Major Bummer (To Me)
By Amber
@AmbiePam (95218)
United States
August 27, 2023 10:31am CST
I got up and around this morning, walked the dog, got dressed for church, went to my car, turned the key, and…the battery is dead. No one is around to give me a jump, so I called my dad (who luckily had not turned his phone off yet), and asked him to come by after church, and give my battery a jump. He and his wife are leaving for Texas after church, so I’m glad I caught him before he left. I replaced my battery just four months ago, but that’s how it goes sometimes, I guess. I’m bummed I couldn’t make it today though.
What are you guys currently doing? For those of you who drive, when is the last time your battery died?
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15 responses
@allknowing (139076)
• India
28 Aug 23
Just let Beckie the cat in. Did I tell you she has kittens now?
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@AmbiePam (95218)
• United States
28 Aug 23
@allknowing Oh, okay. I look forward to when that happens.
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@allknowing (139076)
• India
28 Aug 23
@AmbiePam Beckie has been changing places and so far I have not set eyes on those kittens. Once they grow a bit and start crawling around I will know more about them.
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@FourWalls (70157)
• United States
27 Aug 23
I’m finishing lunch on the patio at Chuy’s. GORGEOUS temperature right now. I think I’ll go for a walk after lunch.
Sorry about your battery. They check my battery every time I get an oil change. The last time I had to call AAA for the battery was my HR-V. I was goofing off with it in the back yard and had the battery power on for the radio (to set up the CarPlay and whatnot). That ran the battery down. 
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@FourWalls (70157)
• United States
27 Aug 23
@AmbiePam — definitely for Tex-Mex. It’s primarily a salsa thing: it really keeps my sinuses open!
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@Juliaacv (51893)
• Canada
27 Aug 23
I am sorry that you were up and going but your battery failed.
We are on borrowed time on my hubby's SUV as it has been 5 years since that battery was replaced, and with our experience they only last about 4 years.
We do not plan on spending anymore money on that vehicle as it is not necessary, and it needs a few things done, but as long as it is running, we keep using it as it is a convenience having a second vehicle when I work from home and he is retired.
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@Juliaacv (51893)
• Canada
27 Aug 23
@AmbiePam If I knew for certain that we would not go back to the office more than just once a month we would sell our big SUV, as I would save by taking a cab downtown as I would not have to pay for parking and that money could go towards cab fare, but I have no guarantee that we are staying working from home. I will investigate next month as I should be thinking about ordering a new office chair and a chair carpet to roll it on. Mine have seen better days, although our son always likes to take my cast off's when it comes to office chairs.
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@wolfgirl569 (109953)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Aug 23
Make sure you didn't leave anything on in the car. If you didn't trade that thing back in. They will give you another one
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@RasmaSandra (81707)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Aug 23
I hope you finally get that battery going, I hope they have a safe trip. What is in Texas? I hope you have a good strat to the new week, Just working on my PC today,
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@freelancermariagrace (28870)
• Philippines
28 Aug 23
Oh, I am sorry to hear that. I do not drive so I don’t know. But, my partner replaced the car’s battery 6 months ago and it is still working perfectly fine. I hope you’d get your battery replaced soon and it will last longer.
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@sharonelton (29737)
• Lichfield, England
28 Aug 23
I'm sorry you couldn't get to church. I'm glad your Dad could jump start your car. I don't drive myself.
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@Raine38 (12390)
• United States
27 Aug 23
That is such a downer, not a good way to start your day. But thank goodness your dad is still available to give you a jump, otherwise you'll have to wait for a while. Four months is too short of a time for your battery to start acting up. I hope you can figure it out soon so you wouldn't have to go through this again. We rely too much on our vehicles, especially when there are emergencies so I will be bummed and anxious too if I do not have access to a reliable vehicle.
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