{"id":235,"date":"2015-06-25T20:10:41","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T20:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.248.97\/~frantas1\/?p=235"},"modified":"2015-06-25T19:24:09","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T19:24:09","slug":"best-laid-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frantasticfran.com\/?p=235","title":{"rendered":"Best Laid Plans . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AAA<\/a><\/p>\n

Yup, I had great plans for today. Some got accomplished but others didn\u2019t. Fed my dog, Diva, had my coffee, did the crossword puzzle, answered and sent emails and checked in with Facebook. Got the birthday presents wrapped and the cards made out. Yes, I was on a roll.<\/p>\n

I gave Diva a treat as I headed out the door for an appointment and to run a few errands. Got in the car and tried to start it. Hmmmm, no lights, nothing. What\u2019s going on? Wait a minute. When I was driving home yesterday it was raining and I had the lights on.<\/p>\n

OOOOOOOPS. I left the lights on!!! I didn\u2019t turn them ALL the way OFF. Drat. Now the battery is dead. No way am I going to make my appointment. Thankfully I was able to reschedule for the afternoon. Whew. Now to call AAA.<\/p>\n

I pulled out my Automobile Club Card and dialed the 800 roadside assistance number. The nice lady on the phone looks up my account through my phone number but refers to me as someone else. ??? What? I read her my account number on my card.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, you aren\u2019t Darcy? Well are you related to Michael?\u201d she asks.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I\u2019m not Darcy and what is Michaels last name?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMichael %$&#\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I don\u2019t know who they are but they do not belong on my account. They are not connected to me in any way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI can fix that after we get your service call started. First I need to ask if you are in a safe place.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in my garage so I think I\u2019m in a pretty safe place.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat seems to be the problem?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI left my lights on and now my car won\u2019t start. I need a jump. My battery is only a few months old so I know I don\u2019t need a new one.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me see if there is a battery service truck available in your area. There is, the truck will have new batteries on board in case you need a new one. I\u2019ve sent your address and you should be getting a call as to when the driver might arrive. The estimated time is up to 2 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay. Thanks. Now can we get the other people removed from my information?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve taken care of that. Is there anything else I can help you with?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo and Thank you. Have a good weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

My dog keeps barking at the door to the house so I let her out and she gets into the car. Diva thinks we are going for a ride. LOL Nope. Neither of us are going anywhere for a bit. Boy, it\u2019s hot in the garage. Glad I have some water.<\/p>\n

Duh, I could go into the house. I decide to tough it out in the garage. I do a little clean up here and there. Diva and I are having a good time but I think it is too hot for her. She did drink some water that I had put out for her but I think she is better off in the House. She isn’t too happy about that though.<\/p>\n

About an hour later, the  AAA truck arrives. I show him my AAA card and he remarks \u2018Wow, a member for 40 years.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I got AAA when I got my first car.\u201d<\/p>\n

He gets to work setting things up to start my car. He informs me that my battery is dead. (yes, I know that) He is not sure if the batter will hold a charge as it has been completely drained. I tell him the battery is only a few months old so it should be able to be charged.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I will let you know after I do my diagnostics.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oh man, is he going to try to sell me a new battery? That is not figured into my expenses right now. I\u2019ve got things to do, things to buy!!!<\/p>\n

After about 20 minutes of fiddling with this and that, he tells me to start my car. I do and it starts right up. Now he has to do a few more \u2018diagnostic\u2019 things.<\/p>\n

He hands me a print out that my battery is good, it was fully drained though so I should probably drive around or let my car run for about an hour to get it to charge somewhat. If that doesn\u2019t work, it will need to be on a \u2018trickle charge\u2019 for about 9 hours. I thank him and he drives off.<\/p>\n

Choice made, I will drive around for about an hour. I pull my car out of the garage and head out. I set a timer on my phone for 60 minutes and go sightseeing.
\nI don\u2019t get very far before my daughter calls. She chuckles when I tell her about the dead battery. We talked for about an hour as I drove around town so I didn’t need the timer after all. Battery got charged and I got to do all my plans for the rest of the day.<\/p>\n

As a reminder: Check your lights and make sure they are either fully off or on auto so YOU don\u2019t have a dead battery the next morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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