Car is Back in Action Again for the Third Time
Phil was completely correct in that the battery was to blame. It wasn’t just near the end of its life, though. This thing was more like near the end of its afterlife. Jumping the thing didn’t even make a difference until battery crud was laboriously cleaned off the threads of the exposed screws, and water was placed in the battery. Even then the car barely made it to the car shop, but at least it didn’t take long to pop in a new battery.
I found a new way to bike to work today. By cutting through the historic area, I can actually get to work on my bike faster than I can get there by driving my car (when there is traffic). The new way is shorter, safer, and flatter (the way I used to go had tons of horrible hills). However, no one seemed impressed by my discovery; in fact everyone I bragged about it to simply said they were surprised I hadn’t always gone through the historic area. WTF, if everyone knew there was an easy route through the historic area, why didn’t anyone bother telling me?! Today’s ride wasn’t miserable like the winter rides, but I like the A/C too much to bike to work in this oppressive heat. The morning ride was actually fun, but the ride home in the afternoon was terrible. When it’s cool outside, a bike through the historic area is a welcome diversion; when it’s 90° F, I get to work all sweaty and gross.
Everything seems to be coated in a yellow film of pollen. Even the water in the birdbath was coated with pollen. Bleh.
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