Well, I can close the story on this one. I found my keys this morning. So as not to embarrass this poster any further, I will not tell where they were. I am starting to worry about myself these days.
But nevertheless, I learned some good techniques about what to do about this should it ever happen again. And I now know how to bypass the lock.
See this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lq6_N5K1L4