Spent a good part of the day dealing with the dead battery. My Dad had bought the other one and we tried to go back to where he bought it but the darn place wasn't where it said it should be. Finally find it but it is only open Monday through Friday 8-5! So come up with an idea that my parents can perhaps get a refund on that battery and we will just buy a new one. They felt bad that the battery went kaput so gave us the funds to buy a replacement. S17 will be paying them back just as he is for the work my Dad did on the car.
Finally got it and then got it in. Everything works so much better. So we will be keeping an eye on it. But it did start right up. I have had my alternator go out before and it is a gradual slow down. I was stuck over the Missouri river, on the bridge, in November, on the interstate for 4 hours before someone finally stopped and helped. This was all before cell phones were common. What a nightmare!!
And no, S17 won't be driving far from here so I can always get to him.
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Me-53(and learning!) S24, S21, D18, D17 Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming. Dory