Pants emergency

After completing a hike in Snow Canyon Utah in the summer of 2010, I discovered that the keys to my rental car were stuck in the zippered pocket of my hiking pants. The zipper was jammed and no amount of tugging improved the situation. Attempts to tear open the zipper or pocket proved impossible. Making matters worse, there was no-one in the parking lot and I’d seen only a few hikers in the park. It was noon, about 100 degrees with no shade. Eventually I managed to poke the metal end of the key through the ripstop material of the pocket. I removed the shorts and was able to turn the key and start the car. I drove back to the hotel room in my underware with my pants dangling from the steering column like some bulky keychain. At the hotel parking lot, I put the pants back on, went to the room and got cleaned up. At the front desk after trying various tools, the keys were finally liberated by cutting the pocket open with a pair of scissors. Victory!