Never did get the hang of Thursdays

Just about to pull out of the driveway on our way to ConChord when it became apparent that the battery was stone cold dead. Luckily it happened before the start of the trip rather than somewhere in the middle of nowhere.

AAA battery service guys have battery and alternator testers these days. Alternator appears to be fine; battery's hosed. He has a replacement battery, and is installing it now.

Our Ford dealer (called while AAA was on the way) couldn't see the car until Monday, and I couldn't reach their rental department. So we win: a new battery is a hell of a lot cheaper than a weekend, 800-mile rental.

I'm gonna comp him an album.