Battery

 Today Belle's sister came over with her husband and we went to lunch.  We took them to a Mongolian Grill in town and had a nice lunch.  We were in my Honda Odyssey.

My Odyssey is a 2020 model.  It has more bells, whistles and gee-gaws than any vehicle needs.  We got through with lunch and headed for the vehicle.  Climbed aboard, the ladies in the middle row seats.  They  pressed the buttons to close the sliding doors.  The doors closed halfway and stopped.  I got a waring light on the dashboard and then everything went dark.  Deader than Het.

We tried jumping it with a jump-pack and with jumper cables.  Two deputies from a sister parish tried to help to no avail.  Luckily, Grandson Zach was at home, so we called him to come pick up his grandmother while I assessed the situation.  He took his grandma and his aunt home, then returned with tools.  We snatched the battery, went to a parts house, paid the toll and installed the new battery.

I'm home now, poorer, but I have a ne battery in the Odyssey, so I should be good for this winter.  I bought that vehicle in April 2020 and this is the first battery I put in it.

Once the new battery was installed and the car started, I did have to go through some opening ceremonies. For example, it wanted to know if I wanted miles per hour or kilometers per hour.  I opted for mph, because that is consistent with my experience.  One thing that I did learn is that when the battery dies, nothing, absolutely nothing n the car works.  Not the sliding doors, not the tailgate. Those locks are electric. You can't put the vehicle in neutral, the transmission is electric.

That's how I spent my Tuesday afternoon.  How was y'all's?