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Feb 01, 2021, 07:31 AM
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Member Since: Nov 2002
Location: Mid World
Posts: 18,106
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The saga continued on Friday.
I called AAA. Answered a ton of questions for the automated system. Was then told I was being transferred to a live person. Had to answer all the same freaking questions!  She told me what company would be bringing me a battery. I confirmed they were bringing me a battery. She even checked to see that they had the right battery for my truck. Twenty minutes later I got a call from the shop that was supposed to bring the battery telling me he was on the way to give me a jump start. I told him I needed a battery, NOT a jump start. His reply? "Oh we don't do that. You need to call AAA and tell them you need company name."
Called AAA again. Got a very nice young man on the phone. He put in a work order for the other company. They declined it with no explanation. He spent 20 minutes trying to find someone who would bring me a battery. No luck. One of the downsides of living in the country is that a lot of businesses don't want to drive out here.
Called a friend to ask if she could drive me to Wal-mart in the morning so I could exchange the battery. Went to Wal-Mart in the morning. Told them I needed to exchange the battery. They hooked it up to a machine and told me it just needed to be charged. I was pretty sure the thing was dead, but okay. They only have one charger and there were two batteries ahead of mine. It would be about three hours before mine would be ready.
My friend and I headed back to the barn to play with the horses. Three hours later I called Wal-Mart and was told it would be another hour. Grrrr. A few minutes later they called back to tell me the battery was dead, come in and they would exchange it. 
When I got to Wally World they exchanged the wrong battery. I pointed out that it was the wrong battery. They fixed it, so I left with the right one.
Brought it home, installed it and the truck started right up.
Please gawd let this week be better than the last two!
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