Last night I got home a bit early to attend the wake of a good friend’s mother. I came home, changed clothes, and the Ogwife and I got in the car.

We stopped for gas, wherupon the car just… stopped.

We got a jump but that only gave us about a minute of operation.

We got another jump and moved to a safe location, then Partner came and got us and took us to the wake. After paying our respects we went back to the gas station where a wrecker met me and delivered the car to my driveway.

Thankfully, I was with the wife at the time, so she didn’t have to be stranded alone. Also thankfully, Partner came to our aid. Also thankfully, the rollback cost $55, which will be covered by insurance. And I took the battery to AutoZone, where it tested bad and they gave me a new battery, which I installed and now the Scape is in good running order once more.

I’ll take that as a timely Christmas gift from the Creator, and a reminder that he’s in charge.