Yesterday the pod was picked up, so the neighbor had to come and watch and have manly discussions with Gary. It's interesting to watch the very clever mechanics of one man loading a massive box onto a truck
Meanwhile I was pursuing AAA options for my battery situation, and found they were so pressed because of conditions that they were attending mainly people actually stranded, but anyone home or in a parking spot would get low priority, and batteries might not be available.
Meanwhile Gary decided to take care of it himself, took the car, which amazingly started, to the local battery dealer. They had no Honda batteries in stock. So he went to another who could only offer a three-year (same as AAA, they do only three year batteries) at $285. He decided this was ridiculous, and wouldn't spend my money that way!
Meanwhile again, he had them test the battery, they said it may not need replacing, but definitely needed charging.
So he brought it home, and here it is charging next door, the stepstools warning walkers not to trip on the cord. Soooo we'll see. The cold is abating a bit, which will probably help.
Breaking news: Gary just came by -- the battery was down to 60% last night, is now 100%. He has a smart charger. So I seem to be in business again.
The saga goes on. Once again I'm wondering about options if I give up the car. It would save one lot of expenses, but would be awkward in other ways. Spontaneous errands wouldn't be possible. I think I'll keep track of my trips and see what they amount to in reality and if I'm holding onto assumptions that aren't accurate to what I'm actually doing these days.
There is no, zero, public transportation in the directions I need to go, so that's not an option, in case you wondered!
Happy day, everyone, one thing at a time, bird by bird.
