v-day, or "size matters!"

did you ever break into your own car?
with a battery as dead as a doornail, you'll have to... or at least the procedure for getting access is pretty weird and comes very close to "breakin' into..."

the c6's doors don't have a keyhole. the doors are opened and locked electronically, but without any electricity, it's just bad luck, the doors remain shut.
that means: open the trunk - manually, with the physical key, because this is the only compartment accessible with a key - and try to climb through the trunk into the passenger compartment, where you'll have to open the hood.
for the first time, i was glad that nature had built me somewhat short - i'm only 1.70 m; a guy of 1.90 m surely would have had more problems... so much for "size matters"! (what struck me excactly in this moment, was the fact that if someone would be nasty enough to close the trunk again, then you're locked inside your car. that ain't funny.)

in my case, my old buddy v6-rainier had come to the rescue with his eta beemer and provided the electricity necessary for the restart. so we connected both cars as described in the vette handbook, and then the engine started without hesitation.

i drove for nearly 1 1/2 hours to reload the battery.
that's been my v-day...