Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse never dies.

Last week we were grocery shopping. When we went back to our car and I put the key in to unlock the trunk, nothing happened. The key turned but the trunk didn’t open. That was a little frustrating. It’s a good thing we can access our trunk from the back seat.

Yesterday I got around to taking a look to see if there was anything I could do to fix it. I brought my big flashlight, two pairs of pliers (Mickey’s favourite tool next to vice-grips) and climbed through the back seat to access the lock mechanism from the inside. When I got some of it apart, I found that the cable had broken on the key end. I opened the trunk so that it would be easier to work on, went into the house to see what I could find and came back with two staples, a safety pin and a bit of wire. I ended up using the wire, made a knot at the end so that it would stay where it was supposed to and then wrapped it around the original cable, crimping it tight with the pliers. Once I fit the cable back into its housing, I put the key in the hole and turned it. Nothing happened. I then realized that I had not attached the part I’d put together back onto the key cylinder (glad no one was looking). Once I put it all back together properly, it worked just fine. We just have to be gentle with it for now. I’m just sorry that I didn’t have to use duct tape (Mickey’s favourite binding agent). Maybe next time.

Mickey Mouse is alive and well in my car.