{"id":2331,"date":"2010-08-26T06:49:26","date_gmt":"2010-08-26T13:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cartter.net\/?p=2331"},"modified":"2010-08-26T06:49:26","modified_gmt":"2010-08-26T13:49:26","slug":"does-this-make-me-a-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cartter.net\/?p=2331","title":{"rendered":"Does This Make Me A Winner?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here in the Valley of the Sun, we have a problem with lead acid batteries. They can’t stand the heat. Normally speaking, if you can get two summer cycles out of a battery, you are doing pretty well. Three summers, and you are in rare air. Which is why, as I was checking the receipt associated with my freshly dead battery yesterday morning, I was shocked – shocked<\/i> – to discover that my battery has actually lasted four years and two months. which means, technically, that it lasted through most of five<\/i> summers. (purchased 6\/25\/06, summer of 07, 08, 09, and most of 10).<\/p>\n

Of course, it was at the most inconvenient time. I had just finished unloading some children’s furniture from the QX4 into the back of babystop<\/b><\/a> and there was a UPS truck and trailer there waiting to get into the loading slot.<\/p>\n

Turned the key – nothing.<\/p>\n

I knew it was on it’s last legs – the starter had not been spinning with the usual verve and energy – but I was hoping to get to another payday before I had to replace it.<\/p>\n

My boss is way very cool, however – she handed me her business expense credit card, and told me to use that – very cool, boss. You were my favorite boss of all time already (including that slave driver I worked for before I started at kidstop<\/b><\/a>) and this just really cemented it.<\/p>\n

So – the count is on. How long will this one last?<\/p>\n

Chat ya later…<\/p>\n

\"cary\"<\/p>\n

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