What A Day!

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First of all, it rained most of the morning and was dreary all day. Then, I decided to go pick up my grandson from high school, so he wouldn’t have to walk home in the rain. I usually pull into the circle in front of the front door of the school and then move forward as other cars move forward to pick up students as they come out. Well, I was running a little late so I was the last car in the circle. I turned off the engine and waited like I usually do. Then, I tried to start the car to move forward when the cars ahead of me moved and the car wouldn’t start. There was just a clicking noise. So, here I was at the back of the line and unable to move forward. The cars behind me were not happy, I’m sure, but no one said anything. Finally, my grandson came and got in the car and I told him the car wouldn’t start. My son was just flying home from Atlanta today, so I couldn’t call him. My daughter’s husband was still at work, as was my daughter-in-law, so I called my granddaughter’s husband. Luckily, he was at home because it was raining. He drives heavy equipment for road construction and they don’t work in the rain. They don’t live far from the school, so he came with jumper cables and started the car, then followed me home and cleaned the battery cable connections. When my son got home from the airport, the car started right up, but he is going to check the battery tomorrow and I may need to get a new battery. My grandson was so embarrassed that we were stuck in the circle at the school and unable to move forward and we did get some dirty looks, but there was nothing I could do, except wait until help arrived. Picture by Pixabay