I would guess it was someone locking their keys in the car with the car running, but I don't know what that would have to do with Las Vegas.

Anyway, a phrase that only gets seven google hits is pretty rare, and maybe now I'll be number eight.

9 Comments:

  • At July 20, 2007 9:48 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I got this directly from AAA:

    Thank you for visiting AAA.com. This code is used for Emergency Road Service calls placed in the Las Vegas area where someone has locked themselves out of their vehicle.

     
  • At July 21, 2007 8:05 AM, Blogger Laura-Marie said…

    Wow--thanks, Anonymous.

     
  • At August 28, 2008 8:16 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Thanks for the info. I wondered about it too.

    Of course, the explanation doesn't really explain anything. After all, they would already know what city the trouble was in. Why don't they have a "Las Vegas flat" or a "Los Angeles lockout"?

    Still, it's nice to know that I'm not the only person wondering about it.

     
  • At October 18, 2008 1:35 PM, Blogger Megh said…

    I've heard from a dispatcher it's when you lock your keys and your baby in the car. Why, i don't know. I was googling it and found your blog. Cheers.

     
  • At November 06, 2009 8:54 PM, Blogger Mia said…

    I have to say that I live in Roseville and noticed that "Las Vegas Lockout" was listed as an option on my AAA receipt, and as I go to google it, I see that your blog was the first to pop up. Ha!

     
  • At December 18, 2010 8:28 PM, Anonymous Qwik said…

    As a AAA Tow Driver I can tell You that even the AAA dispatchers didn't know the answer.

     
  • At April 01, 2011 2:07 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I've searched high and low for this answer. From thirty year veterans of the tow world to aaa themselves and my own dispatch. I'm beginning to think the aaa has a sick sense of humor. In conclusion.... It's a lockout that is all.

     
  • At May 06, 2011 4:10 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    It's a lockout where the vehicle window is tinted.

     
  • At March 09, 2018 1:17 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I am a AAA tow truck operator. A Los Vegas lockout is breaking a window to get into a vehicle.

     

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