<html> <body> Hi Barbara, Sorry about your travails! My cell phone service (Cingular Wireless) has a free towing (up to $50.00) and free lockout service for $3.00-4.00 a month extra (I can't remember). I've used it many times and believe me, I've gotten my money's worth and have never paid a nickle extra and the longest I've ever had to wait was about 1 hour! And I was way on the outskirts of Houston at the time! You might look into something like that. Avery At 04:48 PM 10/26/04, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hey all,   Had one of those days.  Got a late start, drove 40 miles to the big dead hall and promptly locked my keys in the car along with the piano action and all my tools.  Called AAA, waited 45 minutes in the cool wind and spitting rain (forgot my jacket).  Called AAA again.  A while later I received a call from a local service business asking me what I needed.  Finally, after waiting a total of 1 1/2 hours, a locksmith drove up and opened my car.  The fellow said if I had called him directly he would have been there in 10 minutes.  Grrr.   Last August (on the way to a PTG picnic!), my car, my family and I ended up in a ditch to avoid a head-on collision and it took almost 3 hours for AAA to deliver on service.  Same scenario, called, waited, called again, got the call from the local folks, waited, called again.......   So, the question is, is this worth it???!!!!   Are there any better deals out there you can recommend?    Feeling a bit grumped out,   Barbara Richmond, RPT</blockquote></body> </html>