"Smart keys" legislation makes up for your stupidity

We've all been there. You're all set to leave for your $1500 masked ball, and you're about to get in your Mercedes, but your keys are missing. What to do? Well, maybe that's not quite how it goes, at least for us, but we have lost our car keys more than we'd care to discuss.

Locksmith Rick Clayton says that he gets called out on more lost car key cases than he'd care to discuss too. He likes to help people, but sometimes he can't. Newer cars have "smart keys," which, in layman's terms, talk to a computer inside the car and tell it to unlock the door. To replace them, you usually have to go through the manufacturer, which can cost anywhere from $150 to thousands of dollars - which, you know, you already spent on your masked ball ticket.

The Texas legislature is looking at a bill that would give licensed and pre-approved locksmiths the computer codes to replace the smart keys - at a very discounted price. A lot less geeky than a key ringer, don't you think? Good for us and good for the locksmiths. Pass it, guys.