Oh So Boring…

So, this morning, I was planning to head off and go see the latest “Harry Potter”.  That’s not the waste.  Rather, when I got in the car, instead of hearing the vrooom of the engine starting, I heard *crank crank crank crank*.

Ugh. “Dead battery,” I think. Or soon to be.  So, first, I look around. I didn’t leave the dome light on, I didn’t leave the headlights on.  Hmm.  Give the key another turn *crank crank crank crank*

Damn… Okay.  Relax.  Let it sit a bit.  Turn the key…*vrooom*. Phew.

So, I go off and get some breakfast, and then head off to Tysons Corner to see the film.  But when I get there, I realize all I can think about is “Will my car start when I get out?” “Will my car start tomorrow when I need to go to work?”  And I figure that’s no way to enjoy a movie.

Instead, I get back in and drive to my local Advance Auto Parts.  Good guys, have helped me before, and I know they do free battery testing.  They get the gizmo, hook it up, and the answer: GOOD BATTERY.

Son of a… Gaaah!

In fact, it was actually cranking a bit higher than spec!

Ah well. So I wasted a bit of my Sunday morning.  And I’ll see HP next weekend.  But at least now I can relax knowing my battery will start tomorrow morning.

Unless…

…what if the battery tester was broken…

In my effort to add more “boring” to this blog, I give you this tidbit.  Today, after work, I picked up some walking shoes I’d ordered from the good people of Metro Run and Walk in Springfield.

My new shoes are Brooks Addiction Walkers (in brown) which are, according to the salespeople, perfect for my flat, over-pronating feet.  And yes, they do feel good.

But, it turns out size 13 (ladies…), width double-E (ladies…) walking shoes that are nice and stiff to prevent ankle turning, yeah, they are not the best for pedal feel in a Honda Civic.

That was a fun drive home.