Have You Ever Had One Of Those Days? Well Sure You Have. We All Do!
Under Normal Circumstances I Would Say Check My Hair For Blonde Roots But This Was Not Normal Circumstances.
It All Started When I Needed To Use My Truck To Help A Young Lady Move From Danville To Georgetown. I Had Parked My Truck In A Different Location Since It Was The Victim Of Grafitti A Few Weeks Ago. Ok, Long Story Short.
When I Parked The Truck There A Couple Weeks Ago I Had To Make A Sudden Stop And I Found I Had A Little More Brake Pedal Than What I Am Accustomed To. Everybody Knows Their Vehicle You Know. Anyway Later That Night I Got A Call From The People Who Live There Telling Me My Brake Lights Were On. Huh? I Drove Over There And Sure Enough My Brake Lights Were On. I Tapped The Brake Pedal And The Lights Went Out. Apparently Since My Brake Pedal Went A Little Too Far It Also Must Trigger The Brake Light To Come On As Well. Anyway, It Must Have Come On Again By Itself And Ran The Battery Down. Now I Have A Dead Battery. I Tried To Jump It, No Luck. I Brought Over A Charger And That Did Not Help Either. I Decided To Take The Battery Out Of The Truck And Bring It Home. I Figured An Overnight Charge Would Do The Trick. Today Is A Very Cold Day. It Didn't Get Out Of The 20's And The Wind Was Blowing Pretty Hard.
The Charging Needle Didn't Seem To Move Any From Where It Was When I Began Charging It Yesterday. I Unplugged Everything And Decided To Put It Back In The Truck And Give It Another Try. I Turned The Key And Absolutly Nothing Happened.
After An All Night Charge It Should Have Turned The Engine Over.
I Decided To Take It To A Local Auto Parts Store To Have The Battery Tested. In Years Past They Asked You Leave It There For A Couple Hours To Complete The Test. They Told Me This Time It Would Only Take A Couple Minutes.
SHE Popped Off A Black Plastic Cap That Fit Over The Negative Post. Yes That's Right, A Plastic Cap.
See I Just Recently Decided To Have My Eyes Examined Because I Have Been Having Problems With My Everyday Activities And Many Times My Reading Glasses Are Not Within My Reach. So No, I'm Not Really A Blonde. I'm Just A Moron Who Has Been In Denial As To When And When Not To Wear My Glasses.
The Girl Didn't Know What To Say To Me When The Plastic Cap Fell Off. I Told Her I Was Sorry For Wasting Her Time. She Said No Problem. I Left, And Never Looked Back.
Now The Battery Is Back In My Garage For Another Night's Charge. Without The Plastic Cap Preventing The Charge The Results Should Be Alot Better Than Originally Expected.
My Glasses? The VA Said They Should Be In The First Week Of March.
I Can Hardly Wait!
