Charge!!

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My car battery died when I was going to an appointment, but I was concentrating on getting there and didn’t go into a long-lasting panic. A couple of days later, neighbor Bob brought his charger over and made it look simple to plug in and hook up. I saw him start the car easily after the charger had run for a couple of hours. The next day he suggested I start it again. Nothing happened when I turned the key. Rats! I’ve babied a battery before, but I’ve never had one die so quickly and thoroughly!

I checked out the nearest auto parts store, thinking that is where Bob would go for a battery. He had a better place in mind, one where he recently got a battery for his truck. The first thing I noticed as I pulled into the bay was that everything was spotless and well-organized. It seemed like just seconds passed as a man removed the old battery and began putting in the new one. I was directed to the office to pay, and when I walked back, the car was ready to go. Impressive!

I hadn’t noticed how dirty the car was until I saw the windshield from the inside. Bob explained that there had been a dust storm west of here, and our last rain picked up that dust to spread all over our cars. Instead of driving straight home, he went to the next town and went through a small car wash. When I thanked him for doing that, he said, “This will look better from my dining table than a dirty old car.”

Where else in one afternoon would you get a car that acted like a puppy and looked brand new? I got a charge out of that!

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Published by Anne Mehrling

I'm a retiree who loves to write about life in the mountains of North Carolina.

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  2. I am glad I got a new battery last Fall as we had such a brutal Winter and due to the ice, I rarely had it out of the garage – it is a 2009 car, but only 13,400 miles on it. I have my car on a trickle charger, so the battery is always connected to the trickle charger and on a continuous charge when not in use. I had a few issues with the battery as I didn’t use it much in Winter, even though I go out and run it daily, all year long, so this has been good to have. I get a new battery every other year anyway, a five-year battery to ensure no problems. We’ve been having mild Winters though – this was like Winters we always had.

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  7. Batteries have a life and refuse to keep on going when they are done! I had a bad experience with a car wash that I will blog about this week. I’m glad your experience was good and now you have a clean car that’s ready to go!

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    1. In my car wash story, I was not the driver. It could have had a very different ending. I am looking forward to your car wash, bracing myself ahead of time. Obviously, you survived. Hooray for you!

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  10. Aren’t Bobs the best! I have a friend like that who helps me with whatever I need – his name is Bob, too. 🙂 I’ve also recently been through the battery thing. Glad you got yours sorted quickly!

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      1. That’s fantastic! Great price. I took my dead battery to Walmart to get the same one. The guy looked at the date on the battery and said it was still under warranty. They double-checked its deadness and gave me a replacement for free. Gotta love those warranties!

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