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Tom's Tall Tales - We’ve got a savior and his name is Gus
Tom's Tall Tales - We've got a savior and his name is Gus

So, there we were, on Memorial Day weekend, on the second floor of the broiling-hot Downtown YMCA parking garage sitting in a cherry-red Caddy SRX with vanity plates, and the stupid thing wouldn’t start.
Press brake. Push button. Nothing.
Except for the “Your battery is low, start your engine again” message flashing from the dashboard.
Press brake again. Push button again. Nothing – again.
Except this time the “Theft-deterrent system activated” message flashed from the dashboard.
Hey, we own this Caddy. Well, it’s half paid for. But we own it. We’re not trying to steal it.