My wife called a wrecker and repair service and in no time, one of their trucks showed up. He checked and said my battery had died. He jump started my Jeep and I followed him four blocks east and a couple of blocks north. While it was in the shop, I also had the oil changed and serviced. That pretty much was our afternoon, sitting in the waiting room waiting for the repairs to be finished. Got home before supper time. All is well that ends well. . . Now, you all have a great evening, you hear?
Friday, November 11, 2016
My Jeep Let Me Down
My Jeep let me down today. Well, to be more explicit, the Jeep's battery let me down. I had parked near Michaels where my wife went shopping and I went into a nearby Kroger's to pick up a few things. It was great timing, just as I got back and into the Jeep, my wife showed up. So, we drove across the street to the shopping center where Hobby Lobby was located and she went in there and I waited in the Jeep. No radio playing and nothing electrical turned on. Had the windows down loving the not so hot breeze. When my wife returned, I turned the key in the ignition switch to start the Jeep and nothing happened except some fast, loud clicking.
My wife called a wrecker and repair service and in no time, one of their trucks showed up. He checked and said my battery had died. He jump started my Jeep and I followed him four blocks east and a couple of blocks north. While it was in the shop, I also had the oil changed and serviced. That pretty much was our afternoon, sitting in the waiting room waiting for the repairs to be finished. Got home before supper time. All is well that ends well. . . Now, you all have a great evening, you hear?
My wife called a wrecker and repair service and in no time, one of their trucks showed up. He checked and said my battery had died. He jump started my Jeep and I followed him four blocks east and a couple of blocks north. While it was in the shop, I also had the oil changed and serviced. That pretty much was our afternoon, sitting in the waiting room waiting for the repairs to be finished. Got home before supper time. All is well that ends well. . . Now, you all have a great evening, you hear?
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I guess our Jeep Liberty battery was about to let us down so say the garage guys where we took it for it's pre-travel check-up. They installed a new battery before I too would have turned the key and heard that very same dreaded succession of clicks. Being out in the desert like we sometimes are my mind rests easier knowing we have a new battery:))
ReplyDeleteYou did the right thing. Now-a-days batteries are build to only last up to four years or less.
DeleteMy last dead battery click click was out in the New Mexico desert with nobody in sight for miles. The road service was able to find me to get me rolling again. It can get lonesome out in the middle of nowhere.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is very lonely out there. I was really lucky to have it happen where it did, just a few blocks away from the fix-it place. It couldn't have happened at a better place and time.
DeleteI hate to think of auto repairs, as I know I have them coming.
ReplyDeleteYep, auto's need a fix'n when they get old just like old people some times need fix'n.
DeleteThis is the time of year up north where batteries die right and left. They are strong enough to turn the motor over during the warmer weather, but cold mornings are too much.
ReplyDeleteCome to think of it, I don'w want to start on cold mornings either. :)
It hasn't been cold here yet this year. It was cool, down in the 70's. I was just sitting in the parking lot with the windows down.
DeleteNot meaning to sound like a Pollyanna, but it's better that your Jeep's battery let you down than your own ticker or such. I know, not much consolation, but at least it wasn't terminal. (pun intended)
ReplyDeleteMuch better, I would have to agree with you on that. No, it wasn't terminal but the terminals on the battery were corroded. . .
DeleteNice that it happened where it did, now you good to go for a while longer.
ReplyDeleteThat old Jeep, which I bought brand new, has been a mighty good vehicle. It has a transfer case that can be put in neutral for towing, and will go almost anywhere.
DeleteYou are fortunate that it happened when you were close to a repair shop and that the wrecker got there promptly. Good idea to also take care of the oil change while you were at it.
ReplyDeleteYep, it would be really hard to find a better place for it to happen. We were lucky, for sure.
DeleteWhat year jeep do you have? Does it have a hole under the radiator where you insert the crank rod and give the engine a twirl and be on your way? We had a great battery die-off here, car, mower, phone. But I could start the mower with the pull rope, so next vehicle will have the optional hand crank.
ReplyDeleteEven at my advanced age, I don't ever remember hand cranked cars. Even if it did, I am not sure if I could hand crank that V-6 let alone a V-8. Of course you are younger and stronger than I am.
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