Yes, that is right. I know you are thinking now why would she do that when she has a perfectly good Porsche sitting in the garage. Well, the fact of the matter is that like anything else, use or lose it. The winter has been harsh and I don’t like to drive my little baby in the snow. Not to mention that Bob left his broken down snow blower parked in front of the garage door housing my car. I probably should have gone out and turned it on a few times, however the temptation to leave all the doors closed, smell the carbon dioxide and drift off was too tempting after a long day at the tablecloth factory. Did I mention that it was a long harsh winter? And so the car sat for the last month. This is my third Porsche and I speak from experience that even though there is nothing on in the car, something drains the battery very quickly. In just a few weeks time you get a big fat nada when you turn the key, followed by a very loud “damn it” from me. It was so nice today that I just wanted to take it out for a little spin and instead I had to leave it locked away. I have a trickle charger, which I obviously didn’t use, and I have a portable battery charger which I tried to use. I emphasize try because the tricky thing about a Porsche 911 is that the battery is in the front trunk which cleverly can only be opened with the electronic switch which now won’t work because the battery is dead, but you can’t get to the battery to charge it cause you can’t open the freaking trunk, and you can’t open the trunk cause the battery is dead. Who thought up that design? Some sadistic crazy person? To add insult to this problem, if you lock your doors and the battery goes dead you can’t even get into your car at all. Talk about a mechanical design flaw! This takes nothing away from the beauty and speed of a Porsche but then again sitting dead in my garage takes does nothing for me.
I had to go on line to find out how I could get the trunk open. It is very involved and about 3 pages long, but it does have pretty photos which I find very helpful. I would find a husband who could do all of this for me, a whole lot more helpful. But if you recall Bob isn’t so good at this kind of stuff although he is great at remote control TV batteries and flashlight batteries. Due to our general lack of talent in the mechanical department I joined AAA. I also got memberships for Ali and Becca and Bob because if they break down, I know I would have gotten the first call and I would have been so inconvenienced not to mention useless. Now that call goes directly to AAA,  to someone who can actually help them and wants to. It is like a friend with a battery charger, gas tank, new tire and tow truck all rolled into one who is just sitting around waiting for you to call. And so I called. They came out within 30 minutes to my house, juiced me up and thanked me for calling them. I gave the guy a twenty and felt like I got a bargain. It doesn’t get much better than that. Thank you AAA. If you could fix the broken fence, change a few light bulbs, build a stone wall and take out the trash then you would be my perfect husband.
Just a little note, not that I am pushing AAA but it is great for the kids to have because the card goes with the person not the car. I feel better knowing that they can get help quickly if they break down even if they are in their friend’s old beat up car. Plus, they only break down in the most inconvenient areas just when you are about to have a massage. Now if they call, I just say “call triple A and don’t forget to tip the guy, he’s your daddy”.