Pull Key

So, I stop the rental car, turn it off to get out, and I can’t get the key out of the ignition.  It’s late at night, it’s beeping at me, and I can’t get the key out.  I’m feeling all over the place for a button or a release lever or something, and I feel fairly rushed because I don’t know whether the beeping is going to culminate in a full blown car alarm or an explosion.  I’m squeezing the key and trying to think of who to call for help…

Then I just pulled harder.