A Series of Unfortunate Events

March 2, 2009 in Home Ownership | View Comments

2008 Honda Accord photographed in USA.
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  1. December 2007: Purchased a brand new 2008 fully loaded Honda Accord.
  2. Jan-Mar 2008: Discovered many lovely features of brand new Honda Accord, including the ability to open all the windows and the sunroof at the same time using a combination of keys on the key fob.
  3. March 1, 2009, 4:00 p.m.: Drove to the grocery store to stock up for El Blizzardo de 2009.
  4. March 1, 2009, sometime between 5 p.m. and midnight: Sat on key fob in just such a way that the "feature" which opens all the windows and the sunroof at the same time got activated.
  5. March 2, 2009, 7:45 a.m.: Went outside to drive to work, thought, "Why is there no snow on the windows?", discovered that the windows were open, proceeded to spit, swear, and cry.
  6. March 2, 2009, 8:30 a.m.: Drove to work in slightly damp vehicle.
  7. March 2, 2009, 5:00 p.m. (expected): Discover bits of ice in every crack in the car, hope to god all electronics still function.
And that is just life sometimes. Still, it's probably better if you just don't talk to me for the rest of the day, ok? :) Tomorrow will be better. It has to be.
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  2. Gonzo’s avatar

    Gonzo on March 2, 2009 at 1:52 pm

    Oh my gosh. My jaw is still hanging open. I am so sorry this happened to you. I just don’t know what to say. Maybe it’ll be okay since you can dry it out really good this weekend since it’ll be so warm. I am so sorry. :-(

  3. David Prince’s avatar

    David Prince on March 2, 2009 at 1:54 pm

    Sonja – that truly sucks in many many ways.

    One note – MAKE sure you get the car to an Autobell or some sort of detail shop this afternoon – they’ll need to vacuum out what they can and get a dryer/fan in the car for a few hours. If you don’t the moisture will begin to MOULD and the only way to get rid of that is new carpet and seats (you can try clorox, but that leads to the new carpet etc…)

    Good Luck!

    Best,
    Sid.

    twitter – @david_prince
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  4. David Prince’s avatar

    David Prince on March 2, 2009 at 1:56 pm

    Oh – and we’ll be in the 70′s by this weekend – that’s why you want to do this now – sorry for the double comment!

    Sid.

  5. absent.canadian’s avatar

    absent.canadian on March 2, 2009 at 3:01 pm

    Wow, and I thought I had a bad morning just because I forgot to put my car in the garage (but at least the windows and sunroof were closed).

    You have my sympathies. The night before my wedding in 1999, I left the sunroof open in my Volkswagen. And it rained. And poured. And filled my car with water. I was not a happy camper.

    Does your car have leather?

  6. Phil’s avatar

    Phil on March 2, 2009 at 9:27 pm

    Oh. Ow. So sorry to hear. Please accept my condolences and wishes for best possible luck with the cleanup.

  7. AndyHat’s avatar

    AndyHat on March 3, 2009 at 12:08 pm

    What IS the combination of buttons that does that? I have an ’05 Accord, and a couple of times I’ve gone outside to find my windows having spontaneously gone down, but I’ve never been able to reproduce the effect.

    1. Sonja’s avatar

      Sonja on March 3, 2009 at 12:12 pm

      Andy, I’m as stumped as you are. Me and the owner’s manual will be spending some quality time together to figure it out (and to figure out how to turn it off).

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