This blog entry might be more interesting if I was eluding to a symbolic life lesson, but I'm not. My car battery just died; plain and simple.
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Currently I'm driving around the MidWest playing a couple of Christmas symphony gigs. This last weekend I was in Texarkana at the infamous Perot Theater when on the way to rehearsal my battery light came on. "It's all right" I thought. It's only 10 minutes to rehearsal. I'll check it out when I get back to the hotel. HAHAHA
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On the way back to the hotel, the.....
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Battery Light
Brake Light
Security Light
Low Fuel Light
No Seat Belt Light (I was wearing my seat belt btw)
No Traction Light
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And probably more I can't remember lit up on my dashboard.
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Then the....
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Temperature Gauge
Fuel Gauge
RPM Gauge
Accelerometer
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All went crazy and then dead.
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AND THEN...
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My turn signals and hazard lights quit.
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The power steering quit.
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The accelerator pedal quit. (Thankfully my car cruises on its own splendiferously well!)
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It was a very very very exciting 10 minute drive back to the hotel. Â
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I managed to coast into the parking lot and get the car pushed into a parking space. There was not a spark of life in it.
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After calling a tow truck and heading to Auto Zone for the rest of the day (<-- I wish that was an exaggeration) I discovered my battery was completely dead.Â
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Of course the battery I had in the car was just a few months out of warranty. blankity blank blank shit
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So I purchased a new one and AutoZone put it in for me and then checked it to make sure it was getting the correct charge (i.e. my alternator was working).
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Exhausted and happy to have only spent a hundred plus on the new battery, I headed back to the hotel for a few hours rest.
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The next day I got in the car and what did I see? But my bright red battery light blinking back at me!! No, I exclaimed as I sat in frustration. How can this be without explanation?
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So back in my car I drove to the concert, I performed my best in all of the music. And after it finished, back to my car. I started the engine and froze in horror.Â
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The battery light was red, as red as could be and more dollar signs were all I could see. I drove back to the shop, and told them my tale. They changed out my battery, again with detail.
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We checked all the volts. We checked all the lights. Hoping I would make it to Dallas tonight.
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Back in the car I sat; tired, hungry, but no money spent. Onward to home. The next concert to come. Here's to a good holiday this year to come!!!