A few months ago, in the cold of winter, I replaced a
battery on my wife’s vehicle. Now, as repairs go, a battery is probably one of
the easiest to perform and quickest so I really wasn’t too disgruntled over the
project. It took about a half an hour at the most—and that included the trip to
the store. Still, it was winter. And did I mention it was cold?
Despite the ease of the job, I used the occasion to give my
wife a bad time, reminding her it was cold outside, batteries cost money, and
she probably should take better care of her vehicle because modern vehicles
won’t run without a battery! I also may have mentioned something about my
pickup NOT needing a new battery. Oh yeah, and that I had better things to do
than work on a vehicle even if it was a simple fix.
She knew I wasn’t really serious about all my complaints (at
least I think she knew). I was just having fun and trying to amuse the
grandchildren. Still, it may have been the wrong thing to do. This past week,
I was once again working on a battery. This time in my pickup. Oddly, my wife
didn’t seem too concerned with my woes! But, thankfully, neither did she go
through all the list that I’d relayed to her regarding batteries and cars—or
pickups in this case.
I guess I should have known this was coming, after all, batteries
don’t last forever. But hey, at least my battery the common decency to do its
meltdown during the summer, when it’s warm outside! ~
Bruce
A. Borders is the author of more than a dozen books, including: Inside Room 913, Over My Dead Body, The Journey,
Miscarriage Of Justice, The Lana Denae Mysteries, and The Wynn Garrett Series. Available in ebook at www.amazon.com/Bruce-A.-Borders/e/B006SOLWQS
and
paperback on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Books-a-Million. Bruce A. Borders
is a proud member of Rave Reviews Book Club.
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