WAKE UP! The power was off over night and
the alarm clock is just flashing. You grab your watch and it
tells you that it is 7:37 am and today was the day that you
were to meet the Brass in your office at 8 and it takes you
twenty minutes to get there, on a good day. Quick, pull on the
first two socks you see, what's it matter if one is inside out,
and step into that pair of pants that was tossed on the chair
last night. (You don't have time to pick out clean stuff) You
grab a shirt and head into the bathroom for a few quick swipes
with the razor. OUCH! You nick yourself twice and you bleed
on your white shirt, run back into the bedroom to get another
shirt and THE WIFE wants to know what's going on. You just yell
that you are late for work and you run down the hall, knocking
over little Bobby who has just stepped out of his bedroom. Now
he is crying so you send him to see his mother and she is screaming
at you.
Quick! Your late. Into the living room, the
dog is now barking and the cat dives under the armchair. You
reach for your jacket just as the dog runs in front of you so
you fall face first onto your briefcase, taking a little "Bark"
off your chin. Now the Wife is screaming, Bobby's crying and
the cat and dog think it's world war three. But The wife still
Yells "Hey, don't I get a Kiss?' so back down to the bedroom
but as you bend over she tells you that you face is a mess and
she doesn't want to kiss that. #*&+#@%* you think as you head
to the door. Step into those shoes, you can tie them in the
car, OH SH---, tie!!!!! There's one hanging on the back of a
chair in the kitchen, it will do and you just stuff it into
your pocket. Now, out the door and head for the "OLD" car and
you lose a shoe when you try to get in, but you just pick it
up and throw it into the car. After all, you can put it on at
the first traffic light you come to. You throw your briefcase
onto the seat and slam the door on the sleeve of your jacket.
Dirty rotten #&*%$@!!!! Come on now, which pocket were the keys
in?
Oh, they are still in the ignition, you must
of left them there last night and nobody even stole the car.
You check your watch and it says 7:46, as you turn the key to
start the car but all that happens is a little RRRrr and a clicking
sound. DEAD BATTERY! You think to yourself that you wish someone
had stolen the car last night, as then you would have a REAL
GOOD excuse to tell the boss, as you head back into the house.
First you call the auto club and you ignore the yelling that
is coming from down the hall, something about what she had told
you a few weeks ago. Now you call the office and you know the
boss isn't going to be happy but after all, you were looking
for a job when you found this one, RIGHT? As you are waiting
for the service truck from the Auto club, your Wife comes down
the hall carrying Bobby and you just know by the length of his
lower lip, that you are NOT his favorite person right now. She
reminds you that the mechanic at the garage had told her the
battery was getting weak, the last time she had the car in for
service. She also reminds you how you had told her that the
mechanic was only trying to rip her off because there had never
been any sign of a battery problem. (But there sure is now.)
As you reach into your pocket to pull out the tie you had stuffed
in there and start to put it on, you realize that it is your
Wife's and it is a good thing that you didn't put it on at the
office. ( Winnie the Pooh.) But you wonder how the mechanic
could of known, quite awhile ago, that the battery was going
to be a problem. Any GOOD mechanic with proper testing equipment
can prevent all sorts of problems. BUT, you have to be prepared
to allow them to check things FIRST and then be willing to deal
with the problems that they find. NOTHING LASTS FOREVER!
Next week, I'll. Get into some basics about
battery and electrical system testing
"TOOT" Rick "The Wrench" - September 19th,1999
Copyright of Rick The Wrench, 1999
